The Identity Matrix

Really? One guy? That's pretty awesome. I just added that album to my list.

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The Identity Matrix

Artist: The Sword

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Apocryphon

Genre: Heavy Metal (Stoner/Sludge)

Year of Release: 2012

Track Listing:

The Veil of Isis: 6/10
Cloak of Feathers: 5/10
Arcane Montane: 5/10
The Hidden Masters: 5/10
Dying Earth: 5/10
Exacrator: 5/10
Seven Sisters: 5/10
Hawks & Serpents: 5/10
Eyes of the Stormwitch: 5/10
Apocryphon: 5/10

Final Score: 5.1/10

Pros:
Slick riffs, competent songwriting

Cons:
Vocals are not too good, pretty bland most of the time, average at best

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/6mB86vacgOwqJQSkyEMOcR

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The Identity Matrix

Artist: The Vaccines

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Album Title: English Graffiti

Genre: Indie Rock

Year of Release: 2015

Track Listing:

Handsome: 8/10
Dream Lover: 8/10
Minimal Affection: 7/10
20/20: 7/10
(All Afternoon) In Love: 7/10
Denial: 8/10
Want You So Bad: 7/10
Radio Bikini: 7/10
Maybe I Could Hold You: 8/10
Give Me A Sign: 7/10
Undercover: 7/10
English Grafitti (Bonus Track): 7/10
Stranger (Bonus Track): 7/10
Miracle (Bonus Track): 7/10

Final Score: 7.4/10

Pros:
Some fun and interesting ideas, executed on a solid level, solid production

Cons:
Some lazy songwriting

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/3K9OT3dQWJFnsiP8aTssqS

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The Identity Matrix

Artist: Toothgrinder

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Nocturnal Masquerade

Genre: Metalcore (Progressive)

Year of Release: 2016

Track Listing:

The House (That Fear Built): 8/10
Lace & Anchor: 7/10
Coeur d'Alane: 8/10
I Lie in Rain: 8/10
Blue: 8/10
The Hour Angle: 7/10
Dance of Damsels: 8/10
Diamonds for Gold: 7/10
Nocturnal Masquerade: 8/10
Dejection/Despondency: 8/10
Schizophrenic Jubilee: 8/10
Waltz of Madmen: 8/10


Final Score: 7.8/10

Pros:
Great vocals, cool ideas, decent production, Killer instrumentation

Cons:
Kind of generic in some tracks, not a lot of real memorable moments

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/11rECw6m5bjhm0YZ6dR9k9

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The Identity Matrix

Artist: Torche

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Meanderthal

Genre: Alternative Rock (Sludge)

Year of Release: 2008

Track Listing:

Triumph of Venus: 6/10
Grenades: 7/10
Piraña: 4/10
Sandstorm: 5/10
Speed of the Nail: 5/10
Healer: 6/10
Across the Shields: 5/10
Sundown: 5/10
Little Champion: 5/10
Without a Sound: 5/10
Fat Waves: 6/10
Amnesian: 6/10
Meanderthal: 6/10

Final Score: 5.4/10

Pros:
Thunderous riffs, decent execution

Cons:
A lot of boring tracks and moments throughout.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/2gAy1fzrgCqT8zjGGYk0r1

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Enter the Domain - The Identity Matrix Domain

"I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I'm living on." - David Bowie

The Identity Matrix

Artist: Vanden Plas

Country of Origin: Germany

Album Title: Chronicles of the Immortals: Netherworld II (Path Two)

Genre: Progressive Metal

Year of Release: 2015

Track Listing:

In My Universe: 7/10
Godmaker's Temptation: 6/10
Stone Roses Edge: 8/10
Blood Eden: 7/10
Monster: 7/10
Diabolica Comedia: 8/10
Where Have the Children Gone: 7/10
The Last Fight: 7/10
Circle of the Devil: 6/10

Final Score: 7/10

Pros:
Production is surprisingly good, dig the orchestration

Cons:
Vocalist sounds like a Geoff Tate rip off.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/5idHi0TNRVvOlsf7HZ35Zf

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The Identity Matrix

Artist: Various Artists

Country of Origin: Various

Album Title: Kung Fury OST

Genre: Electronic (Synthwave)

Year of Release: 2015

Track Listing:

Kung Fury: 8/10
True Survivor: 9/10
West Side Lane: 7/10
Redlining 6th: 7/10
Face Puncher: 7/10
The Final Stretch: 8/10
Careful Shouting: 7/10
Enter the Fury: 7/10
Power Move: 8/10
Phoenix Rising: 9/10
From the Future: 8/10
Barbarianna: 8/10
Nuclear: 8/10

Final Score: 7.8/10

Pros:
Love the production, fun listen, solid melodies

Cons:
Some reused ideas throughout.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/7CpMmkbbeGx8TIYdgCSRJ2

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The Identity Matrix

Artist: Vektor

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Black Future

Genre: Thrash Metal (Progressive)

Year of Release: 2009

Track Listing:

Black Future: 8/10
Oblivion: 6/10
Destroying the Cosmos: 7/10
Forests of Legend: 7/10
Hunger for Violence: 7/10
Deoxyribonucleic Acid: 8/10
Asteroid: 8/10
Dark Nebula: 8/10
Accelerating Universe: 8/10

Final Score: 7.4/10

Pros:
Instrumentation is phenomenal

Cons:
Vocals range from passable to straight awful.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/2aSHXXnfSlmAeuDgBmEJ3Y

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Enter the Domain - The Identity Matrix Domain

"I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I'm living on." - David Bowie

The Identity Matrix

Artist: Vektor

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Outer Isolation

Genre: Thrash Metal (Progressive)

Year of Release: 2011

Track Listing:

Cosmic Cortex: 9/10
Echoless Chamber: 9/10
Dying World: 9/10
Tetrastructural Minds: 9/10
Venus Project: 8/10
Dark Creations, Dead Creators: 9/10
Fast Paced Society: 9/10
Outer Isolation: 9/10

Final Score: 9/10

Pros:
Instrumentation is phenomenal, vocals have improved 100x

Cons:
some reused ideas from the last album. Not much to complain about though

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/1KzsSFzRO8903u1XTyEi8U

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The Identity Matrix

Artist: Voivod

Country of Origin: Canada

Album Title: Killing Technology

Genre: Thrash Metal

Year of Release: 1987

Track Listing:

Killing Technology: 7/10
Overreaction: 7/10
Tornado: 7/10
Too Scared To Scream: 7/10
Forgotten in Space: 7/10
Ravenous Medicine: 7/10
Order of the Blackguards: 7/10
This is Not an Exercise: 7/10
Cockroaches: 7/10

Final Score: 7/10

Pros:
Good, not great, instrumentation, vocals are decent

Cons:
Can get a little disjointed and directionless

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/0SJfTElRVZqxKiG2MZBMCO

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Enter the Domain - The Identity Matrix Domain

"I'm not a prophet or a stone aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman. I'm living on." - David Bowie