Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect (2009)

3.5/5
Progressive Metal, Metalcore, Death Metal
USA (Raleigh, North Carolina)
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Apparently, all that touring with Dream Theater really took it's toll on BtBaM's overall sound. They've gone balls to the wall Prog. Metal on us, and it's fantastic. Although, like DT, they've begun to show symptoms of what I've dubbed "Yes Syndrome." You know, like the band Yes? See Tales from Topographic Oceans and you'll know what I'm getting at. Basically, they've gotten too big for their britches and have become too progressive. Regardless, this is still a ridiculous outing. Everyone is in top form and you can really tell they put a lot of effort into this record. I'm giddy with excitement about seeing this performed live.

1. "Mirrors" - 3:38
2. "Obfuscation" - 9:15
3. "Disease, Injury, Madness" - 11:03
4. "Fossil Genera - A Feed from Cloud Mountain" - 12:11
5. "Desert of Song" - 5:34
6. "Swim to the Moon" - 17:54

Converge - Axe to Fall (2009)

4.5/5
Metalcore, Progressive Metal
USA (Salem, Massachusetts)
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Another face-melter from Converge. This time it's more sludgy and just as heavy as ever. Since the first listen , this has been one of my favorites from this year and definitely qualifies for my best-of for 2009.

1. "Dark Horse" - 2:54
2. "Reap What You Sow" - 2:39
3. "Axe to Fall" - 1:41
4. "Effigy" - 1:42
5. "Worms Will Feed/Rats Will Feast" - 5:52
6. "Wishing Well" - 2:49
7. "Damages" - 4:26
8. "Losing Battle" - 1:46
9. "Dead Beat" - 2:36
10. "Cutter" - 1:40
11. "Slave Driver" - 2:48
12. "Cruel Bloom" - 4:01
13. "Wretched World" - 7:10

Gris - Il Était une Forêt... (2007)

4.5/5
Depressive Black Metal
Canada
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One of my favorite black metal albums ever. The vocals are tortured and gloriously expressive. Not to mention completely fitting to the dark, cold atmosphere this creates. I'd like to point out the closing track La Dryade, which is ten beautiful minutes of ambient genius complete with live violin and piano. Incredibly well done. Even if you hate black metal, at least get this for nothing else than to listen to the last song. Epic doesn't even begin to describe it. Highly recommended to anyone looking to get in to the genre, anyone already familiar with the genre, or anyone who likes metal in general.

1. Il Était une Forêt... - 09:36
2. Le Gala des Gens Heureux - 10:28
3. Cicatrice - 11:44
4. Veux-tu Danser? - 09:28
5. Profonde Misanthropie - 08:05
6. La Dryade - 10:04

Bad 4 Good - Refugee (1991)

4/5
Heavy Metal
USA
link to come

From Wiki:
"Bad4Good was a heavy metal band formed in 1991 by guitarist Steve Vai. The band was a quartet of talented teenagers, the oldest of whom was 16. McRocklin had previously appeared in one of Vai's videos ("The Audience Is Listening"), Cooksey had a career [He was Budnick on Salute Your Shorts, and had a brief stint in the beginning of Terminator 2] as an actor, and Wackerman is the youngest brother of longtime Frank Zappa drummer Chad Wackerman."'

This is actually really good. Much better than the circumstances would warrant. These kids knew what they were doing. Apparently, the guitarist was 12 at the time of recording. TWELVE.

1. Nineteen - 3:56
2. Curious Intentions - 3:49
3. Bangin' Time Again - 4:27
4. Mother of Love - 3:54
5. Devil in the Angel - 4:10
6. Rockin' My Body - 4:00
7. Slow and Beautiful - 5:22
8. Tyre Kickin' (Ya Makin' Me Nervous) - 5:22
9. Terminate - 4:23
10. Nothing Great About A Heartache - 4:29
11. We're Gonna Fight - 4:10
12. I Want Everything - 4:18
13. Felony - 3:18

Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock: The Album (1986)

4.5/5
Old School Hip Hop, Electro
USA (The Bronx, New York)
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From Wiki:
"The song "Planet Rock" was one of the earliest hits for hip hop and remains one of its pioneering recordings. The single's liner notes credit Kraftwerk with the song. In creating the track, portions of Kraftwerk's "Trans Europe Express" were used, along with portions of songs by Captain Sky and Ennio Morricone. Rather than sampling these works digitally, the phrases were re-recorded in the studio. 'Planet Rock' is also cited as the first electro funk record"


1. "Planet Rock" – 7:31
2. "Looking for the Perfect Beat" – 6:51
3. "Renegades of Funk" (Remix) – 6:45
4. "Frantic Situation" – 5:07
5. "Who You Funkin' With?" – 6:23
6. "Go Go Pop" – 6:00
7. "They Made a Mistake" – 5:30

Sonic Youth - The Eternal (2009)

4/5
Alternative Rock
USA (New York City, New York)
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1. "Sacred Trickster" - 2:11
2. "Anti-Orgasm" - 6:08
3. "Leaky Lifeboat (for Gregory Corso)" - 3:32
4. "Antenna" - 6:13
5. "What We Know" - 3:54
6. "Calming the Snake" - 3:35
7. "Poison Arrow" - 3:43
8. "Malibu Gas Station" - 5:39
9. "Thunderclap for Bobby Pyn" - 2:38
10. "No Way" - 3:52
11. "Walkin Blue" - 5:21
12. "Massage the History" - 9:43

Dälek - Abandoned Language (2007)

4.5/5
Hip hop, Industrial, Noise, Shoegaze, Ambient
USA (Newark, NJ)
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The most unique hip hop album I've probably ever heard. This duo gets ridiculous points for originality and execution. Instrumental prowess is well expressed here, and the album is very solid on the whole. Highly recommended to all.

1. "Abandoned Language" – 10:13
2. "Bricks Crumble" – 3:36
3. "Paragraphs Relentless" – 5:33
4. "Content to Play Villain" – 5:20
5. "Lynch" – 5:25
6. "Stagnant Waters" – 4:24
7. "Starved for Truth" – 4:35
8. "Isolated Stare" – 6:15
9. "Corrupt (Knuckle Up)" – 4:04
10. "Tarnished" – 6:45
11. "(Subversive Script)" – 6:33

Madworld OST (2009)

4/5
Hip Hop
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A zany mix of catchy, and strangely good, hip hop reminiscent of the kooky soundtracks of the Jet Grind Radio games. Worth looking into, especially if you're familiar with the game.

1. "Get It Up" -Ox - 2:47
2. "Come With It" -Doujah Raze - 2:35
3. "Survival" -S.O.U.L. Purpose - 2:30
4. "Body That" -Ox - 2:36
5. "MadWorld" -Optimus - 2:24
6. "Ain't That Funny" -Sick YG - 2:17
7. "Let's Go" -Ox - 2:39
8. "Death & Honor" -Wordsmith - 2:30
9. "Crazy" -Doujah Raze - 2:34
10. "Deathwatch" -Doujah Raze - 2:32
11. "Crimson Rain" -Ox - 2:44
12. "You Don't Know Me" -Bendy Leggz - 2:21
13. "Move" -Ox - 2:40
14. "It's a Mad World" -Sick YG - 2:29
15. "Bang" -Ox - 2:26
16. "Ride!!" -Ox - 2:48
17. "Breathe" -Ox - 2:33
18. "Look Pimpin!" -Sick YG - 2:38
19. "So Cold" -Ox - 2:32
20. "Soul" -Ox - 3:48

Beastie Boys - To the 5 Boroughs (2004)

5/5
Hip Hop
USA (New York City, New York)
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One of the best Hip Hop albums I've heard in a while, and still consistently good. Those Jews sure can make good music. The best they've done since Paul's Boutique.

1. "Ch-Check It Out" – 3:12
2. "Right Right Now Now" – 2:46
3. "3 the Hard Way" – 2:48
4. "Time to Build" – 3:11
5. "Rhyme the Rhyme Well" – 2:47
6. "Triple Trouble" – 2:43
7. "Hey Fuck You" – 2:21
8. "Oh Word?" – 2:59
9. "That's It That's All" – 2:28
10. "All Lifestyles" – 2:33
11. "Shazam!" – 2:26
12. "An Open Letter to NYC" – 4:18
13. "Crawlspace" – 2:53
14. "The Brouhaha" – 2:13
15. "We Got The" – 2:27

Boris - Amplifier Worship (2003)

4/5
Sludge Metal, Drone Doom
Japan
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Boris can do whatever the fuck they want. Here's proof. Face smashing heaviness that carries the weight of a house, done to perfection.

1. "Huge" – 9:14
2. "Ganbou-Ki" – 15:44
3. "Hama" – 7:30
4. "Kuruimizu" – 14:27
5. "Vomitself" – 16:57

Boards of Canada - Geogaddi (2002)

4/5
Trip Hop, Ambient Electronica
Scotland
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Boards of Canada consistently remains one of my favorite electronica outfits, and this just cements them further into my list of bands I can't do without. Do drugs. Listen to this album. PROFIT!

1. "Ready Lets Go" - 0:59
2. "Music Is Math" - 5:21
3. "Beware the Friendly Stranger" - 0:37
4. "Gyroscope" - 3:34
5. "Dandelion" - 1:15
6. "Sunshine Recorder" - 6:12
7. "In the Annexe" - 1:22
8. "Julie and Candy" - 5:30
9. "The Smallest Weird Number" - 1:17
10. "1969" - 4:20
11. "Energy Warning" - 0:35
12. "The Beach at Redpoint" - 4:18
13. "Opening the Mouth" - 1:11
14. "Alpha and Omega" - 7:02
15. "I Saw Drones" - 0:27
16. "The Devil is in the Details" - 3:53
17. "A is to B as B is to C" - 1:40
18. "Over the Horizon Radar" - 1:08
19. "Dawn Chorus" - 3:55
20. "Diving Station" - 1:26
21. "You Could Feel the Sky" - 5:14
22. "Corsair" - 2:52
23. "Magic Window" - 1:46

The Offspring - Smash (1994)

5/5
Pop Punk
USA (Huntington Beach, California)
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The most fun album ever, as well as a landmark in pop punk.

1. "Time to Relax" - 0:25
2. "Nitro (Youth Energy)" - 2:27
3. "Bad Habit" - 3:43
4. "Gotta Get Away" - 3:52
5. "Genocide" - 3:33
6. "Something to Believe In" - 3:17
7. "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" - 3:17
8. "Self Esteem" - 4:17
9. "It'll Be A Long Time" - 2:43
10. "Killboy Powerhead" - 2:02
11. "What Happened to You?" - 2:12
12. "So Alone" - 1:17
13. "Not the One" - 2:54
14. "Smash" - 10:42

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)

5/5
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues-Rock, Folk Rock
England
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My personal favorite of the entire Zeppelin catalog, rivaled only in excellence by Houses of the Holy. Pure fucking genius. It's got Kashmir, Bron-Yr-Aur, AND fucking Ten Years Gone! Everything else is amazing, too.

Disc One
1. "Custard Pie" - 4:13
2. "The Rover" - 5:37
3. "In My Time of Dying" - 11:05
4. "Houses of the Holy" - 4:02
5. "Trampled Under Foot" - 5:37
6. "Kashmir" - 8:32

Disc Two
1. "In the Light" - 8:46
2. "Bron-Yr-Aur" - 2:06
3. "Down by the Seaside" - 5:13
4. "Ten Years Gone" - 6:32
5. "Night Flight" - 3:36
6. "The Wanton Song" - 4:07
7. "Boogie with Stu" - 3:53
8. "Black Country Woman" - 4:24
9. "Sick Again" - 4:42

Burzum - Hvis lyset tar oss (1994)

4/5
Black Metal, Dark Ambient
Norway
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Classic Burzum. Can't go wrong here.

1. "Det som en gang var" – 14:21
2. "Hvis lyset tar oss" – 8:05
3. "Inn i slottet fra drømmen" – 7:52
4. "Tomhet" – 14:12

Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)

5/5
Rock & Roll
USA (Tupelo, Mississippi)
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IT'S FUCKING ELVIS YOU TWATS!

1. "Blue Suede Shoes" - 1:58
2. "I'm Counting on You" - 2:24
3. "I Got A Woman" - 2:23
4. "One-Sided Love Affair" - 2:09
5. "I Love You Because" - 2:42
6. "Just Because" - 2:32
7. "Tutti Frutti" - 1:58
8. "Trying to Get to You" - 2:31
9. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" - 2:01
10. "I'll Never Let You Go (Lil' Darlin')" - 2:24
11. "Blue Moon" - 2:31
12. "Money Honey" - 2:34

Matisyahu - Live at Stubb's (2005)

4/5
Reggae
USA (West Chester, Pennsylvania)
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1. "Sea to Sea" – 4:07
2. "Chop 'Em Down" – 4:03
3. "Warrior" – 7:58
4. "Lord Raise Me Up" – 3:52
5. "King Without a Crown" – 4:48
6. "Aish Tamid" – 6:55
7. "Beat Box" – 5:05
8. "Fire and Heights" – 4:20
9. "Exaltation" – 6:57
10. "Refuge" – 4:02
11. "Heights" – 3:23
12. "Close My Eyes" – 4:26

Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II (2009)

4/5
Hip Hop
USA (New York City, New York)
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[tracklist to come; lazy]

Immortal - All Shall Fall (2009)

4/5
Black Metal
Norway
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1. "All Shall Fall" – 5:57
2. "The Rise of Darkness" – 5:47
3. "Hordes to War" – 4:32
4. "Norden on Fire" – 6:15
5. "Arctic Swarm" – 4:01
6. "Mount North" – 5:07
7. "Unearthly Kingdom" – 8:30

Jeremy Soule - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind OST (2002)

5/5
Classical
USA (Keokuk, Iowa)
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Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)

5/5
Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
USA (New York City, New York)
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If you don't love this album, you should quit music.

1. "Teen Age Riot" – 6:57
2. "Silver Rocket" – 3:47
3. "The Sprawl" – 7:42
4. "'Cross the Breeze" – 7:00
5. "Eric's Trip" – 3:48
6. "Total Trash" – 7:33
7. "Hey Joni" – 4:23
8. "Providence" – 2:41
9. "Candle" – 4:58
10. "Rain King" – 4:39
11. "Kissability" – 3:08
12. "Trilogy: The Wonder" – 4:15
13. "Trilogy: Hyperstation" – 7:13
14. "Trilogy: Eliminator Jr." – 2:37

Therapy? - Crooked Timber (2009)

4/5
Alternative Metal
Ireland
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1. "The Head That Tried to Strangle Itself" - 3:24
2. "Enjoy The Struggle" - 4:10
3. "Clowns Galore" - 3:41
4. "Exiles" - 5:36
5. "Crooked Timber" - 5:52
6. "I Told You I Was Ill" - 3:50
7. "Somnambulist" - 4:04
8. "Blacken the Page" - 2:48
9. "Magic Mountain - 10:05
10. "Bad Excuse For Daylight" - 5:49

One of my favorites from this year. Noteworthy for it's excellent use of rhythm above melody.

John Mayer - Continuum (2006)

4.5/5
Blues Rock, Soft Rock
USA (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
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1. "Waiting on the World to Change" - 3:20
2. "I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)" - 4:52
3. "Belief" - 4:02
4. "Gravity" - 4:05
5. "The Heart of Life" - 3:18
6. "Vultures" - 4:10
7. "Stop This Train" - 4:45
8. "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" - 4:02
9. "Bold As Love" - 4:17
10. "Dreaming with a Broken Heart" - 4:05
11. "In Repair" - 6:07
12. "I'm Gonna Find Another You" - 2:43

This album is so good, every time I hear it my panties get wet instantly.

Unearth - III: In the Eyes of Fire (2006)

4/5
Metalcore
USA (Winthrop, Massachusetts)
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1. "This Glorious Nightmare" – 4:22
2. "Giles" – 3:58
3. "March of the Mutes" – 4:02
4. "Sanctity of Brothers" – 3:29
5. "The Devil Has Risen" – 3:22
6. "This Time Was Mine" – 4:10
7. "Unstoppable" – 5:05
8. "So It Goes" – 5:02
9. "Impostors Kingdom" – 3:23
10. "Bled Dry" – 3:55
11. "Big Bear and the Hour of Chaos" – 3:09

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest (2009)

4/5
Indie Rock
USA (Brooklyn, New York)
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1. "Southern Point" – 5:00
2. "Two Weeks" – 4:03
3. "All We Ask" – 5:20
4. "Fine for Now" – 5:31
5. "Cheerleader" – 4:52
6. "Dory" – 4:25
7. "Ready, Able" – 4:17
8. "About Face" – 3:21
9. "Hold Still" – 2:23
10. "While You Wait for the Others" – 4:29
11. "I Live with You" – 4:58
12. "Foreground" – 3:28

Hacksaw to the Throat - Wastelands (2007)

4/5
Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal
USA (Oakland, California)
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1. "Breaking Point" -5:01
2. "Wastelands" - 10:52
3. "Divide By Zero" -5:02
4. "The Descent" -6:05
5. "Erebus" - 8:59
6. "Obsidian Sun" - 7:53
7. "Cascading Down" - 9:20
8. "Destroying the Vile Red Falcon" - 5:44
9. "Whisper Perfect Lies" - 10:06

Anata - The Conductor's Departure (2006)

3.5/5
Technical Death Metal
Sweden
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1. "Downward Spiral Into Madness" – 5:28
2. "Complete Demise" – 4:29
3. "Better Grieved Than Fooled" – 5:57
4. "The Great Juggler" - 6:00
5. "Cold Heart Forged In Hell" - 5:00
6. "I Would Dream Of Blood" - 5:30
7. "Disobedience Pays" - 5:19
8. "Children's Laughter" - 1:44
9. "Renunciation" - 5:44
10. "The Conductor's Departure" - 8:29

Apocalyptica - Plays Metallica by Four Cellos (1996)

3/5
Chamber Music
Finland
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1. "Enter Sandman" - 3:41
2. "Master of Puppets" - 7:17
3. "Harvester of Sorrow" - 6:15
4. "The Unforgiven" - 5:23
5. "Sad But True" - 4:48
6. "Creeping Death" - 5:08
7. "Wherever I May Roam" - 6:09
8. "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" - 5:50

Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (2007)

4/5
Indie Rock
Canada
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1. "Black Mirror" – 4:13
2. "Keep the Car Running" – 3:29
3. "Neon Bible" – 2:16
4. "Intervention" – 4:19
5. "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations" – 3:57
6. "Ocean of Noise" – 4:53
7. "The Well and the Lighthouse" – 3:56
8. "(Antichrist Television Blues)" – 5:10
9. "Windowsill" – 4:16
10. "No Cars Go" – 5:43
11. "My Body Is a Cage" – 4:47

Massive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)

5/5
Trip Hop, Electronic
England
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1. "Angel" - 6:18
2. "Risingson" - 4:58
3. "Teardrop" - 5:29
4. "Inertia Creeps" - 5:56
5. "Exchange" - 4:11
6. "Dissolved Girl" - 6:07
7. "Man Next Door" - 5:55
8. "Black Milk" - 6:20
9. "Mezzanine" - 5:54
10. "Group Four" - 8:13
11. "(Exchange)" - 4:08

Peeping Tom - Peeping Tom (2006)

3.5/5
Pop, Trip Hop, Hip Hop
USA (Tucson, Arizona)
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1. "Five Seconds" (featuring Odd Nosdam) – 4:20
2. "Mojo" (featuring Rahzel and Dan The Automator) – 3:40
3. "Don't Even Trip" (featuring Amon Tobin) – 5:46
4. "Getaway" (featuring Kool Keith) – 3:22
5. "Your Neighborhood Spaceman" (featuring Jel and Odd Nosdam) – 5:45
6. "Kill the DJ" (featuring Massive Attack) – 4:09
7. "Caipirinha" (featuring Bebel Gilberto) – 2:46
8. "Celebrity Death Match" (featuring Kid Koala) – 3:42
9. "How U Feelin?" (featuring Doseone) – 2:44
10. "Sucker" (featuring Norah Jones) – 2:33
11. "We're Not Alone" (remix) (featuring Dub Trio) – 5:10

Iron & Wine - The Creek Drank the Cradle (2002)

4/5
Folk Rock
USA (South Carolina)
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1. "Lion's Mane" – 2:49
2. "Bird Stealing Bread" – 4:21
3. "Faded from the Winter" – 3:17
4. "Promising Light" – 2:49
5. "The Rooster Moans" – 3:24
6. "Upward over the Mountain" – 5:56
7. "Southern Anthem" – 3:54
8. "An Angry Blade" – 3:48
9. "Weary Memory" – 4:01
10. "Promise What You Will" – 2:24
11. "Muddy Hymnal" – 2:43

Slint - Spiderland (1991)

5/5
Post Rock, Indie Rock
USA (Louisville, Kentucky)
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1. "Breadcrumb Trail" – 5:55
2. "Nosferatu Man" – 5:35
3. "Don, Aman" – 6:28
4. "Washer" – 8:50
5. "For Dinner..." – 5:05
6. "Good Morning, Captain" – 7:38

Belong - October Language (2006)

4/5
Ambient, Shoegaze
USA (New Orleans, Louisiana)
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1. "I Never Lose. Never Really" – 4:43
2. "Red Velvet or Nothing" – 5:40
3. "October Language" – 5:29
4. "I'm Too Sleepy... Shall We Swim?" – 5:13
5. "Remove the Inside" – 5:59
6. "Who Told You This Room Exists?" – 5:05
7. "All Equal Now" – 5:31
8. "The Door Opens the Other Way" – 7:11

Irepress - Sol Eye Sea I (2009)

3.5/5
Post Metal, Post Rock
USA (Boston, Massachusetts)
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1. "Diaspora" - 10:50
2. "Rhintu" - 3:12
3. "Barrageo" - 8:40
4. "Daniel Sen" - 1:49
5. "Cyette Phiur" - 8:10
6. "Fletchie" - 4:20
7. "Adeluge" - 7:18
8. "Billy" - 2:57
9. "Entanglement" 11:49

As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us (2007)

3/5
Metalcore
USA (San Diego, California)
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1. "Separation" – 1:15
2. "Nothing Left" – 3:43
3. "An Ocean Between Us" – 4:13
4. "Within Destruction" – 3:54
5. "Forsaken" – 5:15
6. "Comfort Betrays" – 2:50
7. "I Never Wanted" – 4:44
8. "Bury Us All" – 2:23
9. "The Sound of Truth" – 4:20
10. "Departed" – 1:40
11. "Wrath Upon Ourselves" – 4:01
12. "This Is Who We Are" – 4:54

Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint that Shit Gold (2008)

4/5
Hip Hop
USA (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
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1. "Like the Rest of Us" – 3:20
2. "Puppets" – 3:41
3. "The Skinny" – 3:36
4. "Dreamer" – 4:04
5. "Shoulda Known" – 3:06
6. "You" – 3:14
7. "Painting" – 3:00
8. "Your Glasshouse" – 3:58
9. "Yesterday" – 3:23
10. "Guarantees" – 4:32
11. "Me" – 3:40
12. "Wild Wild Horses" – 4:14
13. "Can't Break" – 3:33
14. "The Waitress" – 3:00
15. "In Her Music Box" – 4:20

Zindan - Depth (2009)

3.5/5
Progressive Melodic Death Metal
Uzbekistan
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1. In Haze - 6:07
2. Truth becomes a Lie - 6:23
3. Facing One Another - 5:42
4. Life Without Aim - 6:38
5. Before the End - 3:20
6. Chinvat - 2:12
7. Mean - 5:53
8. In the Depth of Zindan - 7:13
9. Still Alive - 5:24
10. Kings - 16:27

Cursive - The Ugly Organ (2003)

4/5
Post Hardcore, Indie Rock
USA (Omaha, Nebraska)
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1. "The Ugly Organist" – 0:53
2. "Some Red Handed Sleight of Hand" – 1:53
3. "Art Is Hard" – 2:46
4. "The Recluse" – 3:04
5. "Herald! Frankenstein" – 0:47
6. "Butcher the Song" – 3:31
7. "Driftwood: A Fairy Tale" – 4:40
8. "A Gentleman Caller" – 3:19
9. "Harold Weathervein" – 2:59
10. "Bloody Murderer" – 2:52
11. "Sierra" – 3:25
12. "Staying Alive" – 10:04

Enslaved - Vertebrae (2008)

4/5
Progressive Black Metal
Norway
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1. "Clouds" – 6:09
2. "To the Coast" – 6:27
3. "Ground" – 6:38
4. "Vertebrae" – 5:01
5. "New Dawn" – 5:23
6. "Reflection" – 7:45
7. "Center" – 7:33
8. "The Watcher" – 4:11

One Day as a Lion - One Day as a Lion [EP] (2008)

3/5
Rap Rock
USA (California)
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1. "Wild International" (3:47)
2. "Ocean View" (4:07)
3. "Last Letter" (3:58)
4. "If You Fear Dying" (3:57)
5. "One Day as a Lion" (4:25)

Intronaut - Prehistoricisms (2008)

4/5
Progressive Metal
USA (Los Angeles, California)
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1. Primordial Soup - 1:26
2. The Literal Black Cloud - 5:29
3. Cavernous Den Of Shame - 4:13
4. Prehistoricisms - 6:29
5. Any Port - 7:31
6. Sundial - 7:33
7. Australopithecus - 4:32
8. The Reptilian Brain - 16:20

The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)

5/5
Jazz Fusion
USA (New York, New York)
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1. "Meeting of the Spirits" – 6:52
2. "Dawn" – 5:10
3. "Noonward Race" – 6:28
4. "A Lotus on Irish Streams" – 5:39
5. "Vital Transformation" – 6:16
6. "The Dance of Maya" – 7:17
7. "You Know You Know" – 5:07
8. "Awakening" – 3:32

The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute (2005)

5/5
Progressive Rock
USA (El Paso, Texas)
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1. "Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus" – 13:02
2. "The Widow" – 5:51
3. "L'Via L'Viaquez" – 12:22
4. "Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore" – 13:10
5. "Cassandra Gemini I" – 4:45
6. "Cassandra Gemini II" – 6:40
7. "Cassandra Gemini III" – 2:56
8. "Cassandra Gemini IV" – 7:41
9. "Cassandra Gemini V" – 4:59
10. "Cassandra Gemini VI" – 3:48
11. "Cassandra Gemini VII" – 0:48
12. "Cassandra Gemini VIII" – 0:53

There are those that would claim that De-loused is their best, or that this is boring or the ambiance is overdone. Those people are wrong. This is the best thing The Mars Volta have ever and will ever put out, as well as a brilliant slab of neo-prog. Completely amazing from beginning to end. Mindblowing, even.

From Wiki: "Because of disputes with Universal Records, 'Cassandra Gemini' was arbitrarily split into eight tracks on the CD version, taking up tracks 5 through 12, since the band would otherwise only be paid an EP's wages for a 5 track album."

Reverend Bizarre - III: So Long Suckers (2007)

3.5/5
Doom Metal
Finland
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Disc 1 (66:06)

1. "They Used Dark Forces/Teutonic Witch" - 29:05
2. "Sorrow" - 25:20
3. "Funeral Summer" - 11:41

Disc 2 (63:54)

1. "One Last Time" - 15:39
2. "Kundalini Arisen" - 4:25
3. "Caesar Forever" - 15:43
4. "Anywhere Out of This World" - 25:32
5. "Untitled" - 2:35

Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine (1992)

4/5
Alt. Metal, Rap Metal
USA (Los Angeles, California)
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1. "Bombtrack" – 4:05
2. "Killing in the Name" – 5:14
3. "Take the Power Back" – 5:37
4. "Settle for Nothing" – 4:48
5. "Bullet in the Head" – 5:09
6. "Know Your Enemy" – 4:55
7. "Wake Up" – 6:04
8. "Fistful of Steel" – 5:31
9. "Township Rebellion" – 5:24
10. "Freedom" – 6:06

Godspeed You Black Emperor! - F♯A♯∞ (1998)

4/5
Post Rock
Canada
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1. "The Dead Flag Blues" - 16:27
2. "East Hastings" - 17:58
3. "Providence" - 29:02

This is both the bleakest and most beautiful music you'll ever hear in your life. A snippet of East Hastings was used in the film 28 Days Later.

In Vain - The Latter Rain (2007)

4/5
Progressive Death Metal
Norway
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1. "The Latter Rain" - 1:45
2. "In the Midnight Hour" - 9:41
3. "Det Rakner!" - 8:27
4. "October´s Monody" - 6:33
5. "Their Spirits Ride with the Wind" - 8:47
6. "I Total Triumf" - 6:04
7. "The Titan" - 7:09
8. "As I Wither" - 7:39
9. "Morning Sun" - 2:20
10. "Sorgenfri" - 6:33

Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime (1984)

5/5
Punk Rock, Alternative Rock
USA (San Pedro, California)
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1. "D.'s Car Jam"/"Anxious Mo-Fo"
2. "Theatre Is the Life of You"
3. "Viet Nam"
4. "Cohesion"
5. "It's Expected I'm Gone"
6. "#1 Hit Song"
7. "Two Beads at the End"
8. "Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth?"
9. "Don't Look Now"
10. "Shit from an Old Notebook"
11. "Nature Without Man"
12. "One Reporter's Opinion"
13. "Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing"
14. "Maybe Partying Will Help"
15. "Toadies"
16. "Retreat"
17. "The Big Foist"
18. "God Bows To Math"
19. "Corona"
20. "The Glory of Man"
21. "Take 5, D."
22. "My Heart and the Real World"
23. "History Lesson - Part II"
24. "You Need the Glory"
25. "The Roar of the Masses Could be Farts"
26. "West Germany"
27. "The Politics of Time"
28. "Themselves"
29. "Please Don't Be Gentle With Me"
30. "Nothing Indeed"
31. "No Exchange"
32. "There Ain't Shit on T.V. Tonight"
33. "This Ain't No Picnic"
34. "Spillage"
35. "Untitled Song for Latin America"
36. "Jesus and Tequila"
37. "June 16th"
38. "Storm in My House"
39. "Martin's Story"
40. "Dr. Wu"
41. "The World According to Nouns"
42. "Love Dance"
43. "Three Car Jam"

King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)

5/5
Progressive Rock
England
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1. "21st Century Schizoid Man" – 7:21
2. "I Talk to the Wind" – 6:05
3. "Epitaph" – 8:47
4. "Moonchild" – 12:13
5. "The Court of the Crimson King" – 9:25

Dissection - Storm of the Light's Bane (1995)

4.5/5
Black/Death Metal
Sweden
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1. "At the Fathomless Depths" – 1:56
2. "Night's Blood" – 6:41
3. "Unhallowed" – 7:28
4. "Where Dead Angels Lie" – 5:53
5. "Retribution: Storm of the Light's Bane" – 4:51
6. "Thorns of Crimson Death" – 8:06
7. "Soulreaper" – 6:56
8. "No Dreams Breed in Breathless Sleep" – 1:26