Tag: Century Media
Mercenary – The Hours That Remain Review
originally written by Jim Brandon For those of you hoping Mercenary would release 11 Dreams Pt.2 with their greatly anticipated followup, The Hours That Remain, you probably won’t be getting what you’re looking for. Just …
Strapping Young Lad – The New Black Review
originally written by Jim Brandon This band really needs no introduction; most of us already know about Strapping Young Lad, are aware of their pedigree, and are familiar with their sound. I don’t know of …
Grave – As Rapture Comes Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Synopsis: It’s Grave. Review: I don’t think I ever thought that Grave would ever top the genre defining mastery of their first three albums though I’m a bit of an oddball regarding them as …
Shadows Fall – Fallout From The War Review
Chris Chellis’ take: A smart move by Century Media Records to milk the acne-scarred, wallet-chained Hot Topic crowd of every Shadows Fall dollar it can results in a fairly decent release that will appeal not only to …
Celtic Frost – Monotheist Review
“Now I’m not the expert on Celtic Frost that I probably should be, but please, say it ain’t so. Tell me there was an error at the pressing plant that pressed certain tracks to disc more …
Satyricon – Now, Diabolical Review
Chris Sessions’ take: Satyricon is a well known black metal band and they write pretty interesting black metal songs, but the method of recording these songs is somewhat limp. Which is unfortunate, but not a …
Lacuna Coil – Karmacode Review
Originally written by Harley Carlson. Successfully employing (for the most part) a safe and simple formula that blurs the lines between mainstream radio rock and bona fide underground metal, little strategic musical change has been …
Witchery – Don’t Fear the Reaper Review
Three years ago, I risked my entire welfare on this album, or at least, the promise of it. That was when I took a job with Necropolis Records. I had two primary objectives in mind: …