Metal Blade Records – Page 32

Amon Amarth – Wrath of the Norsemen – Review

October 11, 2006

Perhaps the greatest Viking metal band of them all, Amon Amarth present us this three-DVD set featuring five full concerts plus additional backstage material.

Cataract – Kingdom – Review

September 1, 2006

Of superb quality, using modern toolings, only a smidge of modern styles, anchoring their imposing sound in a complex miasma of death metal movements.

A Love End – Suicide In The Disaster – Review

September 1, 2006

More a Ferret band than a Metal Blade band: A one-note singer, dense production, little change in pace or tone, a solid listen, no real gems, no boring tracks.

Goatwhore – A Haunting Curse – Review

September 1, 2006

All the “I Heart Metal” button-wearing posers will run home and curl-up with their wanna-be Suicide Girl girlfriend for comfort. Goatwhore don’t fuck around.

The Crown – 14 Years of No Tomorrow – Review

August 18, 2006

A three-disc set that includes a “documentary,” four live shows, and an extensive amount of amateur footage of the Swedish death metal band over the years.

If Hope Dies – Life in Ruin – Review

August 11, 2006

A tasteful blend of roar, rampage, stutter, groove, thunderous drumming, twin guitar interplay, manly vocals, and the blood-spattered kitchen sink.

Cannibal Corpse – Kill – Review

June 30, 2006

Catchy, brutal, technical, well-recorded, and gore-a-riffic as anything the band have ever done, which means there are going to be a lot of happy longhairs.

Angel Blake – Review

June 9, 2006

The moody, mid-tempo moments of The Crown set to melodic rock vocals and a groovy vibe. A brooding trek into a somber night, heart filled with heavy emotions.

The Black Dahlia Murder – Miasma – Review

April 28, 2006

Frenzied, black metal with a very polished sound that infuses neo-classical guitar lines in between the constant, drill-core drumming and screeching vocals.

YOB – The Unreal Never Lived – Review

April 21, 2006

This power trio from Oregon crafts textured, moody, sometimes spacey, sometimes crushing, always intriguing jams of the stoner/doom variety.