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Origins is a confusedly named album, as it's certainly a continuation of the sound Evolve started, and is not at all reminiscent of the first two albums in almost any way whatsoever. Released just one year after the divisive Evolve, Origins was set up as a sort of mixture of Evolve B-sides and some new material. Featuring a lineup of Dan Reynolds on vocals, Wayne Sermon on guitar, Ben McKee on bass, and Daniel Platzman on drums, does this surpass the disappointment of the prior album? ... read more

Peace Sells... But Who's Buying is the album that further solidifies Megadeth being slightly behind the curve. This same year, Metallica released their magnum opus, Master of Puppets, and Slayer would release the far more aggressive Reign in Blood. Comparatively, this album sounds more like a contemporary to Ride the Lightning or Hell Awaits. That's not to discredit this album, it does do a lot of things right and does push the envelope, but not as much as it's peers do. ... read more

Linkin Park follows up an absolutely fantastic first album with one that's even better, it's a step up in almost every manner, production is cleaner, lyrics are more mature, and the record itself is more cohesive. This is one of my favorite albums of all time, like if you could only keep 10 albums for the rest of time this would be one of mine. This album has Chester Bennington on lead vocals, Mike Shinoda on rap vocals, Brad Delson on guitars, Joe Hahn on turntables and samples, ... read more

Ride the Lightning is the album that showcases the potential that you caught glimpses of on Kill 'Em All. It's smarter, more mature, and more impactful. It's a huge leap in quality, and a masterclass on how to write a second album. It takes everything from KEA, trims what didn't work and hones what did. This album features the lineup of James Hetfield on vocals and rhythm guitar, Kirk Hammett on lead guitar, the late great Cliff Burton on bass, and Lars Ulrich on drums. ... read more