If you were to be in the UK right now and asked someone who their favorite band was, 9 chances out of 10, they would say Muse. If you asked the same question in the United States, they would say, "What's a band?" because of the overabundance of rappers and hip-hop artists. Muse is immensely popular in Britain, but has yet to create a very large fanbase here in the US. Sure, they are still considered famous in America, but they're not headlining any major tours like they are in Britain (does Glasgow ring a bell?). I love how Muse uses so many different elements of different genres. I would give someone 100 bucks if they could pigeonhole this band. Something about Matt Bellamy's voice creates a sense of ambience to their sound. The only reason I didn't give them a 10 was because I heard their new single, "Supermassive Black Hole". It sounds like Prince on crack (well, twice the crack that he's already on). That's exactly what i wanted Muse's new album not to be. Let's hope for better songs!

-Nate

Ah, Dysfunction. Staind's first release. You might wonder why I would go back and review this overlooked debut from Staind. Well, I just looked through my CD collection and I happened to find this and pop it in my CD player. I had a weird feeling of nostalgia as I listened to "Mudshovel". I was listening to Chapter V right before this, and "Mudshovel" is an obvious direct root of Staind's distinct style that is more prevalent in their later releases. You should definitely check this out if you liked their newest release or if you are a Staind fan at all. Be forewarned though that this is straight-up nu metal and there is no variety between the tracks. It's a bittersweet experience, but deserves a high score anyway. 8.2/10

Okay, to start things off, i love KoRn. I have been listening to them since i was 6 years old (I'm currently 13). I was practically addicted to their unique style. "See You On The Other Side" disassembles the formula leaving one fifth of it missing in the form of Brian 'Head' Welch. Something about the album only seems 80% complete. The bass was hardly there. Fieldy used to stand out so much! Dave (the drummer) uses the most commonly used beat in rock in the entirety of "Twisted Transistor" and in almost half of the songs on the CD. Head, WE NEED YOU BACK!

5.7/10 mediocre