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Blind Guardian – A Night at the Opera – Review

June 28, 2002

Not as heavy or dark as the Nightfall… album, A Night At The Opera is conversely more metallically joyous, spiraling and well, heavenly.

Blind Guardian – And Then There Was Silence – Review

March 22, 2002

This two-song, 18-minute EP took four months to record, the 14-minute title track required over 128 tracks, including 50 for the vocals and 30 for the guitars.

Delivering the Goods – A Tribute to Judas Priest Vol. II – Review

June 4, 2001

A fine line between reverence, cuz the shit mattered, and chuckling cuz it was kinda silly. Ya gotta respect it, but you have to acknowledge the cheese.

Metal Dreams – Vol. 2 – Review

September 1, 2000

In the ’80s, fluffy-haired men in tight clothing sung sappy songs to young girls. This here’s 16 examples of the same trite, sleepy crap a decade later.

Holy Dio: A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio – Review

April 1, 2000

It doesn’t suck ass cuz it doesn’t focus on only one time period of RJD, a man who’s sauntered through two great bands and had a great (early) solo career.

Identity Five – Review

September 1, 1999

With 17 tracks, 76 minutes, there’s something here for anyone into metal: Heavy, power, nü, black, death, doom, epic, Goth, hardcore, and the schools within.

Blind Guardian – Nightfall in Middle Earth – Review

September 1, 1999

22 tracks, 60 minutes of pure German melodic metal with lush orchestration and vocal harmonies that roll thru the songs like that huge snowball did in Willow.