Metal Blade Records – Page 39

40 Grit – Heads – Interview

September 1, 2000

An interview with guitarist Chris Anderson

Fates Warning – Disconnected – Review

September 1, 2000

There is a doomful, slow and sobbing, droning insistence, Fates Warning asserting themselves as a prog presence well off on their own morose dance.

Eidolon – Nightmare World – Review

September 1, 2000

Eidolon’s third record is gathering some buzz due to Glen Drover’s increasing stature as guitarist for King Diamond. Drover is also a capable producer.

Brainstorm – Ambiguity – Review

September 1, 2000

German power metal with chugging guitars, powerful vocals, driving beats, the requisite ballad, and practically nothing to distinguish itself from the pack.

Sacred Steel – Bloodlust – Review

September 1, 2000

Titles include the word blood three times, steel twice, metal twice, and hammer, oath, wrath, war, warriors, gates, fate, lust, and thrones once each.

King Diamond – House of God – Review

September 1, 2000

No real surprises here. If yer into King’s kooky/campy freakshow of falsetto, here’s almost an hour’s worth of riffs and screeching to add to yer collection.

Vermin – Millennium Ride – Review

June 1, 2000

Riffs Entombed’d pass on cuz they’re too dull, monotone hardcore vocals sprinkled with death roar, and general bash’n’smash that is uninspired and predictable.

Vader – Litany – Review

June 1, 2000

Vader is molten lava, boiling over with intensity, passion, and brutality. Meaty grind with no gore lyrics, third-rate computer artwork, or saturated growls.

The Quiet Room – Reconceive – Review

June 1, 2000

Heavy, dark Dream Theater, with vocals from new guy Pete Jewell that oddly go to a Hetfield zone, really redefining the band’s mandate.

Lord Belial – Unholy Crusade – Review

June 1, 2000

When their intensity is mixed with flutes, cellos, classical guitars, and female vocals, there’s so much going on that it takes numerous listens to appreciate.