Godsmack tries to cash in on the Imagine Dragons fad in a similar vein to Fall Out Boy but not very successful or memorable.

An absolute masterpiece of early 70s Southern rock and hard rock. It features some of Lynyrd Skynyrd's best tunes such as "Gimme Three Steps", "Simple Man", "Tuesday's Gone", and of course, "Free Bird". It's amazing from start to finish thanks to the hits help defining Southern rock and classic rock radio.

Following the tragic passing of bassist Cliff Burton, Metallica proves how much they love to cook. Thanks to the title track, "Blackened", "Harvester of Sorrow", of course, "One", it's more evidence of how peak their music is.

A pretty solid Nirvana inspired mid 2000s hard rock song from a time where emo and metalcore were dominating.

Whether you like this album or not, it's still as good as Metallica's 80s work. Once again being Metallica, each song here (yes, even the overplayed "Enter Sandman") go hard. This album also proves they have more than just "Enter Sandman" and "Sad But True" despite both of whom became the basis for 2000s butt rock hits such as "Monster" and "Animal I Have Become".

An absolute masterpiece of 1980s heavy metal which came from the day that would later become my birthday. Being Metallica, every song hit hard.

An absolute masterpiece of 1980s heavy metal and among one of Metallica's greats. Every single song here hits hard.

Shinedown made another solid, well executed hard rock album separated from similar acts such as Skillet and Godsmack, both of whom tend to make the exact same song over and over again.

The Queen of Mom Rock pretends to be Imagine Dragons for a forgettable pop song made for a forgettable movie.

One of the first Skillet songs to blatantly rehash their previous hit "Awake and Alive", and spoiler alert; it won't be the last. The AMV obsessed twats like it but this sounds like a dumbed down hybrid of Sepultura and Within Temptation. Plus mashing it up with "Centuries" is like combining Godsmack with Panic! At the Disco.

Skillet rehashing "Awake and Alive" but double down on the lame motivational Halls Cough Drops lyrics. Only AMV obsessed twats with subpar taste in rock could pretend that this is peak hype music.

Skillet pretending to be Slipknot and Rob Zombie but strip out the energy for lame edgy lyrics.

Imagine Dragons but on Octanecore flavored steroids.

We have Godsmack at home.

If Rammstein, Trapt, and Five Finger Death Punch did a fusion dance.

If Cyndi Lauper, Alice In Chains, and Korn had a baby raised on pastel filters and Hot Topic.

Sounds like diet Falling In Reverse.

A surprisingly solid early 2000s rock album from one of the most underrated hard rock/alternative metal acts. The tracks themselves are pretty hard hitting because of "The Red" and the Deftones inspired "Send the Pain Below". Of course, "The Red" was my introduction to the band.

An absolute banger of an album and of the best to ever come out of the early 2000s. You know your album goes hard when it literally begins with a Tyrannosaurus Rex roar. The riffs here are so hard, you'll need a neck brace afterwards.

An absolute banger album from the mid-2000s, containing a rich production, strong vocals, and some of the best riffs in all of heavy metal. Every song here is headbang worthy, the best example being the aptly named "The Heaviest Matter of the Universe".