Century Media Records – Page 28

Nocturnal Rites – Afterlife – Review

April 1, 2001

Meaty and aggressive, shredding and laying down scorching solos, they’re the power metal band for those looking for something with a little more balls.

Dark Tranquillity – Haven – Review

September 1, 2000

Haven is a kind of return to roots, being harder, more metal, and sounding rather In Flames in the process. And I mean that in a good way.

Angel Dust – Enlighten the Darkness – Review

September 1, 2000

Germany’s Angel Dust are proving that power metal can indeed include a solid wallop of just that: Power.

Identity – 6 – Behold Another World – Review

June 1, 2000

18 tracks, maxing out at just over 70 minutes of metal, most sub-genres represented. Groove-oriented nü metal allows the indulgence of black/Goth/dark metal.

Shadows Fall – Of One Blood – Review

June 1, 2000

American death metal’s muscles trained by European melodies, played with attitude. Like many other half-assed heavy music singers, he should stick to screaming.

Stuck Mojo – Declaration of a Headhunter – Interview

June 1, 2000

An interview with guitarist Rich Ward

Sentenced – Crimson – Review

April 1, 2000

Sentenced have found mournful ways to reconstitute sensibly-arranged power chord rock, even if they seem to make the same record over again.

Bloodbath – Breeding Death – Review

April 1, 2000

Three tracks at just over 13 minutes is enough to prove that these Swedes are better at doing Floridian-style death metal than 90% of the bands there.

Winters Bane – Heart of a Killer – Review

April 1, 2000

1993’s Heart Of The Killer finds Ripper in full Halford mode, soaring over compositions that are riff-crazy, like heavy Savatage with an exploration metal vibe.

Tiamat – Skeleton Skeletron – Review

April 1, 2000

Tiamat’s grown from a growl’n’roar death metal band into a mature, yet chillingly malevolent band that skates Goth metal, doom metal, and ambient artsiness.