Agreed, I would say they are a fun band overall. I wouldn't see them any other way really.

In fairness, I'm an Asia fan and hated XXX so I had been very much dreading their next album (possibly their last now, with the passing of John Wetton) and to date have yet to listen to it. So I get where you're coming from.

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Artist: Linkin Park

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Meteora

Genre: Alternative Rock (Nu-Metal)

Year of Release: 2003

Track Listing:

Foreword/Don’t Stay: 8/10
Somewhere I belong: 8/10
Lying From You: 7/10
Hit the Floor: 7/10
Easier to Run: 7/10
Faint: 7/10
Figure.09: 8/10
Breaking the Habit: 7/10
From the Inside: 7/10
Nobody's Listening: 8/10
Session: 8/10
Numb: 8/10


Final Score: 7.5/10

Pros:
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug, however I'm going to be a bit more honest with this one.

Cons:
Pretty mediocre on almost every level, but dammit I still like it

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/0y13VbGddQ4azdVWakksAL

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Artist: Linkin Park

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Minutes to Midnight

Genre: Alternative Rock

Year of Release: 2007

Track Listing:

Wake: 7/10
Given Up: 7/10
Leave Out All The Rest: 8/10
Bleed It Out: 7/10
Shadow of the Day: 7/10
What I've Done: 7/10
Hands Held High: 7/10
No More Sorrow: 7/10
Valentine's Day: 7/10
In Between: 7/10
In Pieces: 6/10
The Little Things Give You Away: 8/10

Final Score: 7.1/10

Pros:
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug, some decent vocal delivery

Cons:
Pretty mediocre on almost every level, but dammit I still like it

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/2tlTBLz2w52rpGCLBGyGw6

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Artist: Linkin Park

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: A Thousand Suns

Genre: Alternative Rock

Year of Release: 2010

Track Listing:

The Requiem: 6/10
The Radiance: 5/10
Burning In the Skies: 7/10
Empty Spaces: 5/10
When They Come For Me: 7/10
Robot Boy: 6/10
Jornada Del Muerto: 5/10
Waiting For the End: 7/10
Blackout: 8/10
Wretches and Kings: 8/10
Wisdom, Justice, Love: 6/10
Iridescent: 8/10
Fallout: 6/10
The Catalyst: 7/10
The Messenger: 7/10

Final Score: 6.5/10

Pros:
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug, some decent vocal delivery, I enjoyed some of the interludes

Cons:
Pretty mediocre on almost every level, but dammit I still like it, I hated most of the interludes

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/5eg11Z64gD475AWBJf0l3G

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Artist: Linkin Park

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Living Things

Genre: Alternative Rock

Year of Release: 2012

Track Listing:

Lost In the Echo: 7/10
In My Remains: 7/10
Burn It Down: 6/10
Lies, Greed, Misery: 7/10
I'll Be Gone: 7/10
Castle of Glass: 7/10
Victimized: 6/10
Roads Untraveled: 7/10
Skin to Bones: 7/10
Until It Breaks: 7/10
Tinfoil: 7/10
Powerless: 8/10

Final Score: 6.9/10

Pros:
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug, some decent vocal delivery, production improved

Cons:
Pretty mediocre on almost every level, but dammit I still like it, songwriting took a turn for the worse

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/4XHIjbhjRmqWlosjj5rqSI

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Artist: Linkin Park

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: The Hunting Party

Genre: Alternative Rock (Hard Rock)

Year of Release: 2014

Track Listing:

Keys To The Kingdom: 8/10
All For Nothing: 8/10
Guilty All The Same: 8/10
The Summoning: 6/10
War: 7/10
Wastelands: 7/10
Until It's Gone: 6/10
Rebellion: 7/10
Mark the Graves: 7/10
Drawbar: 6/10
Final Masquerade: 7/10
Line in the Sand: 9/10

Final Score: 7.2/10

Pros:
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug, some decent vocal delivery, enjoyed the aggressive return

Cons:
Some try hard vocal passages that rub me the wrong way are prevalent

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/3XB2yloP7l00tEUmaODtVi

Alright done with LP.... moving back into reality.....

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Artist: Lycus

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Chasms

Genre: Doom Metal (Funeral)

Year of Release: 2016

Track Listing:

Solar Chamber: 8/10
Chasms: 8/10
Mirage: 8/10
Obsidian Eyes: 8/10

Final Score: 8/10

Pros:
Some chilling atmosphere, Solid funeral doom

Cons:
Kind of short, Some segments lack polish

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/25xSMb3S7qKq1gNuZCbSFH

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Artist: Mammoth Storm

Country of Origin: Sweden

Album Title: Fornjot

Genre: Doom Metal (Stoner)

Year of Release: 2015

Track Listing:

Augurs Echo: 8/10
Vultures Prey: 8/10
Sumerian Cry: 8/10
Fornjot: 8/10
Horns of Jura: 8/10
Hekla: 9/10
Ancient Apocalypse (Bonus Track): 8/10

Final Score: 8.2/10

Pros:
Solid stoner doom, Cool riffs

Cons:
Some boring sections sprinkled throughout

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/3xAAHlE5rhZRDmH8wTIIlT