Nuclear Blast Records – Page 27

Hammerfall – Crimson Thunder – Review

January 3, 2003

Part guilty pleasure, part just goofy-doofy heavy metal, there are moments here that swell the breast, some that make you strut like a bad-ass thru the mall.

Immortal – Sons of Northern Darkness – Review

October 4, 2002

No more trashy productions, no more mindless guitar thrashings… instead, devilish blastbeats and brooding chords propel the band like Hades’ winds.

Lock Up – Hate Breeds Suffering – Review

September 9, 2002

What started out as a refreshing throw-back to the good ol’ glory days of grindcore has grown into a half-assed sophomore album.

Terror 2000 – Faster Disaster – Review

August 16, 2002

For those who want a little old Soilwork with your new Soilwork, look no further than this second record from Speed Strid’s vicious side dish, Terror 2000.

A Tribute to The Beast – Review

August 2, 2002

Covering Iron Maiden is tricky. Two decades of shitty metal bands have paved the way for this thing all the way up my ass. But that’s not always the case here.

Timo Tolkki – Hymn To Life – Review

July 12, 2002

The soundtrack to Stratovarious’ Timo Tolkki’s life, and that’s sometimes a sweet thing, sometimes dark and angry, sometimes thoughtful or lonely or wistful.

Soilwork – Natural Born Chaos – Review

July 5, 2002

Natural Born Chaos is a very heavy record and it’s a great record, groundbreaking, potentially star-making.

Hypocrisy – Catch 22 – Review

June 28, 2002

A pretty conventional Hypocrisy album featuring huge, stressful guitar sounds, trebly snare and cymbals, and vocals pickled in a sea of electric currents.

Tidfall – Instinct Gate – Review

May 17, 2002

Every genre needs opening bands, and Tidfall fit the black metal opening slot nicely.

The Defaced – Domination Commence – Review

May 17, 2002

The Defaced combining extreme Swedish violence with the white hot and heaviest bits from Amercian nü metal bands, most notably Machine Head and Slipknot.