Average Rating: 3.50 Rating Variance: 0.97 Objectivity Score: 82% (Well Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAt the Drive-In Relationship of CommandRelationship of Command is more or less energy on a compact disc. Cedric's wailing vocal delivery is complemented perfectly by Jim's shouts. And the instrumentation? Each member has a chance to showcase his ability somewhere on this masterpiece. This along with Thrice's Illusion of Safety (but mainly this) got me hooked on the post-hardcore genre. Amazing.Bad Religion Against the GrainCoheed and Cambria In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3Nine Inch Nails The Downward SpiralDepression is a very powerful thing. As Trent Reznor's masterpiece shows us, it can drive a person to suicide. The Downward Spiral is a concept album that tells the tale of a man who goes through all the stages of depression, from rejection of friends and family, drug use, prostitution, suicide, and the look back on it all from the grave. The music is obviously dark, as it deals with some powerful emotions. The songs vary from the chaotic (Mr. Self Destruct, March of the Pigs, Big Man with a Gun) to the calm (Piggy, A Warm Place) to the soft (Hurt). However, all of them deal with the emotional deterioration of the main character. This album, with its dark, depressing vibe may ruin your mood, but it is definitely a high quality piece of music. I recommend it to any fans of industrial or hard rock.System of a Down System of a DownTool ÆnimaWeezer Pinkerton4.5 superbA Perfect Circle Thirteenth StepAvenged Sevenfold Waking the FallenBad Religion SufferCircle Takes the Square As the Roots UndoCoheed and Cambria The Second Stage Turbine BladeKillswitch Engage The End of HeartacheMindless Self Indulgence Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely SexyWow. This is pretty much 30 tracks of musical insanity. Everything is all over the place. The beats, Little Jimmy Urine's singing, the random one-liners that will either have you cracking up or confused and/or disgusted. Strangely enough, the tracklist of all things is neatly in alphabetical order. Go figure. This is definitely not a conventional album by any means. But it's an enjoyable album to listen to when you want something not particularly serious. It's also fun to blast in public places.Mudvayne L.D. 50NOFX Pump Up the ValuumRage Against the Machine Rage Against the MachineThe politically-charged band Rage Against the Machine was a unique blend of metal and rap. This shines through on their self-titled debut album. Nearly everyone can find something to like about this record, whether it's the angry raps and shouts of Zack De La Rocha, the effects-drenched riffs from Tom Morello, or the funky basslines of Tim Commerford. Even Tool and A Perfect Circle fans can find something to enjoy, as Maynard James Keenan makes a guest appearance on the bridge of "Know Your Enemy". RATM's combination of rap and metal influenced many with this innovative style, and this is where it all started.Sublime 40 Oz. to FreedomThe Jimi Hendrix Experience Smash HitsThe Vandals Peace Thru VandalismThrice The Illusion of Safety4.0 excellentAFI Black Sails in the SunsetAvenged Sevenfold Sounding the Seventh TrumpetBad Religion The Empire Strikes FirstBad Religion Back to the Knownblink-182 Blink-182Bullet for My Valentine The PoisonGreen Day NimrodKing Crimson In the Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimson RedLamb of God Ashes of the WakeNirvana In UteroNOFX 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good EnoughNOFX So Long and Thanks for All the ShoesRancid Rancid (2000)Rancid 2000 was Rancid's attempt at hardcore punk, and they pulled it off. Tim Armstrong's raspy voice feels right at home with the edgy guitars and flying bass. Lars Fredricksen's shouts also fits the music. Everything just seems to fit into place, which can't easily be said about a band fronted by Armstrong. In my opinion, this was Rancid at their best.Red Hot Chili Peppers CalifornicationRed Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppers Stadium ArcadiumSlipknot Vol. 3: The Subliminal VersesStone Sour Stone SourSublime SublimeSystem of a Down Steal This Album!Steal This Album is often just considered System of a Down's leftovers. Well, it is. But this isn't your typical "these songs suck too much to go on a real album but you can give us $15 to hear them" b-sides record. This has more of a feel of an experimental album than anything. SOAD messes around with various instruments that often displays their Armenian heritage. Hell, I didn't even know this was a b-sides until someone told me. These songs don't suck, as you would think when you hear the words "b-sides". They just wouldn't fit in too well with the hard-hitting, more conventional Toxicity. In my opinion, STA gets a bad rap that it doesn't deserve, and is a must-own for any and all SOAD fans.System of a Down ToxicityThe Fall of Troy DoppelgangerTool LateralusTool UndertowWeezer Weezer3.5 great36 Crazyfists A Snow Capped RomanceBad Religion How Could Hell Be Any Worse?Bullet for My Valentine Bullet For My Valentine EPCKY Volume 1Coheed and Cambria From Fear Through the Eyes of MadnessDeftones White PonyFugazi 13 SongsGreen Day DookieKorn KornMisfits Collection IINine Inch Nails With TeethQueens of the Stone Age Songs for the DeafStone Sour Come What(ever) MaySystem of a Down HypnotizeThe Vandals Hitler Bad, Vandals GoodThrice The Artist in the Ambulance3.0 goodAnti-Flag The Terror StateAvenged Sevenfold Warmness on the SoulFlyleaf FlyleafGoo Goo Dolls Dizzy Up The GirlHORSE the band R. BorlaxNine Inch Nails Pretty Hate MachineNOFX The War on ErrorismSlayer Reign in BloodSparta PorcelainSystem of a Down MezmerizeThe Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness2.5 averageBad Religion Stranger Than FictionDisturbed The SicknessGreen Day InsomniacMindless Self Indulgence You'll Rebel To AnythingMSI didn't really revamp their style for the follow-up to FGWSSS, however the songs don't seem to have the impact they used to. You'll Rebel To Anything is much more polished than older works. Also, it's not as randomly insane, which was one of my favorite things about MSI. YRTA isn't bad by any stretch, but it just didn't have the magic Frankenstein Girls... did.NOFX Wolves in Wolves' ClothingRancid ...And Out Come the WolvesSlipknot SlipknotThe Vandals Look What I Almost Stepped InTransplants Transplants2.0 poorAs I Lay Dying Frail Words CollapseAvenged Sevenfold City of EvilWhen I first got City Of Evil, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I had Waking The Fallen and loved it, but I heard CoE didn't have screaming. However, I still bought the album. It was a lot more experimental then WtF, which was not a good thing. Matt Shadows developed a rather whiny singing voice that just annoyed me. Synsyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance used more guitar harmonies, but they used them so much that their effectiveness wore off quickly. Johnny Christ took a more prominent role (i.e. I could tell there was bass), but it wasn't really enough to save the album IMO. The Rev's drumming is still as good as it ever, and was a highlight of the album. Overall, CoE was quite a letdown for old A7X fans. I'm not really digging the direction of the band.Bad Religion Into the UnknownLinkin Park MeteoraSlipknot IowaWeezer The Green AlbumAfter the experimental but critically-bashed Pinkerton, Weezer took a break. They then decided to re-create the Blue Album. Hell, they even gave it the same name. They tried to revert to the poppier song writing they implied on the Blue Album, and, well, they succeeded. The problem was that they forgot to really put anything into the songs. They're catchy, but they really don't have any substance to them.1.5 very poorNorma Jean Bless the Martyr and Kiss the ChildPuddle of Mudd Come CleanStaind 14 Shades of Grey1.0 awfulAtreyu The CurseDear God... where do I even begin? Well, Atreyu is a pop metalcore band. They have one of the most obnoxious vocalists I've hear in my years. He sounds like he's about to hack up a kidney most of the time. He also has the ability to complete negate anything the other vocalist could hope to contribute to the flat, uninteresting instrumentals. The only positive I see in this is that it got my friends into heavier music. Overall a bad musical experience.New Found Glory CatalystNOFX S&M Airlines
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