Lollipop Magazine

Horna – Ääniä Yössä – Review

January 1, 2007

Finnish necro black metal, 10 years in hell, toilet bowl recording, four songs of hate, untuned guitars, blackened screams, and blurry guitarwork.

Health – Where You From – Review

January 1, 2007

Honest American folky rock. Bit “open space” for my temperament, but a trustworthy singer and a reliable label make this a quiet release worth a listen.

Funeral Dress – Hello From the Underground – Review

January 1, 2007

Gruff punk rock, at it for 15 years, on SOS Records. Any questions?

Ferocious Eagle – The Sea Anemone Inside of Me is Mighty – Review

January 1, 2007

Good ol’ noisy rock. What used to be called college rock before it was called alternative, and before it became emo pop shit. From Portland, OR.

Evanescence – The Open Door – Review

January 1, 2007

Active rock with a female singer who can belt it out with the best of them. Textures and nuances make this shine.

Ektomorf – Outcast – Review

January 1, 2007

Some of the best Prong strut I’ve heard in years. 10 years in the racket, this Hungarian band led by brothers have the groove and grunt to go the distance.

Eb11 – She – Review

January 1, 2007

Not manly “active rock,” not sissy indie rock, not a neo-glam bunch in eyeliner, just a pretty honest, low-key teaser of solid, melodic rock.

Dominci – 03 A Trilogy Part 2 – Review

January 1, 2007

Former Dream Theater vocalist’s solo CD. Melodic prog metal, and classic heavy metal, like ya couldn’t’ve guessed that.

Die! Die! Die! – Review

January 1, 2007

From New Zealand, art punk, noisy yet danceable, a trio, fronted by a dude, even though it sounds like a girl freakin’ out. Recorded and mixed by Steve Albini.

Destruction – Thrash Anthems – Review

January 1, 2007

Re-recorded German classic thrash tide-over release (with one new track tacked at the end). Over 20 years at it, and they can still thrash it up.