Nuclear Blast Records – Page 31

Sinergy – To Hell and Back – Review

September 1, 2000

Children of Bodom’s Alexi Laiho still rips shit up on his geetar, and Kimberly Goss is belting it out more believably, but there’s still something missing.

Savatage – Ghost in the Ruins – Review

September 1, 2000

Savatage’s classic line-up, this album’s main reason for existence is to hail the band’s fallen original guitarist Criss Oliva, killed in a car crash in 1993.

Opprobrium – Discerning Forces – Review

September 1, 2000

Picking up where they left off with ’91’s amazing Beyond the Unknown, Discerning Forces is a throwback to the early ’90s (and best era) of death metal.

Metal Dreams – Vol. 2 – Review

September 1, 2000

In the ’80s, fluffy-haired men in tight clothing sung sappy songs to young girls. This here’s 16 examples of the same trite, sleepy crap a decade later.

Vanderhoof – Review

September 1, 2000

Metal Church’s Kurdt Vanderhoof has quietly and sometimes not-so-quietly been building a legend as one of metal’s great bricklayers.

Steel Prophet – Messiah – Review

June 1, 2000

Steel Prophet are without a doubt one of America’s marquee power metal bands, slotting comfortably and confidently between Helloween and Primal Fear.

Soul Reaper – Written in Blood – Review

June 1, 2000

Having two members from Dissection is great for publicity, but it also creates huge expectations. Forget the comparisons. Soulreaper stands on their own.

U.D.O. – Holy – Review

June 1, 2000

Anyone who dug Accept will probably dig this, seeing as the parameters haven’t changed. It’s a bit slower and more measured in its approach.

Raise Hell – Not Dead Yet – Review

June 1, 2000

A formula tapped and then slurped out the bottom of the barrel by Witchery, and now the newly tanked version of The Crown. A formula highly welcome.

Metal Church – Live – Review

June 1, 2000

Ripping open with catchy thrasher “Ton Of Bricks,” Live captures this “almost” band criss-crossing the country in ’86 after their second album, The Dark.