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The Identity Matrix 05-23-2017 08:01 PM

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Artist: Soundgarden

Country of Origin: United states

Album Title: Down On the Upside

Genre: Alternative Rock

Year of Release: 1996

Track Listing:

Pretty Noose: 10/10
Rhinosaur: 9/10
Zero Chance: 9/10
Dusty: 8/10
Ty Cobb: 9/10
Blow Up the Outside World: 9/10
Burden In My Hand: 8/10
Never Named: 8/10
Applebite: 8/10
Never the Machine Forever: 9/10
Tighter & Tighter: 10/10
No Attention: 9/10
Switch Opens: 8/10
Overfloater: 9/10
An Unkind: 9/10
Boot Camp: 9/10

Final Score: 8.8/10

Pros:
Varied instrumentation and feel, vocals are excellent

Cons:
Some tracks don't resonate with me as much as others do.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/1IVa98im1RfxYp6qeOIg2B

The Identity Matrix 05-23-2017 08:14 PM

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Artist: Mastodon

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Remission

Genre: Sludge Metal

Year of Release: 2002

Track Listing:

Crusher Destroyer: 8/10
March of the Fire Ants: 8/10
Where Strides the Behemoth: 7/10
Workhorse: 7/10
Ol'e Nessie: 8/10
Burning Man: 7/10
Trainwreck: 8/10
Trampled Under Hoof: 7/10
Trilobite: 7/10
Mother Puncher: 8/10
Elephant Man: 7/10

Final Score: 7.5/10

Pros:
Solid vocals, Interesting themes, Tight instumentation

Cons:
Some boring and generic sections.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/3pVCnqg7COWlaodlNiJIZL

Trollheart 05-24-2017 05:20 AM

Not sure if you're going to be doing that second Threshold album? Anyway, another for your consideration, whenever.
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The Identity Matrix 05-24-2017 09:42 PM

^^^^

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The Identity Matrix 05-24-2017 09:50 PM

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Artist: Modest Mouse

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Genre: Indie Rock

Year of Release: 2004

Track Listing:

World At Large: 9/10
Float On: 9/10
Ocean Breathes Salty: 9/10
Bury Me With It: 8/10
Dance Hall: 9/10
Bukowski: 9/10
This Devil's Workday: 9/10
The View: 9/10
Satin in A Coffin: 9/10
Blame It on the Tetons: 8/10
Black Caddilacs: 9/10
One Chance: 9/10
The Good Times Are Killing Me: 8/10

Final Score: 8.8/10

Pros:
Excellent energy, love the vocals, love the instrumentals

Cons:
Some weird stuff doesn't resonate well with me.

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/0TGTGuc2vXv6ZECoAf52N0

The Identity Matrix 05-24-2017 09:55 PM

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Artist: O.R.k.

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Soul of an Octopus

Genre: Progressive Rock

Year of Release: 2017

Track Listing:

"Too Numb: 8/10
Collapsing Hopes: 7/10
Searching for the Code: 7/10
Dirty Rain: 7/10
Scarlet Water: 7/10
Heaven Proof House: 7/10
Just Another Bad Day: 7/10
Capture or Reveal: 7/10
Till the Sunrise Comes: 7/10

Final Score: 7.1/10

Pros:
Good vocals, solid instrumentation

Cons:
Some boring sections littered throughout

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/5D1dbyrjgEoh1HUOmJtwTW

The Identity Matrix 05-26-2017 01:01 AM

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Artist: Echo & The Bunnymen

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Album Title: Ocean Rain

Genre: Post Punk

Year of Release: 1984

Track Listing:

Silver: 8/10
Nocturnal Me: 9/10
Crystal Days: 8/10
The Yo Yo Man: 8/10
Thorn of Crowns: 9/10
The Killing Moon: 9/10
Seven Seas: 9/10
My Kingdom: 9/10
Ocean Rain: 8/10

Final Score: 8.6/10

Pros:
Love the vocals, atmosphere is excellent, catchy yet evocative

Cons:
Some boring sections

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/6dMnUB8dqGxu8gZJOKVfWd

The Identity Matrix 05-26-2017 01:05 AM

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Artist: Morbid Angel

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: Altars of Madness

Genre: Death Metal

Year of Release: 1989

Track Listing:

Immortal Rites: 9/10
Suffocation: 8/10
Visions From the Dark Side: 9/10
Maze of Torment: 10/10
Lord of All Fevers and Plagues: 9/10
Chapel of Ghouls: 10/10
Bleed For the Devil: 8/10
Damnation: 9/10
Blasphemy: 9/10
Evil Spells: 9/10

Final Score: 9/10

Pros:
Sick riffs, excellent vocals, decent lyrics

Cons:
Production is rough

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/2vWHACnDiSnFM52octEvY0

The Identity Matrix 05-26-2017 01:08 AM

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Artist: Motörhead

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Album Title: Ace of Spades

Genre: Heavy Metal

Year of Release: 1980

Track Listing:

Ace of Spades: 9/10
Love Me Like a Reptile: 9/10
Shoot You In The Back: 8/10
Live To Win: 9/10
Fast and Loose: 9/10
(We Are) The Roadcrew: 8/10
Fire Fire: 9/10
Jailbait: 9/10
Dance: 8/10
Bite the Bullet: 9/10
The Chase Is Better Than the Catch: 9/10
The Hammer: 9/10

Final Score: 8.8/10

Pros:
Riff after furious riff, it never takes its foot off the gas

Cons:
Some generic/bad lyrics

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/3rxF05Aux0QTrN533Kjc91

The Identity Matrix 05-26-2017 01:11 AM

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Artist: Nails

Country of Origin: United States

Album Title: You Will Never Be One Of Us

Genre: Grindcore

Year of Release: 2016

Track Listing:

You Will Never Be One of Us: 9/10
Friend to All: 8/10
Made to Make You Fail: 9/10
Life is a Death Sentence: 9/10
Violence is Forever: 9/10
Savage Intolerance: 9/10
In Pain: 9/10
Parasite: 9/10
Into Quietus: 9/10
They Come Crawling Back: 9/10

Final Score: 8.9/10

Pros:
Heavy, brutal, energetic, thunderous riffs aplenty

Cons:
Not a lot of negatives, just some familiar territory

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/album/5rwXxSPT28222GPWD5x4tJ


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