 | Black Holes and Revelations by Muse
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.95 THE album of 2006, Black Holes has finally made MUSE the superstars they've always deserved to be. Simply the best rock album in years. Listen to 'Knights of Cydonia'
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 | 10,000 Days by Tool
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.50 10,000 Days is possibly Tool's best ever work, justifying their massive arena tours in '06. You haven't heard anything quite like this before. Just genius. Listen to 'Vicarious'
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 | Louder Now by Taking Back Sunday
Buy new: £8.88 / Used from: £1.24 Breaking free of their 'emo' tag, TBS have made a brilliantly fun, catchy rock album & it's completely addictive. Just buy it! Listen to 'MakeDamnSure'
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 | Sacrament by Lamb of God
Buy used from: £4.49 Nothing was heavier than this album in '06. Unrelentlessly brutal with all those killer riffs & Blythes unbelievable vocals. Listen to 'Redneck'
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 | Blood Mountain by Mastodon
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.87 A much more prog route on album #3 but there's still all those heavy riffs & amazing drumming. One of the best metal bands around. Listen to 'The Wolf is Loose'
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 | Shine On by Jet
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £0.84 PLEASE forget they did 'are you gonna be my girl', buy this album & discover a truely great band. The most infectiously upbeat songs i've heard! Listen to 'Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is'
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 | Never Trust a Hippy by NOFX
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.78 NoFX get better with age in my opinion & made the only pop-punk worth hearing in '06. Listen to 'Everything In Moderation (Especially Moderation)'. It just leaves you wanting more...
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 | Wolves in Wolves' Clothing by NOFX
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £3.38 ... luckily they released this too! I honestly think they haven't done a better album than this. Listen to the title track.
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 | III: IN THE EYES OF FIRE by Unearth
Buy new: £11.47 / Used from: £3.20 Still reasonably underground, Unearth are a surprising class act. If you like metal, you need to hear this & 'The Oncoming Storm'. Listen to 'Giles'
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 | Christ Illusion by Slayer
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £3.47 I love how controversial & relevant Slayer STILL are, a full 20 years after 'Reign In Blood'. 'Cult' & 'Jihad' are some of their best songs ever!
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 | Fallout from the War by Shadows Fall
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £2.96 Despite being basically the leftovers from their last effort, there's still some killer material on here + it has the brilliant cover of 'Teasin Pleasin'! Listen to 'Deadworld'
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 | The Singles by Feeder
Buy used from: £1.95 These songs really are what Feeder are about. They're just too good to ignore for anyone with an ear for a good tune. Listen to 'Just a Day'
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 | Pearl Jam by Pearl Jam
Buy new: £8.48 / Used from: £3.99 A great comeback for this unique band. Just buy everything they ever did and then see them live, PLEASE! Listen to 'Severed Hand'
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 | The Pick Of Destiny by Tenacious D
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.80 Thats right, the D are back! Listen to it with your mates + go watch the movie, what a great laugh! Listen to 'Beelzeboss'
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 | Come Clarity: +DVD by In Flames
Buy used from: £3.86 Another great metal band & they're still going. Some really good stuff here, but check out the old stuff first! Listen to 'Versus Terminus'
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 | Meds by Placebo
Buy used from: £3.49 You either love or hate them, but Meds sees the band back on top form. Listen to the title track & 'Because I Want You'
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 | The Crusade by Trivium
Buy new: £7.08 / Used from: £1.97 Im still on the fence here. It SHOULD have been the best album of '06 & there's a few really good songs...but its definitely not a GREAT album. Listen to 'Entrance...' & 'This World Cant...' for proof
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 | Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £5.46 I KNOW it wasn't released in '06, but on its 20th anniversary Tallica played the whole thing live for the first time ever. Download the Donnington show from their site! The best thing i've ever seen
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