1997 – Page 40 – Lollipop Magazine

Dead Boys – Younger, Louder & Snottier – Review

September 1, 1997

A standard-setting self-destructive punk album, bringing out the raw, throat-shredding vocals of Stiv Bator and the fuck-overdubs guitarwork and skin-bashing.

Paingod – Review

September 1, 1997

Chugga-chugga-chugga. Roaring lyrics about harsh reality and all that. Formerly Raped Ape, Florida’s Paingod have released their debut on Century Media.

Daviess County Panthers – Je N’aime Pas Beaucoup Ma Gamelle – Review

September 1, 1997

A firm, vein-popping grasp where impending violence pervades the air, the heat rises, and everything seems poised for an explosion… which never comes.

Pain – Review

September 1, 1997

From industrial to good ol’ foot-to-the-floor metal, Tägtgren’s new side offers songs for fans of Fear Factory, SYL, Testament, Alice in Chains, and doom.

Foetus Symphony Orchestra – York – Review

September 1, 1997

The songs build from narratives at the beginning of each movement (narrator Lydia Lunch) into crashing climaxes that just set off another movement.

Old Man’s Child – Born of the Flickering – Review

September 1, 1997

Layered, snarling vocals, guitar solos that sing, and a reserved use of keyboards. Born of the Flickering is an inspiring record. Amazingly, their debut.

Misfits – American Psycho – Interview

September 1, 1997

An interview with bassist Jerry Only

Cemetary – Last Confessions – Review

September 1, 1997

Tight, melodic, and only occasionally falling into prog/powermetal silliness. I finally get an inkling of why people like this band, and then they break up.

Obituary – Back From the Dead – Review

September 1, 1997

With a genre throwback album and classic zombie cover art by Bernie Wrightson of Swamp Thing fame, they fill the emaciated Obituary fan’s plate.

Bruce Dickinson – Accident of Birth – Review

September 1, 1997

I know that Bruce Dickinson releasing a metal album now is like hearing a geriatric rehash war stories, but his are worth sitting down for.