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Haste – The Mercury Lift – Review

November 5, 2003

Like the 800 bands that sound like them, Haste mixes hardcore Rage with syrupy boy-band regressions. Their strength is inventing golden titles for shitty songs.

Extol – Synergy – Review

October 29, 2003

The crisp synchopations and the sharp-sounding vocals give Synergy a more “machinery” feel, unlike Undeceived’s theme of weeping humanity.

Sonata Arctica – Winterheart’s Guild – Review

October 22, 2003

Finnish classic heavy metal favorites return with another thundering slab of melodic metal. A little tougher and bolder, but every bit as breath-taking.

Divine Empire – Nostradamus – Review

October 8, 2003

Bulldozer-strength, Morbid Angel-sounding Floridian death metal from ex-members of Malevolent Creation.

Grave – You’ll Never See… – …And Here I Die… Satisfied – Review

October 8, 2003

Undoubtedly the most underrated of the Swedish death forefathers, Grave have somehow escaped godlike status despite having had a near immaculate track record.

Grave – Soulless – Hating Life – Review

October 8, 2003

Undoubtedly the most underrated of the Swedish death forefathers, Grave have somehow escaped godlike status despite having had a near immaculate track record.

Grave – Into the Grave – Review

October 8, 2003

Undoubtedly the most underrated of the Swedish death forefathers, Grave have somehow escaped godlike status despite having had a near immaculate track record.

Passenger – Review

September 24, 2003

In Flames’ Anders Friden just goes about his business, unconcerned with the controversy surrounding directions taken with his main band, as well as Passenger.

Labyrinth – Review

September 24, 2003

Beyond the blabber and conjecture, I first gotta say that this is the only power metal album I’ve played dozens and dozens of times.

HateSphere – Bloodred Hatred – Review

September 24, 2003

Thick and not steely and screechy, a sort of halfway handshake extended to high-fidelity American death metal. That’s one big-ass drum sound…