Anchorage - The Hand Points to Yesterday

Bill - Basically one song in four parts. The singer should rethink his career path.
Hannibal - Not that bad, but the guys voice will wear on you. Gives me a headache.
Miggs - Pop-like tunes with mediocre vocals, terrible drums, and not much talent overall.
OJ - If you can't sing, you shouldn't be a lead singer. Bland alt-pop.

The Black Tulips - The Black Tulips

Bill - Driving and raw; the singer morphs into a dying cat on the second track.
Hannibal - Very grating, but very good. Production doesn't elevate as well as it could.
Miggs - Singer sounds like Herman's Hermits on crack, with help from distorted guitar, very strange indeed…
OJ - Both music and vocals are very weird, but strangely fascinating…

Chiodos - All's Well That Ends Well

Bill - For those with angst, rejoice! Chiodos gives you heavy guitar, classical keyboards, and whiiiiny vocals.
Hannibal - Speed metal emo like an evolved Queensryche with a whiney vocalist. Piano seems out of place.
Miggs - Somewhat decent hardcore with high pitch male vocals, driving power chords and beats.
OJ - Everything you'd expect from screamo, from the whininess to the stupid song names.

Daphne Loves Derby - On the Strength of All Convinced

Bill - Bland, but listenable. "Pollen and Salt" could have been written by Elliott Smith's idiot cousin.
Hannibal - Like a wannabe Dashboard Confessional. Not too bad, but not too good either.
Miggs - California rock meets indie rock with a hint of dissonance. Should stick to acoustic stuff…
OJ - Non-threatening indie pop, similar to Death Cab for Cutie. Makes me sleepy.

Dr. Frankenstein's Lab - Crime Scenes And Murder Songs

Bill - Genre is totally dead. Do any of them even surf anymore? It's time to start again.
Hannibal - Surf rock just never seems to interest me, and while this is good, I'm bored.
Miggs - An interesting mixture of 60s surfer bands and Agent Orange type stuff. Mostly instrumental.
OJ - I guess it's as good as surf rock can get. That ain't sayin' much though.

Get Hustle - Rollin in the Ruins

Bill - Like a really bad garage rock band practice session with random keyboard noises thrown in.
Hannibal - Three-piece with drums, keyboards, and vocals. Barely coherent, maybe I haven't consumed enough drugs.
Miggs - If the Beastie Boys really really had no talent or musical ability and had a kid with Steven Tyler, this would be him.
OJ - This just isn't good. Music is just thrown together, vocals are brutal.

Various Artists - Kaijuice

Bill - Some hits, but a lot of bland filler. Could've been shorter and tighter.
Hannibal - Funky compilation of android/monster themed songs that no nerd could go without.
Miggs - Great compilation disk, with plenty of different styles from punk to electronica
OJ - Gigantic and wide-ranging effort with something for every asiophile.

The Keep Aways - The Keep Aways

Bill - Aromas of high energy punk with road rage undertones.
Hannibal - Garage rock punk. Low-fi doesn't capture the true energy powerhouse this band is.
Miggs - Very raw female punk. Reminiscent of Agent Orange and other earlier punk bands
OJ - Solid, if mainly repetitive and somewhat unremarkable, punk.

The Mackrosoft - The Dawning of the Aja Aquarius

Bill - Technically well-produced, but otherwise dull and sleep-inducing.
Hannibal - Weird intermix of different styles. Works but puts me to sleep.
Miggs - Jazz / Funk / Ambient mix similar to many songs performed by Zero 7.
OJ - Funky jazz with lots of instruments and synth. Guess it's good if you like that.

The March Hares - EP1 & EP2

Bill - Almost there. I'd like to see an LP since these guys could be something.
Hannibal - Witty with some hooks, but overall just plain uninteresting.
Miggs - Very mild and bad mixing, kind of like some late 80s British rock
OJ - Could be the next The Smiths; a bit lo-fi and not as clever, but close.

Ministry - Rantology

Bill - Not original version of "Jesus Built my Hotrod." Without that, who cares?
Hannibal - Good collection, maybe worth it for the live tracks and single unreleased.
Miggs - A compilation of the band's older stuff with one new song, this is classic speed metal.
OJ - A sure sign that Ministry no longer matters: the Compilation/Best Of record.

Monstrum Sepsis - Movement

Bill - Imagine if the Death Metal scene got into electronica and weren't so silly anymore.
Hannibal -Stunning ambiance, hypnotic atmosphere and breath-taking delivery.
Miggs - Downtempo electronica similar to plenty of Moby tracks with its beats and transitions
OJ - If Korn did techno … but seriously folks.

Mortal Treason - Sunrise Over a Sea of Blood

Bill - Heavy death metal, lots of growling and phlegmmy gargling.
Hannibal - It's funny when he growls "I'll steal your soul". That's sad.
Miggs - These guys play tragic sounding chords to driving death metal beats, wicked guitar, and death related lyrics.
OJ - Christian death metal. Tight tremolo picking, solid screaming. Good if you like that genre.

No-Fi Soul Rebellion - Lambs to the Slaughter

Bill - It's funky and clunky. I want to like it, but it just misses the brass ring.
Hannibal - I'm not quite sure what to think, I want to bash them, but man they have soul.
Miggs - New wave funk with plenty of energy. Don't forget to watch the (odd) music video!
OJ - It's weird and quirky. Likeable without letting you know why it's likeable.

Sicbay - Suspicious Icons

Bill - Angry pop rock with a few tender moments.
Hannibal - Reminds me of old Jawbox, but more repetitive and lackluster.
Miggs - The vocals are that of a hardcore band, but the tunes are more pop / garage rock.
OJ - Interesting music, but no cohesiveness to the album.

The Smyrk - Monsters on Maple Street

Bill - Soulful singing, but soul-less rock music.
Hannibal - Clever guitar lines with vocals that don't quite sync to the style. Like Chubby but blander.
Miggs - Hard rock with vocals similar to Lenny Kravitz without the edge, not incredibly original.
OJ - Like Corey Glover over rock'n'soul. I like it.

Staple - Of Truth and Reconciliation

Bill - Melodies are hard to find here. Lots of yelling with intermittent angry rants.
Hannibal - Preachy but decent. The rants are the best part.
Miggs - If Robert Smith from The Cure went the metal/hardcore route, it would parallel these vocals.
OJ - Vocals much better when singing than when shouting. Decent Christian rock.

System Noise - EP

Bill - Smoky vocals over funky indie rock.
Hannibal - Now this just bugs me. The mix doesn't make sense. Can't listen to it.
Miggs - 1930's lounge singer meets rock rhythms and absolutely terrible chord progressions.
OJ - First thing I thought of was King Crimson. Interesting vocals, wild music; not bad.

Treiops Treyfid - Feelings Of Unreality

Bill - Studio artist makes foray into experimental music with mixed results.
Hannibal - At times inspired, but not enough to carry it. Its an album of inside jokes.
Miggs - In the same vein as the White Stripes with plenty of distortion and lame lyrics
OJ - Artistic experiment that occasionally delivers, but just as often falls flat.