This power trio defies the laws of physics, constructing an absolutely colossal guitar sound with its surprisingly spare set-up. What sets it apart from the other sprawling groove-oriented bands, however, are the vocals of Yukito Okazaki, whose soaring, crystal-clear pipes are unusually high in the mix. The overall effect? Cream turned Satanic.

Another humiliating case of a Japanese rock band embracing an American trend and then royally kicking our sorry fat asses. Apparent Deep Purple worshippers, Eternal Elysium combines space trucking tweakiness with huge bludgeoning boulders of crunch. This shit slays.

Share follows Eternal Elysium's globally worshipped Y2K debut, Spiritualized D. This band hasn't started playing it safe. They pull from '60s psychedelia, '70s riff-rock jams, '80s stadium metal, '90s post-grunge groove, and wildly disparate cultural influences from African beats to Krautrock. Only true music lovers could make a record this diverse. Only unabashed Sabbath fiends could make a record this heavy. Only morons wouldn't want to hear the result.

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