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My five year plan is to listen to music

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CD Collection Update: new CDs January-March 2025

Don't panic- All Time Low

The Open Door- Evanescence

For Those That Wish To Exist- Architects

The Hunting Party- Linkin Park

POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR- Bring Me The Horizon

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First Impression: The Sky, The Earth & All Between- Architects

In collaboration with @arfarfblegh

Guide:

Favorite so far

Least Favorite So Far

Interlude

Single

Tracklist:

1. Elegy

2. Whiplash

3. BlackHole *nematanthus pick*

4. Everything Ends

5. Brain Dead (feat. House of Protection)

6. Evil Eyes *arfarfbleh pick*

7. Landmines *nematanthus pick*

8. Judgement Day (feat. Amira Elfeky) *arfarfbleh pick*

9. Broken Mirror

10. Curse

11. Seeing Red

12. Chandelier

First Thoughts:

This album is a clear continuation of the direction the band has been headed in since 2021s For Those That Wish To Exist. The modern metalcore sound of the record has been heavily influenced by the contributions of music producer Jordan Fish. While there are some callbacks to previous records, this is overall a progression rather than a regression into any old sounds. Between this and some lyrical callouts to those who disapprove of the bands direction, it is obvious that the band is holding steady in their stance that this is the direction they intend to continue going.

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CD Collection Update:

100 CD Edition

That's right folks, 100, One Hundred CDs in my collection. 49 Artists, 35 Genres, 8 Countries, 6 Decades, 2 centuries, One awesome (still growing) collection.

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literally every music genre has at least one album that will absolutely change your life if you give it a shot

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what was the first song you listened to in 2025?

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CD Collection update:

Number of CDs collected in 2024: 46

Listed in release order from left to right:

Back in Black- AC/DC

Kill 'Em All- Metallica

Bleach- Nirvana

Nevermind- Nirvana

Siamese Dream- The Smashing Pumpkins

Dookie- Green Day

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness- The Smashing Pumpkins

The Color and the Shape- Foo Fighters

Self Titled-System Of A Down

Warning- Green Day

Toxicity- System Of A Down

Songs for the Deaf- Queens of the Stone Age

Self Titled- Deftones

Hot Fuss- The Killers

City of Evil- Avenged Sevenfold

From Mars To Sirius- Gojira

The Black Parade- My Chemical Romance

Day & Age- The Killers

Folie à Deux- Fall Out Boy

There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret- Bring Me The Horizon

Self Titled- Hozier

Tell Me I'm Pretty- Cage The Elephant

Waymaker- American Arson

How did we get so dark?- Royal Blood

Wonderful, Wonderful- The Killers

Future me Hates me- The Beths

Amo- Bring Me The Horizon

Bank on the Funeral- Matt Maeson

Alien- Northlane

The World is in your way- Dragged Under

I let it in and it took everything- Loathe

A line in the Sand- American Arson

Self Titled- Bad Nerves

A Tear in the fabric of life- Knocked Loose

The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood- Ice Nine Kills

Impera- Ghost

Upright Animals- Dragged Under

So much (for) stardust- Fall Out Boy

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess- Chappell Roan

Sand & Cinder//Tide & Timber- American Arson

The Fear of fear- Spiritbox

Saviors- Green Day

Gloom Division- I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME

These Nuts- Ninja Sex Party

Post Human: NeX GEn- Bring Me The Horizon

From Zero- Linkin Park

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Tracklist:

Going Backwards • Where's the Revolution • The Worst Crime • Scum • You Move • Cover Me • Eternal • Poison Heart • So Much Love • Poorman • No More (This is the Last Time) • Fail

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Tracklist:

My Cosmos Is Mine • Wagging Tongue • Ghosts Again • Don't Say You Love Me • My Favourite Stranger • Soul With Me • Caroline's Monkey • Before We Drown • People Are Good • Always You • Never Let Me Go • Speak To Me

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no i am not immune to early 2000s pop-punk music that fucks a little harder than everyone likes to admit

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First Impression: From Zero- Linkin Park

Guide:

Interlude

Favorite so far

Least favorite so far

Single

Tracklist:

From Zero (intro)

The Emptiness Machine

Cut the Bridge

Heavy Is the Crown

Over Each Other

Casualty

Overflow

Two Faced

Stained

IGYEIH

Good Things Go

First Thoughts:

Disclaimer: I am only reviewing the music, my opinions of the band or the members will not be considered in this review.

This sounds like a spiritual successor to all of Linkin Parks' previous works, with a distinctly modern twist. With overt references to several past works, including the album name itself being a reference to the bands original name, it's clear this album is intended to be a fresh start without forgetting the roots that built it. The production is clean, the instrumentals have that classic balance between the hip hop bounce and the heavier elements, the lyrics trade between the two vocalists effortlessly, with no momentum lost between the two. There are some nice harmonies here as well, something that we haven't seen a lot from the band in the past. Thematically, the album follows much of the same subject matter as other records. Ultimately, this album is as Linkin Park as it gets, every aspect of the record fits in with all that's come before, the only real noticeable difference is slight style changes and the obvious addition of a new vocalist. It's a nice touch that the final track leads into the first again, creating a loop making the tracks a metaphorical Zero, once again referencing the title.

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Tracklist:

Turnin' On The Screw • Sick, Sick, Sick • I'm Designer • Into The Hollow • Misfit Love • Battery Acid • Make It Wit Chu • 3's & 7's • Suture Up Your Future • River In The Road • Run, Pig, Run

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music is pretty cool I think

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Album Ranking: Muse

9. Will of the People

8. Showbiz

7. Simulation Theory

6. The Resistance

5. Drones

4. Black Holes and Revelations

3. Origin of Symmetry

2. The 2nd Law

1. Absolution