Metal Blade Records – Page 40

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.

Cradle of Filth – From Cradle to Enslavement – Review

June 1, 2000

Slayeresque leads, demon bellows, snakespit’n’snarl vocals like no one else can manage, all set to thrashy, galloping guitars and blurs of blackened shred.

Fleshcrawl – As Blood Rains Down from the Sky… We Walk the Path of Endless Fire – Review

June 1, 2000

Fleshcrawl are such devotees of the classic Swedish sound that they’ve made a solid album saturated with chunky riffs and catchy yet brutal melodies.

Hades – The Downside – Review

April 1, 2000

A Pandora’s Box of retro mindgames, but in being that, it chooses doom, dirt, organics, and an interesting and discerning sampling of power and prog.

Six Feet Under – Bonus Disc – Review

April 1, 2000

I’m not sure if this is supposed to be an extra installment to their last full-length, but I am sure that Six Feet Under is still as boring as ever.

Amon Amarth – The Avenger – Review

April 1, 2000

Brutal, mournful, with lots of pride in their ethnic history, Amon Amarth is an original and enjoyable welcome to the genre.

Cannibal Corpse – Bloodthirst – Interview

April 1, 2000

An interview with bassist Alex Webster

Amsvartner – The Trollish Mirror – Review

January 1, 2000

Released in ’97, finally licensed and released in the States. A good bit of Swedish blackened death metal in the vein of Sacramentum and Dissection.

Cannibal Corpse – Bloodthirst – Review

January 1, 2000

The third record to feature vocalist George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, the band sounds more comfortable and willing to push the limits of technicality.

Mercyful Fate – 9 – Review

January 1, 2000

King and the Knights of the Pentagram-Shaped Table return with 9, the best Mercyful Fate in years. Warmly produced, 9 has an immediacy past records have lacked.