EWester77

93/100

This album has been one of my favorites for a long time, introducing me into the exciting and, albeit, outdated world of nu metal. Regardless of how corny the concept of nu metal has turned out to be, this album (and a lot of Slipknot's material) has ages phenomenally.

Joey Jordinson (RIP) is really one of the greatest drummers of all time, no matter what the general opinion of metal may be, and he shows that throughout this entire album. What the guitars may lack in ... read more

83/100

I don’t have too much to say about ‘Egotrip’ other than it was a great, artistically crafted album. The album’s biggest weakness is its lack of diversity; every track sounds pretty similar, making some of the tracks difficult to pick apart from each other. However, there are definitely some very catchy songs, namely ‘Don’t Save Me’ and ‘Preacher’, and the beats are all around very well produced.

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89/100

Matt and Mica produce an excellent album in ‘Mercurial World’, their first full-length album (I’m really not sure why their first project is not deemed an ‘album’).

My Magdalena Bay journey actually began with ‘Imaginal Disk’, recommended it by AOTY user and long time friend Clay5701. That album changed the way I look at music, so naturally I expected a lot from the album that preceded it. I was not disappointed!

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100/100

Magdalena Bay creates one of the greatest aural experiences ever conjured with ‘Imaginal Disk’. Track for track for track, this album does not miss. There is genuinely not a single second on this album that I think can be improved; even songs that may be a little weaker individually fit so unbelievably perfectly in this album.

Each interlude is placed methodically, blending from the previous song and into the next. That’s probably my favorite thing about ... read more