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2023
Crosses Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete.	4.0
Horniest album I've ever heard

2022
Boundaries Burying Brightness	4.5
Stray from the Path Euthanasia	4.5
Stray has never really done much for me as a band, as much as I adore Craig Reynolds, but them leaning heavier into their metalcore sound with heaps of distortion and breakdowns makes me want to run up a fucking hill. I beg you, don't sleep on this record, it's their Long Live or whatever the fuck you kids say.
Ithaca They Fear Us	4.0
This album is fucking incredible, what the hell
Windwaker Love Language	4.5
I might just have to give this a review to show this album the respect it deserves.
Rolo Tomassi Where Myth Becomes Memory	4.5
Album is actually excellent wtf ?Prescience? is the hardest shit in the world

2021
Turnstile Glow On	4.5
This is album of the year and I haven't even listened to it yet Edit: I was right.
Olivia Rodrigo Sour	4.0
Architects For Those That Wish to Exist	2.0
I actually went into this wanting to give it a fair chance, and while it's not as bad as I was expecting, it is horribly one-note and monotonous. The majority of tracks follow the same structure of synth/electronic base track with a basic lead riff, then a heavy emphasis on the chorus, none of which are catchy enough to justify their overabundance. There are no real songs here that are cringe-inducing (Little Wonder does come close, the chorus of which is an almost tragic self-fulfilling prophecy for the band) but comparatively, none stand out on first listen, and all of the guest vocals feel terribly underutilized. It's a palatable album, sure, but very homogenous and uninspired.

2020
Palm Reader Sleepless	4.5
Bring Me the Horizon Post Human: Survival Horror	4.0
Svalbard When I Die, Will I Get Better?	4.5
This album fucks. There are so many moments throughout the record's 38-minute runtime that really make you stop and go; "okay wait, that was sick". Not only is When I Die, Will I Get Better? the band's crowning achievement to date but an absolute front runner for metal AOTY. This whole album slaps, but my personal favourites are 'Open Wound', 'Listen To Someone' and 'The Currency Of Beauty'. Gold star, Svalbard.
Misery Signals Ultraviolet	4.0
'Through Vales Of Blue Fire' not opening Ultraviolet is a legitimate head scratcher and the criticism toward the length of the album is valid. Still, this is quality material from Misery Signals, and we're pretty fortunate these songs came together at all. 'Old Ghosts', 'Redemption Key' and 'Cascade Locks' are all incredible and every track demands an attentive ear. I'm normally one for albums erring on the shorter side as I think it promotes replayability, but I do agree an extra song on here would not go amiss.
Make Them Suffer How to Survive a Funeral	3.0
I've appreciated everything the band has done up until this point, but truthfully I find this pretty underwhelming. Falling Ashes and Soul Decay are kinda cool, but nothing else really stands out that much aside from The Attendant, which is apparently a leftover cut from Worlds Apart.
The Ghost Inside The Ghost Inside	4.0
At first I felt a little underwhelmed by this release, because despite everythign the band had gone through at that point, it felt like a safe release and I was expecting a little more. However, after listening to the 1333 Days podcast detailing the band's accident and return to form, it's hard not to see the album in a new light and appreciate the fact it exists to begin with.
The Amity Affliction Everyone Loves You... Once You Leave Them	2.0
Idk how they did it but this is somehow worse than Misery.

2019
MIGHTYSPOOK Greatest Hits	4.5
Sleep Token Sundowning	4.0
Counterparts Nothing Left to Love	4.5
Tear the tears out of my open eyes for I no longer need to drown in the ocean of another
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard Infest the Rats' Nest	4.5
Gravemind Conduit	4.0
Varied enough to not be monotonous to listen to. Pretty solid deathcore album.
Baroness Gold and Grey	3.5
Despite the ill-fitting production and an overabundance of interlude tracks, Gold & Grey is still a fitting swan song for Baroness' colour spectrum themed albums, with some of their best tracks of their career to date. If you don't think 'Tourniquet' is one of the best songs they've ever put to record, you're crooked (mile, lmao).
Weyes Blood Titanic Rising	5.0
This is the best Lana Del Rey album since Born To Die.
Bring Me the Horizon Amo	4.0
Honestly this album surprised the hell out of me. Pre-release singles felt a little bland but work well in the context of the album. I worry about the longevity of this record as I feel it might be something that I might get burnt out on, but for the time being it's pretty enjoyable. Highlights: 'Nihilist Blues', 'In The Dark', 'Wonderful Life', 'Sugar Honey Ice & Tea', 'Heavy Metal'.

2018
JID DiCaprio 2	4.0
Architects Holy Hell	3.5
To be perfectly blunt, this record does sound a lot like All Our Gods... part 2, but considering the circumstances surrounding it, I guess that's kind of the point? I'd take this record with a grain of salt, as it doesn't take a huge step forward in sound, but certainly fulfills its purpose. Highlights: 'Hereafter', 'Royal Beggars', 'Modern Misery', 'The Seventh Circle'.
Dork Outreach Food	5.0
Brockhampton Iridescence	4.0
Dork Outreach Welcome 2 The Program	5.0
The Amity Affliction Misery	2.5
Definitely an improvement over This Could Be Heartbreak but Misery still falls short of expectation as Amity refuse to shake up their sound by any great margin. Highlights: 'Holier Than Heaven', 'Kick Rocks', 'Drag The Lake'.
Mac Miller Swimming	4.0
I'll admit I never really listened to much of his work until after he died, but this album has been on repeat for a long while. The dichotomy of how chill and relaxed everything sounds with his vulnerable lyricism makes for a really engaging - and heartbreaking listen.
Denzel Curry TA13OO	4.5
Kendrick better watch his fucking back.rHighlights: Black Balloons, Switch It Up, Sirens, Percs, Vengeance, Black Metal Terrorist.
Meg Myers Take Me To The Disco	4.5
As indicative by its "throwback" album cover, Myers is trying to capture a very niche early 00's sound, and she does it largely without fault. She has a dynamic range, straddling the line between delicate melodies and aggressive bangers. I love this album.
Pusha T DAYTONA	4.5
Jon Hopkins Singularity	4.0
Sleep The Sciences	4.0
Kali Uchis Isolation	4.0
Will Haven Muerte	3.0
I consider myself a big Will Haven fan but I have to say I'm a little disappointed by this so far. It's crushingly heavy and hard-hitting but the whole album sounds way too similar. Voir Dire was a much stronger album.
Between the Buried and Me Automata I	4.0
Rolo Tomassi Time Will Die And Love Will Bury It	4.0
Endless Heights Vicious Pleasure	4.5
I enjoyed this record when it came out, but it's only going back to listen to it now that I realize how incredibly well put together it is. Definitely a grower.
Lil Skies Life Of A Dark Rose	3.5

2017
Jaden Smith Syre	3.0
Converge The Dusk in Us	4.0
Big K.R.I.T. 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time	4.5
Counterparts You're Not You Anymore	4.5
YOU HAUNT ME. YOU HAUNT ME LIKE AN EMPTY HOME. PRICELESS POSSESSION, I BRING YOU WITH ME WHEREVER I GO.
Stray from the Path Only Death Is Real	2.5
Brand New Science Fiction	4.5
Make Them Suffer Worlds Apart	4.0
RAMIREZ The Grey Gorilla	4.0

2016
Trophy Eyes Chemical Miracle	4.0
It's actually pretty ridiculous how much this actually slays.
The Dillinger Escape Plan Dissociation	4.5
The Amity Affliction This Could Be Heartbreak	2.0
This Could Be Earache. Fiftygoddamnfuckingcharacterslolnah
Architects All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us	4.0
Chance the Rapper Coloring Book	3.5
Deftones Gore	3.5
Elzhi Lead Poison	4.5
Surprised this hasn't been reviewed yet. This shit is goddamn ridiculous.
Kendrick Lamar untitled unmastered.	4.0
David Bowie Blackstar	4.5

2015
Baroness Purple	4.0
Fans of Baroness' earlier style rejoice; Purple sounds like an even spread of both Red Album and Blue Record. Funny that.
The World Is a Beautiful Place... Harmlessness	5.0
Nah fuck you cunts this album's a five Nah fuck you cunts this album's a five Nah fuck you cunts this album's a five Nah fuck you cunts this album's a five Nah fuck you cunts this album's a five Nah fuck you cunts this album's a five
Little Simz A Curious Tale Of Trials + Persons	4.0
Bring Me the Horizon That's the Spirit	3.0
Fish absolutely shines on That's The Spirit, with the extensive sampling and electronics making up some of the best tracks on the album in the form of 'Doomed', 'Throne', 'Avalanche' and 'Run'. Moreover, Sykes ability to sing is never in doubt, meaning that the chorus heavy approach (for the most part) pays off. This is why it's so interesting to gauge the level of experimentation the band uses. Tracks like 'What You Need' and 'Blasphemy' are borderline insufferable, despite following the same pattern as the majority of the album, while the monumental closer of 'Oh No' somehow works - despite the most pop-friendly as Sykes echoes "Don't call it a party, 'cause it never stops" before throwing us a curveball as we're played out by saxophone. That's The Spirit is more or less a primer in radio rock - and if you don't mind a chorus stuck in your head for a day, then you'll find quite a bit to enjoy here.
Defeater Abandoned	3.5
Less accessible, yet more consistent than Letters Home, which unfortunately means the tracks tend to bleed together a little bit. The album's second half is far better than the first few tracks, though there's nothing downright unlistenable on here. 'Atonement' slays and the guest vocals on 'Borrowed & Blue' (whomever they belong to) really add a nice flavour to the track. I can see this growing on me with a few more listens.
The Sword High Country	3.0
Stories (AUS) The Youth to Become	4.5
This is gradually becoming one of my favourite releases of 2015. Stories take obvious influence from Underoath, but add their own signature sounds to make for some metalcore that may not necessarily be unique, but moves from strength to strength across 11 tracks.
Counterparts Tragedy Will Find Us	4.0
Carry me back to your bed. My conscience is my coffin, and I swear sometimes I'd rather be dead.
Northlane Node	4.0
Don't go into this expecting regular Northlane because it's the furthest thing from Discoveries or Singularity. 'Ohm', 'Leech' and the newly recorded 'Rot' all sound massive, and 'Animate' might be one of my favourite Northlane tracks.
Tame Impala Currents	2.5
I appreciate the change in direction and the idea of valuing risk instead of releasing the same record again, but suffice to say this is very disappointing.
Refused Freedom	3.0
Threedom
August Burns Red Found in Far Away Places	4.0
Anybody who has even the slightest concern for the future of August Burns Red's career need to go listen to 'Martyr' right now. One of the most impressive metalcore records I've heard in ages.
Jamie xx In Colour	4.0
Make Them Suffer Old Souls	4.0
It's not quite the leap forward from Neverbloom that I was hoping, but Old Souls proves to be much more refined and consistent in sound, and the heavier lean on melody and orchestral elements help make this so. 'Blood Moon' is the only song that really feels out of place here, and regrettably drags the rest of the record down. Luckily the good outweighs the bad with the likes of 'Requiem', 'Let Me In', 'Scraping The Barrel' and 'Timeless', the latter of which remains an emotional number, only just overshadowed by the album's closing title track.
Turnover Peripheral Vision	5.0
In Hearts Wake Skydancer	3.5
Earth Caller Degenerate	4.0
If you're craving a crushing hardcore release that doesn't make you sigh, thinking you've heard it all before, then Earth Caller have an album for you. Valiant and energetic, without dipping into homogenous territory or uninspired lyrics, Degenerate is a captivating listen from start to finish.
Horsehunter Caged In Flesh	4.0
For a bunch of dudes who just came out of high school, this release is fucking insane. Sludge and doom perfection that isn't too long or short in length. Can't wait to see what these guys do next.
Gang of Youths The Positions	4.5
This is far and away one of the best debut albums I've heard in a long, long time. The concept is executed without flaw and each song drives such melody and emotion.
Belle Haven Everything Ablaze	2.5
Action Bronson Mr. Wonderful	3.5
While She Sleeps Brainwashed	4.0
This might be one of the only modern metalcore albums that is enhanced by the deluxe tracks.
Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly	5.0
Title Fight Hyperview	3.0
Hellions Indian Summer	4.0
'Nottingham' and 'Ghoul' absolutely slay. Colour me impressed.
Lupe Fiasco Tetsuo and Youth	4.0
Enter Shikari The Mindsweep	4.0
You know Shikari's progressing when they deliberately leave out a track that starts with Sss or Zzz!
Storm The Sky Permanence	2.5
Jarrett is a more than a capable singer, and the production on the album is quite good for the most part. Problem is there's nothing much in the way of originality here. Standouts include 'Alive', 'Portraits' and 'Oh Sister'.

2014
The Smashing Pumpkins Monuments to an Elegy	3.0
Monuments To An Elegy is a mostly pleasant, if somewhat mildly inoffensive release.
Glass Bones Loner	4.0
More like Boner amirite? Thisoundoffprobablyneedsmorecharacters
Circa Survive Descensus	4.0
The Ghost Inside Dear Youth	3.0
I'm so sick of TGI creating one stellar track that's leaps and bounds in front of the rest of the album. Who wants to bet which song that's going to be this time? [My money's on Phoenix Flame.] Having said that, why can't they just put out an album full of Shiner's, Chrono's and White Light's?
Job For A Cowboy Sun Eater	4.0
Jun Eater. fiftycharactersfiftycharactersfiftycharacters
Ne Obliviscaris Citadel	4.0
Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 2	4.0
On first listen, RTJ2 seems like an inferior sequel to the duo's lively, accessible debut. I mean sure, the imaginative beats and sampling are there and the lyrics and rapping are still as humorous and tight as ever, but something was missing. My issue was that most of the tracks were slow-burners, which was a disappointment considering the amount of drunken nights I've had featuring the likes of 'Banana Clipper', 'Sea Legs' and 'Get It' among others. Even the fast-paced 'Close Your Eyes (And Count To Fuck)' seemed underwhelming in comparison, hence my disappointment. But then, it occurred to me - did I really want El-P and Killer Mike to make the same album over again? I guess in a sense, yes, a part of me did. However, I'm glad that they tried somewhat of a different approach this time around, while still retaining everything that made the first great.
Orbs These People Are Animals	4.0
I LOVE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. I LOVE MY NINE TO FIVE.
The Acacia Strain Coma Witch	3.5
Dads I’ll Be The Tornado	3.5
Single Mothers Negative Qualities	4.0
Childish Gambino STN MTN	2.5
Kauai is slightly better than STN MTN, but as a whole, this is really unremarkable.
Between the Buried and Me Future Sequence: Live at the Fidelitorium	4.0
Fantastically shot and edited, Live at the Fidelitorium is an intimate and intricate looks at the entirety of Future Sequence. Each member is covered greatly, and you really appreciate all the tiny details that go into each and every track, especially evident in the slew of guest musicians in the form of string and brass sections.
The Contortionist Language	4.0
Really impressed after the first listen. Everything sounds much more organic and natural as opposed to the manufactured sound of Intrinsic, and it manages to tread the line between beautiful and heavy. Also, 'Ebb & Flow' is a knockout!
Earth Primitive and Deadly	4.0
Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) You Will Eventually Be Forgotten	3.5
Pallbearer Foundations of Burden	4.0
Fallujah The Flesh Prevails	4.0
Regrettably somewhat of a victim to the hype, Fallujah's sophomore album is still a complex and layered slab of technical death metal and arguably their best work.
Betraying the Martyrs Phantom	3.0
Suicide Silence You Can't Stop Me	3.0
Braid No Coast	4.5
Every Time I Die From Parts Unknown	4.5
The Bermuda Triangle, Stonehenge, and how the fuck Every Time I Die are so damn good remain some of life's greatest mysteries.rSeriously guys, what the fuck.
Mastodon Once More 'Round the Sun	4.0
I didn't really mind The Hunter but Jesus Christ this makes The Hunter look like shit.
Confession Life and Death	3.5
It's really nothing groundbreaking, but if you're yearning for a good mosh-core album to nod your head along to, Life and Death brings the junz and brings them hard. Confession's best work.
clipping. CLPPNG	3.5
Beartooth Disgusting	3.5
'Beaten In Lips' would be so much better if the breakdown it ended on wasn't so pissweak.
Say Anything Hebrews	3.5
Once you get past the gimmicky absence of guitars, Hebrews is an album that features some of the group's best songs to date. After the train-wreck that was Anarchy, My Dear I was very concerned about Say Anything's future, but luckily enough to be proved wrong.
The Amity Affliction Let the Ocean Take Me	3.0
Arguably their darkest release yet, while still maintaining their catchy, pop punk chorus hooks. Let The Ocean Take Me isn't immediately wowing as the likes of Youngbloods or even Chasing Ghosts due to it housing absolutely no surprises whatsoever. There's some great tracks on here, with the one-two punch of 'Never Alone' and 'Death's Hand' as well as the penultimate 'Forest Fire' being some of the album's best cuts, but ultimately, it's the same Amity you've heard before.
Young and in the Way When Life Comes to Death	4.0
Bury Tomorrow Runes	3.5
Structures Life Through a Window	3.0
Much more structured than their debut, and the new vocalist is an improvement.
Agalloch The Serpent and the Sphere	4.0
Is everyone here on drugs? This rules. Classic Agalloch.
Swans To Be Kind	4.5
Closure in Moscow Pink Lemonade	4.0
Killer Be Killed Killer Be Killed	4.0
Honestly, it's really refreshing to hear a supergroup that actually sounds like an equal divide between the musicians. Everyone here gets their moment in the spotlight, making it a varied listen without sacrificing the sense of identity it builds for itself over its 45 minute runtime.
Baths Ocean Death	3.5
In Hearts Wake Earthwalker	3.5
Pixies Indie Cindy	3.0
It's not classic Pixies, but it's not hat bad. Well, except for 'Ring The Bell'. Seriously, what the fuck is up with that song.
More Than Life What's Left of Me	3.5
Truth be told, this is exactly what I wanted in a follow up to Love Let Me Go. Some may argue that rthey've softened up but the new approach is much more emotionally open, which is a subtle change in rdirection but a welcome one, and Jimmy's heart-wrenching vocals certainly reflect that.
Yuck Southern Skies	3.5
Foxy Shazam Gonzo	2.5
If this is what Gonzo's all about, you can count me out, baby count me out. Just count me out.
Single Mothers Wild Party	4.5
An absolute gem of a Post-Hardcore/Screamo style EP.
Animals As Leaders The Joy of Motion	4.0
Really good. 'Lippincott', 'Physical Education' and 'Para Mexer' are some outstanding tracks.
Ceres I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here	4.0
Turns out my hometown of Melbourne can get emo too! A must listen.
Wolfmother New Crown	2.5
La Dispute Rooms of the House	4.0
Architects Lost Forever // Lost Together	3.5
Architects really caught me off guard with this one. Disregarding the kinda average song titles, Lost Forever // Lost Together is the closest thing they've come to sounding like their Hollow Crown glory days. The album is very solid, and has a nice atmosphere littered throughout that doesn't sound too political or too personal found on the likes of Daybreaker and The Here And Now, respectively. It's still very much a chug-a-thon metalcore record, but going in expecting disappointment has left me quite surprised. A fine return to form.
Buried in Verona Faceless	2.5
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard Oddments	3.0
Dangers 5 O'Clock Shadows At The Edge Of The Western World	3.5
This is really awesome, it's just a shame it's so short. I kinda wished they saved this material for a third full-length. Still, this is classic Dangers.
Kid Cudi Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon	3.5
Arguably what 2013's Indicud should have been, Satellite Flight is a much fuller, more concise effort, and while it doesn't reach the peaks of either his Man on the Moon full-lengths, it's far from terrible. 'Going To The Ceremony' and 'Too Bad I Have To Destroy You Now' are proof that Mescudi can still create some killer tracks, of which were few and far between on his last full-length.
The Hotelier Home, Like NoPlace Is There	4.0
I Killed the Prom Queen Beloved	3.5
Nothing too radically different from what they were putting out before their breakup. Jamie Hope retains his reputation as an excellent vocalist, and Weinhofen's cleans continue to impress. Simply put, if you were a fan already, you'll likely find something to enjoy here, but it's a shame the band can't put out an album full of Melior's, Kj�rlighet's and Brevity's.
Cynic Kindly Bent to Free Us	2.5
Kindly prog to prog us is a disappointing affair. Kind of like when mum cheated on dad with Gavin from work and he turned out to be a real bummer. Probably cause he listened to this album. Poor Gavin.
Crosses Crosses	3.5
If you ignore that fact that 66% of the album has been available for years, then the album is really very solid. Moody and atmospheric and the new track order flows really well. Probably the closest thing we'll get to a new Team Sleep record.
Modern Baseball You’re Gonna Miss It All	4.0
I've changed by stance on this, as the maturity of You're Gonna Miss It All breaks Modern Baseball into a new, refreshing emo sound. Sports initially was superior because of it's catchy hooks, but there's just something so real and human about this record. Definitely one of my favourite bands right now. Can't wait to see where they go next.
The Rose Line Consequences	3.5
Have a Nice Life The Unnatural World	4.0
'Emptiness Will Eat The Witch' is song of the year material.
Periphery Clear	3.0
Isaiah Rashad Cilvia Demo	5.0
Bohren und der Club of Gore Piano Nights	4.0
Alcest Shelter	4.0
Oh Neige, stroke my hair and tell me I'm beautiful...
Manners Pale Blue Light	4.5
Drown yourself in your own shame, sink or swim it's all the same.

2013
Clams Casino Instrumental Mixtape 3	3.5
Burial Rival Dealer	4.5
Just when you think you have him pinned down, Burial pulls some shit like this. With Rival Dealer, we get to see the more dance and hip-hop side to William Bevan, in a way that might not necessarily be flooring, but intriguing all the same. 'Come Down To Us' is exceptional though.
Childish Gambino Because the Internet	3.5
Donald Glover takes a stab at creating a Channel Orange inspired album that is neither as consistent nor as remarkable as Channel Orange.
Beastmilk Climax	4.5
One of the catchiest and most memorable records this year. Post-punk lives!
Death Grips Government Plates	3.5
M.I.A. Matangi	4.0
Protest the Hero Volition	4.0
Apart from the fact that 'Plato's Tripartite' sounds like a B-side, this is pretty solid.
Totem Skin Still Waters Run Deep	4.0
Russian Circles Memorial	4.5
Words can't really do justice how completely jaw-dropping this is. Russian Circles have completely outdone themselves with Memorial.
Arcade Fire Reflektor	3.5
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard Float Along. Fill Your Lungs	4.0
Future of the Left How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident	4.0
David Dallas Falling Into Place	4.0
Pelican Forever Becoming	3.5
Red Fang Whales and Leeches	4.0
Sleigh Bells Bitter Rivals	3.5
Eleventh He Reaches London Banhus	4.0
Not quite as good as Hollow Be My Name, but still an impressive record, and perhaps more accessible for most.
Yuck Glow and Behold	3.5
Drake Nothing Was the Same	3.0
New Drake > New The Weeknd. rWhat the fuck is going on.
Touche Amore Is Survived By	4.0
Jesu Everyday I Get Closer to the Light from Which I Came	4.5
Jesus fucking christ. I mean...jesus fucking christ.
CHVRCHES The Bones of What You Believe	3.0
Hellions Die Young	4.0
The Devil Wears Prada 8:18	3.5
i give this an 8:18 out of 5rLelYour soundoff was too short, it has to be at least 50 characters
MGMT MGMT	4.0
Not gonna lie; 'A Good Sadness' and 'Mystery Disease' give me a semi.
The Weeknd Kiss Land	3.0
Janelle Monae The Electric Lady	3.5
Jessy Lanza Pull My Hair Back	4.0
Balance and Composure The Things We Think We're Missing	4.5
Arctic Monkeys AM	2.5
Modern Life Is War Fever Hunting	4.0
Black Joe Lewis Electric Slave	3.5
Born of Osiris Tomorrow We Die Alive	2.5
It's not terrible, but you might as well just listen to The Discovery.
Earl Sweatshirt Doris	4.0
Ulver Messe I.X-VI.X	4.0
Dead Letter Circus The Catalyst Fire	3.5
Rosetta The Anaesthete	3.5
Iwrestledabearonce Late for Nothing	3.0
Karnivool Asymmetry	3.5
Dads Pretty Good	5.0
This shit is amazing. Holy fuck. EP of the year.
We Came As Romans Tracing Back Roots	2.5
They've made some improvements in their abilities. Kyle's vocals, while still not great, are a huge improvement than previous attempts and the addition of Dave's clean singing is a nice touch as well, as his voice is much easier to listen to. Having said that, the songwriting and lyrics seems to have regressed, resulting in more generic, 'anthemic' songs.
Hands Like Houses Unimagine	3.5
Counterparts The Difference Between Hell and Home	4.5
The Difference Between Hell and Home combines the best parts of Counterparts previous two full-lengths, resulting in some of their strongest material. Every track is in a league of its own, with some exceptional highlights being 'Compass', 'Slave' and 'Soil'. Remarkable album.
Misery Signals Absent Light	4.5
If the songwriting on Absent Light proves anything, it's that even after a five year absence, Misery Signals are the frontrunners for modern metalcore and still miles ahead of their contemporaries.
Beartooth Sick	3.5
Nothing groundbreaking, but a pretty fun EP. Much more mature and focused than anything Attack Attack! ever did, although Shomo's vocals still have some room for improvement. I'm interested to see where this band goes.
Defeater Letters Home	3.5
As a huge Defeater fanboy, I feel compelled to love this, but truth be told, I'm finding it hard to. The fact that half of the tracks share the same 'No' prefix make it hard to distinguish between them, while the remainder of the tracks are solid but very few outstanding. A few exceptions being 'Bastards', 'No Relief' and 'Rabbit Foot' which save the album from being average. Ambition was what kept Empty Days and Sleepless Nights from becoming stale, but to much disappointment, on Letters Home, it feels like the band have regressed somewhat. Is it a bad album? No. Is it disappointing? Unfortunately, yeah, it is.
Thundercat Apocalypse	3.0
letlive. The Blackest Beautiful	4.0
IF HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS, THEN WHAT DO I DO WITH THIS EMPTY CHEST!?
Run the Jewels Run the Jewels	4.0
Palms Palms	3.5
As a massive fan of both Isis and Deftones, Palms debut album is enjoyable but falls into the trap of sounding pretty much exactly like what you'd expect it to. I'm sure it could grow on me more if given the chance, but its predictability dampens the once promising impact.
August Burns Red Rescue & Restore	4.0
This has grown on me a lot. From the meaningful and inspirational lyrics to the the diverse and wide variety of musical experimentation, August Burns Red have really taken a step forward as a band, resulting in their most consistent release yet.
Kanye West Yeezus	4.0
Yeezy takes us on an incredible aural journey because he "understands culture".
The World Is a Beautiful Place... Whenever, If Ever	4.5
I've changed my mind, the second half of Getting Sodas is just too damn good for this not to be a 4.5.
Listener Time Is A Machine	4.5
The Black Dahlia Murder Everblack	3.5
Pretty much what you'd expect from The Black Dahlia Murder. 'In Hell Is Where She Waits For Me' and 'Every Rope A Noose' are killer tracks.
The Saddest Landscape Exit Wounded	3.5
Deafheaven Sunbather	4.5
Boards of Canada Tomorrow's Harvest	3.5
Portugal. The Man Evil Friends	4.0
Kylesa Ultraviolet	3.5
Baths Obsidian	4.0
Alice in Chains The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here	4.0
Not as immediately awesome as Black Gives Way To Blue was but still a fantastic record. While the first half of the album is stronger than the second, 'Phantom Limb' is easily the album's standout. Something akin to 'A Looking In View'.
Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City	3.0
The Dillinger Escape Plan One of Us Is the Killer	4.0
I wasn't terribly keen on the pre-release tracks so this was honestly such a surprise.
Heaven Shall Burn Veto	4.0
Streetlight Manifesto The Hands That Thieve	4.0
Chance the Rapper Acid Rap	4.0
The Ocean Pelagial	4.0
Kid Cudi Indicud	3.5
Damn Scott, you shoulda named this RidiCuDilous cause that's what this is!
Frank Turner Tape Deck Heart	3.5
Vices Between My Mind And The World	3.5
Tyler, the Creator Wolf	3.5
Fallujah Nomadic	3.5
Bring Me the Horizon Sempiternal	3.5
...Well, fuck. I don't think anyone was expecting that.
Nails Abandon All Life	4.0
Kvelertak Meir	3.5
Northlane Singularity	3.5
Not as good as Discoveries, but still a solid album. The one/two punch of Windbreaker and Worldeater is one the band's strongest moments on record and despite Masquerade having some uninspired lyrics, it's catchy as hell.
Dope Body Saturday	3.0
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Specter At The Feast	3.5
David Bowie The Next Day	4.0
Youth Lagoon Wondrous Bughouse	4.0
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving Failed by Man and Machine	3.5
Alcoa Bone & Marrow	4.0
If you felt the acoustic tracks on ED&SN felt out of place, then this album is for you. If you legitimately enjoyed Archambault's acoustic ventures on ED&SN, then this album is for you.
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard Eyes Like The Sky	3.0
Shane Carruth Upstream Color	4.0
Absolutely stunning. The score to Upstream Color is engrossing, beautiful and proves Carruth's talent as a composer as well as filmaker.
Iceage You're Nothing	3.5
Shai Hulud Reach Beyond the Sun	4.5
With the return of Chad Gilbert on vocals, and the consistently stellar guitar work of Matt Fox, Shai Hulud have arguably created their finest piece of music in the entirety of their eighteen year career.
Foals Holy Fire	4.0
More like Holy Fuck, amirite??????????????????????
Coheed and Cambria The Afterman: Descension	4.0
Wil Wagner Laika	4.0
The soundtrack to accepting that you're a piece of shit and not giving a fuck.
My Bloody Valentine m b v	4.0
Cult of Luna Vertikal	4.5
Less than a week in to the year and I already have my AOTY.
Foxygen We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors...	4.0
CityCop / Les Doux Family Ties/Labors of Love	3.5
Touche Amore/Pianos Become the Teeth Split	3.5
It's a shame the band limit themselves to just one song each on this split, as this is clearly some of their best work to date. Both songs are very impressive.

2012
Circle Takes the Square Decompositions: Volume Number One	4.5
Hey Dev, is it cool if I change my end of year list?
Burial Truant/Rough Sleeper	4.0
Modern Baseball Sports	4.0
Code Orange Love Is Love // Return To Dust	2.5
A poor man's Converge. Props to them though, being young and all, but I just don't think this record is too engaging.
Captain Murphy Duality	4.0
Duality > good kid, m.a.a.d. city. I'll fucking fight you.
Deftones Koi No Yokan	4.0
Seven albums in and Deftones show no signs of slowing down. Koi No Yokan is remarkably consistent. The only tracks that don't do anything for me are the album finishers of 'Goon Squad' and 'What Happened To You?', and they're not even bad, just underwhelming in comparison to the rest of the record.
Flume Flume	3.0
Crystal Castles Crystal Castles III	4.0
Parkway Drive Atlas	3.5
Parkway Drive's songwriting skills have improved tenfold with Atlas, and the experimentation with guest vocals and orchestral arrangements make this quite an enjoyable metalcore record.
Neurosis Honor Found in Decay	3.5
Titus Andronicus Local Business	3.0
If The Monitor is a huge night out of fun, great music and memorable moments, then Local Business is like a hangover the morning after. Weak, sluggish and tired in comparison.
The Sword Apocryphon	3.5
Kendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d city	4.5
This is nowhere near as awesome as everyone's making it out to be.
Redcoats Redcoats	4.0
Godspeed You! Black Emperor 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!	4.0
Coerce Genome	4.0
Ellie Goulding Halcyon	2.5
See what you get when you start dating Skrillex?rYour soundoff was too short, it has to be at least 50 charactersYour soundoff was too short, it has to be at least 50 charactersYour soundoff was too short, it has to be at least 50 charactersYour soundoff was too short, it has to be at least 50 charactersYour soundoff was too short, it has to be at least 50 characters
The Acacia Strain Death Is the Only Mortal	3.5
Coheed and Cambria The Afterman: Ascension	3.5
The album feels much tighter as a whole, even if some tracks are stronger than others. My only real complaint is that it's very short, especially by Coheed standards, but this is just half of a double album so it's to be expected. Both albums played one after the other will sound mindblowing though.
Converge All We Love We Leave Behind	4.0
Legitimately awesome...like we expected anything less. The one, two punch of 'Sadness Comes Home' and 'Empty On The Inside' is phenomenal and 'Coral Blue' might just be one of their best tracks to date. Not to mention the title-track. Excellent album.
Between the Buried and Me The Parallax II: Future Sequence	4.0
Incredibly solid album. Pretty standard for BTBAM but still amazing. 'Silent Flight Parliament' for song of the year.
Tame Impala Lonerism	4.0
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis The Heist	4.5
Is calling this 'album of the year' too ambitious?
Glen Porter The Devil Is A Dancer, The Piper Is A Madman	3.0
The Mountain Goats Transcendental Youth	4.5
Death Grips No Love Deep Web	3.0
David Dallas Buffalo Man	3.5
Lupe Fiasco Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album Pt.1	3.0
The Killers Battle Born	2.5
A few decent tracks but pretty underwhelming. Doesn't look like I'll be getting another Sam's Town anytime soon.
Title Fight Floral Green	4.0
Devin Townsend Project Epicloud	4.0
The xx Coexist	3.5
Still have no idea why this isn't called Coexxist.
The Amity Affliction Chasing Ghosts	4.0
Propagandhi Failed States	4.0
In Hearts Wake Divination	3.0
Circa Survive Violent Waves	3.5
The Chariot One Wing	5.0
"Oh busy, busy bee, walking to and fro. What if we close our eyes? What if we don't wake up?"
Swans The Seer	4.5
As hauntingly beautiful as this is, at 2 hours long, it's very overwhelming.
JJ DOOM Key To The Kuffs	3.5
The Faceless Autotheism	3.5
While She Sleeps This Is the Six	4.0
Truth be told, this is an impressive metalcore release. Every member performs exceptionally, and Lawrence Taylor's meaningful lyrics make this a stand out amongst others of the genre. A little more vocal variety would've made it more so, however.
Dark Time Sunshine ANX	4.0
Antagonist A.D. Nothing From No One	3.5
The Contortionist Intrinsic	3.0
Bury Tomorrow The Union of Crowns	3.5
Baroness Yellow and Green	4.5
Frank Ocean channel ORANGE	5.0
Sure, the production is good, and Ocean's singing and beats certainly accentuate this, but it's something about the atmosphere this album generates that solidify Channel Orange as one of the most important RnB records released in the past ten years.
House Vs. Hurricane Crooked Teeth	2.5
A few good tracks but nothing truly spectacular. Perspectives was ten times better than this.
Periphery Periphery II: This Time It's Personal	3.5
Their next album will round out the trilogy. 'Peripherthree' is coming soon.
Dads American Radass (This Is Important)	4.0
The Broderick Free to Rot, Free of Sin	4.5
Gojira L'Enfant Sauvage	4.0
Listening to this album may create The Heaviest Boner of the Universe.
The Ghost Inside Get What You Give	3.5
Another excellent album to add to their discography. The one-two punch of Dark Horse/White Light is probably the best thing they've ever done.
The Smashing Pumpkins Oceania	4.0
The Tallest Man on Earth There's No Leaving Now	4.0
Future of the Left The Plot Against Common Sense	4.0
Ne Obliviscaris Portal of I	4.5
The fact that Ne Obliviscaris managed to make a 70 minute full-length album that never sounds too over indulgent is quite a feat. Especially for this type of music.
Architects Daybreaker	3.0
It's a solid record overall, but the band really fail to create any standout tracks, save for a few decent pre-release ones. Architects have regained some of their lost ground, but aren't quite all the way there yet.
Clams Casino Instrumental Mixtape 2	3.5
Buried in Verona Notorious	2.0
Art By Numbers Reticence: The Musical	3.0
Make Them Suffer Neverbloom	3.5
Dope Body Natural History	4.0
Death Grips The Money Store	4.0
Chance the Rapper 10 Day	4.0
Job For A Cowboy Demonocracy	3.0
Pelican Ataraxia/Taraxis	3.0
High on Fire De Vermis Mysteriis	4.0
The Mars Volta Noctourniquet	2.5
The song-writing on this album is really solid, with a few really standout tracks ('The Whip Hand', 'Dyslexicon', 'Zed and Two Naughts'), but I can't shake the the notion of how forced this whole album feels. It doesn't necessarily come across as lazy, but you kind of get the vibe that none of the members really want to be there. It's odd really, and to be perfectly honest, this would probably worth a 3.5 or maybe even a 4 if it weren't for the whole unconvincing charade going on underneath the music.
Meshuggah Koloss	3.5
La Dispute Conversations	3.0
OFWGKTA The OF Tape Vol. 2	3.5
Say Anything Anarchy, My Dear	1.5
It's a depressing thought that Max's songwriting skills were far superior when he was miserable.
Hands Like Houses Ground Dweller	3.0
With the exception of 'Antarctica' this is terribly underwhelming.
Ceremony (USA-CA) Zoo	3.0
Every Time I Die Ex Lives	4.0
Pond (AUS) Beard, Wives, Denim	4.0
Sigh In Somniphobia	3.5
After Scenes From Hell, I thought Sigh had lost the plot, descending into a endless void of wankery and cheap gimmicks. So, listening to this with zero expectations whatsoever, I was really quite surprised. Their flaws are still here, as prominent as ever, but they're on their upward climb back to the top. 'Amnesia' is hands down, one of my top tracks for this year.
T.R.A.M. Lingua Franca	4.0
Sleigh Bells Reign of Terror	3.0
Pallbearer Sorrow And Extinction	4.5
Earth Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II	3.5
The Saddest Landscape After The Lights	4.0
Burial Kindred	4.5
The Human Abstract Moonlight Sonata	3.5
Psycroptic The Inherited Repression	3.0
Grimes Visions	4.0
Lana Del Rey Born to Die	4.0
Honest to god don't know why I like this, but I do. I really do.
Foxy Shazam The Church of Rock and Roll	4.0
Attack Attack! This Means War	2.5
Despite their minor progression, Caleb's vocal technique is cringeworthy at points, the instrumentation is as bland as ever and the song structure is uninspired. 'The Wretched' is the standout track on the album but definitely a step in the right direction. More songs like that is the way to go.
Enter Shikari A Flash Flood of Colour	4.0
At first I was skeptical of this album, due to the lack of the once promised 'Destabilise' and 'Quelle Surprise', both of which are fantastic songs. But as it turns out, this record is innovative, meaningful and above all, a lot of fun. No filler and not one skippable track. Even my once hated 'Gandhi Mate, Gandhi' works well within the context of the album, and 'Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here' might be my favourite ever Enter Shikari song.
Alcest Les Voyages De L'Âme	4.5
Belle Haven Onus	2.0
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard 12 Bar Bruise	3.5

2011
Skrillex Bangarang	2.5
With 'Bangarang' Skrillex absolutely refuses to evolve musically. Whether you'll like it is determined by if you enjoyed his previous releases. It's only a bit of fun though, right?
The Weeknd Echoes of Silence	4.0
Echoes Of Silence is Tesfaye's darkest, most open offering yet.
Glass Bones Seasons	4.5
A Fantastic EP, every song is a winner. Would legit be a 5 if it was a full length.
Gallows (UK) Death Is Birth	2.0
Vildhjarta Måsstaden	3.5
http://s24.postimg.org/ctmumi31x/vildhjarta.jpg When a picture does indeed speak a thousand words.
Fallujah The Harvest Wombs	4.0
Drake Take Care	3.5
Drake improves immensly. A much more consistent record than his first, but it's still not something I'd spin that often.
Childish Gambino Camp	3.5
Realistically, this album is probably worth a 3 but I always end up listening to it a lot more than I expect to.
Irrelevant I'll Be OK	3.5
Not as consistent and memorable as one would hope, but still an enjoyable album overall. 'Flicker' is a killer track.
Cynic Carbon-Based Anatomy	3.0
Northlane Discoveries	4.0
An excellent debut release from a band with heaps of potential. If they continue improving on their strengths, they're bound to go far.
Down I Go Gods	4.5
Animals As Leaders Weightless	3.5
A much darker and heavier interpretation is still technically and musically proficient, even if it isn't as memorable as its lighter counterpart.
Boris the Blade Tides of Damnation	2.5
Pianos Become the Teeth The Lack Long After	4.0
Close Your Eyes Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts	3.0
Russian Circles Empros	4.0
Counterparts The Current Will Carry Us	4.5
Structures Divided By	2.5
Adding sweeps to chug-laden metalcore does not make you progressive.
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard Willoughby's Beach	3.5
The Amity Affliction Youngbloods	4.0
Trapped Under Ice Big Kiss Goodnight	3.5
Will Haven Voir Dire	4.5
Bjork Biophilia	3.5
Misfits The Devil's Rain	2.5
La Dispute Wildlife	4.0
Code Orange Cycles	3.0
Young and in the Way V. Eternal Depression	3.5
Oh, Sleeper Children of Fire	3.0
Confession The Long Way Home	3.0
Youth Lagoon The Year of Hibernation	4.0
Mastodon The Hunter	3.5
Betraying the Martyrs Breathe In Life	3.5
The Atlas Moth An Ache for the Distance	4.5
The Jezabels Prisoner	4.0
Opeth Heritage	3.5
People would assume that the negative reception comes from the viewpoint of hardcore Opeth fans, thinking Heritage is a betrayal of Opeth's classic sound. Damnation was different and is one of my most adored Opeth albums. The reason this is a bit of a disappointment is not because it's different, but because it's not a terribly engaging record overall. The best word to describe it would be "underwhelming" but that's not to say it's entirely bad - it has its redeeming tracks and memorable moments.
We Came As Romans Understanding What We've Grown to Be	2.5
Essentially To Plant A Seed 2.0, albeit with a bit more filler. If you enjoyed their first album, you'll enjoy this.
The Devil Wears Prada Dead Throne	3.5
Formulaic and uninvolved it may be, Dead Throne is still a harmless and largely enjoyable metalcore record.
Thrice Major/Minor	4.0
Delusion Twin A Damaged Machine	4.0
Thundercat The Golden Age Of Apocalypse	3.0
The Weeknd Thursday	4.0
Not quite as consistent as House Of Balloons, but still an amazing record.
Gotye Making Mirrors	3.5
Design the Skyline Nevaeh	1.5
Everything wrong with deathcore now with hideous autotuned vocals and overwhelming synth. It's definitely not as bad as you may think, nor is it as bad as their demo.They've learnt that song structure is in fact essential, and you can see some shape starting to form. Lead single 'Break Free From Your Life' has the most basic song structure, resulting in their best, or most tolerable track from the album. There are a few other moments scattered throughout which shine in comparison (the intro of 'Witch of The Woods' as well as the instrumental of 'Reverie') but fall flat overall.
Dads Brush Your Teeth, Again ;)	3.5
Redcoats Redcoats EP	3.5
Iwrestledabearonce Ruining It for Everybody	2.5
Iwrestledabearonce tighten their sound, proving that their gimmicky songwriting is the only thing making them worth listening to.
All Shall Perish This Is Where It Ends	3.0
Cerebral Ballzy Cerebral Ballzy	3.0
Suicide Silence The Black Crown	3.0
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving Deaden The Fields	4.0
Single Mothers Single Mothers	4.0
Another excellent release. The chorus of 'Hell (Is My Backup Plan)' is infectious.
Kendrick Lamar Section.80	4.0
Gillian Welch The Harrow And The Harvest	4.0
Job For A Cowboy Gloom	2.5
SBTRKT SBTRKT	3.5
Clams Casino Rainforest	4.5
One of the best pieces of ambient work to come out in a long while. It's got a great atmosphere with a running theme and shying just under 20 minutes; it's the perfect length for when you just need to chill out for a moment.
August Burns Red Leveler	3.0
sleepmakeswaves ...and so we destroyed everything	3.5
Devin Townsend Project Ghost	4.0
The Black Dahlia Murder Ritual	4.0
Bon Iver Bon Iver, Bon Iver	4.5
Devin Townsend Project Deconstruction	3.5
The Grates Secret Rituals	2.5
Of Mice and Men The Flood	3.0
The Dear Hunter The Color Spectrum (Complete Collection)	5.0
Skrillex More Monsters and Sprites	2.5
The lack of new material brings this down a bit, as good as some of the remixes are.
Touche Amore Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me	4.0
Arctic Monkeys Suck It and See	3.0
Frank Turner England Keep My Bones	4.5
Coerce Ethereal Surrogate Saviour	4.0
David Dallas The Rose Tint	4.0
Saul Williams Volcanic Sunlight	2.0
Balance and Composure Separation	3.5
Not a particularly original sounding album but hey, it gets the job done.
Jesu Ascension	4.0
Tyler, the Creator Goblin	4.5
Code Orange Embrace Me // Erase Me	2.5
Dope Body Nupping	3.5
Title Fight Shed	4.0
Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues	4.0
Death Grips Exmilitary	3.5
Deafheaven Roads to Judah	4.0
The Wombats This Modern Glitch	2.0
Ulver Wars of the Roses	4.0
Bohren und der Club of Gore Beileid	4.0
The main point of contention for Bohren has been the length of some of their albums; Midnight Radio is the main culprit for being too long, and yet, it's Beileid that feels too short in comparison. Maybe the length was what I got used to, but I kind of wish this wasn't over so quickly.
Belle Haven Chapter 0	1.5
Septicflesh The Great Mass	4.0
A beautifully dark and orchestral piece of work from Greek Death Metal kings. On par with Communion.
Between the Buried and Me The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues	3.5
Red Fang Murder the Mountains	4.0
The Mountain Goats All Eternals Deck	4.5
Easily Darnielle's best album since The Sunset Tree.
Burial Street Halo	4.0
Swarms Old Raves End	4.0
Young and in the Way I Am Not What I Am	4.0
Protest the Hero Scurrilous	3.5
Born of Osiris The Discovery	4.0
A massive step up in terms of quality. Say goodbye to standard deathcore and say hello to beautifully crafted technical death metal that utilizes keyboard and synth to make a good album great.
The Weeknd House of Balloons	5.0
The perfect late-night chill out album. Its atmosphere is one of a kind.
Black Joe Lewis Scandalous	3.5
Action Bronson Dr. Lecter	3.5
Manners Apparitions	4.0
Sylosis Edge of the Earth	4.5
Lupe Fiasco Lasers	2.5
It's pretty decent, but it also doesn't really feel like it came from Lupe himself, which explains why it's so manufactured. Apart from a few exceptional tracks (Words I Never Said, State Run Radio, All Black Everything) it's all pretty generic hip hop. Not a bad cd by any means but a bit average sandwich.
The Human Abstract Digital Veil	4.5
Defeater Empty Days and Sleepless Nights	4.5
Elbow Build A Rocket Boys!	4.0
Clams Casino Instrumental Mixtape	4.0
Radiohead The King of Limbs	3.0
Frank Ocean Nostalgia, Ultra.	4.0
Yuck Yuck	4.5
Glassjaw Coloring Book	4.0
Earth Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I	4.0
Thomas Giles Pulse	3.0
With the exception of 'Sleep Shake', most of Pulse struggles with identity and misdirection. It's a competent album, just not an overly memorable one.
Architects The Here and Now	2.5
The Aquabats Hi-Five Soup!	4.0
Iceage New Brigade	3.5
Glass Bones The Hope In Forgiving & Giving Up Hope	4.5
This is simply, an amazing record. My only regret is not learning about them sooner.
Childish Gambino EP	3.5
Witch Blood Wounderom	3.5
Glassjaw Our Color Green (The Singles)	4.0

2010
The Damned Things Ironiclast	3.5
Amia Venera Landscape The Long Procession	4.5
Snowing I Could Do Whatever I Wanted If I Wanted	4.0
Agalloch Marrow of the Spirit	4.0
Blindead Affliction XXIX II MCMXCVI	4.5
One of the darkest, most haunting albums I've listened to in a long while and also, quite simply, one of the best.
Glen Porter Blessed By A Young Death	3.5
The Smashing Pumpkins Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, Vol. 2	3.0
The Chariot Long Live	4.5
While She Sleeps The North Stands for Nothing	3.5
Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy	5.0
The Ocean Anthropocentric	3.5
Kid Cudi Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager	4.0
Atheist Jupiter	4.0
Kylesa Spiral Shadow	4.0
Skrillex Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites	3.0
Excellent music to put on for a party or gathering.
Chiodos Illuminaudio	4.0
Bring Me the Horizon There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It...	3.0
A mildly enjoying album that could have been more so.
The Jezabels Dark Storm	4.5
The Saddest Landscape You Will Not Survive	5.0
Oceansize Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up	4.0
Swans My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky	4.0
Bury Tomorrow On Waxed Wings	3.0
The Red Shore The Avarice Of Man	3.5
The Contortionist Exoplanet	4.0
The Sword Warp Riders	4.5
If this album doesn't make you want to bang your head then you probably don't have a fuckin head
The Devil Wears Prada Zombie	3.5
Orbs Asleep Next to Science	4.5
Soundtrack (Film) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World	4.5
Wasn't a fan of the film, but the soundtrack is amazing. A great collection of song's for a summer's day. Perfect roadtrip mix.
Carpathian Wanderlust	3.5
Arcade Fire The Suburbs	4.0
The Acacia Strain Wormwood	2.5
Thy Art Is Murder The Adversary	2.5
M.I.A. Maya	3.5
Baths Cerulean	3.5
Listener Wooden Heart	5.0
I've had this album for a while, but it's only until very recently that it fully clicked with me. Give it some time and you'll be sweetly rewarded.
Parkway Drive Deep Blue	3.0
It's interesting to think that Parkway Drive's most recognised and well-known album is also probably their worst, musically. It's still a fun romp, with tracks like 'Sleepwalker', 'Karma' and 'Home Is For The Heartless' being particular highlights.
Kvelertak Kvelertak	4.5
Drake Thank Me Later	2.5
Not an inherently bad album, it has some mildly enjoyable moments, but there's nothing here that will knock you flat and leave you genuinely impressed.
Foals Total Life Forever	5.0
This one is interesting. At first I thought very little of it. Then I pushed it up to 4 once I discovered its potential. After repeated listens, along with some personal memories of mine that are attached to it - I feel that I personally need to give this a 5.
Attack Attack! Attack Attack!	2.0
Entirely forgettable, generic and sometimes perplexing, AA!'s sophomore album is an improvement nonetheless.
Heaven Shall Burn Invictus (Iconoclast III)	3.0
The Ghost Inside Returners	3.5
Ceremony (USA-CA) Rohnert Park	4.5
Tame Impala Innerspeaker	4.5
Skrillex My Name Is Skrillex	3.0
Five Star Prison Cell Matriarch	4.0
Northlane Hollow Existence	3.0
The Smashing Pumpkins Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, Vol. 1	3.0
Rosetta A Determinism of Morality	4.0
Cynic Re-Traced	2.5
What you get here is essentially dumbed down versions of half of the tracks from 'Traced In Air' which comes off as both lazy and baffling. It sounds fine, no complaints on that front, but the whole thing just screams redundancy considering they were practically perfect the first time around. Despite all this though, 'Wheels Within Wheels' is an incredible song and dare I say, one of the best tracks they've ever written.
Janelle Monae The ArchAndroid	3.5
Dead Letter Circus This Is The Warning	4.0
The Dead Weather Sea of Cowards	4.0
Sleigh Bells Treats	4.0
OFWGKTA Radical	3.5
Deftones Diamond Eyes	4.5
I'm admittedly not the longest Deftones fan as I've only gotten into them recently, but this album is beyond incredible. You'll be hard pressed to find a bad song on here.
Twilight Monument To Time End	4.0
Crystal Castles Crystal Castles II	4.0
Periphery Periphery	3.5
Circa Survive Blue Sky Noise	4.5
The Ocean Heliocentric	3.0
Only a first listen but I am very impressed. New vocals are different albeit very powerful. In my opinion, we have here a strong contender for best metal album of 2010.
Coheed and Cambria Year of the Black Rainbow	3.5
The Tallest Man on Earth The Wild Hunt	4.0
MGMT Congratulations	4.0
Foxy Shazam Foxy Shazam	4.5
letlive. Fake History	5.0
One of the greatest Post-Hardcore albums ever released.
Secret And Whisper Teenage Fantasy	4.0
Earl Sweatshirt EARL	3.5
If you're at all a fan of Tyler or Odd Future, then EARL will be right up your alley. Points are deducted for a lack of depth as well as a short runtime (25 mins), but hopefully those faults will be built upon with Doris.
Alcest Écailles De Lune	4.5
The Dillinger Escape Plan Option Paralysis	4.5
Rinoa An Age Among Them	4.5
Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men	2.5
John Steinbeck's novella is classic piece of American literature and arguably one of the most important books ever written.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Beat the Devil's Tattoo	3.5
Titus Andronicus The Monitor	4.0
House Vs. Hurricane Perspectives	4.0
It's taken me a while to get into this, but I'm really happy I gave it my time. Despite, sounding cliche, it really is something different in the scene. The album takes more of an ambient approach over a heavy one which makes it something to easily get carried away by. Even to such the extent that it's something I could picture myself falling asleep to. Recommended, but it is a massive grower.
Ellie Goulding Lights	4.0
Counterparts Prophets	4.0
High on Fire Snakes For The Divine	4.0
Close Your Eyes We Will Overcome	3.0
Nails Unsilent Death	4.0
Massive Attack Heligoland	3.5
Vampire Weekend Contra	2.5
Dads The Essential John Denver EP	3.0
Manners Escapism	3.5
Antagonist A.D. Old Bones Make New Blooms	3.5
Dangers Messy, Isn't It?	4.0
More Than Life Love Let Me Go	4.5

2009
Tyler, the Creator Bastard	4.0
La Dispute Here, Hear. III	4.0
Devin Townsend Project Addicted	4.0
Defeater Lost Ground	4.5
We Came As Romans To Plant a Seed	2.5
Say Anything Say Anything	4.0
The Atlas Moth A Glorified Piece of Blue Sky	4.0
The Jezabels She's So Hard	4.0
Pelican What We All Come to Need	3.5
The Red Chord Fed Through the Teeth Machine	3.5
Between the Buried and Me The Great Misdirect	4.0
Russian Circles Geneva	4.0
Wolfmother Cosmic Egg	3.0
Thrice Beggars	3.5
Baroness Blue Record	4.0
Bury Tomorrow Portraits	3.0
Confession Cancer	3.0
Converge Axe to Fall	4.0
Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) What It Takes to Move Forward	4.0
The Contortionist Apparition	3.5
Alice in Chains Black Gives Way to Blue	4.5
Brand New Daisy	4.0
Asking Alexandria Stand Up and Scream	1.5
Generic, in every sense of the word. This is basically your cookie-cutter Synth/Metalcore band with nothing going for them. I know that sounds harsh, but it's accurate; the record is actually much worse than I had expected it to be. The only tolerable track is 'Final Episode (Let's Change The Channel)' but that is drastically brought down by generic lyrics, generic instrumentation and a disjointed song structure, making it feel like 3 separate segments as opposed to a whole. Terrible.
The Black Dahlia Murder Deflorate	3.5
Kid Cudi Man on the Moon: The End of Day	4.0
Every Time I Die New Junk Aesthetic	4.5
Frank Turner Poetry of the Deed	3.5
Raised Fist Veil Of Ignorance	3.5
David Dallas Something Awesome	3.5
Oh, Sleeper Son of the Morning	3.0
Kisschasy Seizures	3.0
Arctic Monkeys Humbug	3.5
As Tall As Lions You Can't Take It With You	4.0
The xx xx	4.5
One of my best and most fondest memories is driving in my car on a night much like tonight; the sun was low, just peaking off the horizon and everywhere was quiet. I had this album playing and the two moulded together in my brain and never left. This record...this is something special.
Trapped Under Ice Secrets of the World	3.0
Secrets In Scale Secrets In Scale	3.5
The Dead Weather Horehound	4.0
August Burns Red Constellations	4.5
Born of Osiris A Higher Place	3.0
Job For A Cowboy Ruination	3.5
Jesu Infinity	3.5
Touche Amore ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse	4.0
Pianos Become the Teeth Old Pride	4.0
Suicide Silence No Time to Bleed	2.0
Even for a genre that doesn't do well on its own, this album is really boring.
Future of the Left Travels With Myself And Another	3.5
The Mars Volta Octahedron	3.5
Break Even The Bright Side	4.5
Enter Shikari Common Dreads	3.5
Karnivool Sound Awake	4.5
Iwrestledabearonce It's All Happening	3.0
If you can accept that it's just a band playing fun, even schizophrenic metalcore, then you'll enjoy it for what it is. Krysta's vocals have improved as well.
Coerce Silver Tongued Life Licker	4.0
Heaven Shall Burn Iconoclast (Part 2: Bildersturm)	3.5
Devin Townsend Project Ki	4.5
A fantastic album to get lost in its dark, yet reassuring atmosphere. Superb.
maudlin of the Well Part the Second	4.0
The Red Shore Lost Verses	3.5
Zao Awake?	3.5
The Chariot Wars and Rumors of Wars	4.0
Closure in Moscow First Temple	4.5
Gallows (UK) Grey Britain	5.0
Animals As Leaders Animals as Leaders	4.0
A beautifully technical album that excels in both songwriting as well as creating atmosphere, all without ever descending into wankery.
Cult of Luna Fire Was Born	4.5
Without a doubt, one of the best Live Sets I have ever witnessed.
ISIS Wavering Radiant	4.0
Betraying the Martyrs The Hurt, the Divine, the Light	3.0
Snowing Fuck Your Emotional Bullshit	4.5
Eleventh He Reaches London Hollow Be My Name	4.5
MF DOOM Born Like This	3.0
Mastodon Crack the Skye	4.5
Kylesa Static Tensions	4.0
Red Fang Red Fang	3.5
Propagandhi Supporting Caste	4.0
Listener Return to Struggleville	3.5
The Antlers Hospice	4.5
The Jezabels The Man Is Dead	4.0
Architects Hollow Crown	4.0
Antagonist A.D. We Are The Dead	3.0
Loom Selva Molhada	3.5
It's a refreshing sound that unfortunately grows a bit stale by the end of the album's runtime. 'Eons' is a heck of a closer though.
Black Joe Lewis Tell 'Em What Your Name Is	4.0
Glen Porter Falling Down	4.0
Into the Ocean Ruins	5.0
Perhaps the best combination of Metalcore and Synth, dare I say...ever? Even after spinning this EP years after its release, I still struggle to find comparison to another band. Totally original, and experts in their field, Into The Ocean created an amazing slab of music with Ruins where every track is an absolute cracker.

2008
Kanye West 808s and Heartbreak	4.0
Attack Attack! Someday Came Suddenly	1.5
It's a pretty bold move to mix metalcore and electronica elements with absolutely no attempt at subtlety, but the fact is it just fails to work at all. I think what's worse is on their own, these parts actually sound halfway decent, but when they come together, it invokes a horrible mess.
La Dispute Here, Hear. II	3.0
The Faceless Planetary Duality	4.0
La Dispute Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair	4.0
La Dispute Here, Hear.	3.0
The Red Shore Unconsecrated	4.5
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club The Effects of 333	1.5
I don't even know what the hell this is meant to be.
Fear Before Fear Before	3.5
Cynic Traced in Air	4.0
Callahan Callahan	3.0
A unique sound, albeit not the most interesting record. Some killer tracks on here among a bit of filler. 'Say Goodnight And Go' is a fucking wicked song.
Between the Buried and Me Colors_Live	4.0
There's a few issues regarding camera coverage and the lack of crowd audio (making any attempt at audience sing-a-longs fall flat), but otherwise the entire set is performed near flawlessly. The second set comprised of some of the band's very best tracks is also a very nice addition, and clearly well picked.
Gojira The Way of All Flesh	4.0
Confession Can't Live, Can't Breathe	2.5
Bohren und der Club of Gore Dolores	4.0
The Amity Affliction Severed Ties	3.5
Bring Me the Horizon Suicide Season	2.5
"I guess we'd rather have a large fan-base of teenage girls than any real talent."
The Contortionist Shapeshifter	3.0
Defeater Travels	4.5
All Shall Perish Awaken the Dreamers	3.5
The Human Abstract Midheaven	1.5
Though musically and vocally competent, Midheaven is weighed down by its atrocious songwriting and lyrical content. It might not necessarily be one of the worst albums I've ever heard, but it's truly one of the most disappointing.
The Acacia Strain Continent	3.0
Janelle Monae Metropolis: The Chase Suite	3.0
Walls of Jericho The American Dream	4.0
Ceremony (USA-CA) Still Nothing Moves You	3.5
The Grates Teeth Lost, Hearts Won	3.0
More Than Life Brave Enough To Fail	3.5
Carpathian Isolation	4.0
Misery Signals Controller	4.5
Cult of Luna Eternal Kingdom	4.0
Grouper Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill	4.5
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	3.5
House Vs. Hurricane Forfeiture	3.0
Shai Hulud Misanthropy Pure	4.0
Definitely their most diverse and technically proficient to date, albeit a little less memorable than their other work.
Russian Circles Station	4.0
Millionaires Bling Bling Bling!	1.0
I can, and actually HAVE made better tracks on Garageband at home.
La Dispute Untitled	4.0
A Different Breed of Killer I, Colossus	3.0
Closure in Moscow The Penance and the Patience	4.0
Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV	4.0
Titus Andronicus The Airing of Grievances	3.5
The Sword Gods of the Earth	4.0
Frank Turner Love, Ire & Song	4.0
Septicflesh Communion	4.0
Foals Antidotes	4.0
Crystal Castles Crystal Castles	3.5
Eternal Lord Blessed Be This Nightmare	3.5
Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid	4.5
Meshuggah obZen	4.5
The Tallest Man on Earth Shallow Grave	3.5
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving Tiny Fragments - EP	4.5
Spastic, Epic, Nostalgic, Goddamn Incredible. My new favourite band.
Drake So Far Gone	3.5
Secret And Whisper Great White Whale	4.0
Heaven Shall Burn Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)	4.5
Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend	3.0
Protest the Hero Fortress	4.0
The Mars Volta The Bedlam in Goliath	4.0
Earth The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull	4.5
Have a Nice Life Deathconsciousness	4.5
Foxy Shazam Introducing	3.5
OFWGKTA The Odd Future Tape	3.0
The Rose Line Arrival	3.0
Trapped Under Ice Stay Cold	3.5

2007
Lupe Fiasco The Cool	3.5
Wu-Tang Clan 8 Diagrams	3.0
As Tall As Lions Into The Flood	3.0
Streetlight Manifesto Somewhere in the Between	3.5
The Dillinger Escape Plan Ire Works	3.5
Has some great songs, but the whole middle is practically filler.
The Ocean Precambrian	4.5
Burial Untrue	5.0
Saul Williams The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust	3.5
Oh, Sleeper When I Am God	2.0
Coheed and Cambria No World for Tomorrow	4.0
Say Anything In Defense of the Genre	4.5
Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II	4.0
Radiohead In Rainbows	4.0
The Ghost Inside Fury and the Fallen Ones	4.0
These Arms Are Snakes Tail Swallower and Dove	3.5
MGMT Oracular Spectacular	4.5
Parkway Drive Horizons	4.0
Not as good as their debut, Horizons is still a fun album, with some of the band's most recognised material on display in the form of 'Boneyards', 'Idols And Anchors' and of course, 'Carrion'.
Born of Osiris The New Reign	3.0
Rosetta Wake/Lift	3.5
Ulver Shadows of the Sun	4.0
Oceansize Frames	4.0
Future of the Left Curses	3.5
Suicide Silence The Cleansing	3.0
High on Fire Death Is This Communion	3.5
Between the Buried and Me Colors	4.5
The Black Dahlia Murder Nocturnal	4.5
Kanye West Graduation	3.5
Baroness Red Album	4.0
Chiodos Bone Palace Ballet	3.5
Every Time I Die The Big Dirty	4.0
Kashiwa Daisuke Program Music I	5.0
Modern Life Is War Midnight in America	3.5
M.I.A. Kala	4.0
Alcest Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde	4.0
The Red Chord Prey for Eyes	4.0
Kisschasy Hymns for the Nonbeliever	3.5
The Smashing Pumpkins Zeitgeist	2.5
Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago	4.0
Architects Ruin	4.5
Architects' best album is the only one that's missing from Spotify????
August Burns Red Messengers	3.5
Will Haven The Hierophant	3.5
The White Stripes Icky Thump	4.0
Sigh Hangman's Hymn	4.5
An absolutely breathtaking album. Shit, this might even be a 5.
Pelican City of Echoes	3.5
Burial Ghost Hardware	3.0
Circa Survive On Letting Go	4.0
Neurosis Given to the Rising	3.5
Job For A Cowboy Genesis	3.0
Genesis has a few outstanding tracks ('Bearing The Serpent's Lamb', 'Embedded', 'The Divine Falsehood') but is weighed down by a lot of tracks that are neither good or bad, and are just "there".
Bjork Volta	3.5
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Baby 81	3.0
Dntel Dumb Luck	3.5
Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare	3.5
Porcupine Tree Fear of a Blank Planet	5.0
The Chariot The Fiancee	4.0
Enter Shikari Take to the Skies	3.5
Earth Hibernaculum	3.5
Arcade Fire Neon Bible	4.0
Five Star Prison Cell Slaves of Virgo	3.0
Jesu Conqueror	4.0
Frank Turner Sleep Is For The Week	3.5
Bury Tomorrow The Sleep of the Innocents	2.0
The Wombats A Guide to Love, Loss and Desperation	2.5
Iwrestledabearonce Iwrestledabearonce	3.5
There's enough going on in each track to keep you hooked but not too much to make it sound overstuffed. It does come off as really gimmicky though.
More Than Life Prelude	3.5
Once you get past the kind of unorthodox vocals, this is a solid hardcore punk release.
Ne Obliviscaris The Aurora Veil	4.0

2006
Brand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me	4.5
I Killed the Prom Queen Music for the Recently Deceased	3.5
IKTPQ build upon the promise shown on their debut to impressive lengths. Ed Butcher is a much better vocalist than Michael Crafter, even if his range is a little minimal. Each song brings its own without ever becoming stale. The only downside is that they can start to blend a little, but other than that, a solid album.
Yndi Halda Enjoy Eternal Bliss	4.5
Kylesa Time Will Fuse Its Worth	3.5
ISIS In the Absence of Truth	4.5
Bring Me the Horizon Count Your Blessings	3.0
Not the worst lyrics ever written, not the most repetitive instrumentation ever used and the one time where they weren't a complete copy of Architects.
Deftones Saturday Night Wrist	4.5
Amy Winehouse Back to Black	5.0
Converge No Heroes	4.0
These Arms Are Snakes Easter	3.5
Gallows (UK) Orchestra Of Wolves	4.0
Fear Before The Always Open Mouth	4.5
Lupe Fiasco Food & Liquor	4.5
Mastodon Blood Mountain	4.0
The Mars Volta Amputechture	4.5
Heaven Shall Burn Deaf to Our Prayers	4.0
Burial Distant Lights	3.0
The Human Abstract Nocturne	4.0
Misery Signals Mirrors	4.5
All Shall Perish The Price of Existence	3.5
As Tall As Lions As Tall As Lions	4.5
Less of a breakup album than the soundtrack to being in love, As Tall As Lions self-titled record perfectly captures the ups and downs of a relationship. From its heart racing conception, to the inevitable split up of two people; this album spans its entirety. Superb.
Agalloch Ashes Against the Grain	5.0
Antagonist A.D. These Cities, Our Graves	3.5
Strapping Young Lad The New Black	3.5
Ceremony (USA-CA) Violence Violence	4.0
The Acacia Strain The Dead Walk	3.5
Zao The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here	4.0
Glass Casket Desperate Man's Diary	4.0
Dangers Anger	4.5
Russian Circles Enter	4.0
Burial Burial	4.5
Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium	5.0
Tool 10,000 Days	4.0
Architects Nightmares	4.0
Cult of Luna Somewhere Along the Highway	5.0
The Red Shore Salvaging What's Left	4.0
The Grates Gravity Won't Get You High	4.0
Raised Fist Sound of the Republic	4.0
La Dispute Vancouver	3.5
The Sword Age of Winters	4.0
Brand New Fight Off Your Demons (The Demos)	4.0
This is actually really fuckin good what the hell.
Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not	3.5
Carpathian Nothing To Lose	3.0
DangerDoom The Occult Hymn	3.0
The Faceless Akeldama	4.0
Gotye Like Drawing Blood	4.0

2005
letlive. Speak Like You Talk	3.0
Ceremony (USA-CA) Ruined	3.5
Short, but sweet. Or bitter, rather. Very fucking bitter.
The Ocean Aeolian	4.0
System of a Down Hypnotize	3.5
August Burns Red Thrill Seeker	4.0
Job For A Cowboy Doom	2.5
Wolfmother Wolfmother	3.5
Propagandhi Potemkin City Limits	4.0
Thrice Vheissu	4.5
Rosetta The Galilean Satellites	4.5
The idea of playing both discs at once for full effect might come off as gimmicky, but the fact is, they couldn't fit together any better - the end result being a truly remarkable slab of Post Metal. Of course, all this would mean nothing if they weren't fluent to begin with, but luckily the respective discs can hold their own when played separately.
Boards of Canada The Campfire Headphase	3.5
DangerDoom The Mouse And The Mask	4.0
Coheed and Cambria From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness	4.5
Oceansize Everyone Into Position	4.5
Parkway Drive Killing with a Smile	4.0
Admittedly, I'm probably blinded by nostalgia on this one, but I still think Killing With A Smile is a lot of fun. For it's time, it was probably miles ahead of its metalcore peers, so it's nice to see it hasn't aged terribly.
Earth Hex: Or Printing In the Infernal Method	3.5
Between the Buried and Me Alaska	5.0
Kanye West Late Registration	3.5
Protest the Hero Kezia	4.5
Every Time I Die Gutter Phenomenon	3.5
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Howl	4.0
Kisschasy United Paper People	2.5
Chiodos All's Well That Ends Well	3.0
The Black Dahlia Murder Miasma	3.5
Ulver Blood Inside	3.5
The White Stripes Get Behind Me Satan	4.0
Pelican The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon...	4.0
Foxy Shazam The Flamingo Trigger	4.0
Meshuggah Catch Thirtythree	4.5
M.I.A. Arular	4.0
The Red Chord Clients	3.5
System of a Down Mezmerize	4.0
Team Sleep Team Sleep	3.5
Bohren und der Club of Gore Geisterfaust	4.0
Circa Survive Juturna	3.5
Kylesa To Walk A Middle Course	3.5
Strapping Young Lad Alien	4.5
The Mountain Goats The Sunset Tree	5.0
The Mars Volta Frances the Mute	5.0
Five Star Prison Cell The Complete First Season	3.0
Karnivool Themata	4.5
High on Fire Blessed Black Wings	4.0
Gojira From Mars to Sirius	4.5
Carpathian Carpathian	2.5
Glassjaw El Mark	3.5
Burial South London Boroughs	4.0
Modern Life Is War Witness	4.0

2004
MF DOOM MM.. Food	4.5
The Chariot Everything Is Alive, Everything Is...	3.5
Heaven Shall Burn Antigone	4.0
Elliott Smith From a Basement on the Hill	4.0
ISIS Panopticon	5.0
Cult of Luna Salvation	5.0
Shane Carruth Primer	3.5
It's a little on the short side, but Carruth demonstrates his knack for creating ambient and emotional pieces that perfectly reflect the genius film of Primer.
Bring Me the Horizon This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For	2.0
Jesu Jesu	4.0
These Arms Are Snakes Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home	4.0
Saul Williams Saul Williams	4.0
Converge You Fail Me	4.5
Arcade Fire Funeral	3.5
Fear Before Art Damage	4.0
Bjork Medulla	3.0
Mastodon Leviathan	4.5
Glass Casket We Are Gathered Here Today...	4.0
Viktor Vaughn (VV:2) Venomous Villain	3.5
Say Anything ...Is a Real Boy	5.0
The Dillinger Escape Plan Miss Machine	4.0
Zao The Funeral of God	5.0
As an Atheist, it may seem shocking to give an album that is pro-God a perfect 5, but this is an absolutely stellar album, as well as Zao's best work to date.
Misery Signals Of Malice and the Magnum Heart	5.0
Only truly appreciating this album more than three years after first listening to it, Of Malice and the Magnum Heart is the true definition of a slow burner. For an album to remain relevant in my life for all that time and for me to still find new things to love about it? That's why it deserves a 5.0. That, and the outro to 'Five Years' is just the best goddamn thing ever.
Neurosis The Eye of Every Storm	4.0
Underoath They're Only Chasing Safety	3.0
As Tall As Lions Lafcadio	4.0
The Ocean Fluxion	4.0
Madvillain Madvillainy	4.5
letlive. Exhaustion, Salt Water, And Everything In Between	2.5
Parkway Drive Don't Close Your Eyes	3.0
Modern Life Is War My Love. My Way.	3.5
Circle Takes the Square As the Roots Undo	5.0
The Acacia Strain 3750	3.0
Job For A Cowboy Demo 2004	3.5
Truth be told, this release has some awesome songwriting, accompanying a raw, gritty sound. An impressive deathcore release.
The Saddest Landscape Lift Your Burdens High For This is Where We Cross	3.5
Kanye West The College Dropout	4.0

2003
I Killed the Prom Queen When Goodbye Means Forever	2.5
Truth be told, if it wasn't for Michael Crafter's horrible vocals and the muddied production, this would be a solid metalcore record. In fact, from a songwriting perspective, it's actually quite impressive for a debut. Not every song sounds the same, and instrumentally, it's a lot less generic than most metalcore of that time. Having said that, the vocals and lyrics do weigh it down a lot, making it only just listenable.
Pelican Australasia	4.0
Between the Buried and Me The Silent Circus	4.5
Coheed and Cambria In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3	5.0
Oceansize Effloresce	4.5
Viktor Vaughn Vaudeville Villain	4.0
David Bowie Reality	4.0
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Take Them On, On Your Own	3.0
SikTh The Trees Are Dead and Dried Out, Wait for Something Wild	4.5
These Arms Are Snakes This Is Meant To Hurt You	3.5
'Drinking From The Necks Of The Ones You Love' is just too damn good.
Thrice The Artist in the Ambulance	4.5
The Saddest Landscape The Sound Of The Spectacle	3.5
Every Time I Die Hot Damn!	4.0
The Mars Volta De-Loused in the Comatorium	5.0
King Geedorah Take Me to Your Leader	3.5
Brand New Deja Entendu	5.0
Radiohead Hail to the Thief	3.5
Gojira The Link	3.5
Deftones Deftones	3.5
Shai Hulud That Within Blood Ill-Tempered	4.5
Arguably the band's darkest release yet, 'That Within Blood...' is a remarkable follow up to their legendary debut.
Cult of Luna The Beyond	4.0
All Shall Perish Hate. Malice. Revenge	3.0
The White Stripes Elephant	4.0
Zao All Else Failed (2003)	3.0
The Postal Service Give Up	3.5
Gotye Boardface	3.0
Massive Attack 100th Window	3.5
Strapping Young Lad Strapping Young Lad	3.5
Sleep Dopesmoker	4.0
Do you think these guys are into weed or nah
Streetlight Manifesto Everything Goes Numb	4.0
The Black Dahlia Murder Unhallowed	4.0
Fear Before Odd How People Shake	4.0

2002
System of a Down Steal This Album!	3.5
Raised Fist Dedication	4.0
Botch An Anthology of Dead Ends	4.0
Heaven Shall Burn Whatever It May Take	3.0
The Mountain Goats Tallahassee	4.5
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Yanqui U.X.O.	4.0
As Tall As Lions Blood And Aphorisms	3.5
The Dillinger Escape Plan Irony Is a Dead Scene	4.0
Glassjaw Worship and Tribute	4.0
Meshuggah Nothing	3.5
The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots	3.5
Zao Parade of Chaos	4.5
Kylesa Kylesa	3.0
High on Fire Surrounded By Thieves	3.0
Mastodon Remission	4.0
Between the Buried and Me Between the Buried and Me	4.0
David Bowie Heathen	4.0
The Red Chord Fused Together in Revolving Doors	4.0
Boards of Canada Geogaddi	4.0
Thrice The Illusion of Safety	4.0
The Acacia Strain ...And Life Is Very Long	3.0
Coheed and Cambria The Second Stage Turbine Blade	4.0
ISIS Oceanic	4.5
Agalloch The Mantle	4.5
Bohren und der Club of Gore Black Earth	4.5

2001
Wu-Tang Clan Iron Flag	3.5
maudlin of the Well Leaving Your Body Map	4.0
Every Time I Die Last Night in Town	4.0
Dntel Life is Full of Possibilities	5.0
Godflesh Hymns	3.5
Saul Williams Amethyst Rock Star	4.5
Will Haven Carpe Diem	4.5
Brand New Your Favorite Weapon	3.5
The Strokes Is This It	4.0
7 Angels 7 Plagues Jhazmyne's Lullaby	4.5
System of a Down Toxicity	4.0
Converge Jane Doe	5.0
I held off giving this a 5 for so long but I just don't think it deserves anything less. One of the most brutally honest and ferocious displays of raw human emotion.
Radiohead Amnesiac	4.0
Bjork Vespertine	3.5
Cult of Luna Cult of Luna	4.0
Neurosis A Sun That Never Sets	4.0
maudlin of the Well Bath	4.5
The White Stripes White Blood Cells	3.5
Tool Lateralus	3.5
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds No More Shall We Part	4.5
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club B.R.M.C.	2.5
January I Heard Myself In You	5.0
It's hard to describe why I Heard Myself In You is such a phenomenal album. It doesn't do anything out of the ordinary by any means, but it evokes such a wide array of emotions in me when I listen to it. A sense of fading nostalgia, soon followed by the regret of lost youth and anxiety of growing up, but with a brief hint of hope that the future will turn out just fine. Maybe not as you expected, but still great. Much like this album.
Opeth Blackwater Park	5.0
Pelican Pelican	3.5
Zao (Self-Titled)	3.0
Propagandhi Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes	4.5
Say Anything Baseball	3.0
Gojira Terra Incognita	3.0
Compromise Compromise	3.5
Compromise Yesterday Was Everything	4.0

2000
The White Stripes De Stijl	3.0
The Avalanches Since I Left You	4.5
Wu-Tang Clan The W	3.0
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven	4.5
Radiohead Kid A	4.5
At the Drive-In Relationship of Command	5.0
The Smashing Pumpkins Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music	3.0
Glassjaw Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence	4.0
Deftones White Pony	4.5
ISIS Celestial	4.0
Raised Fist Ignoring The Guidelines	3.5
Elliott Smith Figure 8	5.0
Rage Against the Machine Renegades	3.5
Heaven Shall Burn Asunder	3.0
Thrice Identity Crisis	3.5
Ulver Perdition City	3.5
High on Fire Art of Self-Defense	4.0
The Smashing Pumpkins Machina/The Machines of God	3.5
Dead Meadow Dead Meadow	4.5
Bohren und der Club of Gore Sunset Mission	5.0

1999
Botch We Are the Romans	4.5
Opeth Still Life	5.0
Misfits Famous Monsters	3.0
David Bowie Hours	3.0
The Dillinger Escape Plan Calculating Infinity	4.0
Will Haven WHVN	3.5
American Football American Football	5.0
Zao Liberate Te Ex Inferis	4.0
Mr. Bungle California	4.5
Arguably their best, California maintains Mr. Bungle's signature sound of insanity and improves on it tenfold.
Godflesh Us and Them	3.0
The Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin	4.5
Neurosis Times of Grace	4.5
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada	4.5
MF DOOM Operation: Doomsday	5.0
Sleep Jerusalem	3.5
The White Stripes The White Stripes	3.0
Rage Against the Machine The Battle of Los Angeles	4.0
maudlin of the Well My Fruit Psychobells... A Seed Combustible	4.0
Agalloch Pale Folklore	4.5

1998
Ulver Themes From William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell	3.5
Raised Fist Fuel	3.5
Meshuggah Chaosphere	3.5
Refused The Shape Of Punk To Come	5.0
The Dillinger Escape Plan Under the Running Board	3.0
American Football American Football EP	4.0
Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children	4.5
Death The Sound of Perseverance	5.0
Elliott Smith XO	4.5
At the Drive-In In/Casino/Out	4.0
System of a Down System of a Down	4.0
The Smashing Pumpkins Adore	3.5
Jeff Buckley Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk	4.5
An exciting and promising look at what could have been.
Zao Where Blood and Fire Bring Rest	4.0
Converge When Forever Comes Crashing	4.0
Massive Attack Mezzanine	5.0
Braid Frame & Canvas	4.5
Botch American Nervoso	4.0
Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea	4.0

1997
Deftones Around the Fur	4.0
Bjork Homogenic	4.0
Will Haven El Diablo	4.0
Godspeed You! Black Emperor F♯ A♯ ∞	5.0
Misfits Static Age	4.0
Radiohead OK Computer	4.5
Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Forever	4.0
Zao The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation	3.0
Ulver Nattens Madrigal	4.0
Elliott Smith Either/Or	4.5
Strapping Young Lad City	4.0
David Bowie Earthling	3.5
Shai Hulud Hearts Once Nourished With Hope...	4.5
Perhaps one of the best debut albums to have ever be released. Hardcore punk has never sounded so sincere, and 'Hearts Once Nourished...' is a perfect example of pushing boundaries within a genre.
Glassjaw Kiss Kiss Bang Bang	3.0
The Dillinger Escape Plan The Dillinger Escape Plan	3.5
Botch The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death, and Religion	3.5
Misfits American Psycho	4.0

1996
Swans Soundtracks for the Blind	4.0
Tool Ænima	4.0
Weezer Pinkerton	5.0
Godflesh Songs of Love and Hate	3.5
Earth Pentastar: In The Style Of Demons	4.0
Refused Songs To Fan The Flames Of Discontent	4.0
Rage Against the Machine Evil Empire	4.0
Neurosis Through Silver in Blood	4.0
At the Drive-In Acrobatic Tenement	3.5
Propagandhi Less Talk, More Rock	3.5
Zao All Else Failed	3.5
Ulver Kveldssanger	4.0
Braid The Age of Octeen	4.0
Converge Petitioning the Empty Sky	4.5

1995
Deadguy Fixation on a Coworker	4.5
The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness	4.5
Mr. Bungle Disco Volante	3.5
This shit is lame, it's just random noises. Why anyone would listen to this is beyond? hey, why can't I stop nodding my head?
Deftones Adrenaline	3.5
Jeremy Soule Secret of Evermore Soundtrack	5.0
This kid was fucking 19 when he composed this beautiful game. Better than Secret Of Mana. Fuck you.
David Bowie Outside	3.0
Meshuggah Destroy Erase Improve	4.0
Elliott Smith Elliott Smith	4.5
Bjork Post	3.5
Braid Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five	4.0
Morbid Angel Domination	3.5
Earth Phase 3: Thrones and Dominions	3.5
Strapping Young Lad Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing	3.0
Radiohead The Bends	4.0
Death Symbolic	5.0
Ulver Bergtatt - Et eeventyr i 5 capitler	4.5
Bohren und der Club of Gore Midnight Radio	3.5
I runs on perhaps a little too long, but I suppose that's the point. This is the perfect soundtrack to play when you're pulling a late one.
Swans The Great Annihilator	4.0

1994
Refused This Just Might Be... The Truth	3.5
Massive Attack Protection	3.5
Godflesh Selfless	4.0
Jeff Buckley Grace	5.0
Elliott Smith Roman Candle	4.0
Darkthrone Transilvanian Hunger	4.0
Weezer Weezer	4.5
Alice in Chains Jar of Flies	4.0
Converge Halo in a Haystack	3.0
Bohren und der Club of Gore Gore Motel	3.5

1993
Sleep Sleep's Holy Mountain	4.5
Wu-Tang Clan Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)	4.5
Nirvana In Utero	4.0
The Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream	5.0
Death Individual Thought Patterns	4.0
Morbid Angel Covenant	4.0
Bjork Debut	3.5
Propagandhi How to Clean Everything	3.5
Radiohead Pablo Honey	3.0
Tool Undertow	3.5
David Bowie Black Tie White Noise	3.0
Earth Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version	4.0
Neurosis Enemy of the Sun	4.0
Darkthrone Under a Funeral Moon	3.5
Atheist Elements	4.0
Cynic Focus	4.5

1992
Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine	4.5
Soundtrack (Film) Reservoir Dogs: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	3.5
Alice in Chains Dirt	5.0
Darkthrone A Blaze in the Northern Sky	4.0
Faith No More Angel Dust	4.5
Godflesh Pure	4.0
Neurosis Souls at Zero	3.5
Swans Love of Life	4.0

1991
My Bloody Valentine Loveless	5.0
Death Human	5.0
Meshuggah Contradictions Collapse	3.0
Nirvana Nevermind	3.5
Atheist Unquestionable Presence	4.5
Mr. Bungle Mr. Bungle	4.0
Listening to this album is kind of like taking eccies while being blown by that hot teacher you had a thing for in high school, except she's dressed as a clown.
Massive Attack Blue Lines	4.0
Morbid Angel Blessed Are the Sick	4.0
Pixies Trompe Le Monde	3.0
The Smashing Pumpkins Gish	3.5
Sleep Volume One	3.5
Darkthrone Soulside Journey	3.5
Slint Spiderland	4.5
Swans White Light From the Mouth of Infinity	4.5

1990
Alice in Chains Facelift	4.0
Pixies Bossanova	4.0
Death Spiritual Healing	4.0
Atheist Piece of Time	4.0
Neurosis The Word as Law	2.5

1989
Nirvana Bleach	3.0
Morbid Angel Altars of Madness	4.5
The Cure Disintegration	4.5
This is a good album to have sex to.rThere's no punch-line here, I'm deadly serious.
Pixies Doolittle	4.5
Swans The Burning World	3.5
Godflesh Streetcleaner	4.0

1988
Death Leprosy	4.5
Pixies Surfer Rosa	5.0
My Bloody Valentine Isn't Anything	4.0

1987
The Smiths Strangeways, Here We Come	3.5
Pixies Come On Pilgrim	4.0
Michael Jackson Bad	4.5
Death Scream Bloody Gore	4.0
David Bowie Never Let Me Down	2.5
Neurosis Pain of Mind	2.0
Swans Children of God	4.0

1986
The Smiths The Queen Is Dead	4.0
Swans Holy Money	3.0

1985
The Smiths Meat Is Murder	3.5
Swans Greed	3.0
Black Flag In My Head	3.5
Black Flag Loose Nut	3.5

1984
Black Flag Slip It In	4.0
Black Flag Family Man	3.0
The Smiths The Smiths	4.0
David Bowie Tonight	2.5
Swans Cop	3.5
Black Flag My War	4.0

1983
Misfits Earth A.D./Wolf's Blood	4.0
David Bowie Let's Dance	3.5
Swans Filth	3.5
Manilla Road Crystal Logic	4.0

1982
Michael Jackson Thriller	4.5
Misfits Walk Among Us	4.0

1981
Black Flag Damaged	4.0

1980
David Bowie Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)	4.5

1979
Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door	3.5
Michael Jackson Off the Wall	4.0
Joy Division Unknown Pleasures	4.5
David Bowie Lodger	3.0

1977
David Bowie "Heroes"	4.0
David Bowie Low	5.0

1976
Led Zeppelin Presence	3.5
David Bowie Station to Station	4.5

1975
Black Sabbath Sabotage	4.0
David Bowie Young Americans	4.0
Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti	5.0

1974
David Bowie Diamond Dogs	4.0

1973
Black Sabbath Sabbath Bloody Sabbath	4.0
David Bowie Pin Ups	3.0
David Bowie Aladdin Sane	4.5
Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy	4.0
The Stooges Raw Power	4.5

1972
Black Sabbath Vol. 4	4.0
David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars	4.5

1971
David Bowie Hunky Dory	5.0
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV	5.0
Black Sabbath Master of Reality	4.5

1970
David Bowie The Man Who Sold the World	3.5
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III	4.5
Black Sabbath Paranoid	5.0
The Beatles Let It Be	3.5
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath	4.5

1969
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II	4.0
The Beatles Abbey Road	5.0
David Bowie Space Oddity	4.0
The Beatles Yellow Submarine	3.0
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin	4.5

1968
The Beatles The Beatles	4.0
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland	4.5

1967
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Axis: Bold as Love	4.5
The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour	3.5
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	5.0
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced	4.0
David Bowie David Bowie	2.5

1966
The Beatles Revolver	4.5

1965
The Beatles Rubber Soul	4.0
The Beatles Help!	3.5

1964
The Beatles Beatles for Sale	3.5
The Beatles A Hard Day's Night	3.0

1963
The Beatles With the Beatles	3.0
The Beatles Please Please Me	3.5

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