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Progressive
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Storm Corrosion “Storm Corrosion” (2012)

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Rating 1.5 / 5 - Poor
by Marc Garrison
13
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Heavy Metal
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Megadeth – ‘TH1RT3EN’

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Rating 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
by News Editor
12
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Alternative Rock
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Anathema ‘Weather Systems’ (2012)

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Rating 5 / 5 - Perfect
by Marc Garrison
3
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Alternative Metal
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World Fire Brigade “Spreading My Wings”

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Peter Lindblad
2
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Heavy Metal
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Devin Townsend Project – “
Epicloud
”

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Rating 1 / 5 - Very Poor
by Mike Greenblatt
2
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Hard Rock
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The Stone Chiefs ‘Drive On’

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Patrick Prince
2
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Heavy Metal
blood

In This Moment “Blood”

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Rating 2 / 5 - Below Average
by Peter Lindblad
1
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Death Metal
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Chelsea Grin – ‘My Damnation’

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Rating 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
by Mike Greenblatt
1
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Hard Rock
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The Sweet “New York Connection”

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Patrick Prince
1
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Grunge
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Mad Season – “Above” (Deluxe Edition)

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Rating 5 / 5 - Perfect
by Gillian G. Gaar
1
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Thrash Metal
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Akbal – “Cegado”

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Lucas Lopes
1
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Heavy Metal
doro

Doro – “Raise Your Fist”

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Rating 3.5 / 5 - Good
by Ray Hogan
1
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Heavy Metal
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Arch/Matheos – ‘Sympathetic Resonance’

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Rating 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
by Patrick Prince
1
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Death Metal
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Job for a Cowboy ‘Demonacracy’

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Ray Hogan
1
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Symphonic Metal
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Echoterra ‘Land of the Midnight Sun’ (2011)

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Marc Garrison
1
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Hard Rock
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Heart “Fanatic”

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Gillian G. Gaar
1
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Hard Rock
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Styx —’Regeneration Volume 1 & 2′

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Rating 2.5 / 5 - Average
by News Editor
1
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Hard Rock
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Thin Lizzy ‘Live in London 2011′

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Rating 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
by Ray Hogan
1
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Prog Metal
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Opeth — ‘Heritage’

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Rating 0.5 / 5 - Terrible
by Marc Garrison
1
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Hard Rock
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Blue Öyster Cult “The Columbia Albums Collection” (16 CD/ 1 DVD) box set

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Gillian G. Gaar
1
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Black Metal
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Vesperian Sorrow – ‘Stormwind of Ages’

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Rating 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
by Marc Garrison
0
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Heavy Metal
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Eye Empire – “Moment of Impact”

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Patrick Prince
0
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Deathcore
whitechapel

Whitechapel “Whitechapel”

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Rating 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
by Peter Lindblad
0
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Alternative Hard Rock
rage-box-set

Rage Against The Machine – “XX (20th anniversary edition deluxe box set)”

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Rating 5 / 5 - Perfect
by Gillian G. Gaar
0
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Hard Rock
Deep Purple What

Deep Purple – Now What?!

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Peter Lindblad
0
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Power Metal
BRAINSTORM-ON THE SPUR MOMENT

Brainstorm ‘On the Spur of the Moment’ (2011)

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Rating 3.5 / 5 - Good
by Marc Garrison
0
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Heavy Metal
ASoundOfThunder

A Sound of Thunder “Out of the Darkness”

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Patrick Prince
0
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Heavy Metal
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Michael Schenker – “Temple of Rock, Live in Europe”

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Rating 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
by News Editor
0
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Heavy Metal
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Dream Evil — ‘In The Night’

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Marc Garrison
0
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Hard Rock
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Slash – ‘Made in Stoke 24/7/11′

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Patrick Prince
0
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Death Metal
7Horns7Eyes

7 Horns 7 Eyes “Throes Of Absolution”

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Rating 5 / 5 - Perfect
by Mike Greenblatt
0
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Hard Rock
harris

Steve Harris – “British Lion”

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Rating 3.5 / 5 - Good
by Patrick Prince
0
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Heavy Metal
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Orange Goblin – “A Eulogy for the Fans – Orange Goblin Live 2012″

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Rating 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
by Peter Lindblad
0
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Doom Metal
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Pilgrim – “Misery Wizard”

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Rating 3.5 / 5 - Good
by Ray Hogan
0
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Heavy Metal
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Lita Ford “Living like a Runaway”

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Rating 3.5 / 5 - Good
by Peter Lindblad
0
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Hard Rock
Aerosmith_-_MFAD

Aerosmith – “Music From Another Dimension”

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Rating 3.5 / 5 - Good
by Patrick Prince
0
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Thrash Metal
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Sodom – “Epitome of Torture”

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Rating 3.5 / 5 - Good
by Peter Lindblad
0
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Prog Metal
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Anubis Gate ‘Anubis Gate’ (2011)

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Marc Garrison
0
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Alternative Rock
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fIREHOSE “lowFLOWs: The Columbia Anthology (’91-’93)”

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Gillian G. Gaar
0
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Heavy Metal
SaxonSacrifice

Saxon – “Sacrifice”

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Rating 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
by Patrick Prince
0
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Heavy Metal
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Arsis — ‘Starve For the Devil’

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by News Editor
0
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Sludge
haarp-husks

haarp – “Husks”

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Ray Hogan
0
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Stoner Metal
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Clutch – “Earth Rocker”

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Rating 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
by Peter Lindblad
0
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Prog Metal
Myrath - Tales of the Sands

Myrath – ‘Tales of the Sands’

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Marc Garrison
0
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Heavy Metal
The World is Ours

Motörhead – “The World Is Ours – Vol. 1 – Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else”

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Rating 4.5 / 5 - Excellent
by Patrick Prince
0
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Hard Rock
The Murder of My Sweet

The Murder of My Sweet “Bye Bye Lullaby”

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Rating 2 / 5 - Below Average
by Ray Hogan
0
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Prog Metal
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Kamelot – “Silverthorn”

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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Peter Lindblad
0
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Heavy Metal
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Beatallica – “Abbey Load”

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Rating 3 / 5 - Above Average
by Gillian G. Gaar
0
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Avante Garde
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Leprous ‘Bilateral’ (2011)

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Rating 5 / 5 - Perfect
by Marc Garrison
0
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Heavy Metal
MVD5350A

Ignitor “Year of the Metal Tiger”


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Rating 4 / 5 - Very Good
by Patrick Prince
0
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