Baroness' sophomore project, their Blue Record, is a good follow-up to the Red Album. In some ways, I would call it better, but in others it's lacking something that made me love their debut so much.

If you saw my review of their previous album, then you would know that I adored their instrumentals. And honestly, the same applies here (I know, I'm an absolute sucker for good guitar solos and drumming!). But I would go as far as to say that they completely improved on what I already called a ... read more

Baroness' debut album - or at least I think this qualifies as a debut album? - really shows that they are a capable sludge metal group that can make some great work. Before this album, they did release a collaborative album with Unpersons only a few month prior to this, but I haven't listened to it yet. However, from this, I can definitely say that right from the start these guys knew what they were doing.

This is definitely one of the better metal albums from the late 2000s. Everything about ... read more

Well, this was surprisingly fun. Fantano really underrated this. Sure, it's not up there with his best work, but Cudi provides an enjoyable listen.

For a record that's 1 hour 10 minutes long, it was surprisingly fun for most of the duration. Granted, most of the fun came from how dumb and stupidly funny some of the lyrics were, but this album has some of Cudi's most interesting and intriguing beats that I've heard yet. For his previous few albums, I complained that they were a bit too samey ... read more

I really need to listen to the rest of MF DOOM's stuff. He killed it here!

Madvillainy is certainly a classic hip-hop album, and is definitely good. I've seen some people claim it's the best hip-hop album ever made. Now that I've listned to it, do I agree? Well, I do think that there are some that I would call better than this, but this is definitely up there as one of the best I've heard.

It's funny; this is 22 tracks but it doesn't feel that long. Sure, it's under fifty minutes, but I ... read more

Damn. I'm not even a fan of hip-hop and I love this. This is definitely one of the better hip-hop albums of this decade.

Piñata has everything I love in hip-hop, it's so goddamn catchy, replayable, and just downright fun. With strong lyricism from everyone involved, I can definitely say that this is one of the best written rap albums of the 2010s. Songs like Deeper, Real, Shame and the title track stand out as some of the ones that I loved the most. Whether they were extremely enjoyable ... read more

I'm not even a fan of Kid Cudi and I feel let down. This album is really bad. Like REALLY bad. Like headache inducing bad. Like me needing to skip many tracks just because it hurt to listen to it bad.

I don't understand. How did Cudi go from two Man On The Moon albums - one being pretty good, the other being so-so - to this? Also, how are there people that like this? I understand that music taste is subjective, but come on. There's no justifying this.

Favourite Tracks: Teleport 2 Me, Jaime; ... read more

Edit: After relistening to it a couple of times, I can say that it has grown a bit on me. I stand by most of my original points, but I think it's the last listen I've had where I've appreciated it the most. Just coming off of Speedin' Bullet made me respect this a whole lot more. I still think this is just a bland version of his debut, but I find it more enjoyable now.

Original Score: 53
Man On The Moon II is basically just Kid Cudi's debut album, but the worse version.

Most of the stuff I ... read more

Original Score: 74
Kid Cudi's debut album is actually surprisingly good.

Man On The Moon: The End Of The Day really shows that Cudi has potential, and you can't deny that he is certainly ambitious. He's really trying his best here to make the best thing he can, and he succeeds for the most part. With songs like Soundtrack 2 My Life, Day 'N' Nite, and Pursuit Of Happiness, you can really see that Cudi has it in him to make something great. Those are all stand-out songs which show that he can ... read more

I have to say, this is quite underrated. I mean, it is without question the weakest Black Sabbath record up to this point, but it definitely isn't bad in any sense of the word. This is honestly a really good album with quite a few great songs.

Songs like the fantastic Symptom Of The Universe (which I would argue is up there as one of the best Sabbath songs I've heard yet), as well as The Thrill Of It All and The Writ really show that they still hadn't ran out of ideas, even six albums into ... read more

I think it's a fairly unpopular opinion to say that I liked this more than their self-titled, but both albums are great.

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, despite the name of the album, is pretty light, even in comparison to Black Sabbath's previous works. However, that doesn't change the fact that most of these songs are just as amazing as, if not better than, their previous albums. The title track is a perfect example of this as it is widely seen as one of the bands best songs. But there are much more ... read more

Black Sabbath's fourth release is yet another great example of an early metal record, further proving that Black Sabbath were one of the greatest metal acts ever. While I would call Vol. 4 the weakest Black Sabbath record I've heard yet, I still loved it a lot (as you could tell from my score).

There are so many amazing tracks on here that really shine through as some of the best I've heard from the band yet. The opener, Wheels Of Confusion/The Straightener, really stands out as one of the ... read more

Thanks @notbuzzzila for the recommendation.

Arch Enemy's debut really surprised me. Instrumentally this album is amazing. The guitar work on all of these songs was exceptional and each time there was a guitar solo it honestly shocked me at just how great these guys are. Right from the opener, Bury Me An Angel, I wasn't too sure what to think, but that goddamn solo kicked and I fell in love. And from then on, they somehow managed to top themselves with every passing track. Dark Insanity ... read more

So, extreme/death metal is a genre that I've been wanting to try out for a while now. Although there are a couple of bands that I've heard from this genre, most of them have been melodic or a mix of metal genres. The only other purely death metal band I've heard I wasn't the biggest fan of. And, honestly, I've just been scared to come back to the genre and try it out. I didn't really want to go to an artist with 10+ albums because I didn't know if I would like them enough or the genre enough to ... read more

After listening to their future projects, it's honestly surprising hearing how generic they were in the beginning.

Honestly, despite this extremely generic sound, this was a fun listen. Your Favorite Weapon is the most early 2000s pop-punk emo release from Brand New, and is by far one of the most generic albums I've ever listened to, yet it still managed to be fun. Perhaps it's because this is the type of music I grew up listening to, but it just was a fun listen.

There's not many tracks I ... read more

After an eight year hiatus, Brand New return with yet another solid release.

I am a bit conflicted on my feelings for this album: in some ways I think this is their best release yet, but in others I feel like it just isn't as good as some of their previous work. Either way, it's still a great album.

I'll start off with the positives, and that's that there are a ton of amazing songs on here. And really, I think it's helped by the extended run time. At 61 minutes, this is definitely the band's ... read more

This really transcends the Big Baller B name. This is not a meme, this is art. This definitely the best thing you've done musically, Brad (not saying that you haven't done anything good before since I actually loved your album). Please, take as much time off as you need, we hate to see you like we did and want nothing but the best for you.

This is definitely Brand New's most emo sounding album, yet I somehow loved it.

Despite this really outdated emo sound, I feel like this is the only album I've heard from them so far that had very little low points. I ended up loving every track on here, even the ones that I'll mention later as stand-out low points were pretty good. But there are just so many highs that I can't see how you wouldn't love this.

I especially loved tracks like Sic Transit Gloria, which I thought was extremely ... read more

Well, this is different. The only other exposure I've had to Brand New so far is The Devil And God, and I can definitely say that this is much different than that.

Brand New's follow-up to their amazing record The Devil And God shows a welcomed change in sound. I feel this isn't anywhere near the quality of The Devil And God, but it's still a good outing. With such great songs as Bed and Noro, it's hard not to like this album. There were so many high moments on here that it actually surprises ... read more

Black Sabbath continue their streak of fantastic early metal albums with Master Of Reality. I do think this is a slight step backward from Paranoid, but that's barely saying anything considering how amazing that album was and how this is still pretty much just as great.

There was so much that I loved about this album. To be honest, I liked every track; there wasn't a single dud on here. This was really their most consistent record up to this point in that regard. The opener, Sweet Leaf, is a ... read more

You know what? Sometimes, emo can be good. This album is an example of that.

I went into this album knowing pretty much nothing about the album or the band. All I knew beforehand was that they have a particularly dark song, but I'll talk about that one later. When Sowing Season started, I was kind of nervous, but then it kicked in. And I fell in love.

This was not an easy album to sit through, I'll tell you that. All of these songs all tell really dark stories, and some of them even made me ... read more