Lollipop Magazine

Viva Voce – Soul Junk – The Scissors and Blue Series – Review

October 28, 2002

Though the other splits in the series aren’t as engaging, this one’s a strange but intriguing match.

The Promise Ring – Wood/Water – Review

October 28, 2002

How people continued to lump them with The Get Up Kids is beyond me. Wood/Water is a mature, thinking album, like Wilco writing acoustic songs for The Smiths.

Decapitated – Nihility – Review

October 28, 2002

Decapitated are faster, meaner, catchier, more technical, more groovy, and more inventive than any band today (other than Extol).

Celebrity – Sle.ep – Review

October 28, 2002

Swirling, broken ghosts serenading long lost secrets; the gentleness in the callouses of your father’s hands. Volumes of pain, floating through eternity…

Cannibal Corpse – Gore Obsessed – Review

October 28, 2002

Gore Obsessed sees Cannibal Corpse continue their refusal to tone down, “musically progress,” or “experiment” with anything other than pure death metal.

Nerf Herder – My E.P. – Review

October 28, 2002

Nerf Herder are one of those bands who peaked early. It’s the problem with being naturals. They do what they do, and some of it works and some of it flops.

Nerf Herder – American Cheese – Review

October 28, 2002

The songs on American Cheese nail it, like the now classic “Sorry” and “Van Halen” from the debut.

Ironboss – Ironboss Rides Again – Review

October 28, 2002

Classic early ’70s hard rock you’d expect from an album whose title is borrowed from a James Gang album, though with a strong Southern rock slant.

Hatebreed – Perseverance – Review

October 28, 2002

Easily one of the best albums of 2002, Hatebreed’s Perseverance is a solid kick to the face, a welcome dose of violent aggression.

Manowar – Warriors of the World – Review

October 28, 2002

While opening and closing strongly, the Kings of Metal turn into the Kings of Mellow for about 25 minutes of synthesized filler and wayward ballads.