September 1996 – Page 16 – Lollipop Magazine

Flipside – #102 – Review

September 1, 1996

Due to the double-edged sword of mentioning more bands per page than any other ‘zine, the opinions expressed are flippant or fawning and not very believable.

Ben is Dead – #27 – Review

September 1, 1996

The third and final installment of “Retro Hell!,” the purge of pop-nostalgia using the roughage of pulp to flush the system clean of reminiscent waste products.

Big Lick – Review

September 1, 1996

They describe themselves as “funked-up ska-core with a twist of jazz,” but that doesn’t account for the heavy sound or slightly punk ingredients.

Bathory – Blood on Ice – Review

September 1, 1996

Containing the best and worst elements of powermetal and doom circa ’88 and ’95, this album is a gem and a turd at the same time.

Baboon – Numb – Review

September 1, 1996

Two cuts from Face Down In Turpentine, two cuts from their upcoming Secret Robot Control, and two cuts that won’t be available anywhere else, so buy up kids!

Automatic Head Detonator – Live Outside Sonic Youth Gig – Review

September 1, 1996

Automatic Head Detonator recorded a guerrilla show outside a Sonic Youth gig on a flatbed. You can hear Thurston’s guitar in the background between songs.

Asphyx – God Cries – Review

September 1, 1996

Out of obscurity comes God Cries with all the devastating potential Asphyx had at the start. It’s good to hear old scensters make a great album.

Arcwelder – Entropy – Review

September 1, 1996

“It has the start-stop beat you like but without the distortion and the guy can sing a lot better than Paige Hamilton, even if he does sing through his nose.”

Arcanta – Arcant – Review

September 1, 1996

Occasionally, keyboards, dulcimers, and guitars fade in and out, but the voice, and its echoing layers, make this a perfect CD for a quiet night by candlelight.

Ancient – The Cainian Chronicle – Review

September 1, 1996

I was impressed with their first album, Svartalvheim, on Listenable, but The Canian Cronicle is truly above any standard set by Ancient, and maybe black metal.