Six albums into Buckethead's discography and we get the first album I couldn't give less of a shit about. This isn't a good sign at all, to be honest, as I'm still at the point where he actually put time in between releases to actually work on the album. I can't completely discredit this record as there are some interesting moments, but all of them come in in the latter half, namely Burlap Curtain and You Like This Face. The rest of this album, however, is so boring and so below anything else ... read more

Monsters And Robots is Buckethead's best-selling album to date, and for good reason. This album is by far the most fun I've had listening to Buckethead since I began listening to his work. With his fantastic guitar work, coupled with the writing of Les Claypool, who also features as bassist for the majority of the track listing, this is definitely up there as one of his best works.

Favourite Tracks: Scapula; Stun Operator; The Ballad Of Buckethead; Stick Pit; Nun Chuka Kata

Least Favourite ... read more

Colma is a nice change of pace from what Buckethead usually does. As opposed to his usual experimental heavy metal that he has stuck with over the past couple of albums, here he goes for a more heartwarming acoustic album with simple drum and bass paths, made just to give to his mother while she was recovering from colon cancer. The result is a calming record and one that is often seen as one of his best.

I, however, do think that this isn't quite as good as some of his previous works. While I ... read more

This may be Iron Maiden's most underappreciated '80s release. I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I genuinely think this is much better than Piece Of Mind.

If this album proves anything to me, it's that Maiden in the '80s were unparalleled in this decade. Sure, you also had great bands like Metallica and Slayer emerging in the '80s, but even they weren't as consistent as Maiden during this decade. So far, every single release I've heard from Maiden since Dickinson joined has been so close ... read more

Wow, this is SOOO long winded. This definitely would have benefited if it was like - I dunno - a minute-thirty shorter?

In all seriousness, though, this is actually pretty funny and can be enjoyable if you don't take it too seriously. Still, it's a dumb album. It's just a compilation of extremely short metal songs, all of which are under fifteen seconds. So, because of that, I'd say it's worth a listen.

The Day Of The Robot is definitely the best I've heard from Buckethead so far, but it is still very, very, VERY early to call it my favourite. The mix of jungle and metal is something incredibly unique and certainly makes this album shine more than his previous works. I loved the explosiveness of tracks like Destroyer and Flying Guillotine, but I do think this dragged on slightly longer than it needed to. With all the songs being longer than six minutes, there were times where I felt like a ... read more

I'm gonna call this now: Powerslave will end up being the best Iron Maiden record I'll hear, and nothing following it will ever reach this peak again.

Yeah, I think that this album is Maiden's peak performance. I would say that I'm based for thinking it's better than Number Of The Beast, but it seems that almost everyone here is in mutual agreement that this is better than that album, even if The Number Of The Beast is the more classic, well-known, and higher regarded record in their entire ... read more

Giant Robot is very much a sequel to Bucketheadland, and as a result it does at times sound almost identical to that album. Overall, this is basically just a more polished version of Bucketheadland with a lot more interesting moments.

I think that Buckethead, as a guitarist, is much better here than he was on Bucketheadland, though admittedly he is always a great guitarist. But most of the tracks on here are much more impressive than the ones on Bucketheadland. I would even say that this ... read more

I'm going to do something crazy and completely stupid: I'm going to listen to all 300+ Buckethead albums and review them. I have to admit that I was going to do this with Merzbow instead, but I decided not to expose myself to 300 albums of a genre called "harsh noise" and instead went with someone more known for experimental rock and prog metal.

I also want to make it clear that I won't binge through all of them. I only plan to listen to two or three a week - maybe more, maybe less - ... read more

Ozzy's sophomore solo project is just as highly regarded as his debut, and I gotta say that I appreciate this one a lot more than I do the previous. Despite me giving this a lower score, this one actually left a better impression on me, I just think that it is slightly weaker musically.

This is unfortunately the final ever project that guitarist Randy Rhoades ever worked on before his untimely death in a plane crash just a few months after this album released. This is honestly the best way to ... read more

As expected, this is a good album. But, does it really deserve to be considered one of the best metal projects out there? Hell no!

Ozzy Osbourne's debut solo record is often cited as one of the greatest metal albums out there. Hell, Rolling Stone have it listed as their 9th best metal record of all time. Sure, it is definitely a classic and really helped move the genre into a different place. While Black Sabbath was more of a doom metal band, his solo project seems closer to hard rock with ... read more

I honestly feel like I'm underrating this, but at the same time this is the score I think is right. This is easily the best Opeth album I've heard so far, and easily their most consistently intriguing.

Instrumentally and vocally, this album is insane. It seems that everyone involved has completely perfected their sound and managed to make some of the best work in prog metal. The guitar work, whether it's the heavier solos or the lighter, acoustic pieces on songs like Benighted, is so ... read more

An hour, Taylor?! Are you serious? No one wants to be listening to Taylor Swift for THAT long! Okay, this album isn't bad, but it isn't good either. There's some fun moments, but for the most part it's just boring.

This album actually starts off pretty strong. The first three tracks in particular are actually pretty good tracks. Nothing amazing, and none of them are as good as her stuff on 1989 - hell, nothing on this record is! - but they're fun songs. But it becomes clear fast that this is ... read more

Some people argue that this is Iron Maiden's best work yet. Others argue that this is their weakest '80s release. But everyone agrees on one thing: this is one great album! Surprisingly, after being given the task to follow-up such an acclaimed and highly regarded album as The Number Of The Beast, Maiden manage to come through with something that, in some ways, reaches that level and at some points even exceeds it.

This is the first Maiden record to include drummer Nicko McBrain, thus being ... read more

What even is this? What would this genre even be? There's so many. Indie rock. Pop. Emo. Punk. Lo-fi. Ambient. Jazz. How does this fusion of all these genres work so well? This honestly surprised me so well. Glass Beach really have a promising future ahead of them.

This album is such a pleasant ride from front to back. This is definitely an album that you can just throw on and chill out to. It's such a calming and fun album to listen to, and - I know it has been said a lot before me - it's so ... read more

This album may not have the lineup that Iron Maiden would later be known for, as it is still missing drummer Nicko McBrain, but it is definitely their most famous. Being the first record to include vocalist Bruce Dickinson and the last the have Clive Burr on drums, this album does end up being a perfect addition to their already good discography, and really the push they needed into the right direction.

Steve Harris' songwriting reaches its peak here. While it was always amazing, the stories ... read more

This is exactly what I've wanted to hear from Opeth: a great prog record that has enough interesting moments to keep me invested for its full duration. So far, this is my favourite outing from them.

This is an album that I could happily listen to on repeat. This is an album that you can easily get lost in, which is something surprising to say considering it is a death record. As soon as April Ethereal started, I knew that this was an album that I would like a lot. All the way through this ... read more

Morningrise is a definite improvement over their debut, but I wish I was as enthusiastic about it as a lot of other people are. It's an album that I like quite a bit, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that it has some problems.

This is an album that doesn't really have a bad track. It would be a bit odd if it did, considering it only has five tracks. It would also suck a lot if it did, as all of these songs are over ten minutes long each. If you make a song that long and it doesn't work out, ... read more

I'm actually really surprised. This is actually good! I mean, it's isn't great by any means, but it's still an enjoyable and mostly listenable pop record.

Taylor Swift is an artist whom I never imagined I would listen to a full length album from. Hell, I didn't even think I'd ever like her. Most of the songs that I had heard before listening to this were decent at best. More than that, she has such a terrible personality, straying me further from even thinking about seeking out any of her ... read more

Iron Maiden's sophomore project proves that the band themselves (or at least this particular line-up) are very consistent in their releases, releasing two solid and enjoyable metal records. But the album itself, if I'm honest, isn't very consistent, having both some of the best songs they've made up to this point, but also some of the worst.

With excellent instrumentation and a (mostly) great vocal performance from Paul Di'Anno - his last with Iron Maiden - this album is one that I can't see ... read more