Articles by Laura Taylor

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  Descend Into Nothingness

  Darkened Reality

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  The debut of Quebec’s Descend Into Nothingness starts out as fairly straightforward (but solid) melodic death metal. While that seems to be...

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  Edge of Sanity

  Crimson II

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  1997’s Cryptic gave us Edge of Sanity without Dan Swanö. Now, six years later, Crimson II gives us an Edge of Sanity that is almost exclusi...

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  Elvira Madigan

  Witches — Salem 1692 vs. 2001

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  Bearing a painting of a scantily clad, chain-decorated woman on its cover, Elvira Madigan’s Witches — Salem 1692 vs. 2001 could be mistaken...

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  Elysium

  Feedback

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  Elysium’s Feedback is Polish melodic death metal done Swedish-style. The band’s bio compares them to At the Gates and Dark Tranquillity and...

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  Moonspell

  The Antidote

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  Taking inspiration from Portuguese writer José Luis Peixoto, Moonspell’s latest album presents a literary approach to metal. Mirroring lyri...

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  Children of Bodom

  Hate Crew Deathroll

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  Rocket-speed melodic metal riffs, ego-infused keyboard and guitar wanking, thrash exploding into power metal one moment and industrial or S...

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  Divine:Decay

  Maximize the Misery

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  Though it originated in the cold Finnish winter, the second release from Divine:Decay could have just as easily arisen from the smoggy warm...

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  Farmakon

  A Warm Glimpse

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2003

  Farmakon’s debut begins as a pretty straightforward melodic death metal album. Then before two minutes have passed the band tosses in a jaz...