| 2010 |
| The Flashbulb Arboreal | 3.5 |
| How to Destroy Angels How To Destroy Angels | 2.5 |
| Rosetta A Determinism of Morality | 4.5 |
| LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening | 3.0 |
| The Black Keys Brothers | 4.0 |
| Japandroids No Singles | 2.5 |
| More like No Good Songs. |
| Holy Fuck Latin | 3.5 |
| The Dead Weather Sea of Cowards | 3.5 |
| Sleigh Bells Treats | 3.5 |
| The National High Violet | 4.0 |
| UNKLE Where Did The Night Fall | 3.5 |
| Portugal. The Man iTunes Live From SoHo | 4.0 |
| Minus the Bear Omni | 3.5 |
| Mike Patton Mondo Cane | 3.5 |
| Flying Lotus Cosmogramma | 4.0 |
| Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and John Frusciante Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and John Frusciante | 3.0 |
| 65daysofstatic We Were Exploding Anyway | 3.5 |
| Crystal Castles Crystal Castles II | 3.5 |
| Mono Holy Ground: NYC Live | 4.0 |
| Kaki King Junior | 3.0 |
| Coheed and Cambria Year of the Black Rainbow | 3.5 |
| Murder by Death Good Morning, Magpie | 3.0 |
| Really not that fucking good. |
| Red Sparowes The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein... | 4.5 |
This is what the last Pelican album should have been. Red Sparowes have crafted their best
work to date making a record that is atmospheric yet energetic, dark but uplifting, free
flowing and most of all, beautiful. Honestly I have never been impressed with anything Red
Sparowes have done in the past, but the band has managed to blow away the little
expectations I had for this album. If you think The Fire In Our Throats... is a good
album take one listen to this and rethink your decision. |
| Jonsi Go | 3.5 |
| 65daysofstatic Weak4 | 3.5 |
| If this EP is any indication to what We Were Exploding Away is going to be like, it is going to be one killer release. High octane post-rock mixed with flurries of electronic noise is released harder and better than 65dos have ever done before. 65dos have never been your ordinary post-rock band and Weak4 is just another installment that is the craziness of this band. |
| Medications Completely removed | 3.5 |
| Portugal. The Man American Ghetto | 4.0 |
| She and Him Volume Two | 3.0 |
| The Dillinger Escape Plan Option Paralysis | 4.0 |
| Liars Sisterworld | 3.0 |
| Broken Bells Broken Bells | 3.0 |
| Titus Andronicus The Monitor | 4.0 |
| Daughters Daughters | 4.0 |
| High on Fire Snakes for the Divine | 3.5 |
| Fang Island Fang Island | 4.0 |
| Easily the best album of 2010 so far. Fang Island debut with a bang on their self titled debut. Huge explosions of math-rock jams without much math to get caught up on become infused with Animal Collective-esque freak folk vocal stylings produce one of the most forward-thinking albums in recent memory. Fang Island is not only a name to look out for, but a band to get used to right now because this has album of the year potential written all over it. |
| And So I Watch You From Afar The Letters | 4.0 |
| Massive Attack Heligoland | 3.5 |
| Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Kollaps Tradixionales | 4.0 |
| Beach House Teen Dream | 2.5 |
| Jaga Jazzist One-Armed Bandit | 3.0 |
| Native Wrestling Moves | 4.0 |
| Ever wonder what would happen if Minus the Bear, BATS, and These Arms are Snakes fought each other in the Thunderdome, but instead of fighting to the death they formed a band? Yeah, that's Native. |
| Dangers Messy, Isn't It? | 4.0 |
| 2009 |
| Flying Lotus A Decade of Flying Lotus | 3.5 |
| La Dispute Here, Hear. III | 2.5 |
| Collapse Under the Empire Find A Place To Be Safe | 4.0 |
| The Flaming Lips Dark Side of the Moon | 4.0 |
| You, You're Awesome You're Getting Old | 3.5 |
| All the Empires of the World Blessings | 3.5 |
| Rishloo Feathergun | 3.0 |
| Rishloo have finally broken away from their influences and come into their own. No longer is the band just another Tool ripoff. Those looking for another Eidolon may be disappointed, however Feathergun does many things right. The vocals are still the highlight of the band, and the guitars are still wailing out fuzzy delay drenched riffs, but all in a Rishloo only way. 'Downhill' and 'Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun' are standout tracks on the album, both progressing within themselves and are filled with plenty of surprises. Overall Feathergun is a worthy addition to the Rishloo catalogue, but the band still has a ways to go before they perfect their new found signature sound. |
| East of the Wall Split | 4.0 |
| Do you like post metal? Haven't heard of East of the Wall, Year of No Light and/or Rosetta? Get this split now. If any of these band's name's are familiar to you then you already know that these guys are on the top of underground post metal. East of The Wall brings a 3 part epic that may be their best song yet. Year of No Light tries out sludge and ends up sounding exactly like Neurosis. Rosetta throws in a cover of The Cure's Homesick, which works incredibly well surprisingly. If you like post-metal or any of these bands make sure to grab this split. |
| Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Solar Gambling | 3.5 |
| Jawbox For Your Own Special Sweetheart [Remastered] | 4.0 |
| Animal Collective Fall Be Kind | 4.0 |
| Lady Gaga The Fame Monster | 3.5 |
| Elder (USA-PA) Reflect | 3.0 |
| Devin Townsend Project Addicted | 3.5 |
| Puscifer C is for... | 4.0 |
| Local Natives Gorilla Manor | 2.5 |
| Blockhead The Music Scene | 3.5 |
| Between the Buried and Me The Great Misdirect | 3.0 |
| Pelican What We All Come to Need | 3.5 |
| Atlas Sound Logos | 3.0 |
| Do Make Say Think Other Truths | 4.0 |
| Russian Circles Geneva | 4.5 |
| WOW!! I wasn't expecting this to be this good. Geneva combines the post-metal abrasiveness of Enter with the calm post-rock atmospherics of Station seamlessly. The first half hits you in the face with pounding heaviness, while the second half grounds you with long progressive compositions. Easily Russian Circles strongest release to date. Pelican will have a lot to compete with this year. |
| Have a Nice Life Voids | 3.5 |
| Massive Attack Splitting the Atom | 3.0 |
| Thrice Beggars | 3.5 |
| Baroness Blue Record | 3.5 |
| Lightning Bolt Earthly Delights | 4.0 |
| The Flaming Lips Embryonic | 4.0 |
| Air Love 2 | 3.5 |
| sgt. Capital of Gravity | 4.0 |
| Dead Man's Bones Dead Man's Bones | 3.5 |
| Ancestors Of Sound Mind | 4.5 |
I've only listened to this once, but I already want to give it a 5. Holy fuck this is a good album, it is a huge piece of musical art. It would be hard to pinpoint exactly what this album is, but a mixture of Pink Floyd, Stoner Metal, Doom Metal, 70s Psychedelic and post-metal wouldn't even begin to describe the aural bliss this album is.
Potentially one of the best albums, and certainly biggest surprises, of 2009, Ancestor's Of Sound Mind is not an album to miss. |
| Converge Axe to Fall | 4.5 |
| Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) What It Takes to Move Forward | 3.0 |
| Dethklok Dethalbum II | 3.5 |
| Sweet Trip You Will Never Know Why | 3.5 |
| Doomriders Darkness Come Alive | 4.0 |
| Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Xenophanes | 3.0 |
| Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Los Sueños De Un Higado | 4.0 |
| Brand New Daisy | 3.5 |
Okay, serious rating now..... It's no Devil & God thats for sure. Or even Deja
Entendu part 2. Daisy is Brand New stepping out of their comfort zones and
exploring new ideas. Unfortunately, those new ideas don't work very well most of the time.
Highlights would be "Vices" (Screamo Brand New? More of this would've been amazing!), "At
The Bottom" (lead single), and "Noro" (Brand New waving goodbye?). Not the worst record in
their discography, but no where near the best either. |
| The Big Pink A Brief History of Love | 3.5 |
| The Twilight Sad Forget The Night Ahead | 3.5 |
| Porcupine Tree The Incident | 3.0 |
| PANTyRAiD The Sauce | 4.0 |
| Tyondai Braxton Central Market | 4.0 |
| Phantogram Eyelid Movies | 3.5 |
| Megadeth Endgame | 4.0 |
| BLK JKS After Robots | 2.5 |
| Taken By Trees East of Eden | 3.5 |
| Future of Forestry Travel II | 4.0 |
| Rodrigo y Gabriela 11:11 | 4.5 |
| Lullabye Arkestra Threat/Worship | 3.5 |
| BATS Red In Tooth and Claw | 4.0 |
| Exxasens Beyond the Universe | 3.5 |
| fun. Aim and Ignite | 2.5 |
| Zechs Marquise Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare | 3.0 |
| Mew No More Stories | 4.0 |
| Fontan Wintherwila | 4.0 |
| As Tall As Lions You Can't Take It With You | 3.0 |
| Squarepusher Solo Electric Bass 1 | 3.5 |
| Just as the title says, this is a solo bass album from highly praised electronic artist Squarepusher. There are many grooves to be had in this album, but there is also atmosphere and soul in each of the 4 songs. Not just an album for bass players, this is a beautiful album that anyone can appreciate. |
| Six Organs Of Admittance Luminous Night | 3.5 |
| Ramona Falls Intuit | 4.0 |
| The xx xx | 4.0 |
| The XX have created a debut album suitable for some dirty indie sex and all around enjoyable listening. They have been said to combine modern R&B with indie, but a better comparison would be Massive Attack like trip-hop, but stripped down and indie-fyed. Pretty much essential listening to anyone who likes indie or pop music. |
| The Temper Trap Conditions | 3.0 |
| LoveLikeFire Tear Ourselves Away | 3.5 |
| Modest Mouse No One's First, and You're Next | 3.0 |
| Portugal. The Man The Majestic Majesty | 3.5 |
| Portugal. The Man The Satanic Satanist | 4.0 |
| This album started out as a 3 for me, but the more I listened to it the better it got. From the upbeat opener to the slow and somber closer, "The Satanic Satanist" brings 11 tracks filled with emotion. Not quite perfect, but definitely an excellent album that is well worth letting grow on you. |
| Rx Bandits Mandala | 4.0 |
| Sick jams from a great band. The logical progression form 2006's ...And the Battle Begun. RX sticks with what they do best and bring some rocking music that will surely bring you back for more. Even with the loss of their horn section, the music stays interesting and fresh, definitely worth a listen, this is good music. |
| The Most Serene Republic ...And The Ever Expanding Universe | 2.5 |
| He Is Legend It Hates You | 3.0 |
| The Dead Weather Horehound | 3.0 |
| The Deep Dark Woods HearYa Live Session | 3.5 |
| Kiss Kiss The Meek Shall Inherit What's Left | 3.0 |
| UUVVWWZ UUVVWWZ | 3.5 |
| A promising debut from an up and coming indie band. The album starts out great with the first 3 tracks, but unfortunately drags on in the middle which brings the whole album down. The rhythm section of the band keeps everything tight and groovy, almost dancable. You can't listen to most of the songs without nodding your head and tapping your foot. This is worth checking out if you like female vocals over heavy drum-n-bass music. I will be eagerly awaiting their next release, because I think they can, and will, do better. |
| Touche Amore ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse | 3.5 |
| Pianos Become the Teeth Old Pride | 3.5 |
| The Observatory Dark Folke | 3.5 |
| Maybeshewill Sing The Word Hope In Four-Part Harmony | 3.5 |
| bygones by- | 2.0 |
| The Mars Volta Octahedron | 3.5 |
| Regina Spektor Far | 4.0 |
| dredg The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion | 3.0 |
| Dance Gavin Dance Happiness | 3.0 |
| Quest for Fire Quest for Fire | 3.5 |
| Dirty Projectors Bitte Orca | 4.0 |
| Pelican Ephemeral | 4.0 |
| Pelican crafts their best work yet with this short 20 minute EP, featuring two original songs and one cover. The two songs are Pelican's best, hard hitting riffs mixed with soft atmosphere, this is the sound Pelican has been search for for years. |
| Mutiny On The Bounty Danger Mouth | 3.0 |
| Karnivool Sound Awake | 4.0 |
| Emery ...In Shallow Seas We Sail | 3.0 |
| Iwrestledabearonce It's All Happening | 3.0 |
| Consider the Thief Signs and Wonders | 3.5 |
| Arstidir Arstidir | 4.0 |
| Current 93 Aleph At Hallucinatory Mountain | 2.5 |
| Crash Kings Crash Kings | 3.5 |
| Marilyn Manson The High End of Low | 4.0 |
| Worriedaboutsatan Arrivals | 2.5 |
| Phoenix (FRA) Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix | 4.0 |
| Devin Townsend Project Ki | 3.0 |
| Clues Clues | 2.5 |
| mewithoutYou It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright! | 3.0 |
| White Rabbits It's Frightening | 3.0 |
| maudlin of the Well Part the Second | 3.5 |
| Narrows New Distances | 3.0 |
| El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez Cryptomnesia | 3.0 |
| The Birthday Massacre Show And Tell | 3.5 |
| St. Vincent Actor | 3.5 |
| Closure in Moscow First Temple | 3.5 |
| Future of Forestry Travel | 3.5 |
| Disappearer The Clearing | 4.0 |
| The Horrors Primary Colours | 3.0 |
| Gallows (UK) Grey Britain | 3.5 |
| Japandroids Post-Nothing | 3.5 |
| Animals As Leaders Animals as Leaders | 3.5 |
| Gwynbleidd Nostalgia | 4.0 |
| Manchester Orchestra Mean Everything to Nothing | 3.0 |
| Olafur Arnalds Found Songs | 3.0 |
| ISIS Wavering Radiant | 4.5 |
| Altar of Plagues White Tomb | 4.0 |
| Silversun Pickups Swoon | 2.5 |
| Yonlu A Society In Which No Tear is Shed... | 3.5 |
| Screaming Females Power Move | 3.5 |
| Valina A Tempo! A Tempo! | 4.0 |
| Crystal Antlers Tentacles | 3.0 |
| The Coathangers Scramble | 3.0 |
| Metric Fantasies | 3.5 |
| Bat For Lashes Two Suns | 4.0 |
| And So I Watch You From Afar And So I Watch You From Afar | 4.0 |
| Mike Patton Crank: High Voltage | 3.5 |
| Pulling Teeth Paranoid Delusions/Paradise Illusions | 3.5 |
| The Decemberists The Hazards of Love | 4.0 |
| Mastodon Crack the Skye | 4.5 |
| Mono Hymn to the Immortal Wind | 5.0 |
| The Number Twelve Looks Like You Worse Than Alone | 2.5 |
| Balmorhea All Is Wild, All Is Silent | 3.0 |
| Propagandhi Supporting Caste | 3.5 |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs It's Blitz! | 4.0 |
| BLK JKS Mystery EP | 4.0 |
| Pure Reason Revolution Amor Vincit Omnia | 3.5 |
| The Antlers Hospice | 3.0 |
| Kaospilot Shadows | 3.5 |
| Opeth The Candlelight Years | 4.0 |
| Lamb of God Wrath | 2.5 |
| Dear Reader Replace why with funny | 3.5 |
| Scale the Summit Carving Desert Canyons | 3.0 |
| Sholi Sholi | 3.5 |
| Irepress Sol Eye Sea I | 4.0 |
| Faunts Feel.Love.Thinking.Of. | 4.0 |
| Elysian Fields The Afterlife | 3.5 |
| Various Artists (Indie) Dark Was The Night | 4.0 |
| Gavin Castleton Home | 4.0 |
| Heaven In Her Arms Duplex-Coated Obstruction | 3.0 |
| Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Old Money | 3.0 |
| Cymbals Eat Guitars Why There Are Mountains | 4.0 |
| Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion | 4.5 |
| Brother/Ghost Black Ice | 3.0 |
| iLiKETRAiNS Hope is Not Enough | 3.0 |
| Counter-World Experience Metronomicon | 3.0 |
| Gordon's Tsunami Week Dropped By Branches | 3.5 |
| The Mercury Program Chez Viking | 3.5 |
| We Vs. Death A Black House, A Coloured Home | 3.5 |
| BLCKWVS 0130 | 3.5 |
| Say Hello To My Kids Say Hello To My Kids EP | 3.5 |
| Say Hello To My Kids are a Belgian post-rock band that pride themselves on their DIY ethic, recording, producing and hand packing each CD themselves. Apart from their hardworking nature, the band makes some pretty great music as well. While the band doesn't stray too far from the post-rock norm, Say Hello do try to bring different elements from the genre that we all know and love. The use of samples and vocals prove to be a worthy addition to the excellent instrumentation. Computerized sequences and electronic noises make appearances on the EP as well. Overall, Say Hello To My Kids are well worth giving a try if you're at all into post-rock, especially those looking for a fresh band that is just breaking onto the scene. Oh, and did I mention the EP is free? |
| RQTN Monolithes En Mouvement | 4.0 |
| Portugal. The Man Live At Neumo's | 4.0 |
| Portugal. The Man's only official live release gives a great portrayal of what the band brings to the live setting. Portugal is known as one of the best live acts around today, and are often compared to The Mars Volta (just without the hour long jams.) Live at Neumo's was recorded after the release of Church Mouth, and includes the best songs of that album plus 3 more off the debut and Devi I Say EP. The DVD is a must see by any fan of the band or those interested in seeing what Portugal is all about. The audio recording doesn't quite match the quality of the DVD, but is still nice to throw on a portable device. Get it free at ://portugaltheman.cashmusic.org |
| Pansori Demo 09 | 4.0 |
| Pansori are a relatively unknown band that follows along the footsteps of other screamo bands that incorporate post-rock influences into their music. The difference between Pansori and other bands is their ability to do it well. Pansori balance out the chaotic screamo parts with the beautiful post-rock parts perfectly, never favoring one side over the other. Their first demo contains one 19 minute song, eighthundredyearsofsilence that moves between many different parts and never bores. Definitely a must-have for any fan of post-screamo or post-metal enthusiasts. |
| Margins Margins | 4.5 |
| Margins creates one of the best debuts in post rock. Setting out to make post rock without the epic build ups and crescendos, what comes out is a beautiful display of atmosphere and imagery. An absolute must get for any fan of post-rock. |
| 2007 |
| Modwheelmood Pearls to Pigs, Vol. 1 | 3.5 |
| Giraffes? Giraffes! More Skin With Milk-Mouth | 4.0 |
| Sigur Ros Heima (DVD) | 4.0 |
| Iron Lung Sexless // No Sex | 4.0 |
| As Tall As Lions Into The Flood | 3.0 |
| Nine Inch Nails Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D | 2.5 |
| Joe Lally Nothing Is Underrated | 3.0 |
| Sigur Ros Hvarf/Heim | 3.5 |
| Opeth The Roundhouse Tapes | 3.5 |
| Burial Untrue | 4.0 |
| Puscifer "V" Is For Vagina | 3.0 |
| Holy Fuck LP | 3.5 |
| Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II | 3.0 |
| Radiohead In Rainbows | 4.5 |
| These Arms Are Snakes Tail Swallower and Dove | 4.0 |
| Rosetta Wake/Lift | 3.5 |
| iLiKETRAiNS Elegies to Lessons Learnt | 3.0 |
| Oceansize Frames | 3.5 |
| Rolo Tomassi Rolo Tomassi | 4.0 |
| Time To Burn Is.Land | 4.0 |
| Dethklok The Dethalbum | 3.0 |
| Magik Markers BOSS | 3.5 |
| Arch Enemy Rise of the Tyrant | 2.0 |
| Between the Buried and Me Colors | 3.5 |
| Animal Collective Strawberry Jam | 4.0 |
| Group Inerane Guitars from Agadez (Music of Niger) | 4.0 |
| Sora Shima Spinetingler | 4.0 |
| Kashiwa Daisuke Program Music I | 4.5 |
| Garry Schyman Bioshock Score | 5.0 |
| The soundtrack to one of my personal favorite games of all time is just as epic as the game itself. Dark atmospheres are created from dissonant strings, bringing back memories of the gloomy world of Rapture. Anyone who has played the game should enjoy this score, as it is still exciting and interesting even outside of the game. |
| Minus the Bear Planet of Ice | 4.5 |
| Korn Untitled | 1.5 |
| Portugal. The Man Church Mouth | 2.5 |
| Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago | 3.5 |
| Maserati Inventions for the New Season | 4.0 |
| Probably one of my favorite post-rock release of all time, or at least most listened to (yeah you read that right.) Inventions For The New Season is incredibly addictive. Each of the full songs are about as close to perfection as you can get. The slow building intro 'Inventions' pays off after teasing the listener for what feels like 10 minutes, bursting into a danceable jam. 'Synchronicity IV' and 'Show Me The Season' are both standout tracks that are fast moving and exciting the whole way through their lengthy runtime. Jerry Fuchs' (RIP) drumming is spectacular, and I can easily say he was one of the best drummers in post-rock (and one of the best live drummers I have ever had the pleasure of seeing.) The only thing bringing this album down is a couple of throwaway interludes, however don't let that discourage you from hearing one of the most energetic albums in post-rock. |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs Is Is | 3.0 |
| The Number Twelve Looks Like You Mongrel | 3.0 |
| *shels Sea of the Dying Dhow | 4.0 |
| Fair to Midland Fables From a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True | 3.5 |
| Pelican City of Echoes | 3.0 |
| Marilyn Manson Eat Me, Drink Me | 3.0 |
| Apparat Walls | 3.5 |
| Aussitot Mort 6 Songs | 4.0 |
| Black Moth Super Rainbow Dandelion Gum | 3.0 |
| White Rabbits Fort Nightly | 3.0 |
| The National Boxer | 3.5 |
| Black Light Burns Cruel Melody | 4.0 |
| Rishloo Eidolon | 3.5 |
| Wilco Sky Blue Sky | 3.5 |
| Battles Mirrored | 4.0 |
| Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight | 2.0 |
| The Pax Cecilia Blessed Are The Bonds | 4.5 |
| Elliott Smith New Moon | 4.0 |
| Goon Moon Licker's Last Leg | 4.0 |
| Sparrows Swarm and Sing Untitled #2 | 4.5 |
| Untitled #2 takes note from the big three of post-rock (Mono, DMST, GY!BE), and composes a stunning EP out of those influences. Just under 30 minutes long, the EP hits three crushing climaxes in between somber moments of dark atmosphere. This is the second best post-rock EP next to Slow Riot, 'nuff said. |
| The Fall of Troy Manipulator | 3.0 |
| Grails Burning Off Impurities | 3.0 |
| Nine Inch Nails Year Zero | 4.0 |
| Porcupine Tree Fear of a Blank Planet | 3.5 |
| The Book of Knots Traineater | 3.0 |
| Stars of the Lid And Their Refinement Of The Decline | 3.5 |
| John 5 The Devil Knows My Name | 3.5 |
| Apres Vous Old Songs EP | 3.5 |
| The Observatory A Far Cry From Here | 3.5 |
| Machine Head The Blackening | 3.0 |
| Modest Mouse We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank | 2.5 |
| Panda Bear Person Pitch | 4.0 |
| Between the Buried and Me Alaska (Instrumental) | 3.0 |
| Mike Patton A Perfect Place | 4.0 |
| Kaddisfly Set Sail The Prairie | 3.0 |
| Big Business Here Come the Waterworks | 3.0 |
| Odawas Raven and the White Night | 3.0 |
| Arcade Fire Neon Bible | 3.5 |
| !!! Myth Takes | 3.5 |
| Nine Inch Nails Beside You in Time | 4.0 |
| Portugal. The Man It's Complicated Being a Wizard | 4.0 |
| Portugal. The Man's weirdest endeavor proves to be one of their best. It's Complicated Being A Wizard is a 23 minute long track that attempts to blend electronic noise with alt/indie rock (sounds like another famous record I recall, Boy B or something like that,) which they do surprisingly well. The track flows well throughout and has a few standout moments. It's a new take on an old formula that isn't seen too often, It's Complicated Being A Wizard is a fun EP that shows a different side of Portugal. |
| Marnie Stern In Advance of the Broken Arm | 3.5 |
| Do Make Say Think You, You're a History in Rust | 4.0 |
| Kiss Kiss Reality Vs. The Optimist | 4.0 |
| Moving Mountains Pneuma | 4.0 |
| Hella There's No 666 In Outer Space | 3.0 |
| Tera Melos Drugs to the Dear Youth | 4.0 |
| Suffocate For Fuck Sake Blazing Fires and Helicopters... | 2.0 |
| Adai ...I Carry | 2.5 |
| WHOURKR Naat | 3.0 |
| Flies Are Spies From Hell Mountain Language | 3.5 |
| God's Revolver Little Black Horse... | 3.5 |
| We Are Knives We Have Become Like Knives | 4.0 |
| Nordic Nomadic Nordic Nomadic | 4.0 |
| Nordic Nomadic is a solo project of a Toronto based musician that creates psychedelic folk music similar to Black Mountain. The songs are laid back and slow, focusing on calming vocals and acoustic guitar mastery. An excellent debut from a lesser known artist that can be appreciated by anyone who likes folk or indie music. |
| 2006 |
| In First Person Lost Between Hands Held Tight | 4.0 |
| Vanessa Van Basten La Stanza di Swedenborg | 2.5 |
| Big Sir Und Die Scheibe Andert Sichimmer | 4.0 |
| Killswitch Engage As Daylight Dies | 3.0 |
| Brand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me | 4.5 |
| Yndi Halda Enjoy Eternal Bliss | 4.0 |
| Hammock Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo | 4.0 |
| ISIS In the Absence of Truth | 4.0 |
| Converge No Heroes | 4.0 |
| Opeth Opeth (Box Set) | 4.0 |
| Children of Bodom Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout | 3.0 |
| Trivium The Crusade | 1.5 |
| Rx Bandits ...And the Battle Begun | 4.0 |
| I Am Ghost Lovers' Requiem | 4.0 |
| Melvins A Senile Animal | 4.0 |
| Lullabye Arkestra Ampgrave | 4.0 |
| The Decemberists The Crane Wife | 3.0 |
| The Flashbulb Flexing Habitual | 4.0 |
| When Day Descends Ascension | 4.0 |
| Mastodon Blood Mountain | 4.0 |
| Jakob Solace | 4.0 |
| The Mars Volta Amputechture | 3.5 |
| ISIS Clearing the Eye (DVD) | 4.0 |
| Lamb of God Sacrament | 3.0 |
| Unearth III: In the Eyes of Fire | 3.5 |
| Agalloch Ashes Against the Grain | 4.0 |
| As Tall As Lions As Tall As Lions | 4.0 |
| As Tall As Lions craft a beautiful piece of alternative/indie rock that is packed with emotion and big choruses that anyone can enjoy. The vocals are smooth and easy to listen to, while the music is fun and memorable. Anyone who is a fan of rock music, or any good music, needs to check this album out. |
| Forget Cassettes Salt | 4.0 |
| Ikuinen Kaamos The Forlorn | 3.0 |
| The Coma Recovery Drown That Holy End in Wine | 4.0 |
| Portugal. The Man Devil Say I, I Say AIR | 4.0 |
| A companion EP to Portugal's debut album Waiter: "You Vultures!" brings two of the best songs off that album and two unreleased songs. For those who stopped listening after Waiter can get their Portugal fix here, as the two unreleased songs are among the band's best work. If you are already a fan of the band then there is no reason for you not to have this. 'The Devil' is a western inspired track, while 'The Pines' is great b-side off the debut. |
| Thom Yorke The Eraser | 3.0 |
| All That Remains The Fall of Ideals | 4.0 |
| Murder by Death In Bocca Al Lupo | 3.0 |
| Russian Circles Enter | 4.0 |
| Girl Talk Night Ripper | 4.0 |
| The Black Keys Chulahoma | 4.0 |
| Tool 10,000 Days | 4.5 |
| Massive Attack Collected | 4.5 |
| La Dispute Vancouver | 4.0 |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs Show Your Bones | 3.5 |
| Mono You Are There | 4.5 |
| Talkdemonic Beat Romantic | 3.0 |
| Katatonia The Great Cold Distance | 4.0 |
| Tides From Silence | 3.5 |
| Daitro Laisser Vivre Les Squelettes | 3.5 |
| Android Lust Devour, Rise and Take Flight | 3.5 |
| Buckethead The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock | 4.0 |
| Belong October Language | 3.5 |
| Portugal. The Man Waiter: ''You Vultures!'' | 4.0 |
| Arch Enemy Live Apocalypse | 3.0 |
| Burial Year Pestilence | 3.0 |
| Tone Solidarity | 3.0 |
| Cinephile Sampler: Volume 1 | 3.5 |
| Margot and the Nuclear So and So's The Dust of Retreat | 4.0 |
| Year of No Light Nord | 4.0 |
| Atlas of ID Cataclysm EP | 4.0 |
| For those who like The Mars Volta will love this EP, the singer sounds EXACTLY like Cedric, and the music is very progressive and experimental like the Volta. |
| Lvmen Mondo | 4.5 |
| Hisato Higuchi Dialogue | 5.0 |
| The most beautiful album I have ever heard. Just a man with a guitar, Higuchi composes beautifully simple pieces with wordless vocals that is amazingly relaxing. Close your eyes and let the music take over. Forget about Sigur Ros, this is beautiful music. |
