Metal Blade Records – Page 42

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.

Riot – Sons of Society – Review

January 1, 2000

Very simple, very cliché, the kinda stuff you grow out of when you get a little better and learn to write better riffs.

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.