MNEMIC - Passenger (2007)

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Supposedly not one of their best according to the people who know (jack shit), this album is the perfect workout album, aggressive and catchy with massive songs that make you want to pump iron! God knows how many times I've listened to this on my iPod in the last couple of years, just fantastic.

THE INTERBEING - The Edge of Obscure (2011)

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Undoubtedly this album will feature in my best of 2011 list, this is great stuff. Taking cues from Mnemic this mixes epic, melodic choruses with those jarring odd-time signature type of riffs that Meshuggah specialise in. I was kind of disappointed with the last Mnemic album, so it's good to see another band delivering the goods in a similar vein.