Alternative Metal Album reviews - Page 6

GenresAlternative Metal

Mezmerize

System of a Down

System of a Down - Mezmerize 8.9

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Rock
Two voices keep pulling Mezmerize in different directions. Serj Tankian's broad, theatrical delivery meets Daron Malakian's…

This Place Will Become Your Tomb

Sleep Token

Sleep Token - This Place Will Become Your Tomb 8.5

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Atlantic gives This Place Will Become Your Tomb a patient, affecting entrance. The piano leaves gaps around Vessel's voice, and…

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine 9.3

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Rap Rock / Metal
Rock
Rage Against the Machine make an unusually convincing argument for four people being enough. The guitar produces sounds that don't…

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains 8.2

Album review

Alternative Metal
Grunge
Metal
Rock
Alice in Chains make heaviness feel strangely patient on their self-titled third album. The guitars still have plenty of force…

Around the Fur

Deftones

Deftones - Around the Fur 9.0

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Nu Metal
Rock
Abe Cunningham's drums make the heaviness of Around the Fur feel unusually flexible. The snare has a sharp, immediate sound, while…

The Sky, the Earth & All Between

Architects

Architects - The Sky, the Earth & All Between 8.1

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Metalcore
Rock
Architects sound determined to get a reaction on The Sky, the Earth & All Between. The heavier songs push hard, the choruses reach…

Tsunami Sea

Spiritbox

Spiritbox - Tsunami Sea 8.8

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Metalcore
Rock
Fata Morgana is a fairly blunt way to start an album. Heavy guitars, harsh vocals and very little interest in making a polite…

Division

10 Years

10 Years - Division 7.4

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Post-Grunge
Rock
Division gives 10 Years more room to be melodic without removing the tension from their music. Jesse Hasek's voice remains the…

S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

Incubus

Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E. 8.5

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Nu Metal
Rock
The bass gets as much room to lead as the guitar on S.C.I.E.N.C.E. That is a large part of the album's appeal. Incubus make heavy…

Make Yourself

Incubus

Incubus - Make Yourself 8.9

Album review

Alternative Metal
Alternative Rock
Metal
Rock
Drive gives a slightly misleading first impression of Make Yourself. It is a good song, with an acoustic guitar part and a strong…

Themata

Karnivool

Karnivool - Themata 8.7

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Ian Kenny gives Themata its most useful point of balance. His singing can rise above Karnivool's heavy, tightly patterned guitars…

Ænima

Tool

Tool - Ænima 9.4

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
The bass line in Forty Six & 2 does more than introduce a memorable song. It gives Tool a pattern they can keep turning over…

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