 | Dreamcypher by The Cruxshadows
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $8.95 Great dance/darkwave music. Beautiful, dark, and downtempo all at the same time.
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 | The Black Halo by Kamelot
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $9.48 Easily the best from this power metal powerhouse. Heavy and beautiful in all the right places, streamlined by Roy Khan's awesome vocals.
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 | Foiled by Blue October
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $2.97 Perhaps one of the greatest albums in mainstream music history. Blue October brings together just about any genre of music you can think of, minus most extremes of course.
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 | Remedy Lane by Pain of Salvation
Buy new: $28.99 / Used from: $11.48 An absolute gorgeous album by the Progressive Metal greats, and the masters of the concept album. Remedy Lane is hands down their best offering.
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 | An Evening with John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess by John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $5.69 Two greats from the most awesome band alive, Dream Theater, show their chops in a special show. Don't miss it, these guys are incredible musicians, and they are here to show you that.
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 | Fiction by Dark Tranquillity
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $5.76 Usually metal bands go downhill every release from their third or fourth album on, but Dark Tranquillity just keeps getting better and better. Death Metal from Sweden!
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 | In Absentia by Porcupine Tree
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $6.10 An absolute awesome album by the British Prog Rock outfit. Great melodies, catchy tunes, without losing their heavy and progressive edge!
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 | Snow by Spock's Beard
Buy new: $20.98 / Used from: $15.43 For you fans of Yes or ELP, just listen to the first three tracks, and you'll fall in love with Neal Morse's incredible vocals, and Ryo's Okomoto's great keyboarding!
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 | Fate of a Dreamer by Ambeon
Buy used from: $66.96 Her voice is powerful, the music is ambient, it has a lot of mysterious and beautiful sounds... Did I mention she's only 14? Don't let it fool you, this isn't Titney Spears or Christina Gaguilera...
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 | Metropolis Part 2: Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $3.00 Only the best album ever made. Buy it, listen to it, you'll see what I mean.
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 | Absolution by Muse
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $7.58 No, they do NOT sound like Radiohead. Muse is 50x better! Deceiving complexity, catchy sound, great vocals, wonderful lyrics. What else you want?
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 | Deja Entendu by Brand New
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $4.91 OK, so yeah, I had to add an "emo" band to the list, but Brand New is actually talented. Each song does NOT sound alike, they don't whine throughout each song, and well, it's just damn good!
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 | The Illusion of Safety by Thrice
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $1.61 The Post-Hardcore masters. And they are the best at it. Equality in screaming and singing, great power-riffs, and pretty much just about anything any rock or metal fan would want!
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 | Blackwater Park by Opeth
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $10.99 Opeth has a lot of great albums, but they really shine here. Some parts brutal progressive death metal, other parts, serene singing with a bit of a jazzy undertone. Slightly neurotic, but Mikael Akerfeldt is awesome in all instances.
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 | We Are Pilots by Shiny Toy Guns
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.82 No words can describe how great STG is. It's peppy and happy, funny at times, and just plain fun to listen to...
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 | HURT Vol.1 by Hurt
Buy new: $8.94 / Used from: $0.96 Hurt's incredible debut album. He has the greatest voice of all post-grunge bands. Eddie Vedder and Chris Cornell have nothing on him... Honestly...
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 | Sunsets and Car Crashes by Spill Canvas
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $5.39 It's mostly all acoustic, but The Spill Canvas is so emotional. They actually care what they are singing about, and vocals are among the best in the emo and modern rock department...
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 | The Everglow by Mae
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $2.99 Mae is just a very good piano rock band, ala Ben Folds crossed with Jack's Mannequin. Wonderfully constructed music.
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 | Images and Words by Dream Theater
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $2.98 I call this Dream Theater's true start into the realms of incredible. Their musicianship is nothing short of amazing.
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 | In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.23 Yeah, Coheed just finally started getting popular, but this was just as they were starting to get their popularity, and this is their best offering. Give it a listen, and give it a chance, and I think you'll love it.
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 | De-Loused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $3.15 TMV is strange to say the least. But is that a bad thing? Absolutely not. In the tradition of strange crap like Mr. Bungle and Primus, they take it to new levels, with their very impressive musicianship, and constant time-signature changes. Straight-Up awesome!
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 | History for Sale by Blue October
Buy used from: $29.98 Foiled is not Blue October's only powerhouse album. This one is equally as great, if not better at times. Another wonderful addition to your collection if you haven't added it yet!
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 | Scarsick by Pain of Salvation
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $6.83 Anger. This album is the embodiment of anger, and Daniel Gildenlow is just visceral! Another great by the masters of the concept album!
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