Lollipop Magazine

Immolation – Failures for Gods – Review

September 1, 1999

You can always count on Immolation to deliver wretched, mutilated time signatures in the most unique fashion.

The Dark Fantastic – Review

September 1, 1999

Joined on bass by Screaming Trees veteran, Van Conner, Pickerel and TDF have put together 12 nocturnal sonatas not far afield from the Trees crazed psychedelia.

Bob Log III – School Bus – Review

September 1, 1999

Blues purists may dismiss this slab o’ anarchic slide guitar’n’bass drum voodoo as mere hipster shuck’n’jive gimmickry. It’s sure not the “same old blues crap.”

Huntingtons – File Under Ramones – Review

September 1, 1999

This 20-track Ramones tribute is surprisingly non-annoying, seeing as not only do they get the notes right, they get the sound and much of the spirit right.

Children of Bodom – Hatebreeder – Interview

September 1, 1999

An interview with vocalist/guitarist Alexi Laiho

The Cost – Review

September 1, 1999

Weird, spastic noisecore interlaced with surf and Middle Eastern melodies here and there. There are a few surprises, though.

Garbage Pail – Samantha Fox to Join Spice Girls – Column

September 1, 1999

The popular British brand have finally found a replacement who can fill the expansive bra of the departed Ginger Spice. Her name: S-s-s-amantha Fox!

Hot Water Music – Leatherface – Review

September 1, 1999

The re-grouped Brits, led by Frankie Stubbs, kicks off with six hoarse-throated, emotionally-charged punk anthems, pumping as much soul as speed into the songs.

Blind Guardian – Nightfall in Middle Earth – Review

September 1, 1999

22 tracks, 60 minutes of pure German melodic metal with lush orchestration and vocal harmonies that roll thru the songs like that huge snowball did in Willow.

The (International) Noise Conspiracy – The First Conspiracy – Review

September 1, 1999

Surprisingly, the total amount of lyrical lecture consisting of paraphrasings of Angry Brigade/King Mob sloganeering doesn’t outweigh the musical punch.