Emperor – Live Ceremony – Review June 1, 2000 Emperor. Live. Multi-media CD. Any questions? Don’t fight it; go with it, make it your friend, enjoy the turbulent ride.
Agent Steel – Omega Conspiracy – Review April 1, 2000 Leaning into the heavy, note-dense, technical thrash end of things, following Liege Lord as mid-concern, third-tier metal obsessives.
Peccatum – Strangling From Within – Review June 1, 1999 It could be called art metal, but seeing as that’d bring up imagery of prog (for me, at least), I prefer calling it dark, atmospheric exploration.
Opeth – Orchid – Review March 1, 1996 Sweden’s Opeth orchestrate a soulful blend of extreme metal with the spirit of ’70s progressive rock, to create something entirely unique.