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Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory 9.0

Album review

Metal
Nu Metal
Rap Rock / Metal
Rock
Hybrid Theory rarely lets a musical idea sit unused. A piano figure becomes the center of a chorus, a scratch fills the space…

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters 8.4

Album review

Alternative Rock
Punk rock
Rock
This Is a Call sounds like someone discovering that a simple tune can take a great deal of noise. The opening song on Foo…

Americana

The Offspring

The Offspring - Americana 7.8

Album review

Pop Punk
Punk rock
Rock
There are two good reasons to look beyond Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) on Americana. One is that The Offspring have sharper songs…

I Want Blood

Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Cantrell - I Want Blood 8.8

Album review

Alternative Metal
Hard Rock
Metal
Rock
Jerry Cantrell's guitar tone and vocal harmonies can make a song feel uneasy before the words have really started. I Want Blood…

New Levels New Devils

Polyphia

Polyphia - New Levels New Devils 8.1

Album review

Progressive rock/metal
Rock
The guitar lines on New Levels New Devils often behave like a lead vocal cut into small pieces. Polyphia place short melodic…

14 Shades of Grey

Staind

Staind - 14 Shades of Grey 7.1

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Post-Grunge
Rock
So Far Away is a useful surprise on 14 Shades of Grey. Aaron Lewis sounds willing to recognise some progress, and the melody gives…

Brand New Eyes

Paramore

Paramore - Brand New Eyes 8.8

Album review

Emo
Pop Punk
Punk rock
Rock
Paramore spend much of Brand New Eyes trying to make difficult feelings impossible to avoid. The guitars sound tense, Hayley…

Candlebox

Candlebox

Candlebox - Candlebox 8.2

Album review

Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
Rock
Candlebox put a bluesy hard-rock voice inside a thick nineties guitar sound, and their debut gets a lot of mileage from that…

I Let It In and It Took Everything

Loathe

Loathe - I Let It In and It Took Everything 9.2

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Rock
Shoegaze
The quiet music on I Let It In and It Took Everything can feel as disorienting as the heaviest passages. Loathe lets soft guitar…

Inmazes

VOLA

VOLA - Inmazes 8.6

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
A soft vocal can make a very heavy riff sound stranger. On Inmazes, VOLA repeatedly place calm, inviting melodies against guitars…

Burn It Down

The Dead Daisies

The Dead Daisies - Burn It Down 7.8

Album review

Blues
Hard Rock
Rock
Burn It Down has a convincing weight in the space between its instruments. The Dead Daisies give the riffs room to settle, let the…

Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs

Alkaline Trio

Alkaline Trio - Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs 8.8

Album review

Emo
Pop Punk
Punk rock
Rock
Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs has a reassuringly unpleasant title. Alkaline Trio haven't become a particularly cheerful band, but the…

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