US, 2009 So, this guy has released, like, eleven albums already. I think this is noise or concrete music, although I'm not really sure b...

US, 2009 Their most polarizing album so far. Depending on who you ask, fantastic or craptastic. Wavering Radiant sees Isis drifting away ...

Wales, 2007 The Reasoning are a relatively obscure progressive rock band from Cardiff, formed in 2005. In Awakening, the critically-acclaime...

Japan, 2005 Their debut did little to foreshadow the incredible follow-up, Stylus Fantasticus, and shows a pretty generic approach to pos...

Iceland, 2009 One of the better releases of the year, and I'm expecting this to hold itself pretty well throughout 2009. It's har...

US, 2009 The second dissappointment of 2009. Unlike Pure Reason Revolution's latest album, this one is actually pretty good, just not...

US, 2008 I don't really follow the extended Mars Volta family, but these guys (featuring Manfred/Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez) opened up fo...

US, 2000 Great instrumental band from Pennsylvania, often categorized as math-rock, although the group dislikes this label. Playlist: ...

US, 2005 Tera Melos is a math-rock band from Roseville, CA. They incorporate jazz and ambient electronics with a prog-like song structure...

US, 2002 First LP by avant-garde/math-rock band Hella, which is Zach Hill on drums and Spencer Seim on guitar. Playlist: 1 - The D. E...

US, 2004 Yet again, another group that tours with awful bands, so far only signed to one decent label (which is, by the way, not their cu...

U.S., 2006 The astounding follow-up to Office Of Strategic Influence, in its special edition. Playlist: 1. Sure You Will 2. Free 3. Go 4. Al...