Stereomud: Perfect Self
The New York band’s debut, Perfect Self gathered former members of Stuck Mojo and Life of Agony around a melodic alternative metal.…
6/10 September 23, 2026
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Snot: Get Some
The only studio album released during Lynn Strait’s lifetime, Get Some captures all the chaotic energy of the Santa Barbara band. An…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Dry Kill Logic: The Darker Side of Nonsense
The New York band’s debut on Roadrunner, The Darker Side of Nonsense weds the heaviness of groove metal to the aggression of…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Skrape: New Killer America
Released in 2001 on Epic Records, New Killer America captures the Florida nu-metal wave at its most frontal. Skrape deploys massive riffs,…
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311: 311
The Omaha band’s third album, this 1995 self-titled record, often nicknamed the Blue Album, marks their breakthrough. 311 blends alternative rock, reggae,…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Fuel: Something Like Human
Fuel’s second album, released in 2000, Something Like Human confirms the Pennsylvania band’s gift for broad-appeal alternative rock. Carried by Brett Scallions’…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Hoobastank: The Reason
Hoobastank’s second album, released in late 2003, The Reason owes nearly everything to its title track. That contrite ballad, a huge worldwide…
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Alien Ant Farm: ANThology
Alien Ant Farm’s second album, released in 2001, ANThology remains inseparable from its electrifying cover of Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal, a global…
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Crossfade: Crossfade
The South Carolina band’s debut, this 2004 self-titled record stands as a model of effective post-grunge. Driven by the single Cold, an…
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Smile Empty Soul: Smile Empty Soul
The California trio’s debut, this 2003 self-titled record captures the teenage angst of the early decade with sincere brutality. Driven by the…
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Finger Eleven: Them vs. You vs. Me
Released in 2007, Them vs. You vs. Me marks the commercial peak of Canadian band Finger Eleven. Driven by the single « Paralyzer »,…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Thousand Foot Krutch: The Art of Breaking
Released in 2005, The Art of Breaking confirms the power of Canadian band Thousand Foot Krutch after the success of Phenomenon. The…
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Flyleaf: Flyleaf
Released in 2005, Flyleaf’s self-titled debut immediately imposes the singular voice of Lacey Sturm, able to move from a fragile whisper to…
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Theory of a Deadman: Scars & Souvenirs
Released in 2008, Scars & Souvenirs represents the commercial peak of Canadian band Theory of a Deadman. Driven by the singles « Bad…
6/10 September 23, 2026
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Nickelback: All the Right Reasons
Released in 2005, All the Right Reasons is Nickelback’s best-selling record and one of the symbols of the decade’s mainstream rock, certified…
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Body Count: Body Count
Released in 1992, Body Count’s debut is a detonation at the crossroads of thrash metal and rap, orchestrated by Ice-T and his…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Clawfinger: Deaf Dumb Blind
The Swedish quartet’s debut, Deaf Dumb Blind introduced in 1993 a then novel formula blending massive metal riffs, rapped verses and shouted…
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Stuck Mojo: Snappin’ Necks
Released in 1995, Snappin’ Necks is the debut album by American act Stuck Mojo and one of the founding works of Southern…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Dog Eat Dog: Play Games
With Play Games in 1994, New Jersey’s Dog Eat Dog delivered their first album and a timeless anthem: No Fronts. The band…
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Senser: Stacked Up
Released in 1994, Stacked Up remains the peak of British band Senser and one of the most original records in European crossover.…
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One Minute Silence: Buy Now… Saved Later
The second album by London’s One Minute Silence, Buy Now… Saved Later appeared in 2000 at the height of the nu metal…
6/10 September 23, 2026
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Skindred: Babylon
Skindred’s debut, Babylon imposed in 2004 an explosive, instantly recognizable formula: ragga metal. Born from the ashes of Dub War, the Welsh…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Hacktivist: Outside the Box
The debut album by British act Hacktivist, Outside the Box fulfilled in 2016 the promise of a noticed EP. The band pushes…
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Orgy: Candyass
Orgy’s debut, Candyass, laid out in 1998 a singular aesthetic the band itself christened death pop. Released on Elementree, the label founded…
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Filter: Short Bus
Born from Richard Patrick’s departure as Nine Inch Nails’ touring guitarist, Short Bus arrived in 1995 as a furious, personal answer to…
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Gravity Kills: Gravity Kills
Hailing from Saint Louis, Missouri, Gravity Kills released their self-titled debut in 1996, propelled by the industrial-rock wave that followed Nine Inch…
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Powerflo: Powerflo
A supergroup uniting Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog, Biohazard’s Billy Graziadei, plus Christian Olde Wolbers and Roy Mayorga of Fear Factory pedigree, Powerflo…
6/10 September 23, 2026
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Guano Apes: Proud Like a God
The debut by Germany’s Guano Apes, Proud Like a God, burst forth in 1997 as one of the major triumphs of European…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Apocalyptica: Plays Metallica by Four Cellos
A seemingly improbable idea turned masterstroke, Plays Metallica by Four Cellos saw in 1996 four Finnish cellists from the Sibelius Academy reinterpret…
9/10 September 23, 2026
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Pitchshifter: www.pitchshifter.com
With www.pitchshifter.com, released in 1998, Britain’s Pitchshifter undergo a radical, visionary transformation. Far from their grindcore and pure industrial roots, the band…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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Raging Speedhorn: Raging Speedhorn
With their self-titled debut released in 2000, Raging Speedhorn delivered an uncompromising slab of British sludge metal, driven by the trademark dual-vocalist…
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Enter Shikari: Take to the Skies
Released in 2007, Take to the Skies is Enter Shikari’s debut and one of the most influential British post-hardcore records of the…
8/10 September 23, 2026
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Hamlet: El Inferno
Released in 2000, El Inferno ranks among the high points of the nu metal era of Madrid’s Hamlet, veterans of Spanish alternative…
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Def Con Dos: Armas pal pueblo
Released in 1994, Armas pal pueblo is the record that firmly established Def Con Dos within the Spanish rap metal landscape. Led…
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Tetrarch: Unstable
The second album by American band Tetrarch, Unstable arrived in 2021 and pushed the Atlanta quartet to the forefront of the nu…
6/10 September 23, 2026
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Tallah: Matriphagy
The debut album by American band Tallah, Matriphagy came out in 2020 and stands as one of the most frantic offerings of…
7/10 September 23, 2026
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