From Ashes To New

Day One

Very good, similar to liked Linkin Park's older albums (Minutes to Midnight & Numb). Very talented musically, there sound is familiar but not tired, the musical talent and expression is fresh.

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Every Second, Farther from Home, Breaking Now

Stitched Up Heart

Never Alone

Good sound, great guitar, mixed very well to enhance the style. They all feel on the same page, complementing each music talent. A little offbeat lyrically and musically but done in a purposeful way. Not all great but the style and execution is very good, unique in their style. Good heavy music in an area that has felt weak in recent years

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Monster, It's So Easy, Bleeding Out

Smash Hit Combo

L33T

This sounds a lot like a old hyper-active Linkin Park album with a newer updated flavor.

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Spin The Wheel, Prayer, Evil Within

In This Moment

Ritual

Very soft for a band that built it reputation recently off very heavy hitting metal music. I appreciate the approach of story telling in their last few albums but through crafting the stories they seems to be sacrificing some edginess.

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Joan Of Arc, Oh Lord, Black Wedding

Cold Kingdom

The Moon and the Fool

Great hard rock album. Strong vocals, good guitar, mixed very well.

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Surrender, Let It Burn, The Light, The Moon and the Fool

Band-Maid

World Domination

Good, not great, but still at a high level. Spoiled by their plast few albums I guess. The music is still very talented so it is enjoyable, just a little less organized. Seems like they are trying to be more creative, which is fine, just didnt work completely for me on this one. Don't let Daydreaming slip by, it is an excellent song.

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Daydreaming, Fate, Domination, I can't live without you

Dangerkids

blacklist_

Great album, they have moved in the right direction that's for sure. Not sure it should be a five but I liked every song and I'm not sure how else to quantify this overall. If you are not sure of their style, it is Linkin Park'ish. Last album had a few good songs, this one is much more complete musically. They are very consistent in their style, but still feels unique enough in each song.

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Inside Out, blacklist_, Ghost In the Walls, Glass on Water

Butcher Babies

Lilith

Not sure where to go with this band except to say I guess they personify the way this music should be done. Never thought I would like this kind of music but it is so intense, and music is about emotion, so the combination is perfect if you like heavy metal. The music seems to stand out a little more in this one for some reason, possibly because the vocals were worked a little differently, a little more melodic and not as chaotic overall. The strange thing I noticed is that this album continued to take me back to appreciate their last one again, but more musically this time.

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Burn the Straw Man, Underground and Overrated, Lilith

Beyond the Black

Lost In Forever

Good album. It would have been higher but there are a lot of average songs offsetting the good ones. It is slightly more progressive so you may not like it if this is not your type of music. It has a hint of Amaranthe with the multiple vocals, and the growler being more complementary not overwhelming; I don't care for deep growler lead vocals myself.

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Dies Irae, Nevermore, Lost In Forever, Written In Blood

End of the Dream

Until You Break

Good album, highly progressive rock. Reminds me a lot of 'The Murder of My Sweet'. Overall it is a good album to listen to, songs are good, the music is very good.

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Your Poison, Wakeless, Who Do You Think You Are, Until You Break

The Letter Black

Pain

Good album. Overall heavier than their last. Guitar laden riffs with synthasized effects, in my opinion resembling 'Marilyn Manson', but much better strong vocal complement, like 'Stitched Up Heart'.

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Pain, Rock's Not Dead, Meant for You, Last Day That I Cared

Chyra

Chyra

Excellent debut album. The album is more progresive and creative than the last band he was involved, his vocals are great for this type of music. Glad to be able to enjoy this talent in this genre but unsure now of one of favorite bands (Amaranthe) now that he has left.

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Letters To Myself, Black Wings, Karma, Here To Save You

Diablo III

Torment VII

I picked the Sorceror because the Season #6 offerings were set with the focus on meelee combat. This is what I have wanted to build for a while and, with the buffs and set bonuses, it was exciting. The video is a 5 minutes snippet to allow for high-resolution in a more managable filesize.

Focus

Extreme attack speed, high recovery hit rate, high critical hit chance with large percentage boost.

• Updated: June 19, 2016 @ 07:00AM