Reviewed: January 2000Released: 2000, EMIRating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall The Danish band D.A.D (Disneyland After Dark) released their debut in 1989, it was called CALL OF THE WILD and the music can best be described as crazy country/punk/hardrock. Through out the years D.A.D has developed musically and now you can’t…
Byfist – Adrenelin
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 2000, MetalAges RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Anders Sandvall This band comes from Texas, USA. I never heard about them before. This EP is recorded in SilverCloud Studios in Burbank, California. It´s produced by David Wayne (Metal Church). The sound and the production are really brilliant. On this EP…
Riot – Thundersteel
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1988, CBS RecordsRating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Rick Thundersteel. This CD was released by Riot in 1988. I can remember looking at this release in the record store back in the late 80s and thinking “Who are Riot?” I wish that I had known at the time because I…
Ron Jarzombek – Phhhp!
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1999, IndependantRating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Nathan Robinson Ron Jarzombek. Does this name sound familiar? It should if you like your music technical! Ron was the guitarist on Watchtower’s second opus “Control and Resistance”, which is probably the most technical thrash album in existence. Ron is also the driving…
Buckethead – Monsters and Robots
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1999, Cyberoctave MusicRating: 3.0/5 Reviewer: Nathan Robinson Hiding behind an expressionless white mask, wearing a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head, wielding a flying “V”, and possessing some incredible skills, this maniac is out to rip your face off with some of the fastest and most…
Skit System – Gra Varld / Svarta Tankar
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1999, DistortionRating: 3.0/5 Reviewer: Nathan Robinson Pollution, starvation, politics, corruption, disease, war, hate…this is what Skit System is all about! The music, attitude, lyrics, and artwork all reflect the band’s disgust with human atrocities! Skit System is punk/hardcore in its most brutal form! Well, you know my…
Meathook Seed – Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1999, Dream CatcherRating: 3.0/5 Reviewer: Nathan Robinson Anyone remember this band? Back in 1993, this side project of Napalm Death and Obituary released an album called “Embedded”, which was everything a side project should be: a different direction, sound, and style than the main bands. In 1996,…
Miscreation – Debut Demo
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1999, IndependantRating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Nathan Robinson Miscreation is yet another new name to me. This Australian band plays brutal death metal. Yes, another new death metal band. It seems almost impossible nowadays for a new death metal band to be original. It takes extreme technicality, superb songwriting,…
Ember – Chapter III-Concession & Anthology
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1999, Shadow Play RecordsRating: 3.0/5 Reviewer: Nathan Robinson Ember hails from Illinois and is a totally new name to me. This MCD is an anthology of all of their recordings to date. The first five tracks, recorded in late ’98/early ’99, make up “Concession”. The music sounds…
Napalm Death – Leaders Not Followers
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1999, Ranch Life/Pangea/Dream CatcherRating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Nathan Robinson You know, cover tunes in general are already very old. Every band does covers. And every record label releases cover albums. But do you know what? I love Napalm Death. They were my introduction to death metal and remain…
My Dying Bride – The Light at the End of the World
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1999, Peaceville RecordsRating: 5.0/5 Reviewer: Nathan Robinson It still seems like My Dying Bride’s last album “34.778% Complete” just came out, but here we are with another new album! And holy shit does it RULE! Everything you may have heard is true…they have gone backwards in time…
Total Eclipse – Guardians of Metal
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1999, IndependantRating: 3.7/5 Reviewer: Rick Total Eclipse is an up and coming band from the Bay area in California. This is an area known for turning out such metal heavyweights as Testament, Exodus and the once mighty Metallica. Total Eclipse play a melodic brand of metal combining…
Stratovarius – The Chosen Ones
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1999, Noise RecordsRating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Rick What can be more democratic than the fans of a band choosing the songs for a best of CD? This is exactly what happened in the case of the new Stratovarius disc “The Chosen Ones.” The band even gives a heartfelt…
Helloween – Metal Jukebox
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1999, SanctuaryRating: 2.0/5 Reviewer: Rick Another CD full of covers but one with a difference. It is from the mighty Helloween. The idea behind this CD was that the band would make a disc of their favorite songs to mark their fifteenth anniversary. It was purely for…
Sore Plexus – Haptephobic
Reviewed: January 2000Released: 1999, IndependantRating: 2.0/5 Reviewer: Joe This CD was passed along to me by EvilG over the holidays. A Christmas gift of sorts, I was told Sore Plexus were a power metal band from Germany. Since I’m a sucker for European bands, I couldn’t wait to put it…