| 2.5 average |
| Anderson .Paak Ventura |
| Chevelle This Type Of Thinking (Could Do Us In) |
| Dream Theater A Dramatic Turn of Events |
| Kanye West The College Dropout |
| Kendrick Lamar DAMN. |
| Muse Origin of Symmetry |
| Norma Jean All Hail |
| I'm bummed the music is so vanilla (by NJ standards,) because Cory is giving 110% on this whole thing. I'm not digging the new production on this. I noticed the change on Wrongdoers and Polar Similar, but the songs were head and shoulders better there, and I think the sound was executed well, if not as well as everything pre-Meridional. The new sound is really loud, I guess, but I find it fatiguing on the ears, and the riffs are so bland on this one for NJ that it doesn't hit me very hard. This album is safe. Not one musical idea here sounded new or refreshing to me. Cory's vocal melodies are totally by-the-numbers for NJ, but, again, his screams are as gnarly as ever here. I wanted to enjoy All Hail, but I find it fading into the background. It's is still better than your average metalcore album, but ultimately forgettable, in my opinion. |
| Pink Floyd The Endless River |
| Porcupine Tree In Absentia |
| System of a Down Toxicity |
| The Number Twelve Looks Like You Put On Your Rosy Red Glasses |
| The Number Twelve Looks Like You Mongrel |
