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In the early days of the 2000s, The End came blasting out of the frosty wasteland of Canada (jokes people, jokes). Sounding a bit too much like Converge or The Dillinger Escape Plan, they still kicked ass in copious quantities. Their debut release for Relapse, Within Dividia, was a beautifully...

Progressive rock is a diverse and hard to define genre, with its fair share of crap and excellence. Here are the albums I find to be essential: King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969) King Crimson - Red (1974) Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975) Pink Floyd - Animals (1977) Os...

Whenever people talk about classic rock, it's always the same bands, and never Steely Dan. Why not? I think Steely Dan are way up there in the best rock bands of the 70s. If you don't know their output that well, start with Countdown to Ecstasy. It's an incredible album, from start to...

Great atmospheric rock band similar to Radiohead. There's also bits of other bands like 16 Horsepower, Wilco, and dredg in there too. Nice folky Americana sound at times. The singer is fantastic as well. Recommended for ALL fans of Radiohead.

Any thoughts on this one yet? I think it rules, great mix of ethnic middle eastern music, prog, and death metal. The vocals seem to be a lot cleaner than the last couple times around, with a lot of magestic almost power metal melodies, but without the cheese and fruitiness. I especially like...

Second best progressive emo album of the year, after The Mars Volta. High pitched effeminate male vocals over excellent guitar playing and progressively structured rock songs. The vocals have a lot of effects in parts, including pitchshifted growls, screams, and deepened vocals which are all...

Which of the places offering this cd is the cheapest and the quickest? I would use amazon, but $16.98 is extortion. If The End carried it, I'd use that in a heartbeat as they are without a doubt the best mailorder I have ever used. I'd also like it to be non-metal oriented as I also plan on...

Anyone hear this yet? I like it, but so far I don't like it nearly as much as Waiting and Full Collapse. Hopefully it will grow on me with time, but so far it feels kind of hookless and a bit lacking in melody. I love the single Signals in the Air though, it rules.

What is up with assholes constantly spreading this shit? No WAY is metalcore the new nu metal. Metalcore can easily be the most complex form of metal (just listen to Dillinger Escape Plan or other "math"-core bands) and incorporates elements of black metal, death metal, and melodic death metal...

Anyone like this band? They play an extremely heavy style of metalcore steeped in death and black metal traditions with a loud synth style reminiscent of Dimmu Borgir around Enthrone Darkness Triumphant. Unlike most metalcore bands, they have solos (a lot more on their newest album) and a lot...

I think this word kicks ass and should herefore be considered the word to use in all situations. For example, we shall imagine a conversation between two fine chaps, who shall henceforth be referred to as Jim Bob and Joe Bob. Jim Bob: Hello Joe Bob! Joe Bob: Shut up, shitbrick. You know, you...

I just downloaded a metal / hardcore cover cd of The Cure's Disintegration. It's 11 / 12 songs from that album covered, but not in the order they were presented on the cd. Also, the covers are highly individualized and not much like the originals. The missing song is Lovesong, the most...

These are fun... and this forum has a lot of boring threads right now... so... Here's the criteria: No metal. No electronic based music. Just rock n' roll. Prog rock is ok. Classic rock is ok. Indie rock is ok. Country rock is ok. And these are my favorite albums, and this is obviously...

Well... the year's been over a while. A lot of time to let these releases simmer. Well, what are you waiting for? And to all you lazy mofos, POST YOUR OWN. 1. Dredg - El Cielo 2. Agalloch - The Mantle 3. Isis - Oceanic 4. Poison the Well - Tear from the Red 5. Glassjaw - Worship and...

1. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium 2. Poison the Well - You Come Before You (also album cover of the year) 3. Beloved - Failure On 4. Cave In - Antenna 5. Solefald - In Harmonia Universali (second best cover of the year) 6. Enslaved - Below the Lights...

It seems like a lot of people here like post rock (Sigur Ros, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Slint, Rodan, Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, that sort of thing) so I figured this band would probably get a good reception here. I haven't been this impressed by a post rock album since I heard...

In my opinion, gameplay is without a doubt the most important factor of a game, far higher than graphics or story, even in rpgs. But sadly, many people obviously disagree with me as games such as the Metal Gear Solid series and Xenosaga feature a focus on story, not on gameplay. Personally, I...

Why is this the Enslaved album noone mentions? The first track is EASILY the best Enslaved song, and is probably the best viking metal song ever as well. That slow building choiral intro... when it switches to metal is probably one of the greatest moments in metal history. The rest of the...

Before last week, I merely thought of this band as a band with a lengthy history that has released some of the best industrial metal in recent history. After listening to a few of their previous releases, There's Beauty in the Purity of Sadness, The Maztur Nation, and Hybreed... I've come to...

Is it just me, or is this past couple of years been the best time for rpgs since the heydey of the SNES? I just got Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter. It took me a while since I'd seen a lot of negative user reviews for it, but after playing it for a while, I've come to the conclusion that they...