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Though they've yet to gain the visibility of the Flaming Lips or the Shins, the New York-based Comas compare favorably with both, especially in their more lovely, fuzzed-out moments.

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Despite a dismal major-label run and countless lineup shake-ups in nine years, these Florida noisecore vets have rebounded to make the album of their career.

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Massachusetts thrash-metal purists Shadows Fall jumped to a major label around the same time as their peers in Mastodon and Lamb of God, and like those bands, they're doing it without apparent compromise.

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It's been ten years since Dinosaur Jr.'s last album, and 18 since founders J Mascis, Lou Barlow, and Murph recorded together; but with Beyond, the once-tumultuous trio's proto-grunge energy surge feels like 1989 all over again.

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Though they've been a turd in the Warped punch bowl since 1994, San Diego synth-grind iconoclasts the Locust have finally gotten around to irritating the rest of the planet. And as with 2003's Plague Soundscapes, they sound more relevant and confrontational than upstarts ten years their junior.

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Wolf & Cub distinguish themselves from other canine bands (Wolf Eyes, Wolf Parade, Wolfmother) via a two-drummer lineup, but their secret weapon is whatever the hell bassist Thomas Mayhew is using to mike his cabinet.