HAIKU MUSIC REVIEW


Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality

Iommi was king.

Ozzy merely his vessel.

Metal owes this one.



NoFX - Punk In Drublic
July 29, 2008, 8:53 am
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Fat Mike is the king.

Disc over before it starts.

A quick milestone.



Offspring, The - Ixnay On The Hombre
July 24, 2008, 1:45 pm
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Catchy and intense,

Proved that they were not a fluke.

Has aged very well.



Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero

Remixes and games,

This album, hardly worth it.

I think Trent was bored.



GWAR - We Kill Everything
July 23, 2008, 4:09 pm
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Halloween is done.

GWAR’s last attempt at “wacky”.

And yet, not their best.



Tool - Lateralus
July 22, 2008, 9:17 am
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Able intellect,

They’re from another planet.

At least Maynard is.



Mudvayne - Lost and Found
July 22, 2008, 9:16 am
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Mature, conflicted,

They’re this generation’s Rush.

Now the makeup’s off.



Type O Negative - Slow, Deep, & Hard
July 16, 2008, 9:48 am
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Brooklyn born and bred,

Six-part metal masterpiece,

Holy f*cking sh*t.



Unearth - The Oncoming Storm
July 15, 2008, 11:19 am
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An endless barrage,

Mature enough to realize.

Blackest of the black.



Bad Religion - No Control
July 14, 2008, 3:00 pm
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Lightning furious,

And too smart for it’s own good.

Three-part harmonies.



Acid Bath - Demos
July 14, 2008, 2:58 pm
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This band’s tragic end,

Undershadows ability.

Audie Rest In Peace.



3 Doors Down - 3 Doors Down
July 14, 2008, 2:57 pm
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It’s not too shabby.

It’s also not too unique.

Skynyrd is crying.



Theory Of A Deadman - Scars & Souveniers

This CD is great.

Sounds like Nickelback’s brother.

Only not as nice.



Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist
July 11, 2008, 3:15 pm
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Don’t know what to say.

Showing no signs of stopping.

Their sound is pure gold.



NoFX - S&M Airlines
July 10, 2008, 5:50 pm
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Fat Mike is a God.

Even Greg Graffin shows up!

Blink and you’ll miss it.



Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
July 10, 2008, 5:47 pm
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The Dust Brothers help,

Turn white-boy hip-hop around.

Geniuses. It shows.



Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire

Generations led,

Zack and Tom hold the candle.

Conscious and fed up.



Velvet Revolver - Contraband
July 10, 2008, 5:39 pm
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This mish-mash of crud,

Barely being kept alive.

More thankful for Slash.



Beatles, The - The Beatles (The White Album)
July 10, 2008, 3:41 pm
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Legendary set,

The Beatles took some acid,

Then they all grew beards.



Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil
July 10, 2008, 3:39 pm
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Fine-tuned violence,

The most intricate fretwork.

ASTOUNDING album.



Donnas, The - Gold Medal
July 10, 2008, 2:52 pm
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A little too harsh,

Extremely overpolished,

Good enough, I guess.



Evanescence - Fallen
July 9, 2008, 10:58 am
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God rock turned prog-goth,

Amy carries the whole band.

She has some baggage.



Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV
July 9, 2008, 9:31 am
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Halo 94.

All eerie instrumentals.

Best release in years.



Doors, The - Waiting For The Sun
July 9, 2008, 9:10 am
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Revolution calls,

The Lizard’s voice resounding

Chaos is beauty.



Killswitch Engage - Alive Or Just Breathing
July 8, 2008, 5:31 pm
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A classic album,

It’s the sound of man, unfurled.

Agony is life.



Metallica - Metallica (AKA The Black Album)
July 8, 2008, 5:28 pm
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Metal’s turning point,

Accessible and empty.

Just like radio.



Anti-Flag - Die For The Government
July 8, 2008, 5:27 pm
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Punk can have wisdom.

Punk can mean a thing or two.

Don’t die for oil.



System Of A Down - System Of A Down
July 8, 2008, 5:24 pm
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Most refreshing here,

Quite alarming politics,

ADD metal.



Manson, Marilyn - Mechanical Animals
July 8, 2008, 3:29 pm
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Ahead of the curve,

His most time-tested release,

Got better with time.



West, Kanye - Graduation
July 8, 2008, 11:23 am
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Once upon a time,

Lived and breathed, ego legend.

Once upon a time.



Wonder, Stevie - Innervisions
July 8, 2008, 10:28 am
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Classics front-to-back,

Inner city requiems.

Artwork is a fright.



Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold
July 7, 2008, 5:34 pm
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Self-titled reply,

To the critics of the world.

Kinda sloppy, though.



Metallica - Ride The Lightning

Way back in the day,

Kirk Hammet had an ego.

Hetfield had the chops.



Osbourne, Ozzy - No More Tears

Back in Ozzy’s prime,

Before Zakk and BLS,

Sounds most reckless here.



Rancid - Indestructible
July 7, 2008, 4:37 pm
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Rancid can’t be stopped.

Tim Armstrong, modern mush-mouth.

Punk alive and well.



Type O Negative - Dead Again
July 7, 2008, 4:27 pm
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Peter Steele and Co.

Back from the dead, but, don’t fret…

As great as ever.



Urge, The - Receiving The Gift Of Flavor
July 7, 2008, 4:12 pm
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Ska bands forgotten.

Horns and trumpets surrounding.

Their only good disc.



Korn - Greatest Hits Vol. 1
July 7, 2008, 4:07 pm
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Ha ha! “Greatest Hits”!

Better buy a blank CD.

Better songs on that.



Primus - The Brown Album
July 7, 2008, 4:05 pm
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Tongue-in-cheek, sublime.

Infectious cartoony rhymes.

Absurd guitar chops.



Lynch, Stephen - The Craig Machine
July 7, 2008, 10:50 am
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Funny college laughs.

Quite able guitar player.

Picked up Sandler’s mark.



Metallica - Master Of Puppets
July 7, 2008, 9:52 am
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Where it all began.

Ciff Burton, a legend falls.

Obey your master.



Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris

It’s Josh’s show now,

And it’s not that hard to tell.

This guy loves his drugs.



Nine Inch Nails - The Slip
July 2, 2008, 9:37 am
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Trent helps us pirate.

Save us all of the trouble.

Still glad it was free.



Oswalt, Patton - 222
July 2, 2008, 9:36 am
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Uncut, unrefined,

Unique, absurd, relevant.

A flabbledy-bloo?



AFI - Sing the Sorrow
July 1, 2008, 12:59 pm
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Selling out of punk,

Now, all over radio.

Hot Topic is king.



Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagynecologist
July 1, 2008, 11:22 am
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Kool Keith’s alias.

Nonsensical, yet charming.

Born on Jupiter.



Carlin, George - Life Is Worth Losing
June 30, 2008, 5:31 pm
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Killer Carlin’s last,

His darkest routines throughout.

Title is so true.



System of a Down - Toxicity
June 30, 2008, 5:28 pm
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Not too bad, I guess.

Because they HAVE released worse.

Daron shouldn’t sing.



Korn - Issues
June 30, 2008, 5:26 pm
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Less guitar, more noise

Korn is going more insane.

Quite a nasty mess.



Sepultura - Roots
June 30, 2008, 5:25 pm
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Heavy, abrasive,

Tribal nu-metal bombast.

Truly, not that good.



Mushroomhead - Savior Sorrow
June 30, 2008, 5:24 pm
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Constipated riffs,

The good vocalist now gone.

Try the other two.



Videodrone - Videodrone
June 30, 2008, 5:23 pm
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The worst of the worst.

Korn has brought us nothing good.

Really, really bad.



Mastodon - Leviathan
June 30, 2008, 5:17 pm
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Heaviest metal,

Album based on Moby Dick.

Smoke a lot of pot.



Acid Bath - Paegan Terrorism Tactics
June 30, 2008, 5:16 pm
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Beautiful women,

Emaciated and bled.

The soundtrack to harm.



Slayer - Reign In Blood
June 30, 2008, 5:14 pm
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The Angel of Death,

Followed by waves of crimson.

Araya is nuts.



GWAR - Beyond Hell
June 30, 2008, 4:12 pm
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An act so primal,

Taking it too serious.

Where’d the silly go?



Breaking Benjamin - Phobia
June 30, 2008, 4:10 pm
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Suburban bullshxt,

So needlessly aggressive.

It’s radio’s fault.



Sword, The - Gods Of The Earth
June 30, 2008, 3:09 pm
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Greatest album name,

Sabbath meets the Doors meets Zep.

And just as heavy.



Slipknot - Slipknot
June 30, 2008, 2:25 pm
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Haste has been labeled,

Brevity was still an art.

Odd and alarming.



Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
June 30, 2008, 2:22 pm
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Seething lyrics, yes.

Manson stole a lot from this.

Trent was an icon.



Cray, Robert - Strong Persuader
June 30, 2008, 12:33 pm
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Smooth jazz meets hard blues,

A melodic masterpiece.

Clapton’s protege.



Bad Religion - Suffer
June 30, 2008, 12:30 pm
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A punker’s reprise

The fastest revolution

30 minutes long.



Dark Lotus - The Opaque Brotherhood

Psychopathic’s stars

Finally allowed to shine.

Kind of overdone.



Radiohead - OK Computer
June 30, 2008, 12:03 pm
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Paranoia’s king.

Technology’s enemy.

A must-have for all.



Thin Lizzy - The Definitive Collection
June 30, 2008, 12:02 pm
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Phil Lynott perfects…

His band’s legendary sound.

But he’s a rocker!!



Cake - Motorcade of Generosity
June 30, 2008, 12:00 pm
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Cake is uncommon,

Too bad they run the whole show.

This album’s killer.



Beatles, The - Abbey Road

Their last album,

Maxwell’s Silver Hammer is

Worth it by itself.



Wylde, Zakk - Book Of Shadows
June 30, 2008, 11:55 am
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Zakk was younger then,

Allman Brothers or Skynyrd?

Worth a shot, I guess.



Mars Volta, The - Deloused in the Comatorium
June 27, 2008, 4:04 pm
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Inspired art-rock,

Pink Floyd meets Buena Vista.

Touching, yet manic.



Donnas, The - Bitchin’
June 27, 2008, 2:17 pm
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Four chicks that love Priest,

Sing about sex, drugs, and sex.

Guitarist is hot.



Primus - Frizzle Fry
June 27, 2008, 2:13 pm
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To defy the laws…

Frantic cartoon prog-rock mush.

Les Claypool is God.



Megadeth - Rust In Peace
June 27, 2008, 1:02 pm
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Glory days of thrash.

“Hangar”? Eleven solos.

My pants fill with mush.



Dragonforce - Inhuman Rampage
June 27, 2008, 12:56 pm
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Unleashing triumph,

No metal’s ever come close.

On the wings of dreams.



Orgy - Candyass
June 27, 2008, 12:52 pm
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Korn has yet again,

Tried to destroy the planet.

Turned loose synth-pop trash.



White Zombie - La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1

Zombie, our Dali,

Soul Crusher alone can kill.

Milestones were smashed.



Tool - Aenima
June 27, 2008, 12:47 pm
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Mensa prog-rock gods.

If you’ve never heard this one,

Shoot yourself in face.



Flobots - Fight With Tools
June 27, 2008, 12:44 pm
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Denver rap epic,

Inspiring optimists.

Listen. They speak truth.



Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace

Bled mediocre,

Kurt Cobain’s death held meaning.

Dave Grohl now set free.



Electric Six - Senor Smoke
June 27, 2008, 12:38 pm
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Techno disco punk,

Airtight melodic rhythm.

Whatever went wrong?


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