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The Holy Mess - Comfort in the Discord

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Band: The Holy Mes Album: Comfort in the Discord Release Date: July 29, 2014 Genre: Punk Rock Expectation: 6/10 Reality: 7.5/10                                                 Listen to it on Bandcamp:                 http://fucktheholymess.bandcamp.com/album/comfort-in-the-discord-2014

The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Behind the Music

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Band: The Soundtrack of Our Lives Album: Behind the Music Release Date: February 12, 2001 Genre: Psychedelic Rock/Acoustic Rock Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 6/10

The Antlers - Hospice

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Band: The Antlers Album: Hospice Release Date: August 18, 2009 Genre: Indie Rock Expectation: 8/10 Reality: 6.5/10

Neurosis - The Eye of Every Storm

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Band: Neurosis Album: The Eye of Every Storm Release Date: June 29, 2004 Genre: Alternative Metal/Industrial Metal/Atmospheric Metal Expectation: 6.5/10 Reality: 8/10

Goldfinger - Goldfinger

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Band: Goldfinger Album: Goldfinger Release Date: February 27, 1996 Genre: Ska Punk Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 7.5/10

Morrissey - World Peace Is None of Your Business

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Band: Morrissey Album: World Peace Is None of Your Business Release Date: July 15, 2014 Genre: Alternative Rock/Pop Rock Expectation: 8.5/10 Reality: 7.5/10

Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails

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Band: Fallujah Album: The Flesh Prevails Release Date: July 22, 2014 Genre: Progressive Death Metal Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 8.5/10

Bee Gees - Bee Gees' 1st

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Band: Bee Gees Album: 1st Release Date: July, 1967 Genre: Pop Rock/Psychedelic Pop Expectation: 8/10 Reality: 8/10

Basement - I Wish I Could Stay Here

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Band: Basement Album: I Wish I Could Stay Here Release Date: July 5, 2011 Genre: Melodic Hardcore/Emo Punk Expectation: 6/10 Reality: 7/10

Alkaline Trio - Agony & Iron

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Band: Alkaline Trio Album: Agony & Iron Release Date: July 1, 2008 Genre: Pop Punk/Melodic Punk Rock Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 7.5/10

Novembers Doom - Bled White

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Band: Novembers Doom Album: Bled White Release Date: July 15, 2014 Genre: Doom Metal/Death Metal/Prog Metal Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 7.0/10

The Adolescents - La Vendetta

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Band: The Adolescents Album: La Vendetta Release Date: July 11, 2014 Genre: American Hardcore/Punk Rock Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 7/10

Overkill - White Devil Armory

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Band: Overkill Album: White Devil Armory Release Date: July 21, 2014 Genre: Thrash Metal Expectation: 6.0/10 Reality: 6.1/10

Green Day - Warning

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Band: Green Day Album: Warning Release Date: October 3, 2000 Genre: Punk Rock/Pop Rock/Rock Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 8/10

Prong - Cleansing

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Band: Prong Album: Cleansing Release Date: January 11, 1994 Genre: Groove Metal/Thrash Metal/Industrial Metal Expectation: 8/10 Reality: 9.5/10 ESSENTIAL

Semisonic - Feeling Strangely Fine

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Band: Semisonic Album: Feeling Strangely Fine Release Date: March 24, 1998 Genre: Alternative Rock Expectation: 8/10 Reality: 7/10

Soen - Cognitive

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Band: Soen Album: Cognitive Release Date: February 13, 2012 Genre: Prog Metal/Art Rock Expectation: 8/10 Reality: 6/10

The Briggs - Come All You Madmen

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Band: The Briggs Album: Come All You Madmen Release Date: June 17, 2008 Genre: Punk Rock Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 5.5/10

Matanza - Música para Beber e Brigar

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Band: Matanza Album: Música para Beber e Brigar Release Date: 2003 Genre: Hardcore Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 8/10

Grip Inc. - Incorporated

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Band: Grip Inc. Album: Incorporated Release Date: March 16, 2004 Genre: Alternative Metal/Industrial Metal/Thrash Metal Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 7/10

Gente Giant - Gentle Giant

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Band: Gentle Giant Album: Gentle Giant Release Date: 1970 Genre: Prog Rock/Art Rock Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 6.5/10

El Caco - Heat

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Band: El Caco Album: Heat Release Date: February 2, 2009 Genre: Stoner Metal Expectation: 8/10 Reality: 7.5/10

Rise Against - The Black Market

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Band: Rise Against Album: The Black Market Release Date: July 15, 2014 Genre: Melodic Hardcore/Punk Rock Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 5.5/10

TOP FIVE - Judas Priest

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The new Priest's album got me thinking how awesome and influential they were/are. Judas Priest have a really long and diverse discography, some low points but other really high points, that helped Heavy Metal evolution. This is probably the most difficult Top Five so far, but that's where the fun is. 5) Stained Class Release Date: April, 1978 4) Killing Machine/Hell Bent for Leather Release Date: March, 1979 3) Screaming for Vengeance Release Date: 1982 2) Painkiller Release Date: August, 1990 1) British Steel Release Date: 1980

Gojira - Les Enfants Sauvages

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Band: Gojira Album: Les Enfants Sauvages Release Date: Marh 11, 2014 Genre: Groove Metal/Math Metal/Death Metal Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 7/10

Overkill - Killbox 13

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Band: Overkill Album: Killbox 13 Release Date: March 25, 2003 Genre: Thrash Metal Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 8.5/10

Face to Face - Face to Face

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Band: Face to Face Album: Face to Face Release Date: September 9, 1996 Genre: Punk Rock Expectation: 7.1/10 Reality: 8.0/10

Subvision - So Far So Noir

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Band: Subvision Album: So Far So Noir Release Date: August 30, 2006 Genre: Rock Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 7.5/10

Manic Street Preachers - Futurology

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Band: Manic Street Preachers Album: Futurology Release Date: July 7, 2014 Genre: Alternative Rock Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 8/10

Tiamat - The Scarred People

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Band: Tiamat Album: The Scarred People Release Date: November 2, 2012 Genre: Gothic Metal Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 6.0/10

Tiamat - Amanethes

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Band: Tiamat Album: Amanethes Release Date: May 27, 2008 Genre: Gothic Metal Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 8/10

Therion - Les Fleurs du Mal

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Band: Therion Album: Les Fleurs du Mal Release Date: November 27, 2012 Genre: Classical Metal Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 7.5/10

The Ducky Boys - Chasing the Ghost

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Band: The Ducky Boys Album: Chasing the Ghost Release Date: January 17, 2012 Genre: Punk Rock Expectation: 6.5/10  Reality: 5.2/10

Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lenses Alien

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Band: Cymbals Eat Guitars Album: Lenses Alien Release Date: August 30, 2011 Genre: Indie Rock Expectation: 8/10 Reality: 6/10

Ayreon - The Human Equation

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Band: Ayreon Album: The Human Equation Release Date: May 25, 2004 Genre: Prog Metal/Neo Prog/Prog Rock Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 9.3/10 ESSENTIAL

Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls

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Band: Judas Priest Album: Redeemer of Souls Release Date: July 8, 2014 Genre: NWOBHM/Heavy Metal Expectation: 6.0/10 Reality: 7.0/10

Trapeze - You Are the Music... We're Just the Band

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Band: Trapeze Album: You Are the Music... We're Just the Band Release Date: 1972 Genre: Hard Rock/Blues Rock/Soul Expectation: 8/10 Reality: 8.5/10

Trapeze - Medusa

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Band: Trapeze Album: Medusa Release Date: 1970 Genre: Hard Rock/Blues Rock Expectation: 7.0/10 Reality: 9.0/10

RPWL - The RPWL Experience

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Band: RPWL Album: The RPWL Experience Release Date: March 25, 2008 Genre: Prog Rock/Neo Prog/Space Rock Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 6.5/10

Iron Chic - The Constant One

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Band: Iron Chic Album: The Constant One Release Date: November 5, 2013 Genre: Punk Rock Expectation: 8/10 Reality: 7/10

Angel Dust - Enlighten the Darkness

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Band: Angel Dust Album: Enlighten the Darkness Release Date: July 18, 2000 Genre: Melodic Thrash Metal/Power Metal/Prog Metal Expectation: 8/10 Reality: 8.5/10

Angel Dust - Bleed

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Band: Angel Dust Album: Bleed Release Date: October 12, 1999 Genre: Melodic Thrash Metal/Power Metal/Prog Metal Expectation: 7/10 Reality: 8.5/10

My Morning Jacket - It Still Moves

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Band: My Morning Jacket Album: It Still Moves Release Date: September 9, 2003 Genre: Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Country Rock/Psychedelic Rock Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 8.5/10

Masterplan - Masterplan

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Band: Masterplan Album: Masterplan Release Date: February 25, 2003 Genre: Power Metal/Heavy Metal Expectation: 6/10 Reality: 8/10

Brendan Kelly & the Wandering Birds - I'd Rather Die Than Live Forever

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Band: Brendan Kelly & the Wandering Birds Album: I'd Rather Die than Live Forever Release Date: March 27, 2012 Genre: Rock/Folk Rock/Acoustic Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 7/10

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

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Band: A Tribe Called Quest Album: The Low End Theory Release Date: September 24, 1991 Genre: Rap Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 8.5/10