Century Media Records – Page 33

Moonspell – Sin/Pecado – Review

April 1, 1998

A deep baritone with an old-world romantic accent atop dreamy synths, heavily-echoed acoustics, or dramatic powerchords that has a tendency to strut its stuff.

The Gathering – Nighttime Birds – Review

March 1, 1998

The Gathering create beautiful music: Uplifting without being hokey, intelligent without being pretentious, melodic without being confectionery.

Skinlab – Bound, Gagged and Blindfolded – Review

March 1, 1998

Combines the moodiness of Neurosis with the guttural roar and technical ability of Machine Head and Sepultura.

Old Man’s Child – The Pagan Prosperity – Review

March 1, 1998

They rank up there with Emperor and Satyricon, only a tad less inflated in their epic songwriting, with most songs clocking in at less than four minutes long.

Emperor – Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk – Review

March 1, 1998

The twists each song takes as it snakes its way through ravaged, desolate landscapes is extremely impressive. Norwegian black metal at its darkest core.

Unleashed – Warrior – Review

March 1, 1998

Yeah, yeah, Viking metal, the AC/DC of death metal and all that jizz. No frills, no effects, fast and furious beneath flat production

Tiamat – A Deeper Kind of Slumber – Review

March 1, 1998

Slumber slinks like a sensuous nightmare. Compared to Wildhoney, which started with a roar and ending breathing shivers along your spine, this ain’t progress.

Grave – Extremely Rotten Live – Review

December 1, 1997

Extremely Rotten Live uncovers ground from all their studio albums, includes a demo track, and, basically, is the first live album Grave has ever done.

Exodus – Another Lesson in Violence – Review

October 1, 1997

Recorded live at the Trocadero in San Francisco, Exodus returns from the depths of hell (or at least the bargain bin) fronted by original madman Paul Baloff.

Unleashed – Eastern Blood – Hail to Poland – Review

September 1, 1997

78 manic minutes of live Viking Metal. 21 songs ranging from that “ride into battle” feel to “slash, burn, pillage, rape, and totally obliterate.”