April 2002 – Page 6 – Lollipop Magazine

Coroner’s Corner – The Joy of Inter-personal Mayhem – Column

April 19, 2002

Jugulars are splayed open, skulls are scalped in up-close detail, a bayonet is slowly pushed through a chest, a girl is stabbed and humped to death, a head is shotgun-blasted to chunky oblivion, a maggot-infested mother zombie gropes from her grave, and much more.

Nephasth – Immortal Unholy Triumph – Review

April 12, 2002

Is it me, or is this whole Brazilian speed movement totally fucking overhyped? Nephasth simply isn’t very bright (nor fast enough).

Sevendust – Animosity – Review

April 12, 2002

Aaron Lewis of Staind sings on “Follow,” so you get that whole heartfelt trip, ya know? The harmonies are detached, haunting and quaveringly eerie.

Scar Culture – Inscribe – Review

April 12, 2002

Like the hardcore band, Raised Fist, Scar Culture has learned that “Meshuggah production” counts. Inscribe is about as heavy as neo-death metal gets.

The Queers – Live in West Hollywood – Review

April 12, 2002

These 31 songs (including a handfulla covers) hit most of the hits, and a lot of the goodies that woulda been hits if the world didn’t suck so much.

Aeon – Dark Order – Review

April 12, 2002

Aeon is here to deliver death metal fans into ecstasy. The sheer brutality that the band put to good use on this crisp and crushing release is overwhelming.

Reign of Erebus – Humanracist – Review

April 12, 2002

A crack of thunder opens, and then a bunch of demons roar and choirs sing and whammy bars cause Slayerized guitar screeches to warble and tremble and cackle.

Rebaelliun – Annihilation – Review

April 12, 2002

Rebaelliun burn through their songs ridiculously fast but never really play more than a few notes.

Kataklysm – Epic: The Poetry of War – Review

April 12, 2002

Sounding like Bolt Thrower and Arch Enemy combined (except with more blastbeats than those two could ever muster), the crazy Canucks of Kataklysm are back.

Lit – Atomic – Review

April 12, 2002

Lit are modern rock radio posterboys, compete with a string-assisted ballad and rebel-lite lyrics about drinking, making out with girls, and tattoos.