Average Rating: 3.61 Rating Variance: 0.59 Objectivity Score: 73% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicAt the Gates Gardens of GriefCan Tago MagoDolorian Voidwards4.5 superb!T.O.O.H.! Order and PunishmentAmpere All Our Tomorrows End TodayAspid ExtravasationAtheist Piece of TimeBlack Sabbath ParanoidMore progressive metal than a lot of things being labeled progressive metal, these are definitely some impressive pieces of early metal, thanks in part to Toni Iommi and Bill Ward being inspired by jazz music. Still an album that is hardly matched to this day.Black Sabbath Master of RealityCan SoundtracksCeltic Frost To Mega TherionChristian Death Only Theatre of PainSo fucking unreal and I love it. One of my top 5 favorite 80's albums.Coroner No More ColorCan't tell if she's crying because she can't handle all these riffs or if her face is melting off from them.Dag Nasty Can I SayDeath LeprosyDemilich NespitheGodflesh StreetcleanerInfernal Majesty None Shall DefyKing Crimson Larks' Tongues in AspicManeige Les PorchesRalph Towner SolsticeRapeman Two Nuns and a Pack MuleSepticflesh Mystic Places of DawnIf it wasn't for the Nintendo 64 production on some of these songs I'd consider it the rgreatest death (doom) metal album ever.rRegardless, it's an amazing and beautiful death metal album.The Jesus Lizard GoatNine songs so distinctive it makes a lot of prog rock and experimental bands look as diverse as Deicide. What's better is the Duane Denison's jagged blues playing, Mac McNeily's hard hits and oddball drumming, David Sims driving and catchy bass riffs, and David Yow's angular and frantic yells and mumbles, which makes this stuff sound like a soundtrack to the most relentless and unsettling crime organization in the world. In simple terms, it's eerie, WTF?, awesome, and there nothing quite like it out there. rI should mention too: Duane Denison is so far my second favorite guitarist of all time.The Jesus Lizard LiarThe Jesus Lizard HeadThrice The Illusion of SafetyI have yet to find any melodic hardcore/post-hardcore bands pull off thrash riffs as impressive as this.rClosest I've heard tho was Life But How To Live It.Voivod Killing Technology4.0 excellent!T.O.O.H.! Pod Vladou BiceAmon Duul II YetiAnglagard Viljans OgaAt the Gates The Red in the Sky Is OursAtheist Unquestionable PresenceAvantdale Bowling Club Avantdale Bowling ClubBand of Susans Love AgendaBig Black Songs About FuckingBill Evans Portrait in JazzBill Evans Everybody Digs Bill EvansBlackfeather At The Mountain of MadnessBolt Thrower Realm of ChaosCan Ege BamyasiCan Monster MovieCan Future DaysCaptain Beyond Captain BeyondCarnivore CarnivoreCarnivore RetaliationCatapilla ChangesComus First UtteranceCoroner Mental VortexCrimson Massacre The Luster of PandemoniumCynic FocusWeird vocals. Weird atmosphere. Weird stuctures. Weird riffs. Most importantly: weirdly amazing.Cynic '90 DemoEiliff EiliffElectrocution Inside the UnrealEmbrace (US) EmbraceEntombed ClandestineGnidrolog In Spite of Harry's ToenailGorguts Colored SandsGospel The Moon Is a Dead WorldGrant Kirkhope Goldeneye 007: Original SoundtrackHatfield And The North Hatfield and the NorthHerbie Hancock Empyrean IslesHuman Remains Where Were You WhenInvocator Excursion DemiseIs it just me or did this band take several aspects of Exhorder's debut album? The high frequency production with audible instruments, hearing some death metal riffs in a not- really-death-metal-but-not-too-far-apart-from-it metal sound, the aggressively busy drumming, two seven-minute songs, and some slow moments just remind me so much of Slaughter in the Vatican that I swear it almost sounds like it's Exhorder worship. What sets it apart though is that the drumming is somewhat more busier and more wtf tempo changes and time signatures (and at times noticeably too busy), slightly more fast paced, somewhat melodic, more tremolo picks that at times some riffs sound like they would belong in black metal, and it seems the vocalist only has two tones: moderate shriek and a high pitch shriek, but regardless of a few small flaws this is still a fucking impressive, overlooked tech metal gem. Oh, and did I mention that Schismatic Injective Therapy has a really awesome wammy-bar- abuse-hell bit starting at the 5:08 mark and goes on for 42 seconds?Jackie McLean Destination... Out!King Crimson DisciplineMayhem De Mysteriis Dom SathanasMegadeth Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?Melvins BullheadMorgion SolinariMorgion Among Majestic RuinNoMeansNo WrongObliveon From This Day ForwardPentagram PentagramReason to Believe When Reason Sleeps Demons DanceRepulsion HorrifiedRiot Fire Down UnderSabbat (UK) DreamweaverSaint Vitus Born Too LateSentenced North from HereSepticflesh EsoptronSepultura Beneath the RemainsSepultura SchizophreniaShora MalvalSoft Machine ThirdSolstice (UK) New Dark AgeStargazer (AUS) A Merging to the BoundlessSuffocation Pierced from WithinSwans FilthThe Chameleons Script of the BridgeThe Cure FaithThe Dave Brubeck Quartet Time Further OutThe House of Usher On The Very VergeThe Stooges Fun HouseTortoise TNTVoivod Dimension HatrössVoivod War and PainWishbone Ash ArgusYes Close to the EdgeYes Fragile3.5 greatAmon Duul II Phallus DeiAnimals As Leaders Animals as LeadersAt the Drive-In Relationship of CommandAtrocity TodessehnsuchtBetween And the Waters OpenedBotch We Are the RomansBotch American NervosoBudgie Never Turn Your Back on a FriendCan Delay 1968Candiria Surrealistic MadnessCatharsis PassionCirca Survive JuturnaHypnotizing.rAnthony Green's singing as if his balls were kicked too far in really helps.Coroner GrinWorst Coroner album, but still very good stuff. There needs to be more progressive/groove metal albums made of cold and unsettling atmosphere like this.Cos Viva BomaCynic Traced in AirDug Dugs SmogEgg The Polite ForceExhorder The LawDespite Chris Nail saying it's his favorite, it's got flaws like much other groove metal albums (pointless chugs and some of Kyles shouts are kinda grating).rHowever, fuck if I've ever heard drumming and riffworks this good in this style. Not even Coroner's drummer sounded this good in this style.rSome funky bass here too. It's honestly one of a few groove metal albums I've ever liked. rSlaughter in the Vatican is still better.Flourishing A Momentary Sense of the Immediate WorldFoetus NailGeorge Benson Give Me The NightGlassjaw Worship and TributeGlassjaw Material ControlGodflesh HymnsGrant Kirkhope Perfect Dark OSTGridLink LonghenaHelmet Strap It OnHibria Defying the RulesHigh Tide Sea ShantiesHuman Remains Using Sickness as a HeroIniquity SerenadiumKing Crimson LizardLvmen MondoNeurosis Through Silver in BloodNight Sun MourninNostromo (CHE) ArguePan.Thy.Monium KhaooohsPat Metheny Bright Size LifePat Metheny Group Pat Metheny GroupQuicksand SlipRagnarok (SWE) RagnarokSantana CaravanseraiSlayer Show No MercySoda Stereo DynamoSoft Machine Volume TwoSolstice (UK) LamentationsSpermbirds Something To ProveSpermbirds Common ThreadThe Cure PornographyThe Cure Three Imaginary BoysThrice VheissuToad (CHE) ToadToday Is the Day In the Eyes of GodToday Is the Day WillpowerTortoise Millions Now Living Will Never DieTOUCH TouchType O Negative World Coming Down3.0 goodAt the Gates Slaughter of the SoulBrand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside MeCryptopsy None So VileDaughters DaughtersGenesis TrespassHelmet MeantimeHelmet AftertasteIntegrity Those Who Fear TomorrowJesu JesuKing Crimson The Power to BelieveManfred Mann Chapter Three Manfred Mann Chapter Three (Vol 1)Metallica Ride the LightningNapalm Death ScumFirst half: decent stuff brought down by the drum sound. When Harris goes into blast beat overdrive, you can only hear someone sounding constipated and Harris beating the shit out of the drums.rSecond half: the best half of this album and a very good half. One of my favorite production jobs ever. Of course, the music sounds angry too.Obituary Cause of DeathPekka Pohjola Harakka BialoipokkuRush SignalsThursday War All the Time2.5 averageConverge Jane DoeIt's got some neat quirky time signatures and a nice crusty production but I've heard crust punk bands pull shit like this off better and mathcore bands who do much more with different time signatures that don't end up sounding too stretched out.Death The Sound of PerseveranceLos Jaivas Alturas de Machu PicchuLostprophets Start SomethingAt least now they dropped a lot of the shitty pseudo metal riffs and most of the singles are good. We're still hit with pretty mediocre song writing and a bit of nu metal riffs and it's still far from great.Lostprophets Liberation TransmissionSurprisingly, as much as I wanna hate this for trying to sound more accessible I actually find this more danceable approach slightly better than their previous album.Pestilence SpheresPig Destroyer Prowler in the YardProject 86 Truthless HeroesRefused The Shape Of Punk To ComeMost worthless experimental segments ever. It feels like these guys just wanted to make everyone look in their direction and be like "GAIS LOOK! WE'RE DOING THINGS THAT PUNK BANDS DON'T DO LIKE ELECTRONIC INTERLUDES AND ACOUSTIC SEGMENTS! AREN'T WE SPECIAL?!" It's really a lot of filler, but otherwise most of the actual post-hardcore segments are impressive. Just look at the opening song, "Refused Party Program", and "Shape of Punk To Come".Rush Moving PicturesAs good as these individual musicians are, they produce some boring rock. Album oriented progressive rock if there's ever a term for it. Kinda hate that guitar tone too. rTom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, and Limelight are an exception though and are classics.2.0 poorApartment 26 Music For The MassiveProng Carved Into Stone1.5 very poorChimaira The Impossibility of ReasonSolos in a metalcore album?! Liek, no way D:rSeriously, it's gonna take a lot more than that to really impress anyone and those chugs aren't helping either. Linkin Park MeteoraLinkin Park are actually really good when Brad Delson isn't using the distortion, or actually even playing his guitar at all. Unfortunately that's only like 15% of the time.Lostprophets The Fake Sound Of ProgressA few good ideas (few jazz licks, Mike's stellar drumming, good production) makes this nu metal album better compared to other nu metal albums.rBut like any other nu metal album with good musicians and interesting ideas it's like eating an Sbarro cheese pizza with parmesan, it only makes it tolerable.Refused This Just Might Be... The TruthSepticflesh CommunionMakes me wish they can go back to having shitty production so that they'd be forced again to come up with some interesting song writing like they used to. The only thing noteworthy about this is the keyboards.1.0 awfulHawthorne Heights If Only You Were LonelyI can put Saosin with Cove Reber, Alexisonfire, Project 86, and the like to remember some good childhood things and stuff I learned, this however reminds me about how whiny and self centered I was in high school and at this day and age I just wonder how anyone can really dig something like this or even listen to this in a serious context.Linkin Park One More LightI originally wanted to give this .1 stars but after reading what had happened I felt really sad and decided to bump this to a solid 1 star rating.Lostprophets WeaponsstOrk stOrkThe Devil Wears Prada With Roots Above and Branches Below
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