Metal Blade Records – Page 49

Killers – Menace to Society – Review

April 1, 1995

“Past Due” recalls his stint with Maiden, but much mimics the sound of Pantera, a throaty roar and electronic kickdrum thudding dully in your face.

Grip, Inc. – Power of Inner Strength – Review

March 1, 1995

While the main riff of “Hostage to Heaven” is very Slayer-oriented, it’s the perfect excuse for Dave Lombardo to unleash the speedcore beast that lies within.

Generation – Brutal Reality – Review

December 1, 1994

Brutal Reality is tortured mid-tempo to thrashy rage, littered with the sampled debris of a faithless, technology-driven world.

Clawfinger – Deaf Dumb Blind – Review

December 1, 1994

Zak raps like a barrel-chested Mike Patton, and the guitarists chug and stutter. Hip-hop/metal energy and blasts of Pantera power.

Mercyful Fate – Time – Interview

November 1, 1994

An interview with King Diamond

Fates Warning – Inside Out – Review

September 1, 1994

From the first, anthemic notes of “Outside Looking In” to the drum work on “Monument,” the disc has plenty of audio tidbits for the avid music dissector.

Epidemic – Exit Paradise – Review

September 1, 1994

Violence, societal decay, unrelenting power chords and a sound that would scare the knickers off of Ed Wood; Epidemic has it all.

Desultory – Bitterness – Review

September 1, 1994

Somehow, they manage to be relentlessly caustic yet harmonious on their Metal Blade debut, Bitterness.

The Organization – Interview

April 1, 1994

An interview with singer/guitarist Rob Cavestany and drummer/singer Andy Galeon

Thought Industry – Mods Carve The Pigs – Review

February 1, 1994

I’ve heard modernistic, off-beat and avante-guard stuff in my time, but Thought Industry take the razor-filled cake.