Deceased – Fearless Undead Machines – Review March 1, 1998 Straight-for-the-throat, chugga-chugga, growl-growl, insert melodic bridge, add gut-wrenching howl, close with echoing wails from the catacombs metal.
Amorphis – My Kantele – Review September 1, 1997 If you grew up on the early, guttural vocals of Amorphis, then this is going to require an open mind. They’re more like a coffee-shop Queensrÿche now.
Xysma – Lotto – Review June 1, 1997 Opening with a thin-sounding Clutch-popping rhythm, the buried-in-the-mix vocals seem to be singing throatily, but it’s really hard to tell.
Nightstick – Blotter – Review May 1, 1997 “I swear, man, my stereo must be fucked up. What is this?” “Maybe it’s on the wrong speed.” “It’s a CD, Keith.”
Mortician – Hacked up for the Barbecue – Review April 1, 1997 Vomiting into a toilet bowl and smashing your knuckles into something really hard, really fast sounds the same and is equally painful.
Morgion – Among Majestic Ruin – Review April 1, 1997 Plodding through atmospheric doom, Morgion offers five new tracks from the studio session that produced two tracks for the In Memory of Celtic Frost tribute.
Exit 13 featuring Bliss Blood – Smoking Songs – Review December 1, 1996 Steve O’Donnell and Bill Yurkiewicz are joined by bong blast buddies Dan Lilker and Richard Hoak of Brutal Truth, and Miss Bliss Blood of Pain Teens.
Blood Duster – Yeest – Review September 1, 1996 A gloriously disgusting disc filled with fist-fucking, puke, stinky pussy, and raping the young, the old, and assorted barnyard animals.
Amorphis – Elegy – Review June 1, 1996 Its eleven songs venture into Middle Eastern parts and double harmony guitar/keyboard passages while developing a controlled, passionate sound.
Neurosis – Through Silver and Blood – Interview May 1, 1996 An interview with guitarist/ vocalist Steve Von Till