Nuclear Blast Records – Page 35

Darkseed – Diving into Darkness – Review

April 1, 2000

Darkseed write like the second-stringers they are, stabbing and shooting at what is a miserable metal quagmire and coming up covered in delete bin swamp mud.

Control Denied – The Fragile Art of Existence – Review

April 1, 2000

Chuck Schuldiner has the respect of every metal fan in the world. His venture into power metal, Control Denied, is nothing less than “two thumbs up.”

Sinner – The Second Decade – Review

April 1, 2000

A cool introduction to one of Germany’s longest-running and most prolific power metal institutions, Sinner proudly up there with Rage and Grave Digger.

Therion – Deggial – Review

April 1, 2000

Christofer Johnsson assembles a team of 27 musicians to pull this off, including brass and woodwinds, along with his signature strings and operatics.

Lock Up – Pleasures Pave Sewers – Review

April 1, 2000

I loved Lock Up the moment I heard rumors about their existence. I didn’t even need to hear the band to know what was in store: heart-warming grindcore.

Therion – Crowning of Atlantis – Review

January 1, 2000

It must be in Therion’s contract that they release thrown-together records with a couple new songs, a few covers, and few live cuts between glorious opuses.

White Skull – Tales From the North – Review

January 1, 2000

Here’s a lame attempt at replicating the success of Hammerfall, White Skull (whah?) coming up short with their own laughing-out-loud Sacred Steel record.

Primal Fear – Jaws of Death – Interview

January 1, 2000

An interview with vocalist Ralf Scheepers

Metal Church – Masterpeace – Review

January 1, 2000

David Wayne (singer on the first two releases) reeks of ex-Exodus’ Steve “Zetro” Souza circa ’86. But Zetro didn’t have Vanderhoof as guitarist and songwriter.

In Flames – Colony – Review

January 1, 2000

It’s post-death melodic thrash, yet it’s ROCK. Dramatic hair-swirls, lighter-waving acoustic interludes, and powerchords held long and dramatic.