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Miserable

Bongripper

Bongripper - Miserable 8.1

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Sludge Metal
Miserable mainly asks the listener to accept its pace. Bongripper divide more than an hour between three instrumental pieces and…

Human Clay

Creed

Creed - Human Clay 7.1

Album review

Hard Rock
Post-Grunge
Rock
Higher does exactly what its title promises. Mark Tremonti gives the verse a recognisable guitar figure, then the chorus opens out…

Supernova

Nova Twins

Nova Twins - Supernova 8.5

Album review

Rap Rock / Metal
The bass and guitar on Supernova sometimes seem determined to become something else entirely. They distort, scrape and move…

Handwritten

The Gaslight Anthem

The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten 8.0

Album review

Alternative Rock
Punk rock
Rock
The opening of Handwritten makes The Gaslight Anthem sound comfortable with being a large rock band. "45" has a clear guitar hook…

Paper Doll

Samantha Fish

Samantha Fish - Paper Doll 8.7

Album review

Blues
Rock
Paper Doll has nine songs, and Samantha Fish makes the most of them. The record moves easily between tough guitar rock, slower…

Blackwater Park

Opeth

Opeth - Blackwater Park 9.5

Album review

Death Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Opeth make contrast feel natural on Blackwater Park. A harsh vocal can give way to a clean melody, and a dense guitar passage can…

Blood Music

Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse - Blood Music 7.5

Album review

Shoegaze
Blood Music gives rhythm more work to do. Chapterhouse retain their light singing and layered guitars but bring keyboards, samples…

Collective Soul

Collective Soul

Collective Soul - Collective Soul 8.6

Album review

Alternative Rock
Post-Grunge
Rock
December turns a small guitar figure into a whole song's identity. The pattern is easy to recognise, but the vocal layers and well…

Below the Lights

Enslaved

Enslaved - Below the Lights 8.8

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Below the Lights makes Enslaved sound adventurous without losing its heavy foundation. The guitars have a dry, clear tone and the…

21st Century Breakdown

Green Day

Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown 7.5

Album review

Alternative Rock
Pop Punk
Punk rock
Rock
The piano on 21st Century Breakdown is not there to offer a quiet break between punk songs. It helps set the scale of the whole…

Heartless

Pallbearer

Pallbearer - Heartless 8.1

Album review

Doom Metal
Metal
Heartless gives Pallbearer's melodic side more room than ever. Heavy guitars still matter, but no longer determine every movement…

Core

Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots - Core 8.6

Album review

Grunge
Hard Rock
Rock
Core knows the value of a heavy entrance. Dead & Bloated begins with Scott Weiland's voice before the band drops in behind him…

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