Lollipop Magazine

Ramallah – But a Whimper – Review

September 11, 2003

This is good shit from Ramallah, a decent slab of apocalyptic hardcore brutality unleashed like a pack of wild dogs on villagers.

Sadaharu – Punishment In Hi-Fi – Review

September 11, 2003

With a hankering for hardcore/noisecore screams and rhythms, Sadaharu does the time in said style, but also rocks out with a real cool, eclectic rock vibe.

Merauder – Bluetality – Review

September 11, 2003

I’m not sure how many people out there still like Merauder (or care, for that matter), but this NYC hardcore/metalcore act continues to stay in the spotlight.

Madder Mortem – Deadlands – Review

September 11, 2003

Vocalist Agnete Kirkevaag is overseer of the complex, mind-frying prog metal that roils beneath her wings at a fidelity level mercilessly exact.

Darkest Hour – Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation – Review

September 11, 2003

A relentless blast of drums, cymbals, high-horse, note-dense riffs, and vocals that sound a bit like a hardcore snob making fun of the Gothenburg sound.

Celldweller – Review

September 11, 2003

Celldweller have the good sense to mix in some icy industrial, breakbeat freakouts, ranting, and crystalline, heartbreaking verses into the cyber metal stew.

Caustic Resin – Keep On Truckin – Review

September 11, 2003

Caustic Resin are not folkies, nor are they Utopians – these are the people the film River’s Edge was made about.

Black Label Society – The Blessed Hellride – Review

September 11, 2003

Zakk Wylde has solidified his concept and produced – mindful of his own strengths and weaknesses – 11 songs which celebrate the former and banish the latter.

A Static Lullaby – And Don’t Forget to Breathe – Review

September 11, 2003

Passionate vocals, dueling guitars, and a wide-assortment of sounds/styles criss-crossing through as the album plays on.

Angry Amputees – Slut Bomb – Review

September 11, 2003

Somewhere between a less punk-as-punk Distillers, The Rotten Apples, a bit of old No Doubt, and any decent band you could compare to Green Day.