alternative metal
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At its worst, Ohms is some of the most aggravating music Deftones has ever recorded. At its best, it’s the band painting-by-numbers.
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Picking the best song on Shadow Work, the bestselling new album by seminal post-grunge outfit Trapt, is no easy task.
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Returning after decades of studio album silence, Hum tries to reintroduce their classic sound with some added bells and whistles, but falls quite short.
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The impact of Loathe’s ferocious riffs is sometimes dampened by the band’s obvious points of influence.
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I Disagree is a metal-pop crossover that pans out remarkably well.
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Tool’s comeback album Fear Inoculum is insufficient not only by the immaculate standards of the band’s past work, but by the standards of rock and metal music at large.
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Though there are some experiments and weird ideas that don’t really pan out, We Are Not Your Kind is for the most part a return to form for Slipknot.
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Choke is a welcome continuation of the darker themes and genre bending of Am I a Girl?
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An out-and-out masterpiece of alternative metal, System of a Down’s sophomore album was a breath of fresh air amid an ocean of cringeworthy rap rock verses and down-tuned two-note riffs.
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Poppy and her collaborators have gotten a lot better at working her persona into her music and crafting creative pop songs since last year’s Poppy.Computer.
