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Diverge's Alternative/Prog/Jazz/Avant-Garde Favs

LATEST EDIT: December 12/2016- Added a whole bunch of progressive rock albums; processing earlier suggestions on the list.

Assembled below are some choice selections in alternative metal, prog rock, prog…

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2.Soundgarden - Down On The Upside
3.Rishloo - Living As Ghosts With Buildings As Teeth
4.Karnivool - Asymmetry
5.Blindead - Absence

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Created by Diverge on 28.12.2015



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Hidden Title Tracks – Album Titles That Come From A Song`s Lyrics

Almost all album titles fall in one of two categories: The album shares the title with one of its songs (the title track) or, alternatively, the album title is independent from the songs (no title track).

However,…

1.40 Watt Sun - Wider Than The Sky
2.A Forest Of Stars - A Shadowplay For Yesterdays
3.Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops
4.Agalloch - The Mantle
5.Agalloch - Ashes Against The Grain

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Created by Plattner on 06.07.2023



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2016 Perpetual New Seeds for Korah

----Updated every weeks----

I'm looking for all genres without exceptions, with currently little preferencies for Progressive, Death and Black metal! Listenning to every albums 2 or 3 times at less…

1.Vektor - Terminal Redux
2.Be'lakor - Vessels
3.Thank You Scientist - Stranger Heads Prevail
4.Meshuggah - The Violent Sleep Of Reason
5.Hypno5e - Shores Of The Abstract Line

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Created by Korah on 13.01.2016



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2016 - My Best To Worst

Welcome to my 2016 list. Most of you are aware how lists on MS work :- If the album appears at the top it's amazing (imo) and highly recommend you give it a listen... if it's featured at the…

1.Whispered - Metsutan - Songs Of The Void
2.Mesarthim - Pillars
3.Equilibrium - Armageddon
4.Omnium Gatherum - Grey Heavens
5.Twilight Force - Heroes Of Mighty Magic

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Created by Sword_Chant on 03.01.2016



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Top Releases Of 2016, Now With Eggs Benedict!

Here are my favourite releases (8+ ratings) from 2016! This year, my preferences are ranked in order of how I'd rate them. I didn't manage to listen to an exceptional amount of new music this…

1.Départe - Failure, Subside
2.40 Watt Sun - Wider Than The Sky
3.Gorguts - Pleiades' Dust
4.Aluk Todolo - Voix
5.Vektor - Terminal Redux

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Created by Diverge on 27.12.2016



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2016

My favorites of the year as they come. No order.

1.Krallice - Hyperion
2.The Black Queen - Fever Daydream
3.Deströyer 666 - Wildfire
4.After The Burial - Dig Deep
5.Abbath - Abbath

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Created by Joe Zombie on 01.01.2016



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2016: Keeping Up With The Joneses (Jan-Jun)

For me more than you, as the sheer amount of music in the world has turned me into a goldfish as far as remembering what I've listened to and what I thought of it. However, if you find something cool…

1.Cult Of Luna - Mariner [Collaboration]
2.Fallujah - Dreamless
3.Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika
4.Death Grips - The Bottomless Pit
5.Iamthemorning - Lighthouse

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Created by musclassia on 05.02.2016



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Expanded MS 2016 Top 20

One of source of entertainment in the couple of months since I've joined MS has been watching albums careen up and down the 2015 top 20. I thought it might be interesting to compile a list of every…

1.Insomnium - Winter's Gate
2.Trees Of Eternity - Hour Of The Nightingale
3.Aenaon - Hypnosophy
4.Dark Tranquillity - Atoma
5.Anaal Nathrakh - The Whole Of The Law

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Created by M0rkeleb on 03.01.2016



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2016 Anticipated Records

★★★★★ - Masterpiece!
★★★★½ - Excellent!
★★★★☆ - Great!
★★★½☆ - Very Good!
★★★☆☆ - Enjoyable!
★★½☆☆ - OK, Nothing Special...
★★☆☆☆ - Mediocre/Poor
★½☆☆☆ - Don't Touch
★☆☆☆☆ - I Want My Money Back…

1.Cloudscape - Voice Of Reason
2.Adam Wakeman & Damian Wilson - Weir Keeper's Tale
3.Fifth To Infinity - Omnipotent Transdimensional Soulfire
4.Dissona - Paleopneumatic
5.Bloodiest - Bloodiest

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Created by robpal on 03.08.2015



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Progressive Metal Albums Expected In 2016

1.Dream Theater - The Astonishing
2.Redemption - The Art Of Loss
3.Circus Maximus - Havoc
4.Haken - Affinity
5.Eumeria - TBA

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Created by ProgMetalFan on 17.01.2016



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Kai's Most Anticipated Releases Of 2016

**DISCLAIMER: This list is based on my own opinion and musical taste, and should not be taken otherwise.
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In compliance to 2015's list, I've decided to orginize this year's list a bit differantly,…

1.Neal Morse - The Similitude Of A Dream
2.Oddland - Origin
3.Iamthemorning - Lighthouse
4.Riverside - Eye Of The Soundscape
5.Ihsahn - Arktis.

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Created by Kais on 30.11.2015



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My Favorite Progressive Metal Albums

My favorite progressive metal albums (derived/mixed genres included). Lot of stuff still missing here since I have a terrible memory I think everything here is at least 8,5/10.

Please, feel free to…

1.Dream Theater - Awake
2.Dream Theater - Images And Words
3.Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory
4.Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
5.Redemption - Snowfall On Judgment Day

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Created by robpal on 23.03.2014



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My 2016 Listening List

My favorite to least favorite from 2016. I will be adding and moving albums as the year goes on.

1.Epica - The Holographic Principle
2.Testament - Brotherhood Of The Snake
3.Avantasia - Ghostlights
4.Allegaeon - Proponent For Sentience
5.Brymir - Slayer Of Gods

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Created by TheJahrhead on 05.03.2016



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Top Albums 2016 By Neiluria

❤ Favorite
♫ Good
✔ Some music worth listening
✘ Disliked

When the date and style of music is not noted is that I plan to listen this album.
I also clarifies what is my favorite music on each album.

Enjoy…

1.Vektor - Terminal Redux
2.Metallica - Hardwired?To Self-Destruct
3.Hypno5e - Shores Of The Abstract Line
4.Haken - Affinity
5.Be'lakor - Vessels

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Created by neiluria on 22.12.2015



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Sloefke's 2016 albums ranking

Scoring copied from Sword_Chant:

✮✮✮✮✮ - Incredible, possibly Album Of The Year
✮✮✮✮½ - Awesome
✮✮✮✮ - Solid release
✮✮✮½ - Good release
✮✮✮ - Not bad
✮✮ - Disappointing
✮ - Bad / very bad…

1.Be'lakor - Vessels
2.Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika
3.Borknagar - Winter Thrice
4.Ihsahn - Arktis.
5.Fleshgod Apocalypse - King

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Created by Sloefke on 15.11.2016