March 1998 – Page 10 – Lollipop Magazine

Numb – Blood Meridian – Review

March 1, 1998

Pretty good in the intros, usually schizzing out or creeping up before settling into the usual distorted stompalongs. The album ends on a doom and gloom note.

Testament – Demonic – Interview

March 1, 1998

An interview with Chuck Billy

Mentallo and the Fixer – Burnt Beyond Recognition – Review

March 1, 1998

Burnt Beyond Recognition could almost be used as a soundtrack to a techno-necro-sci-fi-hi-fi kinda thing. A corpse with a phaser.

Maladdiction – The Power Within – Review

March 1, 1998

From the older Metallica school of chugga-chugga, Maladdiction throw in a few Testament-esque acoustic wanders and a driving stomp Pantera fans will recognize.

In Strict Confidence – Collapse – Review

March 1, 1998

More creepy electronics, with rotting vocal cords grunting out the typical keywords, “destruction,” “blood,” “brothers kill each other,” etc. etc.

Teen Idols – Interview

March 1, 1998

An interview with guitarist Phillip Hill

Iggy and the Stooges – California Bleeding – Review

March 1, 1998

Newly-unearthed live takes from the declining days of Stoogedelia are lovingly packaged, and Iggy’s ferocious, untamed stage presence bleeds through.

Spawn – Review

March 1, 1998

Amazing art, creative layout, and juvenile storylines. It’s about love. It’s about good vs. evil. It’s all been done before, and far better at that.

Stereolab – Dots and Loops – Interview

March 1, 1998

An interview with Laetitia Sadier

Contact – Review

March 1, 1998

Contact gets as far as Christian-style faith issues and pushy American decision-making. Human evolution is clogged by red tape and archaic mindsets. Typical.