Century Media Records – Page 24

Tiamat – Judas Christ – Review

September 9, 2002

These Gothic rockers have evolved from plodding black metal (Celtic Frost, not Emperor) to Goth metal with Pink Floyd tendencies to full-on Goth cock rock.

Flowing Tears – Serpentine – Review

August 16, 2002

Following The Gathering and Lacuna Coil, To/Die/For and Entwine, and other Gothic metal bands, Flowing Tears swirl and twirl on the smoke-filled dancefloor.

Visual Chaos – The Video Collection – Review

August 2, 2002

16 videos for $10. There’s a little blurb about each band in case yer unfamiliar, but most of these bands are pretty well-known in the underground.

Warmen – Beyond Abilities – Review

July 5, 2002

second solo outing of Children of Bodom keyboardist Janne Warman’s side-project. Classical-addicted heavy metal, revved and ready for a new generation.

Iced Earth – Dark Genesis – Review

June 28, 2002

Nearly 20 years down the dustpipe of the dream, underground by most measures, seeing a fully elegant presentation of their blood, sweat, and toil.

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.

Scar Culture – Inscribe – Review

April 12, 2002

Like the hardcore band, Raised Fist, Scar Culture has learned that “Meshuggah production” counts. Inscribe is about as heavy as neo-death metal gets.

In Thy Dreams – Highest Beauty – Review

April 12, 2002

Funny, Swedes like these guys helped push the whole melodic death metal thing forward, and yet these guys in particular always seem a pace behind the leaders.

Sonata Arctica – Silence – Review

March 29, 2002

Every cliché of power metal and classic-style heavy metal down pat, yet with meticulous songcraft and phenomenal musicianship, they soar above all others.

Lullacry – Be My God – Review

March 22, 2002

Ball-out female-fronted rock firmly planted in the sound of today and a classic style that’s too busy having a blast to give a rat’s ass if you think it’s cool.