Month: September 2005

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, Metal BladeRating: 5.0/5 Reviewer: MetalGeorge A bonifide classic of Heavy Metal’s golden age, Fates Warning’s AWAKEN THE GUARDIAN has now […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, Self-releasedRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Luxi Lahtinen Metallic greetings from a wasteland of noises… myGRAIN? Hmmm… a totally new name to me, […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, LifeforceRating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: MetalGeorge Germany’s Lifeforce Records has become known for releasing some of the world’s best metalcore (Fear My […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, Nuclear BlastRating: 5.0/5 Reviewer: MetalGeorge Standing heads and shoulders above anything the band has released since the unfuckwith-able RUSTED ANGEL, […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, Stay Heavy RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Luxi Lahtinen Woah… now we have got some really cool shit here: The Finnish (Dea-)Thrash […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, Self-releasedRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Luxi Lahtinen Finland´s furious deathmongers Nerlich have been kind of an active band during the past couple […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, Spinefarm RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Luxi Lahtinen I remember the following quote from last year when reviewing Finland´s Machete´s (or The […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, Self-releasedRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Luxi Lahtinen Italy probably doesn´t belong to one of those countries that one may associate with Thrash […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, Self-releasedRating: 3.0/5 Reviewer: Luxi Lahtinen “Thrash or become trashed…!?”. Uh, whatever… Chaos Creation, this 4-piece band hailing from a relatively […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, Rusty Axe RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Gabriel C. Zolman I immediately liked this better than the other Rusty Axe artist I […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2003, Unmatched Brutality RecordsRating: 3.0/5 Reviewer: Gabriel C. Zolman The band name, ridiculous song titles, etc. tipped me off: there would […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, Victory RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Gabriel C. Zolman This band recorded one previous album for Victory. Wait…actually, they didn’t. That was […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, Moribund CultRating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Gabriel C. Zolman From the slow, churning madness of the instrumental opening, you know Infernal Legion […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, Metal Blade RecordsRating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Gabriel C. Zolman Taking a cue from Darkest Hour (note the artwork), TBDM have wisely […]

Reviewed: September 2005 Released: 2005, EaracheRating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Gabriel C. Zolman Once the irony of an all-guy band named Mistress passes you by, it’s a […]