When a new song or album is released into the wild, it's hunted down, tortured, and slain by the armchair experts of the Internet (myself included). Here are my favorite reactions.

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All things modern hardcore. There will be no grind or sludgcore in this list in order to avoid duplicates. You will find some grind here and some sludgecore here. If it is classic hardcore punk you seek, I advise you to try Lit.'s list.

- Since I moved those heavy ones, I'll need some time to rearrange and fill this up with all the hardcore goodness I said no to before.

1.Death Engine - Mud

2.Silent Planet - The Night God Slept

3.Idylls - Prayer For Terrene

4.Plebeian Grandstand - Lowgazers

5.Fjørt - D'accord

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1.Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel

2.Psygnosis - Human Be[ing]

3.Machine Head - Bloodstone & Diamonds

4.Descend - Wither

5.Yob - Clearing The Path To Ascend

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1.Volbeat - Beyond Hell/Above Heaven

2.Masterplan - Time To Be King

3.Dark Fortress - Ylem

4.Diabulus In Musica - Secrets

5.Equilibrium - Rekreatur

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Just keeping track of the bands I'm glad I've got to see live. I know it's not an impressive resume ... yet

1.0 X í S T - 2015

2.1000mods - 2022

3.1349 - 2019

4.16 - 2018

5.40 Watt Sun - 2022

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1.Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails

2.Overkill - White Devil Armory

3.Within The Ruins - Phenomena

4.Goatwhore - Constricting Rage Of The Merciless

5.Darkest Horizon - The Grand Continuum

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1.Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

2.Judas Priest - British Steel

3.Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell

4.Saxon - Wheels Of Steel

5.Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

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1.Opeth - Pale Communion

2.Empyrium - The Turn Of The Tides

3.Insomnium - Shadows Of The Dying Sun

4.Novembers Doom - Bled White

5.Anathema - Distant Satellites

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Well, it's been over 8 years since their last album, at it this rate it may be over a decade. While we are waiting, here are some other bands with a similar sound to check out. Also don't forget to check out Maynard's other projects, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer.

1.Soen - Cognitive

2.Deftones - White Pony

3.Karnivool - Sound Awake

4.Chevelle - Point No. 1

5.September Sky - Bright Sides to Dark Days

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1.Epica - Design Your Universe

2.Swallow The Sun - New Moon

3.Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings

4.Leaves' Eyes - Njord

5.Candlemass - Death Magic Doom

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Ranking some of the albums I got this year. I will return to edit accordingly with my favorites. Thumbs up if you concur.

1.Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

2.Allegaeon - Elements Of The Infinite

3.Ne Obliviscaris - Citadel

4.Mors Principium Est - Dawn Of The 5th Era

5.Scar Symmetry - The Singularity (Phase I - Neohumanity)

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This is the 40 best metal albums for me.

1.Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast

2.Dream Theater - Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence

3.Dream Theater - Images And Words

4.Iron Maiden - Powerslave

5.Riot - Narita

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My favourite albums of 2014. (In order of preference, and only including albums I would rate 7+).

1.The Contortionist - Language

2.Rings Of Saturn - Lugal Ki En

3.Archspire - The Lucid Collective

4.Xerath - III

5.Fallujah - The Flesh Prevails

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I wanted to write a bit more about each singer, but I only had so much room on each line.

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1.Behemoth - The Satanist

2.Slipknot - .5: The Gray Chapter

3.Mors Principium Est - Dawn Of The 5th Era

4.Anaal Nathrakh - Desideratum

5.Monuments - The Amanuensis

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