Boy Sets Fire – After the Eulogy – Review June 1, 2000 Yes, they do get better with each album, but at this rate, we’ll all be toothless old by the time they put out something good.
Sunny Day Real Estate – The Rising Tide – Interview June 1, 2000 An interview with guitarist Dan Hoerner
Black Label Society – Stronger than Death – Review June 1, 2000 Al serious, pensive, and decidedly not the party metal you’d expect. Dark, doomy, textured like 50-grit, and stompingly metallic.
Fury of Five – This Time it’s Personal – Review June 1, 2000 Lots of bands claim to mix hip-hop, metal, rock, and hardcore, but Fury of Five actually does it without sounding contrived.
Fleshcrawl – As Blood Rains Down from the Sky… We Walk the Path of Endless Fire – Review June 1, 2000 Fleshcrawl are such devotees of the classic Swedish sound that they’ve made a solid album saturated with chunky riffs and catchy yet brutal melodies.
Stuck Mojo – Declaration of a Headhunter – Interview June 1, 2000 An interview with guitarist Rich Ward
Five Iron Frenzy – All the Hype That Money Can Buy – Review June 1, 2000 They’re from Denver, and sprinkle in some punk fun amidst the horn riffs and that kinda shit Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger and the new slew of hotshots do.
Fireballs of Freedom – Total Fucking Blowout – Review June 1, 2000 Total Fucking Blowout is one of those rare balls-out blasts of middle fingerism for these lo-risk market-research bullshit dead-end times.
Eternal Elysium – Spiritualized – Review June 1, 2000 Like Solarized, Eternal Elysium heard all those Hendrix, Santana, Frank Marino records everyone’s cool uncle had, but it didn’t fuck ’em up.