Reviewed: December 2000 Released: 2001, Nuclear BlastRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Tim Stradling Preamble/Intro – Please follow and like us:
Six Feet Under – Graveyard Classics
Reviewed: December 2000Released: 2000, Metal Blade/Attic RecordsRating: 0.5/5 Reviewer: Waspman And lo, yet another fucking covers album crosses my ears. Am I the only one that is sick of this “tribute” bullshit? Somehow I doubt it, read this month’s From Hell’s Heart to find out. Anyhow, controversial Chris Barnes and…
Queensryche – Operation: Mindcrime
Reviewed: December 2000Released: 1988, EMIRating: 5.0/5 Reviewer: Rick Classic Pick of the Month Its late on the day that reviews are due and here I sit, writing one last review. EvilG asked me to do a classic review and I pondered on what CD I should write. Then it hit…
Yngwie Malmsteen –
Reviewed: December 2000Released: 2000, Spitfire Records Master SeriesRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Keith McDonald The legendary guitar God, who for some time, never saw any of his studio albums see the light of day here in the States, sees a shit-load of his albums released in time for the Christmas rush. Nothing…
Yngwie Malmsteen – War To End All Wars
Reviewed: December 2000Released: 2000, Spitfire RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: EvilG In one sentence – another amazing CD from THE guitar god but a very small step down from Yngwie\’s 1999\’s Alchemy CD. It\’s still way better than the luke-warm received Facing The Animal (1998). This album proves to me that Yngwie…
Thy Majestie – The Lasting Power
Reviewed: December 2000Released: 2000, Scarlet/SPVRating: 3.7/5 Reviewer: EvilG If you are NOT a fan of epic, melodic, Italian, power metal, then here\’s you\’re warning to move onto the next review…HOWEVER, if you\’re like me and you happen to love this genre then you have to read on… Stylistically, this is…
The Black League – Ichor
Reviewed: December 2000Released: 2000, Nuclear BlastRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Waspman So Taneli Jarva is back after an extended hiatus with his new band, The Black League. Funny thing is, the sound is very much like what a certain band named Sentenced is doing these days. What a minute? Isn’t Sentenced Jarva’s…
Symbyosis – Crisis
Reviewed: December 2000Released: 2000, Listenable RecordsRating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Nathan Robinson Ever wonder what Dream Theater would sound like if they began playing black metal? Probably not, but to a certain extent, that’s what Symbyosis sounds like. Never hearing of this band before, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but…
Stitch – Stitch
Reviewed: December 2000Released: 2000, Metal Blade/I:AND:I RecordingsRating: 0.5/5 Reviewer: Waspman Oh jeez. Haven’t we all had enough of this stupid Latin-music craze already? It’s gotta slide into heavy metal now? Well, if you ever wanted a nu-metal Ricky Martin, here it is, ’cause Stitch, though kinda heavy, is that damn…
Spineshank – The Height of Callousness
Reviewed: December 2000Released: 2000, Attic RecordsRating: 3.0/5 Reviewer: Waspman Guilty pleasures. That’s what Spineshank is all about. The best way to describe Spineshank is to cross a slightly more accessible version of Fear Factory and cross it with touches of the nu-metal that’s currently tarnishing the metal form. I know…
Sacrifist – Liquid Seasons
Reviewed: December 2000Released: 1999, X-Plosive RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: EvilG Name a metal band from South Africa….can you? Maybe if you\’re lucky you can think of one or two but for those of us here in North America it\’s hard. Well now you can say you\’ve at least HEARD OF a…
Rising Faith – – Imagination
Reviewed: December 2000Released: 2000, IndependentRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: EvilG Awwww yes….another traditional sounding METAL band, this time from Sweden. It’s great to hear all these new bands that are staying true to what heavy metal is all about. This band is somewhat power metal-ish, but their influences are Accept, Dio, Sabbath…
Rhapsody – Dawn of Victory
Reviewed: December 2000Released: n/a, Limb MusicRating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Rick “At the court of King Chaos, only blood can write its own tragedy..” Dawn of Victory. The Kings of Symphonic Metal are at it again with the third CD which continues on with the story that they started on Legendary Tales…
Rhapsody – Dawn of Victory
Reviewed: December 2000Released: 2000, SPV/Limb MusicRating: 4.7/5 Reviewer: Joe The undisputed \”Kings of Italian Hobbit Metal\” have returned with Dawn of Victory, the third installment in their saga of the Emerald Sword. This time, the Warrior of Ice is leading an army of fighters against the armies of Dargor, Prince…