February 2002 – Page 32 – Lollipop Magazine

Sons Of Otis – Songs for Worship – Review

February 22, 2002

The music began to fade as the screech gradually got louder and louder. I panicked and tried to run, but it was pointless. I couldn’t even move.

Eyehategod – 10 Years of Abuse (and Still Broke) – Review

February 22, 2002

Hate sludge brimming with feedback, peaked drum mics, and an occasional Sabbathy riff amidst the seemingly randomly-selected chords pounded mercilessly.

Snuff – Blue Gravy: Phase 9 – Review

February 22, 2002

Snuff’s got the earnest-man-crying-lead-tears kind of singing, backed by the occasional Hammond organ and trumpet. It’s touching but rowdy.

Ex Models – Other Mathematics – Review

February 22, 2002

Od Gang of Four outtakes, leaving the underlying structures mangled & warped & then the love child of Iggy Pop and Pere Ubu’s Dave Thomas to sing over it.

eX-Girl – Back to the Mono Kero – Review

February 22, 2002

A left-of-center, high energy, melodic Naked City. Avant-guard vocal harmonies mixed with rock-trio sounds, albeit through a prism of serious weirdness.

Even Johansen – Quiet & Still – Review

February 22, 2002

Even Johansen, frontman of British/Norwegian band Libido, sounds like a combination of Thom York and David Usher (of Moist).

Epoch of Unlight – Caught in the Unlight! – Review

February 22, 2002

Now a tight and taut three-piece, zipping along, perfecting and honing their unique sound which is increasingly melodic, less black and more thrash.

Entwine – Gone – Review

February 22, 2002

Anyone sick of the pompous Goth voicings and the metal demon snarlings should appreciate this human style. And very solid songwriting.

Enthroned – Armoured Bestial Hell – Review

February 22, 2002

Enthroned have spit out a few decent attempts at bad-tempered black metal, but they remain the evil caboose to Marduk’s brutally devastating locomotive.

The East Bay Chasers – Review

February 22, 2002

East Bay Chasers are thin-sounding, standard-fare club punk. Not hard’n’gruff enough to be street punk, not sappy’n’melodic enough to be punkpop.