Lollipop Magazine

Spiritual Beggars – Ad Astra – Review

June 1, 2000

Michael Amott has always been a guy that takes quality seriously. Four records in, the bones of a stoner rock novelty have grown hard and sturdy.

Them Wranch – Big Noise from East – Review

June 1, 2000

These guys build their rock’n’roll out of the commonly-held few chords and rhythms that’ve been around 70 – 80 years in “popular/folk” culture.

Vermin – Millennium Ride – Review

June 1, 2000

Riffs Entombed’d pass on cuz they’re too dull, monotone hardcore vocals sprinkled with death roar, and general bash’n’smash that is uninspired and predictable.

Vader – Litany – Review

June 1, 2000

Vader is molten lava, boiling over with intensity, passion, and brutality. Meaty grind with no gore lyrics, third-rate computer artwork, or saturated growls.

The Mad Capsule Markets – Osc-Dis – Review

June 1, 2000

Techno, industrial, metal, gabba, drum’n’bass, punk, rap, hardcore, and pop rock have all been fused together. These guys rule.

The Judas Factor – Kiss Suicide – Review

June 1, 2000

Taking the art-school hardcore that they experimented with on their debut full-length even further, this EP is like a trip through someone’s private catharsis.

Welcome to Triple Crown Records – Review

June 1, 2000

A great way of getting to know one of the more hard-working labels in the underground, even if its bands have not all reached the same level of competency.

The Jimmies – Let the Fat Men Plunder – Review

June 1, 2000

Portland, OR’s The Jimmies straddle that powerchord pop/mid-tempo pop/punk line admirably. Many’d namedrop Hüsker Dü, and that’s a really nice name to drop.

Victory Style – 4 – Review

June 1, 2000

After what seems like an eternity of tough guy, chug-a-lug metalcore releases, Victory is getting back to what the label does best: Variety.

The (International) Noise Conspiracy – Survival Sickness – Review

June 1, 2000

Dennis Lyxzen’s no-frills ’60s/’70s mod/garage rock band takes Small Faces, The Kinks, The Who, The Zombies, and The Make-Up and forms another mod rock band.