Metal Blade Records – Page 39

King Diamond and Black Rose – 20 Years Ago: A Night of Rehearsal – Review

June 3, 2001

Kudos to the King for having the open mind and healthy ego enough to let/put out this casual, raw CD capturing the man’s pre-Mercyful Fate band in late 1980.

Chinchilla – Madness – Review

June 1, 2001

Tragically stupid name for a pretty decent heavy metal band. I had a chinchilla once. Absolutely useless thing, but cute. Woulda made a nice pair of gloves.

Catastrophic – The Cleansing – Review

June 1, 2001

Ex-Obituary Trevor Perez and four members of Pyrexia all agreed that Obituary’s last album didn’t suck enough and that the world needed something even worse.

Canvas – Lost in Rock – Review

June 1, 2001

Destiny’s End – Transition – Review

June 1, 2001

This fivesome born of traditional metal fury exemplifies the rising talents of carefully constructed aggression and melodic precision.

God Dethroned – Ravenous – Interview

June 1, 2001

An interview with Henri Sattler

Symphony X – V – Review

April 1, 2001

Symphony X are prog metal but I already own a bunch of Rush LPs. Maybe these guys are good if you like this kinda thing. Want my copy?

Six Feet Under – Graveyard Classics – Review

April 1, 2001

Dead expected, Barnes’ true middle median average centrist death vocal over dull production, simple arrangements, one tone throughout, no layers, no surprises.

Immolation – Close to a World Below – Review

April 1, 2001

Not the fastest or the heaviest, but customizing those prerequisites into a haunting, creepy sound that no one could claim their own.

Voivod – Lives – Review

April 1, 2001

Voivod created an art style and their own font while that Rob Zombie guy was still doodling in high school notebooks and trying to score with cheerleaders.