Houdini is about as close as one gets to a representative Melvins album, and it vividly captures the band's unreconstructed power, vision, and musical strangeness.
Shot to Hell is the eighth studio album by Black Label Society. It was released September 12, 2006 and was the band's first (and only) record to have been released by Roadrunner Records.
A 2009 masterpiece, Black Gives Way to Blue is the essential Alice in Chains comeback. Blending heavy riffs with haunting melodies, it debuts William DuVall alongside Jerry Cantrell. A powerful tribute to their legacy and a bold step into the future.