Metal/Hardcore Review – Page 76

Napalm Death – The Code Is Red… Long Live the Code – Review

October 21, 2005

Infamous for their sickening breakdowns, and the mosh parts are all over The Code Is Red… They’ve got a more late-’80s NYHC, Agnostic Front feel to ’em.

Burden of Grief – Fields of Salvation – Review

October 21, 2005

By-the-numbers, European, thrash/death metal. Fast, riffy, with lots of melodic, dueling lead guitar lines and gruff vocals. Nothing new or all that special.

Astarte – Sirens – Review

October 21, 2005

Thanks for showing me that women can play and write crappy, go nowhere, repetitive, uninteresting, unoriginal, faux black metal garbage as well as any man.

Overkill – Relix IV – Review

September 30, 2005

A killer thrash metal record: Well-written, precisely-executed, with a down and dirty, raw production style. These New Jersey veterans sound hungry.

Swallow the Sun – The Morning Never Came – Review

September 30, 2005

Yes, the songs are wicked long. Yes, they’re slow and ominous. But the musicianship and the songwriting are phenomenal.

Enslaved – Isa – Review

September 30, 2005

Heaps of praise for this forward-thinking original Norse black metal “Viking” band, Enslaved, now with three beloved, multi-dimensional albums in a row.

Burn The Priest – Review

September 30, 2005

Back in 1998, Lamb Of God were called Burn The Priest and emerged out of Richmond, with an indie debut that should’ve dented more industry heads than it did.

The Hostage Heart – Where There Is Despair, Hope – Review

June 15, 2005

I took the hit, my body bloody and bruised, crashing to the ground under the weight of this diverse hardcore/thrash/death metal act’s walloping aggression.

Entombed – Unreal Estate – Review

June 13, 2005

In 2002, much respected-metal veterans Entombed played as the pit orchestra for some kinda fuckin’ ballet. This is the CD document of that live extravaganza.

Angra – Temple of Shadows – Review

June 13, 2005

Temple of Shadows might be sensory overload, but power metal fans everywhere will still find enough in it to love. Angra are one of the best in the genre.