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Billy Talent III

Billy Talent

Billy Talent - Billy Talent III 7.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Punk rock
Rock
The slower pace on Billy Talent III changes more than the amount of time between beats. The band give their riffs greater weight…

My Own Prison

Creed

Creed - My Own Prison 7.9

Album review

Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
Rock
My Own Prison is a serious record. Scott Stapp sings as though every question needs answering before the song ends, and Mark…

In Absentia

Porcupine Tree

Porcupine Tree - In Absentia 9.3

Album review

Hard Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Blackest Eyes makes the central idea of In Absentia clear within one song. A heavy guitar riff gives way to a bright, carefully…

Mortal

Necrot

Necrot - Mortal 8.2

Album review

Death Metal
Metal
Mortal shows how much movement there can be in death metal which, on paper, tries very little that is new. Necrot keep the harsh…

War of Being

TesseracT

TesseracT - War of Being 8.8

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Daniel Tompkins gives War of Being an unusually wide vocal range. A breathy phrase can become a clear, high melody or a harsh…

Folie à Deux

Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy - Folie à Deux 8.5

Album review

Emo
Pop Punk
Punk rock
Rock
Fall Out Boy put an extraordinary amount of activity inside Folie à Deux. Horns, strings, guest voices and changing rhythms…

Let All That We Imagine Be the Light

Garbage

Garbage - Let All That We Imagine Be the Light 8.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Electronic
Rock
An album called Let All That We Imagine Be the Light sounds unusually hopeful for Garbage. Shirley Manson hasn't suddenly become…

Ultraglide In Black

The Dirtbombs

The Dirtbombs - Ultraglide In Black 8.8

Album review

Garage Rock
R&B
Soul
Ultraglide In Black shows how close garage punk and soul can be. The Dirtbombs put songs from the Black popular music of the…

Odd Fellows Rest

Crowbar

Crowbar - Odd Fellows Rest 8.8

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
Odd Fellows Rest gives Crowbar's heaviness more colour without making the music lighter. The guitars remain low and massive, but…

The Dark Side of the Moon

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon 9.8

Album review

Progressive rock/metal
Rock
The heartbeat at the start of The Dark Side of the Moon establishes a human scale for everything that follows. The clocks…

Dopesick

Eyehategod

Eyehategod - Dopesick 8.7

Album review

Metal
Sludge Metal
Dopesick keeps Eyehategod's heavy blues moving by allowing hardcore to break through it repeatedly. The album sounds dense and…

Brainwashed

While She Sleeps

While She Sleeps - Brainwashed 8.5

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Punk rock
Brainwashed sounds like an argument being carried by a whole group. Lawrence Taylor's harsh vocal is joined by Mat Welsh's rougher…

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