April 1998 – Page 12 – Lollipop Magazine

Edge of Sanity – Cryptic – Review

April 1, 1998

Dan Swäno is producing and doing solo work instead of impressing us with shredding riffs, dazzling solos, and scalpel-sharp production in Edge of Sanity.

Dropkick Murphys – Do or Die – Review

April 1, 1998

Combining a boisterous Irish pub vibe with working class punk rock, Dropkick Murphys have a style that’ll either work or flop miserably.

Dol-lop – Cryptic Audio Rag – Review

April 1, 1998

Jazzy breaks, mellow beats, a DJ for the senses. Lots of space in this one, hypnotizing repetitions and mesmerizing melodies. Light one up, relax.

Dive – Snakedressed – Review

April 1, 1998

Some of these electro-industrial tracks from Belgian-born Dirk Ivens and Ivan Iusco are easily accessible to the listener, and therefore, boring.

Discocks – Long Live OI! – Review

April 1, 1998

Japanese Oi! Think – one two sree chugga chugga Oi! Oi! The first five songs on the album were written by the Business, if that helps at all.

Diesel Boy – Venus Envy – Review

April 1, 1998

These goofy, self-effacing melodic punks tip the hat to fellow Fat-sounding punk bands as well as ’80s sit-calms, Faster Pussycat, and Taco Bell.

Cranium – Speed Metal Satan – Review

April 1, 1998

Cranium roar and yelp and jackhammer and shred and scream their way through the ages to the (good) old days of speedcore.

Collide – Distort – Review

April 1, 1998

Collide’s remixes do nothing to improve on the songs’ original recordings. At least can recognize the songs on this one.

The Titans – Instant Disasters – Review

April 1, 1998

They (with the help of Teengenerate’s Fink) knock together twelve explosively overamped trashabilly gems and call the damn thing Instant Disasters.

The Pixies – Death to the Pixies – Review

April 1, 1998

Hearing the wall-eyed melangé of surf riffs, pop sniffles, end-of-the-world shrieks, and the cracked harmonies of Black Francis and Kim Deal is always a treat.