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Infected Mushroom - Legend of the Black Shawarma
Release: 09-08-09

I have a confession. I have not been following Infected Mushroom since the days of Classical Mushroom, nor even Converting Vegetarians. I first really got into the duo in 2007, with the release of Vicious Delicious. So you'll notice that, perhaps, I'm not a "true fan" or whatever that means. It seems a commonplace occurrence that as bands deviate from their initial themes and sounds, there is a vocal group that is there to loudly yell "this band sucks now" or "they've really jumped the shark…

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I hear the sound of a heart,
from the shadow in the dark,
waiting for the poison to hit its mark,
I see the darkness surround,
the shape on the ground,
the killer straight up,
and a body face down

Celldweller - Celldweller
Release: 02-11-03

I'll be honest… it's hard for me to write about this album. Ever since I discovered Celldweller, I have been more or less listening to this album constantly. It has made an indelible mark on my taste in music and I'd even go so far as to say that it has changed my life.…

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VAST - Visual Audio Sensory Theater
Release: 04-28-1998

Without preamble, I'd like to say that this album is unlike anything you've ever heard before. And I mean that in the best possible way. There is so much passion put into this album that you will undoubtedly find something to like here, whether that be Jon Crosby's soaring vocals, the delightfully odd music samples used (including celestial chanting, exotic hymns, etc.), or just the superb display of musicianship. Are there any bad songs in this album? No. In fact, every song is really good; VAST cut no corners. There's a…

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Saosin - Saosin
Release: 09-26-2006

I'd like to think of this album as one that is as unpretentious and unassuming as they come; it makes no claims of being anything other than what it is, which is a straight-laced post-hardcore romp through a solid dozen tracks. There are no real "losers" in this album, though there is a bit of a "didn't I just listen to this?" monotony to some tracks. Nothing as bad as "Dragonforce-Syndrome" though.

The greatest strength of Saosin's eponymous debut album is that it's thematically solid; there are no great deviations and…

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Shiny Toy Guns - We Are Pilots (v3)
Release: 2006-10-17

An intriguing blend of electronica, pop and rock. While it never gets anything remotely near "heavy" the "rock/metal" elements make the album both catchy and appealing to fans of both genres. The thematic depth of We Are Pilots is quite diverse; you'll get the aforementioned epic tracks, but at the same time, considerably lighter and "poppier" songs like When They Came For Us are interspersed throughout. The highlight of the album is undoubtedly what I consider to be a masterpiece of electronica, You Are the One. Sweepingly epic,…