| 4.5 superb |
| Anathema A Natural Disaster |
| Anathema Distant Satellites |
| Arcane Known/Learned |
| Album is an absolute monster and sets the bar even higher for Aussie prog. "Keeping Stone: Water Awake", "Unturning", and "Keeping Stone: Sound on Fire" are my highlights so far, but every song is good, which is a huge feat across 2 hours + of music. |
| Author and Punisher Beastland |
| Cynic Kindly Bent to Free Us |
| Cynthesis ReEvolution |
| Outstanding follow-up to DeEvolution. Tasteful prog rock that doesn't skimp on emotion, atmosphere, and melody. Erik steals the show. One of his best vocal performances ever. |
| Devil Doll The Girl Who Was... Death |
| Dream Theater A Dramatic Turn of Events |
| Enshine Origin |
| Intronaut Habitual Levitations |
| Leprous Coal |
| Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine |
| Nine Inch Nails Still |
| Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine: 2010 Remaster |
| Nine Inch Nails Bad Witch |
| Omnium Gatherum Beyond |
| Sevendust Time Travelers and Bonfires |
| I think this has potential to be their best album to date. The original tracks show them firing at all cylinders. Stepping out of their comfort zone, allowed them to try a lot of new things. I also like that unplugged doesn't mean 100% ballads. These tracks have tons of energy and attitude. Plus, Lajon is at the top of his game. |
| Shining (NOR) International Blackjazz Society |
| Soilwork The Living Infinite |
| Taramis Stretch of the Imagination |
| Excellent technical thrash album from Australia. Reminds me of a more aggressive and thrashier version of Watchtower. Way ahead of its time for 1991. |
| The Dillinger Escape Plan One of Us Is the Killer |
| The Dillinger Escape Plan Miss Machine |
| The Dillinger Escape Plan Option Paralysis |
| Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Soul OST |
| Ulver The Assassination of Julius Caesar |
| Ulver Scary Muzak |
| Umphrey's McGee You Walked Up Shaking In Your Boots... |
| Voivod Synchro Anarchy |
| Witherscape The Inheritance |
| AOTY contender. Amazing riffs, vocals, and songwriting. |
| 4.0 excellent |
| Abnormal Thought Patterns Manipulation Under Anesthesia |
| This album keeps growing on me. I'm usually not a fan of instrumental metal, but this is very engaging and well written. |
| Arsis Unwelcome |
| Black Sabbath 13 |
| Danny Elfman Big Mess |
| Album rules. I was apprehensive about its length, but every song is good and different, but the album itself is cohesive. Definitely recommended for fans of Bowie, NIN, System of a Down, Devin Townsend, and of course Elfman's scores. |
| DC Dark Nights: Death Metal Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack |
| Devil Doll Sacrilegium |
| Down Down IV - Part II |
| Man, these guys know how to right huge riffs! Really digging my first few spins. |
| Empyrios Zion |
| En Minor When The Cold Truth Has Worn Its Miserable Welcome |
| I think this is a really cool album and a cool musical risk for Anselmo. I've been jamming this a lot lately. |
| Enslaved Ruun |
| Giraffe Tongue Orchestra Broken Lines |
| Greg Puciato Child Soldier: Creator of God |
| Nice mix of noise rock, grunge, industrial, and his love for 80s synth pop. This is a lot closer to a more rock oriented Black Queen than I was expecting from the singles. Not disappointed. Also, his release strategy was spot on. This is what every indie musician and label should do if something leaks. |
| Hail Spirit Noir Mannequins |
| I'm surprised to see such low ratings for this. It pretty much delivers what it promised: a one-off cheesy 80s VHS horror synthwave soundtrack to a non-existent movie about alien mannequins. It's a fun album and it sounds like the band had fun making it. Cool atmosphere, great synth work, interesting melodies, and the appropriate amount of self-aware b-horror cheese to welcome the Fall season. |
| Halsey If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power |
| Highly Suspect Mister Asylum |
| Kill Devil Hill Revolution Rise |
| Killswitch Engage Disarm the Descent |
| Korn The Paradigm Shift |
| Easily their best album since Issues. It actually reminds me of Issues, just with a bigger sound and more electronics. It's nice to have Head back and hear some actual atmosphere in the songs. |
| Korn Requiem |
| Lacuna Coil In A Reverie |
| Lacuna Coil Comalies |
| Lacuna Coil Unleashed Memories |
| Leprous Bilateral |
| Leprous Tall Poppy Syndrome |
| Lost In The Trees Past Life |
| Mastodon Once More 'Round the Sun |
| Mors Principium Est Dawn of the 5th Era |
| I think this is their best album to date. The songwriting is more memorable and the leads are excellent. |
| Mushroomhead A Wonderful Life |
| Nevermen Nevermen |
| Nine Inch Nails Year Zero |
| Nine Inch Nails Hesitation Marks |
| Nine Inch Nails Not The Actual Events |
| Nine Inch Nails Ghosts V: Together |
| Nine Inch Nails Ghosts VI: Locusts |
| Nine Inch Nails Add Violence |
| Philip H. Anselmo and The Illegals Walk Through Exits Only |
| A pissed off sludgy mess. Unconventional and chaotic. This stuff is probably awesome live! |
| Philm Fire From The Evening Sun |
| Really interesting and diverse album. Lombardo crushes it behind the kit. I can see them touring with Faith No More in 2015. |
| Psi.X. Το Φως Το Αληθινό |
| Sepultura The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart |
| Sepultura Machine Messiah |
| Sevendust Black Out the Sun |
| Soilwork The Panic Broadcast |
| Soilwork The Chainheart Machine |
| Spock's Beard Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep |
| The Dillinger Escape Plan Ire Works |
| The Pineapple Thief Magnolia |
| The Residents The Ghost of Hope |
| Probably their most accessible and interesting album in years. The music has a strong sense of melody and atmosphere, while the lyrics/storytelling keep you hooked. I dropped off The Residents train for a few years, but I'm happy I hopped back on. |
| The Residents Metal, Meat, and Bone |
| Times of Grace Songs of Loss and Separation |
| Tomahawk Tonic Immobility |
| Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Mank OST |
| Wild Throne Blood Maker |
| Ross Robinson certainly has a distinct style in his production. Claustrophobic & intense guitars/bass, frantic drumming, and emotive vocals. This is a strong EP with plenty of great playing. Looking forward to the full-length. |
| Zero Hour Specs of Pictures Burnt Beyond |
| Zero Hour Zero Hour |
