Nuclear Blast Records – Page 27

Therion – Lemuria – Review

October 4, 2004

With all sorts of hugely symphonic and choir-blessed folk/prog passages, and plainly chugging metal bits, Sirius B/Lemuria holds one’s attention throughout.

Primal Fear – Devil’s Ground – Review

September 20, 2004

Featuring a former Gamma Ray frontman and an ex-Annihilator drummer, Primal Fear have been amongst the most dependable when it comes to power metal.

Edguy – Hellfire Club – Review

August 30, 2004

Those nutty dudes in Edguy have gotten me hooked. There’s an unabashed sense of fun and a joy for music in their latest, and I can’t help but love it!

Stratovarius – Elements Pt. 2 – Review

August 9, 2004

Raised on and characterized by Germans like Helloween and the Swedish offspring of Malmsteen, the band produce another multi-faceted model of consistency.

Raunchy – Confusion Bay – Review

July 12, 2004

The compressed “future metal” of Fear Factory mixed with the more singable parts of Strapping Young Lad (more accurately, Devin’s solo stuff). Pretty cool.

Exodus – Tempo of the Damned – Interview

July 12, 2004

An interview with guitarist Gary Holt

Dimmu Borgir – Death Cult Armageddon – Interview

June 14, 2004

An interview with vocalist Shagrath

Hypocrisy – The Arrival – Review

June 14, 2004

Tried-and-true yet shrieky and fatiguing screechy production, a re-use of alien themes, that caustic caw, and those almost doomy tower of power chords.

Hammerfall – One Crimson Night – Review

April 19, 2004

Offering everything you’d want out of a live album, Hammerfall make this thing look and sound like Live After Death. The set is spirited throughout, one show in the band’s hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Manowar – The Dawn of Battle – Review

March 8, 2004

A gap-bridging affair reaching back to last year’s Warriors of the World and forward to Fire & Blood, an upcoming performance DVD with a trailer here.