Century Media Records – Page 27

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.

Naglfar – Ex Infertis – Review

February 15, 2002

Not exactly toppling Cradle of Filth or nuthin’, more kinda chumming up with Darkthrone in the dirtier end of the pool.

Moonspell – Darkness and Hope – Review

February 8, 2002

Maintaining power with a fixture of progression, Moonspell’s latest effort is highly emotive and wrought with minor-key melody and deft mood swings.

Delivering the Goods – A Tribute to Judas Priest Vol. II – Review

June 4, 2001

A fine line between reverence, cuz the shit mattered, and chuckling cuz it was kinda silly. Ya gotta respect it, but you have to acknowledge the cheese.

The Forsaken – Manifest of Hate – Review

June 3, 2001

The Forsaken play Swe-Death that’s based primarily in Dissection’s single-string-grind theory. Lots of blastbeats, lots of shredded notes.

Soilwork – A Predator’s Portrait – Review

June 3, 2001

They take the Gothenburg sound and kick up the technicality level, add some keyboard swells, and obviously know the right influences to wear on their sleeves.