Lollipop Magazine

Torture Killer – Swarm! – Review

March 10, 2006

Finns playing prime’n’bloody U.S. death metal is weird in itself, but on their second album, Torture Killer have a new vocalist: Six Feet Under’s Chris Barnes.

The Static Age – Neon Nights Electric Lives – Review

March 10, 2006

When a record sounds like David Hasselhoff-meets-L.A.-studio-band-circa-1987, ripping is downright required. The embodiment of soulless, corporate drivel.

Sputnik – I, Cosmonaut – Review

March 10, 2006

11 cuts of completely unobjectionable, neutral pop tunes in the vein of The Church and The Smiths.

Greatdayforup – Flores de Sangre – Review

March 10, 2006

GDFU have that warm, thumpity-thump, deep-dish groove, clear singing, and sonic/structural referencing Kyuss, Sleep, Black Flag, Sabbath, and Monster Magnet.

Arch Enemy – Doomsday Machine – Interview

March 10, 2006

An interview with guitarist Mike Amott

Alkaline Trio – Crimson – Interview

March 10, 2006

An interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Skiba

Eddie Ojeda – Axes 2 Axes – Review

March 10, 2006

On his solo debut, Twisted Sister guitarist Eddie Ojeda recruited some impressive musicians. Ronnie James Dio, Joe Lynn Turner, and Dee Snider join the party.

Culture Shock: Twinkie Man – Column

March 3, 2006

It’s easy to slip into arrogant mockery when surrounded by the unfamiliar, particularly when as wide-eyed and bushy-tailed as Japanese Culture.

The Hellacopters – Rock & Roll Is Dead – Review

March 3, 2006

The band journeys yet further into the annals of classic rock history, now virtually indistinguishable from progenitors such as KISS, Foghat, and the Stones.

Scum – Gospels for the Sick – Review

March 3, 2006

Puree of Casey Chaos (Amen), Samoth & Faust (Emperor), Cosmocrator (Mindgrinder), and Happy Tom (Turbonegro) tastes sour, when it should be extreme metal gold.