Lollipop Magazine

Bad Religion – The Process of Belief – Review

June 28, 2002

Yet another Bad Religion album, yet another collection of 50% gems and 50% throwaways.

Snow Dogs – Animal Farm – Review

June 28, 2002

The “soft pop” feel of the music could’ve easily been turned into something with a bit more bite. A “buzz band” that ends up being a weak.

Alkaline Trio – Hot Water Music – Split EP – Review

June 28, 2002

With two originals and a cover of HWM’s “Rooftops,” Alkaline Trio turn power chords and jaded ex-boyfriend sentiments into contagious doses of punk beauty.

Nekromantix – Return of the Loving Dead – Review

June 28, 2002

“Thriller” meets Reverend Horton Heat. Some may slag graveyard-obsessed rockabilly as being campy, but it’s musically talented and knowledgeable of tradition.

Penance – Alpha and Omega – Review

June 28, 2002

All told, reassuring and wise doom metal that sounds like it’s created by 55-year-old contemporaries of the masters.

Rasputina – “Cabin Fever!” – Review

June 28, 2002

The rhythmic cacophony of Cabin Fever! celebrates the beauty of venomous decay while digging up sex and power from fresh, pretty deaths.

Rhapsody – Rain of a Thousand Flames – Review

June 28, 2002

When ya open with a barnstormer like the title track, it’s hard to settle into the Lord of the Rings-esque symphonic doofiness of the rest of the record.

Mushroomhead – XX – Review

June 28, 2002

Ministry added samples to metal riffs. Now that’s mundane. Mushroomhead added death roar, icy detachment, loony narration, keyboard eeriness, and rap bombast.

Moon Theory – Review

June 28, 2002

This album is absolutely sexy. It has trip-hop, rock, and Kaeti O’Ghara’s vocals, which range from aggressive to sensual.

Zoar – In the Bloodlit Dark – Review

June 14, 2002

In the Bloodlit Dark will make your skin crawl. The album is an exploration of horror, the grotesque, and dark fantasies.