Lollipop Magazine

Summon – Fallen – Review

January 27, 2006

Summon was hot shit in the day, but they’ve been lapped. If heads-down, no-frills, brutal death metal is your thing, Fallen may be right up your alley.

Static-X – Start a War – Review

January 27, 2006

Great for people who don’t know any better, or don’t ask for much from their music. Every lyric, every riff, ever beat here has been done before, and better.

Solea – Review

January 27, 2006

Solea features members and ex-members of Texas Is The Reason, Samiam, Sense Field, Knapsack, and The New Rising Sons. A sweaty, touching, emotional outpouring.

Sigur Ros – Takk – Review

January 27, 2006

Sigur Rós seem to’ve found a happy medium between drifting and delivering. Plenty of winding, swirling, and euphoric moments, but also a sense of purpose.

Most Precious Blood – Merciless – Review

January 27, 2006

An enjoyable metalcore record from a band that believes the true essence of the genre. Most of their peers are chauvinistic knuckleheads or trend-hopping fakes.

Lamont – Muscle, Guts and Luck – Review

January 27, 2006

Lamont coined the term (and titled their second album) “thunderboogie,” which describes their sound better than any number of words could ever hope to do.

Civet – Massacre – Review

January 20, 2006

Aggressive, abrasive mediumcore punk loaded with tales of heartbreak and revenge, Massacre puts a new coat of blood on a familiar room.

Avenged Sevenfold – City of Evil – Review

January 20, 2006

Flashy playing, but not a song worth investing in. Some have a bridge or fade out that glimmers, but they’re surrounded by amazingly-played knock-offs.

Anthrax – Alive 2 (2005) – Review

January 20, 2006

Captures the electricity around the “classic Anthrax line-up” reunion shows. Interviews & backstage footage. A souvenir to hang onto: All killer, no filler.

Accessory – Titan – Review

January 20, 2006

A cleaner electro style fused with hard EBM, but lacks noise-driven floor-pounders. “One Night” might be one of the most sexually-charged EBM songs ever.