1999 – Page 89 – Lollipop Magazine

In Strict Confidence – Face the Fear – Review

January 1, 1999

In Strict Confidence are a surprisingly smooth sounding unit, leaning towards the more melancholy and atmospheric end of the electro-spectrum.

In Ruins – Four Seasons Of Grey – Review

January 1, 1999

Pretty creepy hearing a Philadelphia power trio carving an authentic and pioneering niche within black metal.

Home Grown – Act Your Age – Review

January 1, 1999

Ever wonder where MxPx got their schtick? Me neither, but the answer is Home Grown.

Helloween – Better Than Raw – Review

January 1, 1999

Within the grooves, the cohesion is apparent, Helloween blasts through their instantly recognizable sped-up Maiden-isms, and precision white-knuckle melodicism.

Hankshaw – Every Day I Wish You Harm – Review

January 1, 1999

Hankshaw’s crisp, lemonade-sounding emo songs are so sensually invigorating, so painfully enjoyable to listen to, I wish the CD didn’t end after 10 minutes.

Guttermouth – Live From the Pharmacy – Review

January 1, 1999

They fart, they curse, they tell their own fans that they’re a bunch of pussies, they try to score drugs and chicks from the stage, and they play goddamn fast.

Grief – Torso – Review

January 1, 1999

While the other six songs creep along, wallowing in their own black hate the way Grief songs should, “Polluted” is actually kinda snappy.

Gorguts – Obscura – Review

January 1, 1999

While Obscura opens like a sledgehammer to the head, it soon becomes apparent this is not your older brother’s grindcore record.

Zeke – Kicked in the Teeth – Interview

January 1, 1999

An interview with Marky Felchtone and Donny Paycheck

Godsmack – Review

January 1, 1999

Being called “Alice in Chains meets Helmet” sounds like a compliment, it really means, “remember the early ’90s sound? Well, this band is stuck there.”