Average Rating: 3.81 Rating Variance: 0.41 Objectivity Score: 63% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicBlind Guardian Nightfall in Middle-EarthCynthesis DeEvolutionDream Theater AwakeHaken The MountainIt is rare to see a band like Haken that manages to evoke such an emotional response with music that is so absolutely sincere, and well constructed that it really defines what music is capable of. Previous albums were already extremely strong entries for Haken and really set the bar high for this English group. However, Haken manages to soar above the bar with The Mountain. The album has no wasted space, no needless technicality, and no element ever feels out of place. This album is a masterpiece and anyone who claims to be a fan of Progressive rock or metal should give this album a try.Iron Maiden The Number of the BeastMegadeth Rust in PeaceNative Construct Quiet WorldOpeth Blackwater ParkPink Floyd The WallQueensryche Operation: MindcrimeRush 2112Zero Hour The Towers of Avarice4.5 superbAbnormal Thought Patterns Manipulation Under AnesthesiaAkira Yamaoka Silent Hill 2Animals As Leaders The Joy of MotionArch/Matheos Sympathetic ResonanceBlack Sabbath ParanoidBlack Sabbath Heaven and HellBlind Guardian A Night at the OperaBlind Guardian Imaginations from the Other SideCommunic Waves Of Visual DecayCynic Traced in AirCynthesis ReEvolutionThe combination of Erik Rosvold's melodic and emotional vocal work with the amazing guitar and bass work of the Tipton brothers proves to be just as great a success as Cynthesis' first album "Deevolution". Just as with their last album Cynthesis focuses primarily on delivering a story through impressive atmosphere and carefully constructed songs. This is exactly what makes a great Progressive metal album. While we know the Tipton brothers are capable of extremely technical work from their work with Zero Hour with cynthesis the instrumentation is much more restrained; however, the points where the instruments really pick up are carefully timed and prove to be another tool Cynthesis uses to drive the story and deliver on the impressive atmosphere. The attention to the pacing and atmosphere is what really separates this album from the rest. Devin Townsend TerriaDevin Townsend Project AddictedDevin Townsend Project GhostDistorted Harmony Chain ReactionDream Theater Images and WordsDream Theater Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a MemoryEdge of Sanity CrimsonExivious LiminalFaith No More Angel DustFates Warning Awaken the GuardianFates Warning Darkness in a Different LightHaken VisionsHeadspace I Am AnonymousHelloween Keeper of the Seven Keys Part IHibernal The MachineHibernal ReplacementsIced Earth Burnt OfferingsIron Maiden PowerslaveIron Maiden Seventh Son of a Seventh SonKamelot The Black HaloKatatonia Night Is the New DayLance King A Moment in ChirosI have always loved King's work since first listening to Legend of the Bone Carver from Pyramaze. A Moment in Chiros is an excellent Progressive-power metal album. The execution is extremely good with strong riffs, bombastic beats, great keyboard work, and King's soaring vocals. The concept is the icing on the cake as I have always found the more thought provoking albums to be the ones that stay with me longest. Anyone who considers themself a fan of Progressive or Power metal should immediately look into this album if they have not already.Megadeth Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?Megadeth EndgameMetallica Master of PuppetsMyrath Tales of the SandsNevermore Dreaming Neon BlackNightwish OceanbornNovembre MateriaOpeth Still LifeOpeth Ghost ReveriesOrphaned Land Mabool (The Story of the Three Sons...)Pain of Salvation Remedy LanePain of Salvation BePain of Salvation The Perfect Element, Part 1Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the MoonPorcupine Tree DeadwingPsychotic Waltz Into the EverflowPyramaze Disciples of the SunRedemption The Fullness of TimeRiverside Second Life SyndromeRiverside Out of MyselfRush Moving PicturesRush Permanent WavesRush Clockwork AngelsClockwork Angels has such a tight focus and such energy that has been lacking from any Rush release post Moving Pictures. This albums really is the best Rush release in 30 years.Seventh Wonder The Great EscapeShadow Gallery TyrannyShadow Gallery Digital GhostsSuspyre When Time FadesSymphony X The Divine Wings of TragedyTeramaze Esoteric SymbolismTetrafusion Absolute ZeroThe Great Gamble Book 1Threshold Critical MassTool ÆnimaTourniquet Psycho SurgeryVanden Plas Christ 0Vektor Black Future4.0 excellentAkira Yamaoka Silent HillAmaseffer Slaves for LifeAmorphis ElegyAnimals As Leaders Animals as LeadersAnthriel The PathwayAnubis Gate Andromeda UnchainedAnubis Gate HorizonsAyreon The Human EquationBeyond the Bridge The Old Man and The SpiritBlack Sabbath Master of RealityBlack Sabbath Black SabbathBlack Sabbath Vol. 4Black Sabbath Sabbath Bloody SabbathBlack Sabbath Mob RulesBlind Guardian Somewhere Far BeyondBlind Guardian At the Edge of TimeBlind Guardian Beyond the Red MirrorCea Serin The Vibrant Sound of Bliss and DecayChildren of Bodom Follow the ReaperChildren of Bodom HatebreederCircus Maximus The 1st ChapterCircus Maximus IsolateCircus Maximus NineCommunic Conspiracy In MindCynic FocusDarkwater Where Stories EndDevin Townsend Ocean Machine: BiomechDevin Townsend Project DeconstructionDisturbed The SicknessDream Evil Dragon SlayerDream Theater Train of ThoughtDream Theater Six Degrees of Inner TurbulenceDream Theater Black Clouds and Silver LiningsDream Theater A Dramatic Turn of EventsDrum fills are somewhat bland compared to Portnoy, but the return of Songwriting taking precedent over technical displays more than makes up for it. BTW ballads are actually well done and dont feel like they have just been tacked on because its tradition.Dream Theater Dream TheaterEdge of Sanity Crimson IIEumeria Rebel MindExivious ExiviousFaith No More King for a Day... Fool for a LifetimeFates Warning Perfect SymmetryFates Warning A Pleasant Shade of GrayHaken AquariusHelloween Keeper of the Seven Keys Part IIHelloween Keeper of the Seven Keys: The LegacyHelloween 7 SinnersHibernal After The WinterIced Earth Night of the StormriderIced Earth Something Wicked This Way ComesImages of Eden Rebuilding The RuinsIQ The Road of BonesIron Maiden Dance of DeathIron Maiden Piece of MindIron Maiden Brave New WorldIron Maiden A Matter of Life and DeathISIS OceanicJames LaBrie Static ImpulseKalmah They Will ReturnKalmah SwampsongKamelot EpicaKamelot KarmaKatatonia The Great Cold DistanceKatatonia Dead End KingsLost in Thought Opus AriseM83 Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost GhostsM83 Hurry Up, We're DreamingMegadeth Countdown to ExtinctionMegadeth United AbominationsMetallica Ride the LightningMetallica ...And Justice for AllMetallica MetallicaMetallica S&MMyrath HopeNevermore Dead Heart in a Dead WorldNevermore This Godless EndeavorNightwish Century ChildNightwish WishmasterNightwish ImaginaerumNovembers Doom AphoticNovembre Novembrine WaltzNovembre ClassicaOpeth MorningriseOpeth DamnationOpeth My Arms, Your HearseOrphaned Land The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriORParadise Lost Draconian TimesParadise Lost Faith Divides Us - Death Unites UsPink Floyd AnimalsPink Floyd Wish You Were HerePorcupine Tree In AbsentiaPorcupine Tree Lightbulb SunPorcupine Tree Fear of a Blank PlanetPsychotic Waltz A Social GracePsychotic Waltz MosquitoQueensryche EmpireQueensryche QueensrycheRage Against the Machine Rage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine The Battle of Los AngelesRedemption The Origins of RuinRedemption Snowfall on Judgment DayRedemption This Mortal CoilVery underrated, it takes a few listens to appreciate that album and it starts to run together near the end but still a powerful album that displays the strengths of prog metal and why fans love it. Redemption adds another solid album to their belt.Riverside Rapid Eye MovementRiverside Anno Domini High DefinitionRush A Farewell to KingsRush HemispheresSieges Even The Art of Navigating by the StarsSpiral Architect A Sceptic's UniverseSubsignal TouchstonesSuspyre SuspyreSymphony X The OdysseySymphony X V: The New Mythology SuiteSystem of a Down ToxicityTetrafusion Altered StateTetrafusion HorizonsThe Devin Townsend Band Accelerated EvolutionTheocracy Mirror of SoulsTheocracy As the World BleedsThreshold March of ProgressTool LateralusTool 10,000 DaysTourniquet Microscopic View of a Telescopic RealmVanden Plas Beyond DaylightVanden Plas The Seraphic ClockworkVanden Plas Chronicles of the Immortals: Netherworld (Path 1)Vektor Outer IsolationZero Hour Specs of Pictures Burnt Beyond3.5 greatAmorphis Tales from the Thousand LakesAmorphis Silent WatersAmorphis SkyforgerAndromeda Extension of the WishAnimals As Leaders WeightlessAnubis Gate The DetachedAnubis Gate Anubis GateAvenged Sevenfold City of EvilAvenged Sevenfold NightmareBloodbath Nightmares Made FleshChildren of Bodom Hate Crew DeathrollChildren of Bodom Something WildCommunic Payment of ExistanceCynic Carbon-Based AnatomyDeus Ex Machina (SG) I, HumanDisturbed BelieveDisturbed Ten Thousand FistsDream Evil The Book of Heavy MetalDream Evil EvilizedDream Theater OctavariumEdge of Sanity Purgatory AfterglowEdge of Sanity The Spectral SorrowsEpica The Divine ConspiracyFaith No More The Real ThingFates Warning FWXGodsmack FacelessGodsmack IVHeaven and Hell The Devil You KnowHelloween The Dark RideHelloween Gambling with the DevilImages of Eden Sunlight of the SpiritISIS PanopticonJames LaBrie Elements Of PersuasionJames LaBrie Impermanent ResonanceKalmah SwamplordKamelot The Fourth LegacyKamelot Siege PerilousKatatonia Viva EmptinessKatatonia Last Fair Deal Gone DownKatatonia Dethroned & UncrownedMachine Head Unto The LocustMegadeth YouthanasiaMegadeth The System Has FailedMegadeth Th1rt3enMetallica Kill 'Em AllMetallica Death MagneticMyrath Desert CallNevermore Enemies of RealityNightwish OnceNightwish Dark Passion PlayNovembers Doom The Pale Haunt DepartureNovembers Doom To Welcome the FadeNovembre The BlueOne Day as a Lion One Day as a LionOpeth DeliveranceOpeth WatershedOpeth HeritageExtremely underrated, it might not sound like the same Opeth but it is still a powerful album that holds the same complexity that Opeth is known for and still worth listening to occasionally. The only real negative is that it is missing the same fluidity that makes an album worth listening to all the way through.Pain of Salvation Road Salt OneThe shift in style might be jarring for fans of PoS, but Road Salt One is a step up from the preachy and ill conceived Scarsick. Elements of blues along with a more vintage 70's style of Prog rock dominate this album. If one is able to deal with the drastic transition in style from earlier albums a gem of an album is underneath. However, low production values plague this album and really bring down the album which would otherwise be quite excellent.Paradise Lost GothicParadise Lost IconQueensryche Promised LandRedemption RedemptionRush SignalsRush CounterpartsRush Grace Under PressureShadow Gallery Room VSieges Even ParamountSymphony X Paradise LostSymphony X IconoclastSystem of a Down System of a DownThe Devin Townsend Band SynchestraTheocracy TheocracyThreshold SubsurfaceThreshold Dead ReckoningTool UndertowZero Hour Dark Deceiver3.0 goodAmorphis EclipseAmorphis The Beginning of TimesBlack Sabbath Never Say Die!Blind Guardian A Twist in the MythBloodbath Resurrection Through CarnageBloodbath The Fathomless MasteryDisturbed IndestructibleDisturbed AsylumDisturbed The Lost ChildrenDream Theater Systematic ChaosEdge of Sanity UnorthodoxFaith No More Album of the YearGodsmack AwakeGodsmack The OracleHelloween The Time of the OathHelloween Master of the RingsHelloween Straight Out of HellImages of Eden Images of EdenImperanon StainedIron Maiden The Final FrontierKamelot Ghost OperaKamelot Poetry for the PoisonedMegadeth Cryptic WritingsMetallica ReloadNovembers Doom The Novella ReservoirNovembers Doom Into Night's Requiem InfernalPain of Salvation ScarsickParadise Lost Shades of GodPorcupine Tree The IncidentQueensryche American SoldierIs this a glimmer of hope... yes its not on the same level as MindCrime, Empire, or even Promised land, but it is alot better than what they have been churning out for the past few years.Rage Against the Machine Evil EmpireSkrillex Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites2.5 averageAvenged Sevenfold Avenged SevenfoldBlack Sabbath Technical EcstasyChildren of Bodom BlooddrunkChildren of Bodom Relentless Reckless ForeverEdge of Sanity Nothing But Death RemainsHelloween Pink Bubbles Go ApeMegadeth The World Needs a HeroMegadeth RiskMegadeth Super ColliderMetallica LoadYes it is not even close to being as good as puppets, lightning, justice, or even the black album but a few gems keep this from completely sinking into mediocrity. Paradise Lost Lost ParadiseQueensryche Operation: Mindcrime IISkrillex My Name Is Skrillex2.0 poorBlack Sabbath Born AgainLou Reed and Metallica LuluSkrillex More Monsters and Sprites1.5 very poorMetallica St. AngerThis was just horrible, how is it that the same band that released Master of Puppets and Ride the Lightning could make this and claim a return to form.Queensryche Dedicated to ChaosThey made the mistake of giving us some hope with American Soldier, but this is just right back where they started but even worse because alot of fans were expecting so much more.Skrillex Bangarang1.0 awfulQueensryche Frequency Unknown (Tate's Queensryche)
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