1996 – Page 106 – Lollipop Magazine

Neptune – with Double Dong, Turkish Delight at The Middle East Cafe – Review

April 1, 1996

Sporting an industrial edge with homemade instruments of garbage, bicycle wheels, and saw blades, combined with their traditional stringed counterparts.

Napalm Death – at The Rat – Review

April 1, 1996

Earlier stuff doesn’t have a lot of variation, but newer songs, like “Cursed To Crawl,” mix slower, darker sounds with the signature ND grindcore attack.

Mystery Machine – with Local H, Salt at The Middle East Cafe – Review

April 1, 1996

The band played with a lot of energy, but their music was rather simplistic and repetitive.

Magnolia Thunder Finger – with The Dickies, The Incinerators, 90 Proof at Satyricon, Portland, OR – Review

April 1, 1996

These guys take the primal rock ‘n’ roll approach to their punk, although it’s via England, not Memphis.

Lunachicks – with Snuff, NOFX at Avalon – Review

April 1, 1996

The Lunachicks looked gorgeously trashy. They’ve always been far better live than on any record yet.

Local H – with Salt, Mystery Machine at The Middle East Cafe – Review

April 1, 1996

They had a full sound and played in a variety of styles with nice dirty grooves and beautifully executed pregnant pauses. They even showcased a few ballads.

Free Lunch – with Mephiskapheles, Bim Skala Bim at The Rat – Review

April 1, 1996

Free Lunch, a power trio who describe their music as “funky-crunchy-soul,” played some great originals.

Fear Factory – with Iron Maiden at Avalon – Review

April 1, 1996

Burton C. Bell’s vocals sounded pretty close to the studio except for some minor crowd-driving ad-libbing. Dino Cazares’ guitar work was ripping.

D.R.I. – with Acid Bath, Toxic Narcotic at The Rat – Review

April 1, 1996

After D.R.I. had gotten about ten seconds into “Violent Pacification,” security suddenly gave the boot to about a dozen overly-enthusiastic moshers.

Dead Nude – Review

April 1, 1996

God, if I have to listen to one more chest-pounding, grunge-metal band, I’m going to have to crawl into the primate cage at the local zoo.