February 2002 – Page 33 – Lollipop Magazine

Einstürzende Neubauten – Liebeslieder – Review

February 22, 2002

Captures almost the entire EN evolution (up to 1993’s Tabula Rasa) through on-stage performances.

Dry Kill Logic – The Darker Side of Nonsense – Review

February 22, 2002

A decent angry band who sound like a suburban mix of Sepultura and Fear Factory. The bio states “It isn’t often that a band like Hinge comes along.” Yes, it is.

Donovan’s Brain – Tiny Crustacean Light Show – Review

February 22, 2002

Some sorta collective of spaced-out psychedelia, cuz they probably never got over it. That’s okay. I’m sure lotsa other people also never got over it.

Donna De Lory – Bliss – Review

February 22, 2002

Take one measure of east Asian instruments, fold in simple synths, stir with a cello, and add Madonna’s slow, sweet voice circa Bedtime Stories.

DJ Eddie Def – Inner Scratch Demons – Review

February 22, 2002

He’s deliberately annoying, throwing in ice-pick scratches over tinny beats, and mixing in samples of screaming babys.

Dies Irae – Immolated – Review

February 22, 2002

Ferocious blasts that somehow sound raw and polished at the same time, conjuring up lyrical imagery ala Morbid Angel’s Blessed are the Sick.

Deviates – Time is the Distance – Review

February 22, 2002

Deviates’ Epitaph debut (after one on Theologian) is tuneful, well-produced, and has all the whoa-whoas you could ask for.

Defiled – Ugliness Revealed – Review

February 22, 2002

Complicated like old Pestilence and just as brutal, Defiled also steal strange melodies from early Morbid Angel and precision from Vader.

Default – The Fallout – Review

February 22, 2002

Sounds like Lifehouse. Or any post-Creed band with less big-chested vocals. It’s radio rock and, as both the band and record name state, it’s all the same.

Dead Moon – Trash and Burn – Review

February 22, 2002

Dead Moon is legendary. Dead Moon’s the fuckin’ shit, okay? Dead Moon will play for hours, or mebbe it just seems that way, not like in a bad way, either.