Lollipop Magazine

Cataract – Kingdom – Review

September 1, 2006

Of superb quality, using modern toolings, only a smidge of modern styles, anchoring their imposing sound in a complex miasma of death metal movements.

Passion – The Fierce Urgency of Now – Review

September 1, 2006

The Darkest Hour riffs are a little simple, but the drummer is a freakin’ beast, tackling death, blast, thrash gallop, and all else under the blackened sun.

Over The Edge – Tales From The Blacktop Burnout – Review

September 1, 2006

Surprised I Scream hasn’t nabbed this one yet. Like The Blue Bloods and Darkbuster, a solid Boston punk band still in Boston after that signing frenzy.

Ouija Radio – Oh No Yes Yes – Review

September 1, 2006

Like if Debby Harry was from Minneapolis and was scatterbrained from day one. Each twinkling moment is snuffed out by the frantic need to get to the next style.

One Dead Three Wounded – Moving Units – Review

September 1, 2006

No clean vocals, no Swedish copycat leads, no keyboards, and almost a New Orleans drawl to the geetaring at times, which is odd for a band for Philly.

A Love End – Suicide In The Disaster – Review

September 1, 2006

More a Ferret band than a Metal Blade band: A one-note singer, dense production, little change in pace or tone, a solid listen, no real gems, no boring tracks.

The International Playboys – Cobra Blood Hangover – Review

September 1, 2006

Alcohol-soaked garage rock, sloppy, loose, trebly, and wild. Opened for NoMeansNo, and you can reference MC5 and Guitar Wolf and people’ll get what yer saying.

Burning Skies – Desolation – Review

September 1, 2006

British death metal that could easily open for America’s Lamb of God or Germany’s Heaven Shall Burn. Just a ferocious slam of non-moronic metal.

Muck and The Mires – 1 2 3 4 – Review

September 1, 2006

Used to be on Bomp!, but the reactivated Dionysus makes as much sense. Boston garage pop that sounds like it coulda come out in the ’60s as easily as now.

Movie Star Kiss – Starting Over – Review

September 1, 2006

Almost too alt boy band for me, but if you can stomach Sugarcult, you should do fine with this. They almost broke when they were called Supercrush.