Average Rating: 4.10 Rating Variance: 0.58 Objectivity Score: 55% (Somewhat Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAvatar Feathers and FleshBe'lakor Of Breath and BoneFor me, this is the definitive melodic death metal album, and largely slept on. Zero songs I dislike, full of amazing displays of musicianship, front to back a dark poetic journey.Brand New Science FictionBring Me The Horizon There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It...Code Orange UnderneathStep by step, putting some more industrial and grunge sauce in the hardcore formula, Underneath is the perfect continuation of Forever, spending less time with ambience, and upping the dynamics in the band's songwriting. Though some songs in there I can live without, I still find them smartly written and interestingConjurer PathosElliott Smith XOFair to Midland Arrows and AnchorsPlease come back, we love you :') rOne of the most all killer, no filler albums I've listened to, with a very interesting mish-mash of folk, blues, prog rock and alt metal. It's a shame that they seem to have parted ways, but we can always savour the great albums they left us.Radiohead A Moon Shaped PoolRadiohead In RainbowsRolo Tomassi Time Will Die And Love Will Bury ItSystem of a Down System of a DownWednesday Rat Saw GodIts mind boggling how many things this album does feel so close to obnoxious or annoying for me, yet it still ends up being amazing; mixing country with shoegaze, the slightly grating raw vocals, placing an 8minute song as the second track of the album. But Rat Saw God just does it for me, and I was delighted and pleasantly engaged throughout. An incredibly niche, yet well done release!4.5 superbAvatar Hail the ApocalypseBirds in Row Gris KleinPerhaps I have no reason not to give it a 5. Time will only tell, judging from how often I'll return to it. But as a whole, it's a beautiful, violent evolution of Birds in Row's sound, just as impactful and mature as their previous effort, if not more, and has close to zero filler. The second half perhaps is a bit more subdued, but still manages to engage me emotionally.rFav tracks: Noah, DaltoniansBlack Peaks StatuesBring Me The Horizon POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORRORBrutus (BE) NestThis album oozes with youthful energy and sheer emotional power. I can't describe it any other way. Obviously the vocal performances in here are the highlight, but it's a really tight three-piece, so everything gets its fair time to shine, be that the explosive drums, the roaring basslines or the ambient guitar floating on top. Nothing in here exactly classifies as something I haven't listened to before, but it's such an interesting mix, wrapped up in so much energy that I can't help but love it. I'm not sure I completely get the existence of Sugar Dragon as the album closer, as it is a really long song with a whole lot of nothing going on at first, but maybe that's just me. In overall, nest is just a very memorable and refreshing experience.Chelsea Wolfe She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to SheFirst effort of hers that I listen to in full, and I feel super fortunate that it's this one. She Reaches out to She Reaches out to She packs a very seductive, entrancing quality in its moody core, and give you many outbursts of emotion in its explosive opening and closing tracks. The in-between can be a rocky road for some, considering that some songs might fall flat despite the amazing atmosphere, but there are many interesting timbre choices and beautiful vocal deliveries to balance things out. It's lyrical aspect is also noteworthy, with many songs like Everything Turns Blue, or Unseen World offering a lot of introspective lyrics, questioning the perception of self as well as the world. I'm completely blown away from this.Chevelle Vena SeraForeign Hands What's Left UnsaidFrail Body Artificial BouquetFrom Indian Lakes Able BodiesGreet Death New HellHail the Sun Divine Inner TensionJob For A Cowboy Moon HealerKashmir ZitilitesLinkin Park A Thousand SunsLinkin Park Minutes to MidnightMuse Origin of SymmetryNe Obliviscaris ExulNothing More Nothing MoreRolo Tomassi Where Myth Becomes MemoryState Faults ClairvoyantTallah The Generation of DangerTrivium In the Court of the DragonI've never quite felt that Trivium's potential was realized as much as with this one. Years after first listening to this, while I still don't care about No Way Back or From Dawn To Decadence, where Trivium enter their pilot mode, I can still note some moments that are worth my attention, like the cool tremolo picking in the former's prechorus. On the other hand, In the Court Of the Dragon's highlights are perhaps the greatest in their discography, boasting the humongous metal epos Shadow of the Abattoir or the astonishingly tight Crisis of Revelation. The performances, especially in the vocal department are on their absolute peak. Those are no small feats for a band well into their 10th release. Some filler aside, this is, without argument, the most complete Trivium album this far.4.0 excellentAvenged Sevenfold Life Is But a Dream...Batushka PanihidaBe'lakor CoherenceBetween the Buried and Me The Parallax II: Future SequenceA much more focused attempt to refine and define the style that later BTBAM stand for, with much less aimless musical wankery (though some tracks do suffer from that). The moments it does well, it does incredibly well (Telos is just what I was longing going into the album), but for songs beginning and closing as good as Melting City, it sure feels like the middle parts feel like purposelessly switching between ideas. It almost feels unsalvageable for an album so eager to boast its cohesiveness to stumble like that or just turn into Dream Theater/Mr Bungle for a song, before returning to what the album is really about. But I can't help but love the core elements that make up their approach this time around. Bury Tomorrow Black FlameChevelle NIRATIASEND (USA-NJ) The Sin of Human FrailtyIbaraki RashomonLinkin Park The Hunting PartyNothing More SpiritsOpeth In Cauda VenenumWhile having a real hit or miss factor in overall, to this day I find this album mesmerizing for the most part. Their signature eerie, dark sound is fully preserved, masked with the appeal of prog rock mannerisms, the moods mixed almost seamlessly. The way they manage to sound evil without being heavy in the metal sense in moments like the outro of Next of Kin or Dignity is completely hypnotic and fiery. I don't care much for Charlatan, but the rest is prog rock era Opeth at their finestOwen The Falls of SiouxFalls of Sioux was kind of a challenge to finish, cause honestly it didn't really welcome me to do so. While I love seperate tracks, I don't necessarily find Owen to be an album artist. This album was no exception, music has very cool vibes, but Mike couldn't really keep my attention for more than two songs in a row, as he has a tendency to get in and out of his songwriting autopilot, Cursed ID being a prime example of that. Its peaks were higher than Avalanche though, and honestly it's a sweet medium between his sound in Ghost Town, and At Home.. along with some subtle experimentation with dream-pop synthy landscapes, that make the resulting songs all the richer. Favourites: Penny, Beaucoup, Virtue MisspentSquirrel Flower Tomorrow's FireBeautiful, melancholic and ethereal, Tommorow's Fire sees SF moving forward with full momentum. The production has a gritty fuzzy edge yet delivers just as well when it comes to ambience for the vocals to shine through. The compositions themselves are nothing far from what SF is used to making, but are full of hooks and lyrics that make me almost tear up. Kudos!State Faults Children of the MoonTallah MatriphagyThe Republic of Wolves shrine3.5 greatCory Hanson Western CumNot that big on acid-rock, or whatever crazy label you put on that stuff. I knew him from Pale Horse Rider, so I initially had very different expectations. It was, however, very comforting as a sound, balanced and cohesive in its flow and left me with very positive impressions. I will be returning to pretty few songs off there, clearly out of personal preference, but Western Cum is a job well done Full of Hell and Nothing When No Birds SangIncendiary Change The Way You Think About PainAt its pure core, this is a pretty good album. Whether or not it goes beyond that will depend on the type of listener. The overall production of Change The Wait You Think About Pain is crushing, better than Thousand Mile Stare, may I add, and the merciless songwriting you'd come to expect is there, ready for killer pits. They're actually a bit more metal this time around, delivering almost thrash-adjacent riffs in some occasions.rAs far as this detached home experience goes though, I'll have to say it leaves me so and so. As much as Incendiary are trying to break away from their formula, the abrupt rhythm changes through which they try to achieve that kind of ruin what groove the songs have and it can't pass as an attempt for a more spaz mathy style. On top of that, the lyrics can be a hit or miss, but that's nothing unexpected, they can be pretty tongue in cheek.rOverall enjoyable, but idk if I'll be returning to this anytime soon Owen The AvalancheSilent Planet SuperbloomTeenage Wrist Still LoveZeal and Ardor Zeal and Ardor3.0 goodBetween the Buried and Me ColorsWhile some moments (hear me out, NOT songs), truly shine here, I can't really get behind this constant atonality that the album is teeming with. It can't work on its own on songs like Decade of Statues, and the band can't seem to wrap their head around that. Sometimes they sprinkle it next to some cleaner passages and it works just right. But for such a long album, I think it struggles to create something that's not just memorable and creative, but also worth coming back to.Bury Tomorrow The Seventh SunLume Wrung OutAt its very core, this moody, dark, depressed mix of indie, post rock and metal is something I should love, and its production is close enough to stellar that it creates a distinctive atmosphere to lure you. But a full listen to it leaves me fatigued, since many songs just completely miss the spot when it comes to leaving you anything more than a minimally good song. I have to search for moments where a song becomes memorable due to an interesting performance or songwriting feat, like in Unending, or by using interesting tones like on 31st street, in an album of 10 tracks. Great vibe album, but not much more to it.2.5 averageCode Orange The AboveNothing More CarnalOrbit Culture DescentSelf indulgent, confused riff-salads, with only hints of some of the promising qualities Nija had. Someone should tell these guys that everything should be audible in a metal release, instead of drowning everything under the guitars, the synth swells don't help either.Soen MemorialSpiritbox Eternal BlueWhy do people think that pop-core with really good vocals is that worthy of praise? I've seen it with them, I've seen it with Bad Omens, Sleep Token, I seriously don't get it (and I'll argue that even the aforementioned bands do it more innovatively). Spiritbox don't offer anything new to the stagnant djentcore scene whatsoever, considering what many of their peers have been coming up with (e.g. Loathe). Their vocalist is still really good though. But the hype it gets makes me hate all that much more. Guys it's okZeal and Ardor Greif2.0 poorBilmuri American Motor SportsI don't like being a bum, but I can barely enjoy this ironically. Scene kids will do anything but admit they like the same spoon-fed pop everyone else does, lol. When it gets jumpier it's enjoyable. That being said I didn't exactly knew what I was signing up for going into this, the whole Attack Attack background makes it make sense.
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