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Hymns in Dissonance
Whitechapel
Hymns in Dissonance puts Whitechapel's hardest side at the front again. The melodic singing and broader rock influences of the previous records give way to deep roars, fast dr…
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Algleymi
Misþyrming
Algleymi makes Misþyrming's chaos clearer without making it harmless. The riffs remain sharp and twisted, but melodies receive more room and the rhythms change character more …
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Proper Dose
The Story So Far
Parker Cannon gives himself more than one way to sound troubled on Proper Dose. His voice still carries the force associated with The Story So Far, but softer melodies and mor…
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The Clearing
Wolf Alice
Wolf Alice have softened the edges on The Clearing. The guitars still matter, but piano, strings and large vocal arrangements take up more of the room. It is an attractive sou…
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From Zero
Linkin Park
From Zero works best when its two singers sound involved in the same struggle. Mike Shinoda's measured delivery gives Emily Armstrong's rougher voice something to push against…
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The Skull
Trouble
The Skull keeps Trouble close to the heavy riffs and dark melodies of Psalm 9. The band do not search for a new surface for their music. Attention goes to the connection betwe…
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Weathered
Creed
Bullets is a forceful way to start a Creed album. The guitar attack is harder, the rhythm has more bite and Scott Stapp sounds less interested in a gradual introduction than i…
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The Used
The Used
Bert McCracken gives The Used's debut a voice that rarely seems comfortable inside one kind of song. He can scream with considerable force, then move into a clear melody witho…
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Immutable
Meshuggah
The restrained opening of Broken Cog makes Immutable feel unsettling before it becomes forceful. A slow drum pattern, an extended guitar line and a low, breathy vocal create t…
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Being Funny in a Foreign Language
The 1975
Happiness is a useful reminder of how well The 1975 can play together. The bass moves easily, the guitar adds bright details and the saxophone gives the chorus an extra lift. …
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AB III
Alter Bridge
Slip to the Void begins with room to spare. Myles Kennedy sings quietly over an uneasy setting, then the heavier instruments arrive as a genuine change in pressure. AB III use…
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Hyperdialect
Hacktivist
Hyperdialect is strongest when Hacktivist let the rap and guitars hold a real conversation. J Hurley and Jot Maxi exchange fast lines over riffs that hit hard but also leave r…
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Queen of the Murder Scene
The Warning
A rock album can tell a story without making every song sound like a scene from a musical. The Warning mostly achieve that balance on Queen of the Murder Scene. Its tale of ob…
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The Way of All Flesh
Gojira
Death is the central concern of The Way of All Flesh, but Gojira approach it through movement rather than stillness. The guitars and drums form tightly connected patterns that…
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This Is Exile
Whitechapel
This Is Exile sounds heavy immediately, but becomes more interesting when Whitechapel allow their guitars to do more than support the hardest moments. Low vocals and firm deat…
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Megadeth
Megadeth
Calling your final album Megadeth is a fairly clear way of setting expectations. Dave Mustaine and company have a lot of history behind that name, and this record makes room f…
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Mockroot
Tigran Hamasyan
A piano trio can hit surprisingly hard on Mockroot. Tigran Hamasyan often treats his piano as a rhythm instrument, using short, firmly struck patterns that bass and drums foll…
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Neon Ballroom
Silverchair
Emotion Sickness is a striking way for Silverchair to open an album. The piano sounds unsettled, the strings keep changing the scale and Daniel Johns sings as though the arran…
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Flowers Of Romance
Public Image Ltd.
Flowers Of Romance strips Public Image Ltd. down to an uncomfortable core. The dominant bass grooves of the earlier music are largely gone. Drums and John Lydon’s voice occupy…
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This Is Why
Paramore
This Is Why runs on nervous energy. Paramore use clipped guitars, active bass lines and tightly controlled drums to make ordinary discomfort feel physical. Hayley Williams can…
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Spectacular Class
Jontavious Willis
Spectacular Class shows how lively traditional blues can remain. Jontavious Willis knows the old forms, but uses them to tell his own stories. His guitar playing is assured an…
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Eternal Blue
Spiritbox
Courtney LaPlante's voice gives Eternal Blue its widest range, but the arrangements make that range useful. Spiritbox can move from a close, restrained melody to a severe scre…
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The Painful Truth
Skunk Anansie
An Artist Is an Artist is a good way to announce your return. Skunk Anansie open The Painful Truth with a tense, impatient song about being judged and written off. Skin gives …
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Anno Domini High Definition
Riverside
Five songs are enough for Riverside to create a remarkably active record. Anno Domini High Definition is concerned with the pressure to keep moving, and its playing makes that…
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