Nuclear Blast Records – Page 23

Scar Symmetry – Pitch Black Progress – Review

November 10, 2006

The band’s second effort in less than two years. The guitar sound is grander, the hooks more deadly, and the melodies more developed and instantly ear-catching.

Blind Guardian – A Twist In The Myth – Review

October 27, 2006

Germany’s charmed leprechaun rockers return by half measures to a bit racier power metalizing, taking heed of reaction to Night At The Opera as too cinematic.

Communic – Waves of Visual Decay – Review

October 6, 2006

Complicated rhythms, machine gun guitars, double-bass drums, and the operatic vocals of also guitarist Oddleif Stenslaf who aspires to Nevermore’s Warrel Dane.

All Shall Perish – The Price of Existence – Review

September 29, 2006

Their blend of technical death, metalcore breakdowns, and grind speed is refreshing in a time when many bands seem content churning out the same old shit.

Amorphis – Eclipse – Review

September 8, 2006

Roaring mightily one minute, soaring the cosmos the next, and then skipping around the fire, a Vintersorgian singer emoting his Viking heart out.

Sonata Arctica – For The Sake of Revenge – Review

August 11, 2006

A live CD and DVD from a fave classic heavy metal band. From Finland, recorded in Japan, a tight-as-shit band able to pull off everything played on the CD.

Terror 2000 – Terror For Sale – Review

June 16, 2006

Up there with S.O.D. for being able to tear you to shreds with riffs, yet tickle your funny bone with lyrics about Satan having a BBQ.

One Man Army and The Undead Quartet – 21st Century Killing Machine – Review

June 16, 2006

If several good things emerged from The Crown’s untimely demise, One Man Army and The Undead Quartet would be one of ’em.

In Flames – Used and Abused… In Live We Trust – Review

April 28, 2006

Although the rotgut cover art makes it look like a bootleg, this is an excellent live document of In Flames during the Soundtrack to Your Escape tour.

Cathedral – The Garden of Unearthly Delights – Review

April 21, 2006

This is an awesome, eclectic, mature record, and it’s clear that the band enjoys pushing their playing, writing, and arranging skills as far as they’ll go.