Lollipop Magazine

I – Between Two Worlds – Review

December 22, 2006

Despite what you hear, this is not a mainstreamy hard rockin’ biker rock release, it’s easy-on-the-ears Immortal, a trajectory from Sons of Northern Darkness.

Loco Roco – Review

December 22, 2006

Players become so committed to guiding little yellow blobs from point A to point B that they sacrifice their body (and pride) to ensure completion.

The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things – Review

December 22, 2006

She drags her son away from love and safety through meth labs, strip clubs, truck stops, loads him up with pills and booze, and abandons him twice.

Death Breath – Stinking Up The Night – Review

December 22, 2006

Bloodbath did this already, and did it well, but no one’s sayin’ there isn’t room for more wet and sloppy hollerin’ and punkified riffing. Nicke Anderson leads.

Botch – Unifying Themes Redux – Review

December 22, 2006

The non-LP/early years of sorely-missed tech metalcore greats Botch in one handy package, presenting the influential band’s roots and semi-primitive beginnings.

My Secret – Review

December 22, 2006

One of the stranger to books to’ve ever graced my coffee table. Who writes down their deepest, darkest secret, then mails it to someone to put in a book?

Unleashed – Midvinterblot – Review

December 22, 2006

Recording more viciously, playing faster, and putting more Viking elbow grease into the riff-writing, this is Unleashed looking for an extra tenner of cred.

The Cardigans – Super Extra Gravity – Review

December 22, 2006

The Cardigans worked on their new album in sporadic bursts, creating deadlines in order to capture the slightly-rushed, spontaneous feel of a jam session.

Sparta – Threes – Review

December 22, 2006

Threes follow the wildly inconsistent Porcelain with a mixed bag of its own, though a much more sonically and structurally diverse one.

Killswitch Engage – As Daylight Dies – Review

December 22, 2006

Killswitch Engage are content to combine the usual emocore vocals with nondescript hardcore barks, over the usual formulaic metalcore riffs.