Lollipop Magazine

Broken Bottles – In The Bottles – Review

June 7, 2004

A heavy bottom end supports nerd vocals like Johnny Rotten or The Weirdos. Not as jagged or energetic as you might expect: Smarmy rather than snotty.

Break The Silence – Near Life Experience – Review

June 7, 2004

“East Coast hardcore collides with West Coast melody” nails it. Bad Religion would be the easiest harmony to reference, but Good Riddance is more accurate.

Boyskout – School of Etiquette – Review

June 7, 2004

Blends a fairly basic New Wave sound with an eerie darkness, which yields an album that is more Goth/synth than Joy Division could ever hope to produce.

Fear Factory – Archetype – Interview

June 7, 2004

An interview with drummer Raymond Herrera

Between The Buried And Me – The Silent Circus – Review

June 7, 2004

BTBAM know how to juggle multiple reins and not lose control. The music and ideas in the hands of a less experienced band would’ve been a nightmare.

Air – Talkie Walkie – Review

June 7, 2004

Mellow atmospherics, tender organic instruments, whispery vocals, distinctively French songwriting, and clever studio know-how bringing the whole pot together.

Gorerotted – Only Tools and Corpses – Review

June 7, 2004

Gorecore done by the originators. Gorerotted love Carcass and The Ravenous but apparently also learned a thing or two about syncopated vocals from Deicide.

God Forbid – Gone Forever – Review

June 7, 2004

Gone Forever is a plush, hi-fidelity feat of modern metal, epic often despite short tracks (and a short running time of 41 minutes), high art born from strife.