Century Media Records – Page 26

Andromeda – Extension of the Wish – Review

February 22, 2002

Swedish prog/heavy metal with a killer guitarist, unexceptional vocals (ex-Darkane vocalist Lawrence Mackrory), and run-of-the-mill songwriting.

Kalmah – Swamplord – Review

February 22, 2002

From Finland, recorded at Tico-Tico, and released on Spikefarm/Spinefarm. Top-notch musicianship, but they might as well be a Children of Bodom tribute band.

Iced Earth – Horror Show – Review

February 22, 2002

The cool thing about Iced Earth has been the tag-team serious metalness of the long-locked duo locking devil horns up front with your inner headbanger.

Lacuna Coil – Unleashed Memories – Review

February 22, 2002

Nope. I still find them gloriously-produced (Grip Inc’s Waldemar Sorycha) male/female-vocaled Goth metal fluff skating dangerously close to pop diva shit.

God Forbid – Determination – Review

February 22, 2002

The idea here is not just Candiria, but other more hardcore forms of mathcore, as well as old school thrash, Meshuggah dissonance and Shadows Fall.

Identity 7 – Deadly Sins – Review

February 22, 2002

Fans will get hard-ons for Candiria, Iced Earth, Stuck Mojo, and Nevermore while being exposed to Krisiun, …And Oceans, The Forsaken, and other eye-poppers.

Withered Earth – Into the Deepest Wounds – Review

February 22, 2002

Withered Earth is a menacing mixture of the most bad-ass Malevolent Creation-style breakdowns and Incantation’s shrieking riffs.

Eyehategod – 10 Years of Abuse (and Still Broke) – Review

February 22, 2002

Hate sludge brimming with feedback, peaked drum mics, and an occasional Sabbathy riff amidst the seemingly randomly-selected chords pounded mercilessly.

Entwine – Gone – Review

February 22, 2002

Anyone sick of the pompous Goth voicings and the metal demon snarlings should appreciate this human style. And very solid songwriting.

And Oceans – Allotropic/Metamorphic – Genesis of Dimorphism – Review

February 22, 2002

Without a doubt, …And Oceans is excellent, but they don’t twist their black metal into weird enough shapes, like Thorns or Myrksgog.