This is the first Nightwish album without Tarja, so I was skeptical. My concerns were alleviated when I listened to the album. It's amazing. Possibly a masterpiece. Musically, this is one of the most stunning, beautiful albums I've ever heard. The combination of metal, orchestral parts and celtic music is just amazing. And Annette Olzon's vocals are very nice too. I love this album.

The amazing Jucifer returns with a fabulous new album. No one does the extremes of quiet and loud quite like Jucifer. Playing a beautiful quiet melody one minute and screeching thrash metal the next. Lots of variety on this record. All of it good.

Ænima was my introduction to Tool. It's an amazing record. Great heavy, dark songs with fascinating lyrics and a level of conceptual and musical complexity that you see on very few rock records.