As much as I love Agalloch's The Mantle, this album is even more brilliant. Quite frankly, this is one of the most amazing albums I've stumbled across recently. Any fan of Dream Theater MUST listen to this RIGHT NOW. It's much heavier, with many moments of blast beats, growling and trem picking. This album is a landmark in metal.

This is a must have electronic album. At times it sounds like IDM, but it's much less complex. Sort of chilled out IDM. It works both as background music, but is complex enough to sit down and listen to start to finish.

Ska-punk. GREAT stuff. These guys are hardcore, living in NY squatting singing about smoking crack. Plenty of political stuff, plenty of feel-good stuff.

Some people consider Death to be the beginning of death metal. Schulinder said he wasn't the first. He definitely was one of the first to look at metal in a progressive way. Must have for fans of metal.

Shostakovch is my favorite 20th century composer. He used dissonance perfectly while maintaining tonality. His quartets were all masterpieces, with my favorites being No 8 and No 10. No 8 was written as an epitaph for himself.

Bach's B Minor Mass is one of the most important pieces of music ever written. You don't truly understand just how heavenly music can sound until you've listened to it.

Not all hip hop is awful. The radio and MTV certainly would make you think so...and I don't blame you. Immortal Technique is very political...

This is a must have. I don't care what you normally listen to, you need this album.

Dreamy 90s shoegaze. Music to listen to when feeling sad and introspective.

Meshuggah is a well known prog metal band. These guys liberally use odd time signatures and polyrhythms. It's incredible they can even play live, their music is so complex rhythmically.

Classic classic classic.

Nick Drake never got the recognition he deserved while he was alive. His life was tragically shortened by his own hands. Often suicidal people make good art. Nick Drake wasn't an exception. His music is so honest and heartfelt. It's a truly intimate experience listening to this album.

Everybody knows who Pink Floyd is. Not enough, however, listen to this album. The middle tracks are mediocre. That doesn't matter though. "One Of These Days" and "Echoes" are MASTERPIECES and are worthy of the $14 this album costs!! I promise you!!

BUY THIS ALBUM!! Porcupine Tree are one of my favorite bands and have been ever since I heard this album years ago. Steven Wilson (the brains behind PT) often speaks about how he enjoys many different genres and he borrows from all of them. You can clearly hear ambient, 70s prog rock, classic rock and metal in this album. It's incredible stuff.

Everybody knows who Radiohead are. This album is often overlooked and it's a shame! Just listen to "Where I End And You Begin" I'm sure you'll be sold.

This is another great prog rock band from Poland. This is a truly epic album. They borrowed a lot from metal, and yet it's not heavy in a typical metal way. This is a very accessible album...I can't see how anybody couldn't enjoy it.

This is a landmark album. Sigur Ros have done something unique with the standard rock orchestration. The guitarwork is mindblowing, not because of standard shredding, but because of the atmosphere the guitars create! It's amazing and must be heard by everybody!

3rd wave ska is intoxicating! Excellent release for the genre. This is an excellent feel-good album.

This is an incredible 70s prog rock release. It's truly epic. It's impossible to just listen to 5 minutes of it. A masterpiece.

This is an incredible 70s prog rock release. It's truly epic. It's impossible to just listen to 5 minutes of it. A masterpiece. (yes, I copied and pasted from Pawn Hearts...you quite frankly need to own both of these albums!)