Average Rating: 3.75 Rating Variance: 0.25 Objectivity Score: 63% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name2021 Dream Theater A View from the Top of the World3.52016 First Fragment Dasein4.5Omnium Gatherum Grey Heavens4.52013 Gamma Ray Master of Confusion3.5Helloween Straight Out of Hell3.52012 Neal Morse Momentum4.0Threshold March of Progress4.5Testament Dark Roots of Earth4.0Circus Maximus Nine4.0An album absolutely brimming with melody and emotion, definitely one of the best albums to be released this year.Kreator Phantom Antichrist4.0A more musically diverse and very solid thrash metal album, even better than Hordes of Chaos.Hour of Penance Sedition4.0Overkill The Electric Age4.5Flying Colors Flying Colors4.0Showcases an eclectic range of styles and very tasteful playing from each member (as can be expected in a lineup of this calibre).Borknagar Urd3.5Adrenaline Mob Omerta3.02011 Metallica Beyond Magnetic3.0Iced Earth Dystopia3.5Dream Theater A Dramatic Turn of Events3.5A real breath of fresh air, everyone sounds inspired and renewed. Myung can finally be heard in the mix and he even does some solos himself, his contributions are more apparent. A lot less wank on this album than on previous ones (although I am at the same time a sucker for technical wank), Petrucci and Rudess play some of the most tasteful solos in their career in Lost Not Forgotten, almost reminiscent of the solo tradeoff in Under A Glass Moon. Mangini did not have any creative input in the writing side of things, so I can't comment on that, but his playing on the album is solid. James sounds particularly renewed in my opinion, his vocals are more organic and his dynamics can be heard more than on previous releases. My minor nitpicks will be that this album is on the softer side, part of why I like DT so much is their metal side as well, what Portnoy brought to the table, and 3 ballads is one too many for any album imo, 2 works just fine for me. DT is far from done, and this album proves that.Anthrax Worship Music4.0Revocation Chaos of Forms4.0Fleshgod Apocalypse Agony5.0Adrenaline Mob Adrenaline Mob3.0Unoriginal stuff, but still enjoyable to listen to.Origin Entity3.0Neal Morse Testimony 24.0Stratovarius Elysium3.52010 Sodom In War and Pieces3.5James LaBrie Static Impulse4.0Malevolent Creation Invidious Dominion3.0Iron Maiden The Final Frontier4.0Equilibrium Rekreatur4.5Fleshgod Apocalypse Mafia4.0Brain Drill Quantum Catastrophe3.5Godsmack The Oracle3.0Hour of Penance Paradogma4.0Kiuas Lustdriven4.0Borknagar Universal3.5Gamma Ray To the Metal!3.0Not a bad album, but it doesn't sound entirely inspired either, production could be improved as well. There are a couple of strong tracks "Empathy" "All You Need To Know" "Mother Angel" "Deadlands" "Chasing Shadows". I picked up Majestic after this and the first two tracks beat anything off this one.2009 Slayer World Painted Blood3.5Transatlantic The Whirlwind4.0Megadeth Endgame3.5Dream Theater Wither3.0Ensiferum From Afar4.0Dismal Lapse Eon Fragmentation3.0Dream Theater Black Clouds and Silver Linings4.0Stratovarius Polaris3.5Fleshgod Apocalypse Oracles4.0Lamb of God Wrath4.0HammerFall No Sacrifice, No Victory3.0Kreator Hordes of Chaos4.02008 Bloodbath The Fathomless Mastery3.5Trivium Shogun3.5Metallica Death Magnetic3.5Equilibrium Sagas4.5The Offspring Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace3.0Kiuas The New Dark Age4.5Testament The Formation of Damnation4.5Dominici O3, A Trilogy Part 34.0Origin Antithesis4.0Meshuggah obZen4.0Hour of Penance The Vile Conception3.52007 Helloween Gambling with the Devil4.0Alter Bridge Blackbird4.0Symphony X Paradise Lost4.0Dream Theater Systematic Chaos4.0Cephalic Carnage Xenosapien3.5Planet X Quantum4.0Megadeth United Abominations3.0Threshold Dead Reckoning4.0Neal Morse Sola Scriptura4.5Dominici O3: A Trilogy, Part 24.0Brain Drill Apocalyptic Feasting3.512 Stones Anthem For The Underdog3.52006 Dream Theater Score4.5Iron Maiden A Matter of Life and Death3.5Slayer Christ Illusion3.0Kiuas Reformation3.5Godsmack IV3.0In Flames Come Clarity3.52005 Staind Chapter V2.5Dream Theater Octavarium4.0Limp Bizkit The Unquestionable Truth - Part I3.0Crystal Eyes Confessions of the Maker3.5Not the most original album out there in terms of power metal, but the guitar riffs and solos in particular are very strong, having Daniel Heiman sing on this album won it for me. James LaBrie Elements Of Persuasion3.5Nile Annihilation of the Wicked4.0Origin Echoes of Decimation4.5Kamelot The Black Halo4.5One of the best power metal albums ever made, the melodies absolutely soar, definitely Kamelot's shining moment, Khan's voice suit's their style of power metal easily, without resorting to operatic wails, which are pretty much non existent on this album, it's a shame the following albums fall short, although they did have their moments.John Petrucci Suspended Animation4.5Kreator Enemy of God3.5Ash Meltdown3.5Kiuas The Spirit of Ukko4.0Dream Theater The Number Of The Beast3.5The band is in top form as usual, Labrie's got a lot of flak for his vocals on here but I feel he did really well, far better than the MOP tribute, and he's hit several real high notes on this one.2004 Wintersun Wintersun4.5Threshold Subsurface3.512 Stones Potter's Field2.5Alter Bridge One Day Remains4.0Necrophagist Epitaph4.5In Flames Soundtrack to Your Escape3.0Damageplan New Found Power3.5Dream Theater Master of Puppets3.02003 The Offspring Splinter3.5Dream Theater Train of Thought4.0Metallica St. Anger3.0Staind 14 Shades of Grey3.0Godsmack Faceless4.0Lost Horizon A Flame to the Ground Beneath4.02002 Symphony X The Odyssey4.0Threshold Critical Mass3.5In Flames Reroute to Remain3.5Planet X MoonBabies3.5Origin Informis Infinitas Inhumanitas3.512 Stones 12 Stones4.0Blind Guardian A Night at the Opera4.0Dream Theater Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence4.02001 Lost Horizon Awakening the World4.0Staind Break The Cycle4.0Threshold Hypothetical4.52000 The Offspring Conspiracy of One3.5Linkin Park Hybrid Theory4.0Symphony X V: The New Mythology Suite4.5Exhumed Slaughtercult3.5Godsmack Awake3.51999 Dream Theater Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory4.0Testament The Gathering3.5Liquid Tension Experiment Liquid Tension Experiment 25.0Staind Dysfunction3.51998 The Offspring Americana4.0Symphony X Twilight in Olympus3.5Liquid Tension Experiment Liquid Tension Experiment5.01997 Dream Theater Falling into Infinity3.5Symphony X The Divine Wings of Tragedy3.5The Offspring Ixnay on the Hombre4.01996 Staind Tormented3.01995 Dream Theater A Change of Seasons4.01994 Dream Theater Awake4.0The Offspring Smash4.01992 Dream Theater Images and Words4.5The Offspring Ignition4.01991 Metallica Metallica4.01990 Judas Priest Painkiller3.5Queensryche Empire3.51989 Dream Theater When Dream and Day Unite3.0The Offspring The Offspring2.51988 Metallica ...And Justice for All4.51987 Anthrax Among the Living4.01986 Slayer Reign in Blood3.51985 Megadeth Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!4.01982 Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast4.0
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