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Orphanage - Inside

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Band: Orphanage Album: Inside Release Date: September 25, 2000 Genre: Doom Metal/Death Metal Expectation: 6.6/10 Reality: 7.2/10

Massive Attack - Ritual Spirit EP

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Band: Massive Attack Album: Ritual Spirit EP Release Date: January 28, 2016 Genre: Trip Hop Expectation: 8.0/10 Reality: 8.2/10

Dream Theater - The Astonishing

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Band: Dream Theater Album: The Astonishing Release Date: January 29, 2016 Genre: Prog Metal Expectation: 6.1/10 Reality: 5.0/10

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist

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Band: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Album: The Heist Release Date: October 9, 2012 Genre: Rap/Hip Hop Expectation: 5.7/10 Reality: 7.0/10

Basement - Promise Everything

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Band: Basement Album: Promise Everything Release Date: January 29, 2016 Genre: Emo Rock/Post Grunge/Indie Rock Expectation: 8.4/10 Reality: 7.3/10

Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet

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Band: Porcupine Tree Album: Fear of a Blank Planet Release Date: April 24, 2007 Genre: Prog Rock/Art Rock/Experimental Expectation: 6.3/10 Reality: 6.6/10

Tricky - Skilled Mechanics

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Band: Tricky Album: Skilled Mechanics Release Date: January 22, 2015 Genre: Trip Hop Expectation: 7.6/10 Reality: 7.5/10

Coroner - Grin

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Band: Coroner Album: Grin Release Date: September 10. 1993 Genre: Thrash Metal/Technical Death Metal Expectation: 7.0/10 Reality: 7.3/10

Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)

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Band: Digable Planets Album: Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) Release Date: September 27, 1993 Genre: Rap/Hip Hop Expectation: 8.0/10 Reality: 6.5/10

Dry Kill Logic - The Dead and Dreaming

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Band: Dry Kill Logic Album: The Dead and Dreaming Release Date: October 5, 2004 Genre: Metalcore/Groove Metal Expectation: 4.5/10 Reality: 6.0/10

The Casket Girls - The Piano Album

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Band: The Casket Girls Album: The Piano Album Release Date: October 17, 2015 Genre: Indie Pop/Dream Pop Expectation: 5.9/10 Reality: 7.0/10 Listen to the full album  here !

Ulver - ATGCLVLSSCAP

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Band: Ulver Album: ATGCLVLSSCAP Release Date: January 22, 2016 Genre: Dark Ambient/Experimental Electronic Expectation: 7.9/10 Reality: 6.8/10

Fastball - The Harsh Light of Day

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Band: Fastball Album: The Harsh Light of Day Release Date: September 19, 2000 Genre: Alternative Rock/Pop Rock Expectation: 7.7/10 Reality: 6.9/10

El Caco - 7

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Band: El Caco Album: 7 Release Date: January 15, 2016 Genre: Stoner Rock/Post Grunge Expectation: 7.1/10 Reality: 6.6/10

Fastbacks - ...And His Orchestra

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Band: Fastbacks Album: ...And His Orchestra Release Date: 1987 Genre: Pop Punk/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock Expectation: 6.4/10 Reality: 7.5/10

Mercury Tide - Killing Saw

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Band: Mercury Tide Album: Killing Saw Release Date: May 25, 2012 Genre: Heavy Metal/Power Metal Expectation: 6.7/10 Reality: 4.8/10

War - Why Can't We Be Friends?

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Band: War Album: Why Can't We Be Friends? Release Date: 1975 Genre: Funk/R&B/Latin Rock Expectation: 8.0/10 Reality: 7.3/10

Hot Snakes - Audit in Progress

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Band: Hot Snakes Album: Audit in Progress Release Date: October 5, 2004 Genre: Garage Rock/Indie Rock Expectation: 6.8/10 Reality: 6.4/10

The Blind Shake & Swami John Reis - Modern Surf Classics

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Band: The Blind Shake & Swami John Reis Album: Modern Surf Classics Release Date: February 2, 2015 Genre: Surf Rock Expectation: 6.3/10 Reality: 7.2/10

Pet Symmetry - Pet Hounds

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Band: Pet Symmetry Album: Pet Hounds Release Date: May 19, 2015 Genre: Pop Punk/Emo Rock Expectation: 6.0/10 Reality: 5.4/10 Listen here  to the full album.

Neil Young - Bluenote Café

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Band: Neil Young Album: Bluenote Café Release Date: November 13, 2015 Genre: Rock & Roll/Blues Rock/Roots Rock Expectation: 7.3/10 Reality: 7.6/10

David Bowie - Blackstar

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Band: David Bowie Album: Blackstar Release Date: January 8, 2016 Genre: Art Rock/Experimental Rock/Jazz Rock Expectation: 8.0/10 Reality: 10/10 ESSENTIAL  The swan song of a true genius.  Words can't describe what's like to not have David Bowie around anymore. R.I.P. 

Pegboy - Cha Cha Damore

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Band: Pegboy Album: Cha Cha Damore Release Date: October 14, 1997 Genre: Punk Rock/Hardcore Expectation: 7.5/10 Reality: 6.7/10

Thievery Corporation - Culture of Fear

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Band: Thievery Corporation Album: Culture of Fear Release Date: June 28, 2011 Genre: Electronic/Trip Hop/Downbeat/Lounge Expectation: 6.5/10 Reality: 7.0/10

Dystopia Nå! - Dweller on the Threshold

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Band: Dystopia Na! Album: Dweller on the Threshold Release Date: June 9, 2015 Genre: Black Metal/Prog Metal/Shoegaze Expectation: 6.4/10 Reality: 8.0/10 Listen to the album here !

Top 25 Best Songs of 2015 - Part Two

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And now the final Top 10 Best Songs (Sorry it took so long).  Here  is the first part of the list in case you've missed it! Also check out our Top 10 Best Albums of 2015  here ! 10) Grimes - Flesh Without Blood Album: Art Angels Flesh Without Blood was the first single of Art Angels. After the initial (and natural) shock of listening and watching the music video, it was clear that Claire Boucher was aiming for something very different from her previous albums. Flesh Without Blood is insanely poppy and catchy but in a way that only Grimes could make. The lyrics of the song also deserve a note since Claire tweeted that Flesh Without Blood isn't about a break up and that she no longers writes music about love. Then what the hell is this song about ? "You hate, you bite, you lose/ After all, I just don't like you", "If you don't need me/Just let me go" Is it about her dog? 9) Turnstile - Gravity Album: Nonstop Feeling Gravity is the first...

Armchair Martian - Armchair Martian

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Band: Armchair Martian Album: Armchair Martian Release Date: 1997 Genre: Punk Rock Expectation: 7.1/10 Reality: 6.3/10

Devin Townsend Project - Addicted

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Band: Devin Townsend Project Album: Addicted Release Date: November 17, 2009 Genre: Prog Metal/Industrial Metal Expectation: 6.1/10 Reality: 6.9/10

Nailbomb - Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide

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Band: Nailbomb Album: Proud to Commit Commercial Suicide Release Date: October 24, 1995 Genre: Industrial Metal/Groove Metal/Thrash Metal Expectation: 7.4/10 Reality: 6.6/10