| 2011 |
| The Roots undun | 4.0 |
| Northlane Discoveries | 3.5 |
| Deaf Havana Fools And Worthless Liars | 3.0 |
| Not that amazing. Best track by far is little white lies. |
| Pianos Become the Teeth The Lack Long After | 4.0 |
| Apollo Lighthouse | 4.0 |
| Close Your Eyes Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts | 3.5 |
| They need to string together more songs like paper thin. Overall, quite catchy with each track providing it's own little charm. |
| Counterparts The Current Will Carry Us | 4.0 |
| The Amity Affliction Youngbloods | 4.5 |
| This is a great album for anyone who'd like to indulge in a solid dose of post hardcore. |
| A Lot Like Birds Conversation Piece | 4.5 |
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| Blessthefall Awakening | 2.5 |
| decent. that's about it. it's just been done too many times before. |
| La Dispute Wildlife | 3.5 |
| The Instrumentals are absolutely amazing - as always. BUT i can't help but feel that the vocals are lacking variety. It's just too repetitive. Change it up a little. This could have been killer. |
| Lights Siberia | 4.0 |
| Awesome release. Plus she's hot. I should really give it another .5 just for that. |
| You Me At Six Sinners Never Sleep | 2.0 |
| Friend For A Foe Source of Isolation | 3.0 |
| Helia 2036 | 2.5 |
| Agree with both views on here. By far the best track on the album. |
| Life As A Ghost Drifter | 2.0 |
| blink-182 Neighborhoods | 3.0 |
| A great release minus a few tracks which I dislike entirely. This could have been awesome, it just falls a little short. Been listening to them since I was 13 so I'll always have a soft spot for their music. |
| Oh, Sleeper Children of Fire | 3.5 |
| Confession The Long Way Home | 3.5 |
| Not really musically impressive, although, the tracks are solid. Full of breakdowns, but they're decently intriguing. 4 but I would usually rate something like this 3.5. There's something about this that just gets me. |
| Keyes Therefore/Without | 4.0 |
| The Jezabels Prisoner | 4.0 |
| The Devil Wears Prada Dead Throne | 3.5 |
| This is surprisingly really good. Their best release.... and I wasn't a fan of their music before this |
| Frameworks Every Day Is The Same | 4.0 |
| Better than the new La Dispute. Better than most releases this year. |
| Thrice Major/Minor | 3.5 |
| The Horrible Crowes Elsie | 4.0 |
| Stray from the Path Rising Sun | 4.0 |
| I seem to become slightly annoyed with the repeated "Blah's" screamed by the vocalist (Andrew). Great release nonetheless. This entire album really punches you in the face. |
| Circle Takes the Square Rites of Initiation | 1.5 |
| Alive, In Standby Dream Status | 3.5 |
| Gotye Making Mirrors | 3.0 |
| I was expecting a dark and immersive record, going by the first release off the album. His slower paced, highly emotional tracks are amazing, however, tracks like 'I feel better' ruin the experience. |
| Greeley Estates The Death of Greeley Estates | 3.0 |
| Trivium In Waves | 3.0 |
| It Prevails Stroma | 4.0 |
| From my experience, a few spins won't suffice. It needs a little more dedication before it can be appreciated. I guarantee all the 1-2 ratings will change if people actually made an effort to listen to this properly. |
| Iselia Life From Dead Limbs | 4.0 |
| Hands (US-ND) Give Me Rest | 4.0 |
| Limp Bizkit Gold Cobra | 2.0 |
| Vanna And They Came Baring Bones | 3.0 |
| A little disappointing.Is it just me or is it boring and bland? Few good songs... but its back to Leveler for me. |
| Devin Townsend Project Ghost | 3.5 |
I appreciate the beauty of this album more than I actually enjoy it. It strangely reminds me of avatar every
time I listen to it. Would have been the perfect sound track to accompany the movie. As far fetched as that
sounds. |
| Bon Iver Bon Iver, Bon Iver | 4.0 |
| I usually don't listen to this genre of music, however, this is a great album |
| Of Mice and Men The Flood | 3.5 |
| A couple of stand out tracks. Not a bad effort, its obvious they put their heart into this. |
| The Air I Breathe Great Faith In Fools | 3.5 |
| Listened to about half so far. All I can say for now is great musicianship, effected by mediocre cleans and generic melodies. |
| City and Colour Little Hell | 4.0 |
| I developed such a strong bond with both 'bring me your love' and 'sometimes' which I don't think this can replace. This is more mellow, paced at a slower tempo throughout - compared to BMYL. This album lacks some of the catchy hooks and some emotion which were so evident in previous releases. In saying that though, some songs are magnificent. Overall, a great record, one which won't leave my car for a while. |
| Departures When Losing Everything Is Everything You Wanted | 4.0 |
| Lasting Traces Old Hearts Break In Isolation | 4.0 |
| If you like Defeater, Departures and More than life then get this. |
| Eyes Like Diamonds Frequencies | 2.5 |
| For the Fallen Dreams Back Burner | 3.0 |
The first songs chorus reminds me of something Emery has done in the past, just can't put my finger on it. I sorta like
it. Nothing new here. Previous releases were heaps better |
| Heart in Hand Only Memories | 4.5 |
| Upped this to a 4.5. Awesome release. Captivating |
| Arsonists Get All the Girls Motherland | 4.0 |
| Sleeping With Sirens Let's Cheers to This | 2.5 |
| How is this getting a 4? It's ok at best. I'll stick to Departures and MMF for now. |
| The Paramedic The Devil in Me | 2.0 |
| Change in vocalist - a whole new direction. Generic and disappointing. Song writing has declined dramatically. |
| Lions!Tigers!Bears! Shallow Waters, Endless Depth | 3.0 |
| Some songs are quite interesting. Others are boring, done before. Liking the high screams. Cleans are generic and melodies lack creativity. Get the color morale. |
| Memphis May Fire The Hollow | 3.5 |
| First EP was the best. I really hope this is better than Sleepwalking cos that pretty much sucked |
| Thursday No Devolucion | 3.5 |
| For a reason unknown, I cant get into this as much as I would've liked to. maybe I have to give it a few more spins. however, i do understand why this has such a high rating, its probably the most non generic release in the genre for 2011. |
| The Plot In You First Born | 3.5 |
| This is ok. Too much chugging, not enough variety. Every song sounds the same. |
| Aglacia Generator. Operator. Destroyer. | 3.5 |
| By no means original, but executed well. |
| Breakdown of Sanity Mirrors | 3.5 |
| Quite good, I like the breakdowns. Not a fan of the attempt in cleans. The overall feel of the album would have benefited from the extraction of the cleans. |
| Emery We Do What We Want | 3.5 |
| Screams are beast. Wtf is with Daddys Little Peach, song is gay as. Ruins the album.. |
| My Eyes Fall Victim We Are All Without Merit | 4.0 |
| The best band since 'of machines' split. Catchy cleans & excellent musicianship result in a very consistent record from beginning to end. |
| Protest the Hero Scurrilous | 3.0 |
| What were they thinking? Massive let down. Defeater officially has all my attention. |
| Born of Osiris The Discovery | 4.0 |
| The Weeknd House of Balloons | 4.0 |
| Dance Gavin Dance Downtown Battle Mountain II | 3.5 |
| My most anticipated album for 2011....verdict - not as good as DBM. Nonetheless an excellent release. |
| The Color Morale My Devil In Your Eyes | 4.0 |
| Really enjoying this. Loving the clean vocals and melodies. Solid post hardcore/metalcore record. |
| Defeater Empty Days and Sleepless Nights | 4.5 |
| Adept Death Dealers | 3.0 |
| OK so after a few more listens, I've come to the conclusion that the album lyrically, is shallow. Some lyrics are just horrid. Musically it's quite inventive (for post hardcore) and you can even say that it has its moments where it shines. The evident choruses of most songs are where this albums fails. While everything else works quite well, this area lacks substance and creativity, resulting in overall dissatisfaction. However, I can't compare this to their previous record as I've never listened to it. |
| Gideon Costs | 3.0 |
| I Am Alaska So They Say | 3.5 |
| Great ep. Heaps of potential evident in songs like patriot and go forth. |
| A Skylit Drive Identity on Fire | 3.0 |
| Their previous efforts were so bad I didn't bother rating either. This on first listen is better than both and I cant help feel a little impressed with them. Cleans are still on the homo side though. I agree with that. |
| Glassjaw Coloring Book | 3.5 |
| Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows D.R.U.G.S. | 2.5 |
| Some decent tracks. Overall though, instrumentals suck with most songs being generic. And 'Sex Life' ruins the entire record... |
| One Vital Word Early Days | 4.0 |
| Lower Definition The Infinite Et Cetera | 3.0 |
| I don't understand how everyone thinks this band is so good. It's a decent release at best. |
| Adios Ghost Still Breathing | 2.5 |
| The Ocean Between Us Self Titled EP | 4.0 |
| Nice EP eager to get into their full length when it comes out. Worth a look, if you're into post hardcore. |
| Dreamshade What Silence Hides | 4.0 |
| Yujos 1.0? coming from someone who gave suicide season 4.5. |
| Lead Hands Lead Hands | 3.5 |
| No Bragging Rights Illuminator | 2.5 |
| at first listen i thought this was pretty good, turns out it lacks substance in the song writing department. guitar work is decent though. |
| Glass Bones The Hope In Forgiving & Giving Up Hope | 4.0 |
| Ace Augustine The Absolute | 2.5 |
| Troubled Coast Letters | 3.5 |
| 2010 |
| After Me, The Flood Remembrance | 3.5 |
| Omar Rodriguez-Lopez どういたしまして | 3.5 |
| Adeste In Parables | 3.5 |
| The Chariot Long Live | 4.0 |
| Underoath Ø (Disambiguation) | 3.5 |
| ok EDIT previous remark. Listened to it heaps. Its Good. |
| A Bullet for Pretty Boy Revision: Revise | 3.5 |
| Couldve been a lot better. The cleans provide some really catchy hooks. Screaming a little overdone at times. Nonetheless an enjoyable release. Took a few spins to appreciate it. |
| Escape the Fate Escape the Fate | 1.5 |
| Pandora's Down Fractures in Existence | 4.0 |
| It's 'Pandora's Dawn' not Down. Whoever uploaded this should probably change it. |
| Senses Fail The Fire | 3.5 |
| Make Do and Mend End Measured Mile | 3.5 |
| Hand of Mercy The Fallout | 4.0 |
| Chiodos Illuminaudio | 3.0 |
| Bring Me the Horizon There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It... | 3.0 |
| First of all, the quality of mine sucked. However, considering they have a decent new guitarist I hoped they would have used this to their advantage, but they didn't. Musically the album lacks.There's still too much chugging throughout and not enough diversity. The guest vocals on Fuck and the use of Lights on two tracks add a nice touch to the album overall. |
| Linkin Park A Thousand Suns | 1.5 |
| Anberlin Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place | 3.5 |
| The Word Alive Deceiver | 2.5 |
| The Devil Wears Prada Zombie | 3.5 |
| musically i think its quite good. the screams are solid. however, still quite generic and repetitive. |
| Comeback Kid Symptoms + Cures | 4.0 |
| Shadows Chasing Ghosts The Golden Ratio | 3.0 |
| Couple of good tracks. Other than that, I'm really failing to see how this is a 4.5 |
| Avenged Sevenfold Nightmare | 2.5 |
| Rosaline The Vitality Theory | 4.0 |
| The Eyes of a Traitor Breathless | 2.5 |
| Norma Jean Meridional | 3.5 |
| Devil Sold His Soul Blessed & Cursed | 4.5 |
| Emarosa Emarosa | 3.0 |
| Parkway Drive Deep Blue | 3.5 |
| A solid release. It's not going to make metal history in music, it's not ground breaking but it's enjoyable and well produced. After having the album on repeat since it's release I've noticed that in comparison to most metalcore bands these days, parkway now lack technicality, evident in the guitars. Some songs are too slow and lose the punch that previous albums brought. In saying that, the majority of the songs are solid. I'm disappointed that this could have been so much better. |
| Reviver Potential Wasteland | 4.0 |
| Pierce the Veil Selfish Machines | 3.5 |
| This or the Apocalypse Haunt What's Left | 4.0 |
| Eminem Recovery | 3.0 |
| I got this purely out of curiosity. Not being a fan of hip hop, this album is quite solid. Shits all over Encore and Relapse. |
| The Gaslight Anthem American Slang | 3.5 |
| Journal Unlorja | 4.0 |
| Shadow of the Colossus Shadow of the Colossus | 4.0 |
| MyChildren MyBride Lost Boy | 1.0 |
| Attack Attack! Attack Attack! | 1.5 |
| Whitechapel A New Era of Corruption | 2.5 |
| The Ghost Inside Returners | 4.0 |
| An extremely well executed metalcore cd considering the flooding of the genre. Great breakdowns, great vocals and very decent lyrics. It really doesn't deserve anything less than 3.5 irrespective of whether you like the genre. |
| Resist the Thought Damnation | 3.5 |
| Stick to Your Guns The Hope Division | 3.5 |
| It Prevails Findings | 3.5 |
| A little disappointing that there are only 3 tracks. Yes you can call it generic, but it's bloody good. |
| Deez Nuts This One's For You | 2.0 |
| More Than A Thousand Vol. 4 Make Friends and Enemies | 3.5 |
| Generic? Maybe a little... BUT this record is hard, fast and catchy as fuck. |
| As I Lay Dying The Powerless Rise | 2.5 |
| We Are The Emergency Whispers and Fragments | 4.0 |
| Bleed from Within Empire | 4.0 |
| Our Last Night We Will All Evolve | 3.0 |
| Bullet for My Valentine Fever | 1.5 |
| Continuance Carry Ourselves | 3.5 |
| Write This Down Write This Down | 3.0 |
| Periphery Periphery | 3.5 |
| City and Colour Live at the Orange Lounge | 4.0 |
| letlive. Fake History | 4.0 |
| Secret And Whisper Teenage Fantasy | 3.0 |
| Listened to it a lot more and found it wasn't as good as I thought |
| Upon a Burning Body The World Is Ours | 3.5 |
| A Hope For Home Realis | 4.0 |
| Lower Than Atlantis Far Q | 3.5 |
| The Dillinger Escape Plan Option Paralysis | 4.0 |
| An excellent album, can't ignore the musicianship here. |
| Isles and Glaciers The Hearts of Lonely People | 2.5 |
| House Vs. Hurricane Perspectives | 3.0 |
| Feed Her to the Sharks The Beauty of Falling | 4.0 |
| Great aussie metalcore band bringing something new to the scene. Think of IKTPQ only a shitload better |
| Counterparts Prophets | 4.0 |
| In Mourning Monolith | 3.5 |
| Jamie's Elsewhere They Said a Storm Was Coming | 4.0 |
| great solid album, don't see much of that any more |
| Skyway Take These Days | 3.0 |
| Greeley Estates No Rain, No Rainbow | 3.0 |
| The Felix Culpa Sever Your Roots | 4.0 |
| More Than Life Love Let Me Go | 4.5 |
| Didn't expect anything less. Full of vocal emotion and passionate riffs. This is a must for anyone into Defeater, Have Heart, Break Even etc. Best album that's come out in a very long time. |
