Century Media Records – Page 30

Iced Earth – Alive in Athens – Review

January 1, 2000

Melodic metal in E minor (coupled with operatic vocals and soaring solos of every kind) is back in full force, and I am one thankful MF.

Lacuna Coil – In a Reverie – Review

September 1, 1999

Layered, belted-out female vocals punctuated by a growling guy. It’s not Goth enough to be Goth, and not brutal enough to be metal. Your parents will like it.

Borknagar – The Archaic Course – Interview

September 1, 1999

An interview with guitarist Oystein G Brun

Identity Five – Review

September 1, 1999

With 17 tracks, 76 minutes, there’s something here for anyone into metal: Heavy, power, nü, black, death, doom, epic, Goth, hardcore, and the schools within.

Iced Earth – Something Wicked This Way Comes – Review

September 1, 1999

The Iceman whips up a sturdy new sledge, edging even further from prog into straight meat-and-potatoes metal with meticulous grooming.

Blind Guardian – Nightfall in Middle Earth – Review

September 1, 1999

22 tracks, 60 minutes of pure German melodic metal with lush orchestration and vocal harmonies that roll thru the songs like that huge snowball did in Willow.

Borknagar – The Archaic Course – Review

June 1, 1999

Members of Immortal, Hades, Arcturus, Ved Buens Ende, Gorgoroth, and Enslaved. A diverse eight-song release filled with longing, pain, darkness, and revelry.

Arch Enemy – Stigmata – Review

June 1, 1999

Stacks upon high influences from black to death to thrash to classic ’80s metal, emerging from the tunnel as one enigmatic tactical unit of metal might.

Skinlab – Eyesore – Review

June 1, 1999

Along the same lines as new metal roarboyz Machine Head, Skinlab are a headache waiting to happen.

Skinlab – Disembody: The New Flesh – Review

June 1, 1999

Dark, moody passages amidst the roaring repetitions and stomping guitars, Disembody shows Skinlab to be intelligent songwriters as well as sonic destroyers.