Emperor, "A Fine Day to Die" Among the various albums to emerge from the second wave of black metal, In The Nightside Eclipse seems to me to be the one that really set the template that a lot of black metal followed. While it's inaccessible,...
Tilt, "Dental Wreck" There are certainly things that can be bad about punk. But there's a floor on how bad it gets - if you keep things energetic and the songs short, it's always going to hit at least reasonably well. They Might Be Giants,...
The Wedding Present, "Nobody's Twisting Your Arm" The first Wedding Present album is a perfect gem, full of the best kind of frantic jangle pop. And, of course, David Gedge's heart breaking about every two minutes. Emperor, "A Fine Day To Die" Looks like this...
