Century Media Records – Page 25

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.

Carnal Forge – Please…Die! – Review

March 22, 2002

Insanely speedy, death Swede thrash perfection, bands like The Haunted and The Crown coming to mind, but sounding like Seal in comparison.

Borknagar – Empiricism – Review

March 15, 2002

Sure, there’s a bit (or a lot) of pretension here, not to mention a real risk of prog geekery. Passionate, brutal, beautiful, frightening stuff.

Finntroll – Jaktens Tid – Review

March 8, 2002

With the Lord of the Rings the new rage, it probably only makes sense that this umpa-umpa-woo-woo! silliness strikes now.

Internal Bleeding – Alien Breed (1991 – 2001) – Review

March 1, 2002

While they’ve never been the best, they’ve slowly streamlined their songwriting skills through the years.

Sigh – Imaginary Sonicscape – Review

February 22, 2002

Imagine a band that fuses black metal, progressive rock, jazz, classic metal, psychedelic rock, pop, and classical, and you have an inkling.

Shadow – Review

February 22, 2002

Melodic death metal from Japan. Catchy, brutal, fleet-footed, harmonious, great production, but perhaps lacking the personality/songwriting of greats.

Avantasia – The Metal Opera – Review

February 22, 2002

Combining many of the best names in heavy metal and the full-on concept of a concept album, Edguy vocalist Tobias Sammet has put together a winning project.

Marduk – La Grande Danse Macabre – Review

February 22, 2002

Marduk aren’t Satyricon or Mayhem and don’t aspire to be pioneers in the field, but that’s what I love about ’em, they’re AC/DC for true lovers of Lucifer.

Solefald – Pills Against the Ageless Ills – Review

February 22, 2002

Three varied albums for this creatively exploded Norwegian duo. An album less phreaked than Neonism, slicker, classier, more majestically modern black.