Century Media Records – Page 36

Stuck Mojo – Pigwalk – Interview

November 1, 1996

An interview with vocalist Bonz

Nevermore – The Politics of Ecstasy – Review

November 1, 1996

The layering alone in the title track is astounding, the crisp phrasing could saw through cold steel, and the musicianship is not something often heard today.

Samael – Passage – Review

October 1, 1996

Produced by one of the best, Waldemar Sorychta, Passage alternately chops like a deranged axeman, and flows smoothly and steadily like a glacier melting.

Iced Earth – The Dark Saga – Review

October 1, 1996

Iced Earth return with a strong melodic metal release, The Dark Saga, based entirely on the comic book Spawn, with cover artwork by creator Todd McFarlane.

Nevermore – In Memory – Review

September 1, 1996

Three re-worked demo tracks, a cover of Bauhaus’ “Silent Hedges/Double Dare,” and new scorcher “Optimist or Pessimist,” the heaviest song they’ve yet done.

Moonspell – Irreligious – Review

September 1, 1996

With their second album, Irreligious, Moonspell once again embellish Gothic, eclectic metal with class. The eleven-song opus of grandeur isn’t easily grasped.

Rotting Christ – Triarchy of the Lost Lovers – Review

September 1, 1996

Rotting Christ know how to write coherent, melodic songs. And, yes, they do have black metal names like Necromayhem, Mutilator, and Necrosavron.

Asphyx – God Cries – Review

September 1, 1996

Out of obscurity comes God Cries with all the devastating potential Asphyx had at the start. It’s good to hear old scensters make a great album.

Grave – Hating Life – Review

August 1, 1996

The guitar and drums are so heavy, mean, tuned-low, and brutal, that one will have no trouble recognizing this as an uncompromising death metal release.

Only Living Witness – Innocents – Interview

June 1, 1996

An interview with vocalist Jonah Jenkins