It took me a while to love this one, as I'm not a huge fan of the vocals. I like my sludge metal vocals to be GRIMEY like the music.

Still, the riffs and soundscape on display here is insane. You have headbangers like the title track, Electric and Pseudo Bread alongside some devastatingly huge walls like Blackout and Farewell.

I also appreciate the song length on here. I love me some long Boris songs, but I appreciate them going for a much quicker vibe on here that still gives the ... read more

Definitely love the ideas more than the execution on this one.

Cytotoxin are a very entertaining modern tech death band that has the just right amount of crunch and grooves in their music to be one of the more interesting acts in the scene right now. Nuklearth is especially wonderful, and one of my favorite metal albums of the 2020s so far.

Gammageddon is the album that came out before Nuklearth, so I wanted to check it out. While there are plenty of things to like, including the riffs and ... read more

Penis music. You can tell because the 1 in 1999 looks like one.

Very weird and not as easily enjoyable as Purple Rain, but man there is a lot of great stuff in here. The fact this album sounds as great as it does for coming out in 1982 is crazy. The production is that good.

You've got some banger radio hits like the title track, Little Red Corvette and International Lover, but you've also have some wonderful deep cuts that sees Prince get WEIRD. Automatic is a strange one, but damn ... read more

Fuck yeah.

Iconic and important release. Screaming for Vengeance kicks so much ass, it really is everything you would want from this era of heavy metal.

There really isn't a skip on here. Every song is very enjoyable, and at a crisp 38 minutes, you're in and out in no time, and it leaves you wanting to come back for seconds.

This album really deserves so much more recognition. I better not catch any of you disrespecting my GOATs. Rolling Stone can suck my dick.

Thanks to @Lady6ov6Fire for the recommendation. Been working though 1914's discography backwards and I finally was able to get to this one.

It's another great album by the band with all the things I've come to expect at this point. Kickass riffs and some truly bleak lyrics about this bloody time in history. It's great to see that the band was this locked in this early into their career.

The interludes continue to be pretty weak and distracting. They are very short, so I ... read more

Very late to this, but I feel I needed to make this anyways before the year was over.

R.I.P Brent Hinds

I was very fortunate enough to see the band live before he passed. Still the best live show I've been to, especially since I saw them in their hometown in Atlanta, and really getting into the band this year really cemented my love for the band and the art they made together.

His death hit me really hard, and I just didn't really have the strength to really confront it until now. ... read more

I remember the singles from this album being inescapable on the radio when my mom drove me to school every morning. Still kind of the case when I go driving with her.

I cannot lie, Shake It Off is a banger, but that's also the only song I ever really want to come back to. As fun as this album can be, it's not as memorable, witty or fun as Red.

The album sounds fine, and there really isn't a song one here I actively dislike. I just don't see this album being as memorable as ... read more

Huh, what?
DEEP FRIED, GIMME SOME MORE!!!

Man, this thing BANGS. I was actively fucking geeking when that riff hit on You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire. The highs of this album are so incredibly high with its kickass riffs and soaring vocals.

There are also some nice slower sections on here that gives the listener some ease before coming back in with some more hard-hitting sludgy goodness.

Only have one listen down so far, but I want to come back to this ... read more

Fuck you. I hope your whole family has a nice Christmas.

This is my dad's favorite TOOL album. I thought he was a bit weird for that but coming back to this one after a long time, I can see why.

This is definitely the band's most straightforward album, as the writing isn't nearly as proggy or weird as it would be on future releases. That is not a bad thing, as the performances on here are absolutely incredible.

Each member is locked the fuck in. The unhinged vocals, the oppressive bass, the ever-present percussion and the wailing ... read more

That album cover is cursed. I feel like we shouldn't be seeing these wacky guys in 4k, 1980 x 1080 resolution.

There is definitely more to enjoy off here than The Fall, but damn there is some rough material in here. A good chunk of the features don't work, and when nearly every song on here has one, that is a really bad problem to have.

The songwriting is also not nearly as interesting as previous Gorillas albums. The beats and instrumentals are fine, but really unmemorable.

Yeesh. How did we go from Plastic Beach to this?

This was a pretty hard listen. The album mainly shifts from being annoying to boring. I imagine this is what people who hate Gorillaz think the band sounds like.

There were a few highlights in here. Amarillo is a very good song and probably the one I see myself coming back to the most.

It's been about six years since I've listened to this one. Found it shortly after I discovered Dream Theater.

In regard to guitar/instrumental prog wankery, I find this to be one of the more enjoyable albums of the genre. Acid Rain and When the Water Breaks are both wonderful songs and highlights why I love this sound so much.

That said, those two songs definitely carry the album, as the other songs, while good, don't really match the height those two do.

It outstays its ... read more

This used to be my favorite TOOL album. I still love it, but a bunch of nit-picks have built up that have knocked it off of that pedestal.

There are so many awesome songs in here. Vicarious, The Pot, Right In Two. So much groovy, hard-hitting moments in here alongside some wonderful moodier, slower sections. Some of my favorite songs by the band are in here and I love coming back to them over and over again.

Wings Pt.1 and 2 are especially fantastic and are songs I didn't think TOOL had ... read more

I was a massive fan of Porcupine Tree my freshman year of college. While Deadwing is really the only full album I've heard by the group, I played this nonstop.

It's not perfect, as there are a few dull moments here and again, but I still find this to be a wonderful album regardless. The highs are so high.

Arriving Somewhere But Not Here is one of my favorite songs by the band. The buildup, the heavy riff switch up, the jazzy solo by Mikael Åkerfeldt. Just a wonderful song ... read more

It's been a few years since I listened to this one. Found this at like 2 a.m. while doomscrolling on YouTube. Tend to find the heat that way.

Man, there is a lot of good stuff in here, but it doesn't quite scratch the itch I want it to. It presents itself as being big and grand, but you rarely feel those amazing climaxes.

When the album hit, it HITS. Scissorlips and Feathergun in the Garden of the Sun are both phenomenal songs and are the easily the highlights. If every song matched ... read more

Pretty ambitious concept to have one 40-minute-long song be your album, but it comes together very well. I especially appreciate how on streaming it's split into 8 parts so I can jump in and listen to my favorite parts again.

The riffs are definitely the highlight. So many memorable at catchy riffs throughout this thing. From heavy to clean, pretty much every riff is a banger.

Also love that Mikael Åkerfeldt from Opeth is on here. I KNEW I recognized those growls! As always, ... read more

One of my absolute favorite albums. It does a little bit of everything so incredibly well.

Every song is a bop. When Doves Cry has an infections chorus, I Would Die 4 U is peak 80's cheese and Let's Go Crazy makes me, well, GO CRAZY.

Then of course you have the epic title track, which is just one of my favorite songs. The vocals, the buildup, THE FUCKING GUITAR SOLO. It's all wonderful.

The instrumentation is peak, the vocals are iconic. Everything just feels so sensual, ... read more

I like to imagine that if evil wizards listen to black metal, good wizards listen to this. It's epic, it's cheesy and oh so good.

This album has aged surprisingly well. For releasing in 1976, its production has very much kept up with the times. The only thing that really ages it are the synths, but even then, they still sound great!

Yeah, Stargazer is definitely the best song on here, but the other songs are great as well.

There is a lot of great stuff in here, but to be honest the album is a bit messy.

The main issue I find is the slower sections. They really don't fit and do just kind of come out of nowhere. It's weird, because there are plenty of slow sections present in previous Behemoth albums, so I know they know how to add them, but they just don't really click on here.

There are some other issues as well, but I do think the album is still mainly a very enjoyable, hard-hitting experience ... read more