Hailed by many critics and fans as the band's Epic Masterpiece, 'Still Life' is a Neo-Classical/Death Metal romp, one that helped even more so to define the classic Opeth style.

'Ghost Reveries', a wonderful blend of both their heavy and soft styles, albeit with much more of a progressive rock influence.

'A Natural Disaster' is Anathema's masterpiece of depressing proportions. Serene, beautiful, sad and heavily electronic, 'A Natural Disaster' feels like the bastard child of Radiohead and Coldplay, but with more sadness and solitude.

Take equal parts of every single genere known. Add in some amazing vocal work (ranging from shrill shrieks to the most beautiful crooning ever), some truly talented and abstract musicians, and top it all off with off-the-wall concepts and you have Mr. Bungle. 'California' is by far their most accesible record.

'The Mantle' is a masterpiece. Fantastic acoustic arrangements meet electric guitar droning and throaty whispers and blend into a cascade of dark disparity that only Agalloch can present.

'Deltron 3030' is by far one of the best Hip Hop collaborations to ever grace the medium.

'The Downward Spiral' is just that, a downward spiral into an industrial, electronic madness perpetuated by addiction, and the modern throes of life.

Video game inspired pop rock with an original instrument called a 'sid chip' that sounds like something straight from the 8-bit era, 'Overworld' is a masterpiece.

Coheed and Cambria's debut album, 'The Second Stage Turbine Blade' is actually part two in their sprawling yet very enigmatic space opera 'The Amory Wars' (with part one yet to be released).

Part 4 in the sprawling 'The Amory Wars' epic, this release features a heavy dose of progressive rock, almost bordering on the pretentious, however it is highly polished and extremely awesome.

Equal parts electronica, trip-hop, alternative rock, folk, and all the weirdness that Wayne Colt can muster, 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots' is a musical achievement unlike anything you have ever heard before.

The first album by 'A Perfect Circle', a "super-group" consisting of Billy Howerdell, Maynard James Keenan and members of The Smashing Pumpkins, 'Mer de Noms' is audio perfection.

Once a full fledged traditional Black Metal band (read: garbage), Enslaved have grown to embrace all sorts of musical stylings, and 'Isa' seems to be the culmination of this. Progressive Rock, metal and Black Metal are infused together to form an auditory orgasm.

'Demigod' is yet another stellar release of Hybrid Death/Black Metal by 'Behemoth'. More intense, frantic, esoteric, and much more evil than 'Zos Kia Cultus', 'Demigod' is a powerhouse of insane guitar riffage, throat wrecking belching and insane drumming. Another amazing release for Behemoth and definitely one of the best records ever.

A surprising breakthrough for the band, in that it eschews most of the angsty crap that earlier Deftones albums were riddled with, and replaces it with more dreamy art rock/pop and electronic noodlings. 'Saturday Night Wrist' is a beautiful blend of creative writing, abstract vocals and 'cool'.

The best of the best, 'Blackalicious', that crazy lyrical monster truly excels on 'Blazing Arrow', a very tight blend of Hip Hop, R & B, and Funk.

Its been played out beyond played out, but 'OK Computer' remains as the essential rock album ever made. Radiohead literally re-defined the genre with this album, blending a cool pop sensability with art/pop rock.

Yet another brilliant record by Radiohead, 'Hail to the Thief' is the perfect culmination of all the band's previous offerings, spun in a new light, with tighter songwriting and more originality (is that even possible?).

'De-loused in the Comatorium' is the first LP by The Mars Volta, one of the most eccentric and original bands to ever grace the music industry. Featuring their odd blend of art rock, alternative, psychedelic rock, latin grooves, and free-from playing, 'De-loused' is a stunning achievement.

With their blending of Hip Hop, Ska, Reggae, Dub, Punk, Blues and everything else, Sublime were one of the greatest bands in the history of music.'40 Oz. to Freedom' represents the best of the best.