Metal Blade Records – Page 41

Labyrinth – Timeless Crime – Review

January 1, 2000

Labyrinth combine warbling vocals layered thick in the chorus, dramatic photos of long-haired guys in frilly-shirts and black capes/cloaks.

In Extremo – Weckt Die Toten – Review

January 1, 2000

With every lyric in German and the music a fusion of medieval folk and metal, In Extremo are like an ancient version of Rammstein.

Engine – Review

January 1, 2000

Engine idles too closely to Alder’s prog rock background, and when they get “dark and heavy,” they sound like heavy-for-heavy’s-sake riffs Filter woulda tossed.

Six Feet Under – Maximum Violence – Review

September 1, 1999

Maximum Violence is a livelier, meatier, and more interesting record than any of their previous work, but it still lacks true intelligence.

Immolation – Failures for Gods – Review

September 1, 1999

You can always count on Immolation to deliver wretched, mutilated time signatures in the most unique fashion.

The Crown – Hell is Here – Review

June 1, 1999

Extremely brutal songs played tight, fast, melodically, and with crystal clear production, every component pierces like Zeus’ thunderbolt.

Labyrinth – Return To Heaven Denied – Review

June 1, 1999

Labyrinth are quite speedy and focused, rarely ponderous, and quite bent on hair-flipped heroics of a most axe-aggressive nature.

Prophanity – Stronger Than Steel – Review

June 1, 1999

Straight-forward post-Kreator thrash, old-school black metal, noisy evil filled with double-bass thunder, Carcassy vocals, and melodic fretboard flyings.

Spock’s Beard – Day For Night – Review

June 1, 1999

A live and bouncy power chord/keyboard hybrid that sounds like heavy Yes mixed with Kansas, popped fresh with the creative hippy spirit of Phish.

Hecate Enthroned – Dark Requiems – Review

June 1, 1999

Dark Requiems… is a real shame cuz I like Hecate Enthroned. So badly produced, it’s depressing.