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Slipknot - Slipknot

2008-10-10T14:37:00.000-07:00

I've only recently gotten into Slipknot but i really like them. This is their first studio album, and they make a pretty unique sound with their 9 man band. My favorites on this album would have to be "Diluted," "Eyeless" and "Wait And Bleed." All in all it's a pretty sweet album. Buy it here! or alternatively Download (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zhzjnmdjjyo)

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Personal Rating: 8.25

Track listing:

1) (Sic)
2) Eyeless
3) Wait And Bleed
4) Surfacing
5) Spit It Out
6) Tattered And Torn
7) Me Inside
8) Liberate
9) Prosthetics
10) No Life
11) Diluted
12) Only One
13) Scissors

Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

2008-10-10T13:47:00.000-07:00

The third and final LOTR movie, and with it the third and (in my opinion) best of the three soundtracks. Tracks like "End Of All Things" and "The Fields Of Pelennor" are great dramatic tracks ("End Of All Things" is kind of a mixture between dramatic and a lone oparetic voice, its quite interesting). Buy it here! or alternatively Download

Personal Ratin: 9

Track listing:
1) A Storm Is Coming
2) Hope And Memory
3) Minas Tirith
4) The White Tree
5) The Steward Of Gondor
6) Minas Morgul
7) The Ride Of The Rohirrim
8) Twilight And Shadow
9) Cirith Ungol
10) Andúril
11) Shelob's Lair
12) Ash And Smoke
13) The Fields Of Pelennor
14) Hope Fails
15) The Black Gate Opens
16) The End Of All Things
17) The Return Of The King
18) Grey Havens
19) Into The West

Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

2008-10-04T13:19:00.001-07:00

The second installment in the epic trilogy, and once again the music is almost as epic as the movie itself. Howard shore really knows how to blow you away, and successfully does so with this great movie soundtrack. My personal favorites are "The Hornburg" and "Forth Eorlingas," but Emiliana Torrini's track "Gollum's Song" is also a great one. Buy it here! or alternatively Download (Part 1) (Part 2)

Personal Rating: 8

Track listing:
1) Foundations Of Stone
2) The Taming Of Smeagol
3) The Riders Of Rohan
4) The Passage Of The Marshes
5) The Uruk-hai
6) The King Of The Golden Hall
7) The Black Gate Is Closed
8) Evenstar
9) The White Rider
10) Treebeard
11) The Leave Taking
12) Helms Deep
13) The Forbidden Pool
14) Breath Of Life
15) The Hornburg
16) Forth Eorlingas
17) Isengard Unleashed
18) Samwise The Brave
19) Gollum's Song

Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

2008-10-01T12:01:00.000-07:00

The first of the three LOTR soundtracks. These three are three of my all time favorite soundtracks, and I also recently found out that Howard Shore also composed the music for one of my all time favorite movies: Mrs. Doubtfire! Anyway, the score for this movie is absolutely brilliant, and some of the tracks are so good that you can actually visualize what's happening in the scene. My favorites would have to be "Concerning Hobbits" and "The Bridge Of Khazad Dum," but there are tons of other great ones. Buy it here! or alternatively Download

Personal Rating: 9

Track listing:
1) The Prophecy
2) Concerning Hobbits
3) The Shadow Of The Past
4) The Treason Of Isengard
5) The Black Rider
6) At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony
7) A Knife In The Dark
8) Flight To The Ford
9) Many Meetings
10) The Council Of Elrond
11) The Ring Goes South
12) A Journey In The Dark
13) The Bridge Of Khazad Dum
14) Lothlorien
15) The Great River
16) Amon Hen
17) The Breaking Of The Fellowship
18) May It Be

Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

2008-10-01T11:28:00.000-07:00

Possibly the most well known theme tune ever composed is on this soundtrack. Ennio Morricone has really made a short but brilliant masterpiece of "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly." My three favorite tracks would have to be the title tune, "The Trio" and "The Ecstacy Of Gold" which I never knew was Ennio until after having heard it on multiple live Metallica videos: it's their intro! Buy it here! or alternatively Download

Personal Rating: 7.75

Track listing:
1) The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (Main Title)
2) The Sundown
3) The Strong
4) The Desert
5) The Carriage Of The Spirits
6) Marcia
7) The Story Of A Soldier
8) Marcia Without Hope
9) The Death Of A Soldier
10) The Ecstacy Of Gold
11) The Trio

Hans Zimmer - Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End

2008-09-29T14:31:00.000-07:00

A great soundtrack, which I recommend to all soundtrack lovers. This soundtrack has some brilliant tracks such as "I Don't Think Now Is The Best Time" and "Parlay," which i percieve to be a tribute to Ennio Morricone. At least it sounds like it! This album does have some mediocre tracks such as "Multiple Jacks," but tracks like "Up Is Down" make up for them. Buy it here! or alternatively Download

Personal rating: 7.5

Track listing:
1) Hoist The Colors
2) Singapore
3) At Wit's End
4) Multiple Jacks
5) Up Is Down
6) I See Dead People In Boats
7) The Bretheren Court
8) Parlay
9) Calypso
10) What Shall We Die For
11) I Don't Think Now Is The Best Time
12) One Day
13) Drink Up Me Hearties

Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard - Gladiator

2008-09-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite movie soundtracks, by one of my favorite composers (dear Hans Zimmer). He won several awards for this soundtrack, and well deserved. The great dramatic tracks "The Battle" and "Barbarian Horde" are both amazing, and then there are the other softer tracks (including the very well known "Now We Are Free"). Buy it here! or alternatively Download

Personal Rating: 7

Track listing:
1) Progeny
2) The Wheat
3) The Battle
4) Earth
5) Sorrow
6) To Zucchabar
7) Patricide
8) The Emperor Is Dead
9) The Might Of Rome
10) Strength And Honor
11) Reunion
12) Slaves To Rome
13) Barbarian Horde
14) Am I Not Merciful
15) Elysium
16) Honor Him
17) Now We Are Free

Nightwish - Dark Passion Play

2008-09-29T12:42:00.000-07:00

Nightwish is back after a three year break spent looking for a replacement singer! With new singer Anette Olzon, and Tuomas' writing at it's best, this album is (in my opinion) the best yet. The intriguing track "The Poet And The Pendelum" is long but great, and tracks like "Amaranth" and "Sahara" are great hits at their shows. This is most definitely a must have for all power metal fans. Buy it here! or alternatively Download (Part 1) (Part 2)

Personal Rating: 9.5

Track listing:
1) The Poet And The Pendelum
2) Bye Bye Beautiful
3) Amaranth
4) Cadence Of Her Last Breath
5) Master Passion Greed
6) Eva
7) Sahara
8) Whoever Brings The Night
9) For The Heart I Once Had
10) The Islander
11) Last Of The Wilds
12) Seven Days To The Wolves
13) Meadows Of Heaven

Nightwish - Once

2008-09-29T12:10:00.000-07:00

The fifth studio album marks the end of Nightwish's first singer, Tarja Turunen. After hardships within the band, they decided to remove her from Nightwish and search for a new singer. Once has a lot of Nightwish's most well known songs like "Nemo" and "Wish I Had An Angel." "Creek Mary's Blood" is also a very unique track, having a lot of native american instruments and singing in it. Buy it here! or alternatively Download

Personal Rating: 9.75

Track listing:
1) Dark Chest Of Wonders
2) Wish I Had An Angel
3) Nemo
4) Planet Hell
5) Creek Mary's Blood
6) The Siren
7) Dead Gardens
8) Romanticide
9) Ghost Love Score
10) Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan
11) Higher Than Hope
B) White Night Fantasy
B) Live To Tell The Tale
B) Where Were You Last Night

*B= Bonus

Nightwish - Century Child

2008-09-28T13:19:00.000-07:00

The fourth studio album of Nightwish proves that the band just keeps getting better and better. This album has some great tracks like "End Of All Hope," "Dead To The World" and "Slaying The Dreamer." Also on this album is a really interesting cover of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom Of The Opera." Buy it here! or alternatively Download

Personal Rating: 8.5

Track listing:
1) Bless The Child
2) End Of All Hope
3) Dead To The World
4) Ever Dream
5) Slaying The Dreamer
6) Forever Yours
7) Ocean Soul
8) Feel For You
9) Phantom Of The Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber cover)
10) Beauty Of The Beast

Nightwish - Wishmaster

2008-09-28T13:01:00.000-07:00

The third studio album of the power metal wonders Nightwish! The first album that I really liked, really grabbing my attention with the title track as well as "Crownless." "Wishmaster" is a pretty solid album with very few filler songs, although it doesn't compare to later works of Tuomas Holopainen (keyboardist and composer). Buy it here! or alternativly Download

Personal Rating: 8

Track listing:

1) She Is My Sin
2) The Kinslayer
3) Come Cover Me
4) Wanderlust
5) Two For Tragedy
6) Wishmaster
7) Bare Grace Misery
8) Crownless
9) Deep Silent Complete
10) Dead Boy's Poem
11) Fantasmic

Elvenking - The Winter Wake

2008-09-28T12:32:00.000-07:00

Well, a couple days later than planned I've finally got it up (no sexual innuendo intended). "The Winter Wake" shows a change from the extreme-folkyness of the first two albums, and has a more power metal feel to it. The change was well recieved by the fans (much more so than the change into "The Scythe"), and although it's more power metalish the band most certainly hasn't lost their folk roots in this album. Some of the great songs include "Swallowtail," "Neverending Nights" and "The Wanderer." Buy it here! or alternatively Download (Part 1) (Part 2).

Personal rating: 8.75

Track listing:

1) Trows Kind
2) Swallowtail
3) The Winter Wake
4) The Wanderer
5) March Of Fools
6) On The Morning Dew
7) Devil's Carriage
8) Rats Are Following
9) Rouse Your Dream
10) Neverending Nights
11) Disillusion's Reel
B) Penny Dreadful (Skyclad cover)

*B = Bonus Track

Elvenking - The Scythe

2008-09-26T08:50:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm out of chronology again. Reason: I'm having issues uploading "The Winter Wake," so my friend will be doing it when he gets on. Anyways, "The Scythe" is Elvenking's fourth studio album, and it sounds nothing like the previous ones. This album is classified less like folk metal and is put into categories such as power metal and melodic death metal. The band has said that it has not lost it's folk roots, and in fact the upcoming album is supposedly the most folky yet (if it's possible to beat Heathenreel and Wyrd in that respect). The Scythe has been disliked by some Elvenking fans, but personally I love the album. Great tracks include the title track "The Scythe," "Poison Tears" and "The Divided Heart." Buy it here! or alternatively Download

Personal Rating: 9.5

Track listing:

1) The Scythe
2) Lost Hill Of Memories
3) Infection
4) Poison Tears
5) A Riddle Of Stars
6) Romance And Wrath
7) The Divided Heart
8) Totentanz
9) Death And Suffering
10) Dominhate

Elvenking - Wyrd

2008-09-25T14:53:00.000-07:00

Elvenking's second studio album "Wyrd" greets a new vocalist (Kleid) who replaced the old vocalist Damnagoras after he left the band (he would return for the third album, "The Winter Wake", replacing Kleid). "Wyrd" is quite like the previous album "Heathenreel" in that it is pretty much as folky as folk metal can get. I personally love the songs but I don't like Kleid's vocals too much. The album has some great tracks like "Moonchariot" and "A Fiery Stride" and is worth a try for anyone who likes folk metal. Buy it here! or alternatively Download

Personal Rating: 8

Track listing:

1) The Loser's Ball
2) Pathfinders
3) Jigsaw Puzzle
4) The Silk Dilemma
5) Disappearing Sands
6) Moonchariot
7) The Perpetual Knot
8) Another Haven
9) A Fiery Stride
10) Midnight Circus
11) A Poem For The Firmament

Elvenking - Heathenreel

2008-09-25T14:27:00.000-07:00

On to music from another favorite of mine! Elvenking is a folk metal band from Italy, and their first studio album "Heathenreel" is my personal favorite of the band's. It's got great tracks like "Pagan Purity" and "Seasonspeech" as well as lots of other great ones. This is a must have for any folk metal fan. Buy it here! or alternatively Download

Personal Rating: 10

Track listing:

1) To Oak Woods Bestowed
2) Pagan Purity
3) The Dweller Of Rhymes
4) The Regality Dance
5) White Willow
6) Skywards
7) Oakenshield
8) Hobs An' Feathers
9) Conjuring Of The 14th
10) A Dreadful Strain
11) Seasonspeech

Metallica - Metallica (Black Album)

2008-09-25T13:04:00.000-07:00

The most successful Metallica album is another great piece of work from these brilliant musicians. Sadly the only good piece of work to come for a long time by them. This album contains amazing songs like "Nothing Else Matters" and "Enter Sandman," but I feel it has quite a few filler songs, lessening the brilliance of it somewhat. Buy it here or alternatively Download

Personal Rating: 7.5

Track listing:

1) Enter Sandman
2) Sad But True
3) Holier Than Thou
4) The Unforgiven
5) Wherever I May Roam
6) Don't Tread On Me
7) Through The Never
8) Nothing Else Matters
9) Of Wolf And Man
10) The God That Failed
11) My Friend Of Misery
12) The Struggle Within

Metallica - ...And Justice For All

2008-09-24T14:26:00.000-07:00

The fourth magnificent studio album from the kings of metal: Metallica. "...And Justice For All" is a great album with amazing tracks like "One," "Harvester Of Sorrow," and "...And Justice For All." This political album crosses subjects like war and corruption. Buy it here! or alternately download

Personal Rating: 9

Track listing:
1) Blackened
2) ...And Justice For All
3) Eye Of The Beholder
4) One
5) The Shortest Straw
6) Harvester Of Sorrow
7) The Frayed Ends Of Sanity
8)To Live Is To Die
9) Dyers Eve

Metallica - Kill 'Em All

2008-09-24T13:14:00.001-07:00

Well, for my first post I thought what better than Metallica's legendary debut album "Kill 'Em All." This album has great tracks that are still hits today like "Seek And Destroy" and "No Remorse." Buy it here! or alternatively Download

Personal Rating: 9.25

Track listing:

1) Hit The Lights
2) The Four Horsemen
3) Motorbreath
4) Jump In The Fire
5) Pulling Teeth (Anesthesia)
6) Whiplash
7) Phantom Lord
8) No Remorse
9) Seek & Destroy
10) Metal Militia

Introduction

2008-09-24T11:53:00.000-07:00

Well, here i'll post me a little introduction to the blog! Basically, theres no real theme to this blog, it's just music that I like. You'll find lots of different genres here and I hope people can enjoy what they see.

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