Nuclear Blast Records – Page 30

Dismal Euphony – Python Zero – Review

June 1, 2001

While Dismal Euphony are all into insanity, dripping blood, and all sorts of the normal nonsense, they pull it off as convincingly as The Great Kat.

Theatre of Tragedy – Musique – Review

April 1, 2001

I think this is more Goth than most Goth metal cuz there’s a lot of keyboards and I sense you could dance to some of this, if you were so inclined.

Hammerfall – Renegade – Review

April 1, 2001

Twin guitar leads blaze like trick fighter pilots at an air show, chugging, melodic riffs and long, dramatic holds where the guitarist can point “look out!”

Gardenian – Sindustries – Review

April 1, 2001

Elements of a lot of what’s so good about metal, while some might criticize cuz their influences are right upfront where you can get a good, strong whiff,

Agathodaimon – Higher Art of Rebellion – Review

April 1, 2001

Some of the momentum has been lost – an epic album in the same vein as Blacken the Angel, but lacking the ferocity and excitement.

Crematory – Believe – Review

April 1, 2001

This somewhat ignored act are back with a tight, taught, grinding record of tuneful Gothic metal. The grooves are large, the guitars pounding each track home.

White Skull – Public Glory, Secret Agony – Review

April 1, 2001

While they write pretty third-rate rhythms, they can play pretty bad-ass and Frederica De Boni does have quite a pair of, um, lungs.

Hypocrisy – Into the Abyss – Interview

September 1, 2000

An interview with drummer Lars Szoke

Gorgoroth – Incipit Satan – Review

September 1, 2000

Though their basic use of electronics may turn some fans away, at least Gorgoroth show that they aren’t satisfied with rehashing their formula.

Destruction – All Hell Breaks Loose – Review

September 1, 2000

More chaotic and dangerous than most of the German thrashers and their o’er-the-pond Bay Area compatriots, Destruction are on the comeback trail.