Lollipop Magazine

Near Life Experience – Day of Silver Sun – Review

November 19, 2003

Groove metal with a passionate singer (not a screamer, not a growler/barker/shrieker). From New Orleans, there’s some lush, warm darkness, a bit of eerieness…

Hollywood Hate – Product of Our Environment – Review

November 19, 2003

Hollywood Hate definitely delivers a late ’80s SoCal sound. Think kinda like what Gang Green turned into in the late ’80s.

Gaza Strippers – From the Desk of Dr. Freepill – Review

November 19, 2003

Rick’s got a distinctive voice, somehow mixing Styx, Cheap Trick, and helium (the gas, not the band). And any rocker in their right mind’ll play with him.

Lazerwolfs – Get Mad – Review

November 19, 2003

Lazorwolfs strip the music to its essence and let it rip. There are desert rock moments and stoner/psych “fingertip drips,” but 90% is a full-throttle charge.

Emok – Crumbs – Review

November 19, 2003

Pounding, gritty, and bass-heavy (people seem to reference Shellac in the first 60 seconds), and vocally, there’s an intonation quite distinct and memorable..

The Afflictions – The Peotone – Review

November 19, 2003

Part swagger, part spazzout, seemingly not White Stripes fashion fucks, this mere six-song EP isn’t enough.

Avenged Sevenfold – Waking the Fallen – Interview

November 19, 2003

An Interview with vocalist M. Shadows

Driver of the Year – Some Girls Would Say – Review

November 19, 2003

Ignoring the first song, Driver Of The Year put together a solid, yet confusingly eclectic album.

Razed in Black – Damaged – Review

November 12, 2003

A double-CD that includes the full-length album on disc one, and re-mixes on disc two. All the tracks feature a fresh dance/trance mix of guitars and keyboards.

Poison the Well – You Come Before You – Review

November 12, 2003

While You Come Before You is not my favorite Poison The Well album, the band stands strong and delivers the goods.