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The Zutons do many musically interesting things. Their chromatic and dissonant bits are most especially exciting to me. The saxophone in "Why won't you give me your love" makes my heart glow with happiness. A

Unwritten Law is a little emo for my taste. The chordal pattern is predictable. The vocals are nice however, it's not whiny whiny omigosh I'm emo, which is a huge plus in my book.  B

Avenged Sevenfold is heavier than the first two. They do some nice work chordally, but I don't feel their vocal melodies line up too strongly with their chords all the time. (This is interesting...I just haven't decided if I like it yet). Some of their guitar work is just flat out fantastic however. I enjoy them. B

Bad Religion: I remember eating through entire cereal boxes just to get the Bad Religion Cassette that was a prize. You win with Bad Religion. A

I'm not a big fan of Bowling for Soup. They're not great. They're not terrible. C+

Breaking Benjamin: They're good. There's really not much to say here. It's not spectacular, just good. Reminds me of Nickelback except without the voice of Chad Kruger (which in my mind is a huge plus) B+

Maximo Park reminds me of...absolutely nothing. They've got a pretty unique sound going for them, which I appreciate immensely. The things they do musically are interesting too. In "Grafitti" i love the many triplets. A for Maximo Park

Foo Fighters:
I really don't think you can go wrong with the Foo Fighters. Good solid band. Not fantastic, not bad either. Their drummer drums from Tenacious D. He gets bonus points for the band. B+

Jimmy Eat World: They're okay. There's not much else to say about them. C+

Jack Johnson: Terribly overrated, but still decent. C+. I wish more of his songs varied up a little. He's mellow and chill, which is cool...but only for so long

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You're all for the scary sounding stuff really.

Korn: Good stuff here, I enjoy them on an on and off basis. I give them a B-

Disturbed: Very disturbed. Again, I enjoy them on an on and off basis, but it's a far less frequent "on" than with Korn. C for them.

Rammstein: Again with the almost scary sounding. Heavy and hardcore. Seriously. I like these guys better than the first two because of their hard and driving rhythms, it pulses in your heart and makes you want to destroy things. A for Rammstein.

Fear Factory: Not a big fan. Don't know why. Their music never rubbed me the right way.

Kamelot: Same with Fear Factory. They both get C's. Musically they're fine. I can't quite place my finger on what I don't like about either of them...but trust me it's there.