century media records 196 articles

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Review: Asphyx “The Rack” [Century Media Records]

Long-lasting doom/death metal veterans Asphyx were one of the earliest bands from Holland that slowed the hell down once speeding up became the norm. Quickly...

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Review: Imperial Triumphant “Spirit of Ecstasy” [Century Media Records]

Let’s have one more trip through Imperial Triumphant’s mix of metal, jazz and weirdness. This new offering manages to be both different from their previous...

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Review: Krisiun “Mortem Solis” [Century Media Records]

Krisiun are back to kick our asses with a loud, heavy and powerful album, with a set of nice but somewhat uneven song. Let’s look...

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Review: Oceans of Slumber “Starlight and Ash” [Century Media Records]

What a troubled, mystical and unclassifiable album. But there is definitely something special about its strange moods and melancholy. It’s hard to classify in the...

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QUEENSRŸCHE – Release Music Video For “Forest”

QUEENSRŸCHE releases their new track and music video for “Forest”, off their upcoming album, Digital Noise Alliance, which is set for release on October 7th....

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Review: Witchery “Nightside” [Century Media Records]

Here is one pretty fun witch hunt and witchcraft-themed album, which doesn’t always have the most interesting or memorable music but does have its moments....

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Krisiun Announces New Studio Album ‘Mortem Solis’

Brazilian kings of death metal Krisiun are pleased to announce their new studio album Mortem Solis, on July 29th, 2022 via Century Media Records. To celebrate the announcement...

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Review: Swallow the Sun “Moonflowers” [Century Media Records]

Two years have passed before Finnish doom/death metal stars Swallow the Sun delighted us with full-length records, and in the late fall Century Media has...

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Review: Omnium Gatherum “Origin” [Century Media Records]

Finnish melodic death guys Omnium Gatherum in early November have released their ninth LP Origin in collaboration with Century Media Records. And despite some line-up...

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Review: Tad Morose “Modus Vivendi” [Century Media Records]

It always amuses me to hear how inconsistent certain bands can be and unfortunately, Tad Morose are one of the best examples that I can...

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Review: Voivod “Synchro Anarchy” [Century Media Records]

This is an album that’s weird and off in the best way possible, with distorted riffs, quirky vocals and strange stories. This is immediately established...

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Review: Tad Morose “Matters of the Dark” [Century Media Records]

I don’t know about you, but if you ask me, playing metal shouldn’t be complicated. Have a vocalist who can sing in tune, play a...

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Review: Tad Morose “Undead” [Century Media Records]

By no means am I huge fan of Tad Morose, but I can see why they’d appeal to fans of heavier power metal and for...

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Review: Unanimated “Victory in Blood” [Century Media Records]

There are good times for Century Media and Swedish melodic death/black legends Unanimated, after re-releasing all their LPs, Unanimated finally granted the pleas of many...

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Review: Imperial Triumphant “An Evening with Imperial Triumphant” [Century Media Records]

With this fine selection of dark, creative and apocalyptic tracks, Imperial Triumphant offer one memorable concert experience. Some background: Imperial Triumphant is a band inspired...

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Review: The Lurking Fear “Death, Madness, Horror, Decay” [Century Media Records]

Here is an eerie and haunted album, that isn’t always great but has some really good moments and most importantly, really succeeds in creating a...

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Review: Aborted “Maniacult” [Century Media Records]

Three years have passed since Belgian cult death metalheads Aborted pleased us with the studio albums, and this fall they have returned with totally new...

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Review: Tiamat “Clouds” [Century Media Records]

Tiamat are certainly no favorite band of mine, but I can’t deny that there was something unique about their early records… for better or worse....

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Review: Paradise Lost “Drown in Darkness – The Early Demos” [Century Media Records]

While I’ll clearly call myself a Paradise Lost fan, Drown in Darkness – The Early Demos wasn’t something I was necessarily looking forward to. Lost Paradise still ranks...

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Review: Swallow the Sun “20 Years of Gloom, Beauty and Despair: Live in Helsinki” [Century Media Records]

What a promising title. And Swallow the Sun deliver on that promise, by performing some of their nicest tracks with gloom and beauty. Some description...