Century Media Records – Page 34

Stuck Mojo – Rising – Review

September 1, 1998

By the end of Rising, Stuck Mojo have run through hip hop and a political-bashing thrash-a-rama, but it’s the down-and-dirty shuffle thang that trips me out.

Lacuna Coil – Review

September 1, 1998

Similar to The Gathering, yet incorporating emphatic male vocals like Sky Cries Mary, Lacuna Coil release a beautifully-produced 30-minute debut.

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.