Lollipop Magazine

Volta Do Mar – At the Speed of Light or Day – Review

July 5, 2002

Volta Do Mar are content letting “space sounds” do the talking when the band’s not strumming angular chords on their (what sound like) Telecasters.

Vietnom – Death is the Outcome – Review

July 5, 2002

Vietnom are a tough, thug-like hardcore band that hits hard’n’fast, just like the verses and rhythms they dish out.

Echobrain – Interview

July 5, 2002

An interview with Jason Newsted

Garfield – Signatures: House and Trance Revisited 01 – Review

July 5, 2002

After almost a decade of setting dancefloors on fire with his mad skillz, Garfield releases his recorded mix debut.

Very Metal – Hit and Run – Review

July 5, 2002

Very Metal is just that. Fast and shitty-sounding, like the fourth-generation cassettes we all used to trade while falling off our skateboards in the ’80s.

Gravity Kills – Superstarved – Review

July 5, 2002

Gravity Kills, specifically, is decent background music if you’re doing something else interesting. Produced by Martin Atkins, it’s got the authentic sound.

Heaven Shall Burn – Whatever It May Take – Review

July 5, 2002

Germany’s Heaven Shall Burn sounds like a cross between Britain’s veteran grindcore act, Bolt Thrower, and the adventurous hardcore/noisecore of Shai Halud.

Millencolin – Home from Home – Review

July 5, 2002

Sweden’s answer to mid-’90s SoCal punkpop long ago outgrew their skapunk beginnings and knock-off sound to become a powerhouse of a pop punk band.

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Plastic Fang – Review

July 5, 2002

It’s nice to see Jon Spencer Blues Explosion rockin’ unhomogenized again, cuz their last couple records’ stylized missteps sorta brought ’em down a peg or two.

Eternal Elysium – Share – Review

July 5, 2002

This is one heavy band. Fully-rounded groove to kick-ass action with plenty of big, whopping blues rock underpinnings, rhythmic propulsion and guitar sustain.