Some are repeats. My goal now (as well as the final round, still waiting on both guys) is to listen to the albums you guys sent from. In fact, I have already started that.
Oceansize -
Frames (Quad)
This album is great, great stuff. I've listened 5 or 6 times now. It is a very dense album to me, layers to peel back and explore...and that is a good thing. It gets a little samey for me right now but I can tell I just need to digest it more.
Rating: 9/10
dredg -
The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion (Space Invader)
Gooooood stuff. 17 tracks of amazingly catchy melodies. Lyrics on a few songs were questionable at first, but I'm cool. Some of it is filler but in a good way...as transitional pieces. I swear, now I get dredg melodies stuck in my head daily since hearing the whole album.
Rating: 8/10
Next to listen to (because I dl'ed the albums already, though with no rhyme or reason):
Pure Reason Revolution -
The Dark ThirdMew -
FrengersThe Dear Hunter -
Act Whatever it was Ariich Katatonia (actually haven't downloaded but I am seeing them in October with Opeth, so I may as well start some listening)
I will get through all the artists eventually, it could take a year! I want to give all the albums honest and repeated listens.