The Mars Volta - "De-Loused In The Comatorium"- antiGUY, Scott Slapp

A grab bag of all the good stuff and then some! - antiGUY

Nothing else this year rocked as hard, or as strange, as this CD. Powerful. Tribal and maddeningly eclectic, Comatorium takes hardcore into the 21st Century with intelligence, grace and the sense of daring so often missing from most modern bands. � Tim Byrnes

Fans of now defunct intelli-screamo band At the Drive-In had their minds blown by this album-long suicide tale set to free jazz, Afro-Cuban rhythms and two afroed geniuses. Listen to "Eriatarka" and "Cicatriz Esp." � Dan Grote

ATDI broke up for a good reason and thank God they did! -Scott Slapp

Our Coverage For this CD
Listen to samples and Purchase this CD online

Radiohead � "Hail to the Thief" � Keavin, Tim Byrnes

A blindingly beautiful synthesis of all that has gone before in Radiohead's journey to their position as the standard bearers of the Alternative nation. � Tim Byrnes

Was there any other choice? - Keavin

Our Coverage For this CD
Listen to samples and Purchase this CD online

Kenna - "New Sacred Cow "� Dan Grote

The most talented artist ever to be associated with Fred Durst, Kenna's dark beats and electronic rock come off like the mulatto bastard child of the Neptunes and the Cure. Listen to "Free Time," "Vexed and Glorious" and "Hell Bent." � Dan Grote

Our Coverage For this CD
Listen to samples and Purchase this CD online

Devin Townsend Band � "Accelerated Evolution" - Hobo

Devy's fifth solo album forces me to pose the question � is there anything musical the man will not tackle? And will he ever stop? - Hobo

Our Coverage For this CD
Listen to samples and Purchase this CD online

A Perfect Circle � "Thirteenth Step" � Scott Slapp

Just when you thought Maynard would do the expected, he comes back with "Thirteenth Step" - Scott Slapp

Maynard and Billy team up for another tasty round of metal melodies with the castaways of other �90s bands. Contains the very un-Maynard performance of Failure's "The Nurse Who Loved Me." � Dan Grote

Our Coverage For this CD
Listen to samples and Purchase this CD online

What is your pick for Best Alternative CD?