Napalm Records – Page 13 – Lollipop Magazine

Beseech – Souls Highway – Review

January 3, 2003

Rich, beautiful Gothic metal with deep, Type O male vocals (manly like Rammstein, not goofy like Moonspell) and strong, non-wispy female vocals.

Vintersorg – Visions From the Spiral Generator – Review

January 3, 2003

A distinct and impassioned vocal now known as much for his work with Borknagar as his band, Vintersorg, our man turns in his cleanest, most precise record yet.

Hollenthon – With Vilest Worms to Dwell – Review

March 1, 2002

Hollenthon combine death and black metal influences to make these Austrians a force to be reckoned with.

Eisheilig – Review

February 15, 2002

There’s something somber and sexy about a deep voice singing German. Eisheilig opens and closes their debut strongly, and they brush good points along the way.

Lacrimas Profundere – Burning: A Wish – Review

February 2, 2002

Some nice elements, granted, but it’s all, ya know, first-draft stuff. And after almost a decade, you’d think these guys could’ve dug a little deeper.

Vintersorg – Cosmic Genesis – Review

June 4, 2001

Now a two-piece and sung in English, Cosmic Genesis is a much more accessible concept, but still firmly rooted in the folk metal tradition.

Trail of Tears – Profoundemonium – Review

June 4, 2001

Some things are meant to roll like thunder across the plain. Heavy, syrupy metal riffs that mesh and work together much like the muscles in a dinosaur’s legs.

Tristania – Beyond the Veil – Review

April 1, 2001

Authentic black metal howling, gorgeous male choirs, and some truly inspiring female vocals, not just the quaint afterthought of their contemporaries.

The Sins Of Thy Beloved – Perpetual Desolation – Review

April 1, 2001

Goblin-snarl vocals with near-porno female vocals (lots of breathy, dreamy singing, and full-on panting) swirl atop the charging riffs and mid-tempo pounding.

Siebenburgen – Delictum – Review

April 1, 2001

The third from these Swedish dark-dwellers, and the production shows they’ve been paying attention to the details.