Top 50 of 2006: #s 31-40

31. If These Trees Could Talk - st EP

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Standout tracks: 1, 4
Genre: post-rock
From: US
LIYL: Caspian, Gifts From Enola, This Will Destroy You
Website: www.myspace.com/ifthesetreescouldtalk
Buy: cdbaby
Review: silent ballet

32. Intronaut - Void

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Standout tracks: 4, 5
Genre: post-hardcore, prog-metal
From: US
LIYL: Isis, Mouth of the Architect, Swarm of the Lotus, Botch
Website: www.intronaut.com
Buy: amazon
Review: decoy music

33. Enslaved - Ruun

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Standout tracks: 3, 4, 5
Genre: black metal, progressive rock
From: Norway
LIYL: Emperor, Opeth, Immortal
Website: www.enslaved.no
Buy: amazon
Review: metalreview

34. Clogs - Lantern

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Standout tracks:
Genre: post-rock, neo-classical
From: Australia/US
LIYL: Rachel's, Do Make Say Think, ASMZ, Dirty Three
Website: www.clogsmusic.com
Buy: amazon
Review: pitchfork

35. Blueneck - Scars of the Midwest

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Genre: post-rock
From: UK
LIYL: Tulsa Drone, Theta Naught, Godspeed, Mogwai, Sigur Ros
Website: www.blueneck.com
Buy: alphaheaven
Review: silent ballet

36. Junius - Blood Is Bright

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Standout tracks: 4, 5
Genre: hard rock, post-rock, metal
From: US
LIYL: Amplifier, Joy Division, Isis, The Cure, Swans
Website: www.juniusmusic.com
Buy: radar recordings
Review: metalreview

37. The Ascent of Everest - How Lonely Sits the City

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Standout tracks:
Genre: post-rock
From: US
LIYL: GYBE!, ASMZ, Yndi Halda
Website: www.ascentofeverest.com
Buy: zambooie
Review: silent ballet

38. Mastodon - Blood Mountain

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Standout tracks: 2, 4, 7
Genre: metal, thrash
From: US
LIYL: Metallica, Slayer, Lamb of God
Website: www.mastodonrocks.com
Buy: amazon
Review: metalreview

39. Sweek - The Unbelievable Cinematic Crash

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Standout tracks: 1, 4
Genre: post-rock
From: Belgium
LIYL: Bright Red Paper, Explosions in the Sky, Yndi Halda
Website: www.sweek.be
Buy: Carte Postale Records
Review: silent ballet

40. Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Riders on the Storm

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Standout tracks: 3, 5
Genre: melodic thrash metal, viking metal
From: Germany
LIYL: In Flames, Rammstein, Amon Amarth, Enslaved
Website: www.reitermania.de
Buy: amazon
Review: metal temple