Century Media Records – Page 19

Nocturnal Rites – New World Messiah – Review

September 20, 2004

Everything here is in place for those who like their power metal predictable, safe, and by-the-book.

Into Eternity – Buried in Oblivion – Review

September 6, 2004

Like a beacon in the darkness, championing lightning fast guitar work, blazing blast beats, and superior melodic harmonies intertwined with demonic growls.

Dark Tranquillity – Exposures: In Retrospect and Denial – Review

August 30, 2004

Only the very old and the very new from one of Swedish progressive death’s top acts. The second CD is the live show from the DVD in CD form.

Dark Tranquillity – Live Damage – Interview

June 21, 2004

An interview with vocalist Mikael Stanne

God Forbid – Gone Forever – Review

June 7, 2004

Gone Forever is a plush, hi-fidelity feat of modern metal, epic often despite short tracks (and a short running time of 41 minutes), high art born from strife.

Stampin’ Ground – A New Darkness Upon Us – Interview

April 5, 2004

An interview with guitarist Scott Atkins

Norther – Mirror of Madness – Review

March 1, 2004

Oft considered a Children of Bodom clone, Norther actually don’t have their act together like the frosty, unit-shifting Finns.

Nightrage – Sweet Vengeance – Review

March 1, 2004

Sweet Vengeance is merely yet another exercise in Swedish melodic death metal; a hold-over between Dark Tranquillity and Soilwork’s albums.

Moonspell – The Antidote – Review

March 1, 2004

A record of high relief, offering crunching, sinister chords jarred by modern gloomy passages that recall the Paradise Lost albums of recent years.

Mercury Tide – Why? – Review

March 1, 2004

Why? doesn’t have a hope of capturing Sentenced or Rapture or Daylight Dies because the production is quite featureless, not to mention they’ve got a power metal guy at the helm.