Review: Naglfar
Naglfar “Sheol” (Century Media) With an illegible logo and an over the top blast intro you know right where Naglfar is going to take you. At times the band sounds like King Diamond’s band, circa “Abigail,” covering Old Man’s Child,…
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Review: Dream Evil
Dream Evil “Evilized” (Century Media) There is nothing surprising on this album and the easy predictability of the song structures and vocal melodies might be sickening to some, but to me it’s merely sickening. Wait a minute. Did I say…
Review: Eyes of Fire
Eyes Of Fire “Disintegrate” (Century Media) Everyone under 25 has this massive hard-on for In Flames and when I hear their wanky keyboards and (at times) Korn-esque vocal delivery, I just can’t imagine how they could be the carriers of…
Review: Eyes Of Fire
Eyes Of Fire “Disintegrate” (Century Media) Everyone under 25 has this massive hard-on for In Flames and when I hear their wanky keyboards and (at times) Korn-esque vocal delivery, I just can’t imagine how they could be the carriers of…
Review: Nevermore
Nevermore “Enemies of Reality” (Century Media) The album comes on stronger than 2000’s “Dead Heart in a Dead World” and stays consistently one step ahead of that previous effort from in quality. “Enemies of Reality” is a more aggressive and…
Review: Nightrage
Nightrage “Sweet Vengeance” (Century Media) Jesus H. Christ! Mighty fine Swedish death thrash, and how could it not be with the likes of Per M. Jensen from The Haunted on drums, Lindberg who did throat for At The Gates and…
Review: My Ruin
My Ruin “The Horror of Beauty” (Century Media) The old question asks, “How many grooves on a record?” The question is meant to deceive, but the answer is two, one continual groove on each side. The same could be said…
Review: Labyrinth
Labyrinth “Self-Titled” (Century Media) Labyrinth is a progressive metal cum power metal band from Italy. Their debut EP “Piece of Time” came onto the scene in 1995 so they have roughly a decade under their belts. Well, two of the…
Review: Arch Enemy
Arch Enemy “Anthems of Rebellion” (Century Media) From the introduction that sounds like a revolution fomenting in a steel mill to the searing guitar that rips in and cuts the listener’s head off again and again over the mighty course…
Review: Solefald
Solefald “In Harmonia Universali” (Century Media) A mixed bag this band is. With contemporary kinship lying in such bands as Moonspell and Alchemist, Solefald is forging their own ground into odd musical niches. The overall feeling is quite melancholy even…