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In Our Bones
Against the Current
Chrissy Costanza makes In Our Bones feel more assured than its familiar material might suggest. She can push a bright pop-punk chorus hard, then soften her delivery without so…
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The Seventh Sun
Bury Tomorrow
The Seventh Sun gives Bury Tomorrow a wider space between its two vocal extremes. Dani Winter-Bates's growl remains forceful, while Tom Prendergast's cleaner voice can move th…
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Cool World
Chat Pile
Cool World makes Chat Pile's music firmer and more cohesive. Heavy bass, low drums and angular guitars gain room to maintain a stubborn groove. Raygun Busch's voice can break …
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This Nation's Saving Grace
The Fall
This Nation's Saving Grace makes the Fall sound unusually clear without making them ordinary. The guitar parts have memorable shapes, the drums hit firmly and Mark E. Smith de…
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Jar of Flies
Alice in Chains
Turning the guitars down doesn't make Alice in Chains sound much happier. Jar of Flies proves that very quickly. This seven-song EP gives the band's darker instincts a quieter…
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Secret Samadhi
Live
Lakini's Juice has a guitar sound that does a good part of the storytelling before the lyric needs to make sense. The riff is heavy, slightly slippery and impossible to mistak…
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The Greatest Generation
The Wonder Years
Growing up rarely follows the order you expected. The Greatest Generation makes that uncomfortable discovery sound enormous, turning worries about family, work and falling beh…
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That's the Spirit
Bring Me the Horizon
The title of That's the Spirit sounds encouraging, but the music keeps questioning that encouragement. Bright, easily remembered choruses carry anxiety, disappointment and exh…
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The Battle Of Los Angeles
Rage Against the Machine
The Battle Of Los Angeles gets to the point quickly. Rage Against the Machine use their familiar combination of rap, funk and heavy guitars with particular purpose here. The s…
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Everest
Halestorm
Lzzy Hale has never had a problem making herself heard. The pleasure of Everest is how many different ways she finds to do it. There are huge rock choruses, darker passages, b…
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Freak Show
Silverchair
Freak makes its point with a riff you can remember almost before the first chorus. Silverchair's second album is often that direct: a strong guitar shape, a firm rhythm and Da…
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Our Problem
Iron Monkey
Our Problem gives Iron Monkey's dirty sludge a particularly firm groove. Guitars are low and heavy while the voice aims for abrasion rather than clear words. The music never b…
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Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
My Chemical Romance
Colour suits My Chemical Romance on Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys. The guitars are bright, electronic sounds have a larger role, and Gerard Way often si…
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Heaven and Hell
Black Sabbath
Ronnie James Dio changes the way Black Sabbath's music moves on Heaven and Hell. His vocal lines often travel across the guitar riffs instead of following their shape. That gi…
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Chapter V
Staind
The guitar details are what keep Chapter V interesting. Aaron Lewis brings the familiar emotional pressure, but Mike Mushok often supplies a second line of thought around him.…
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This Is Not A Safe Place
Ride
The opening songs of This Is Not A Safe Place reveal very different sides of Ride. Instrumental opener "R.I.D.E." is dark and rhythmic, with scraping bass beneath swirling gui…
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Rivers of Nihil
Rivers of Nihil
Rivers of Nihil have changed a few important things without losing the strange mix that makes them interesting. Adam Biggs takes over lead vocals on this self-titled album, wh…
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The Quantum Enigma
Epica
Epica keep the guitars firmly in view on The Quantum Enigma. The orchestras and choirs sound grand, but the music remains clearly metal: heavy riffs, busy drums and a strong c…
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Billy Talent
Billy Talent
Ben Kowalewicz does not have a voice that disappears into the background. On Billy Talent, his high, abrasive delivery can sound almost unreasonable, especially when he pushes…
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Blackbraid I
Blackbraid
Blackbraid I is a compact record with a clear balance between aggression and calm. The heavier songs combine fast drums, rough vocals and immediately recognisable guitar melod…
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South of Heaven
Slayer
Slayer make patience sound dangerous on South of Heaven. The slower tempos give the guitar figures room to become uncomfortable, while Tom Araya's more controlled vocals bring…
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Revelations
Audioslave
Revelations gets more from a groove than from a dramatic entrance. Audioslave's third album puts the bass and drums closer to the centre of the writing, giving Chris Cornell a…
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In Utero
Nirvana
There is a lovely tune hiding inside much of In Utero. Sometimes Nirvana let it stand in the open. Sometimes they put a very unpleasant guitar sound directly in front of it. T…
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Melted
Ty Segall
The melodies on Melted are easier to follow than the sound around them. Ty Segall covers his songs in distortion, feedback and strange keyboard sounds without forgetting their…
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