Lollipop Magazine

Voltaire – Ooky Spooky – Review

March 1, 2007

Goth is rarely funny intentionally. Voltaire is always a good time, with humorous songs about zombies, dancing skeletons, and all kinds of ghoulish goodness.

Vintersorg – Solens Rotter – Review

March 1, 2007

Vintersorg’s Andreas Hedlund offers vocal duties to Borknagar. His warm, passionate, folky vocals add depth to any band he’s in, and Vintersorg is his band.

The Turbo A.C.’s – Live to Win – Review

March 1, 2007

Hard punk/near-rockabilly/greaser rocker rock isn’t exactly where the paycheck’s at these days, so you can bet these poolhall hooligans are in it for the tunes.

The Red Chord – Prey For Eyes – Review

March 1, 2007

Dense in production, complex in arrangement, thick and churning. “Death-Grind Powerhouse” is an apt description, as much as I dislike lifting from bios.

The Methadones – This Won’t Hurt – Review

March 1, 2007

It’s mind-boggling how many sugary-sweet pop punk tunes Dan Schafer (Dan Vapid) has penned or played. Screeching Weasel, Riverdales, and now The Methadones.

Reality Serum – Hop In – Review

March 1, 2007

Recommended for anyone looking for rap that’s more interesting and creative than the thug-life morons using hip-hop to start another unnecessary clothing line.

Pro-Pain – Age of Tyranny – Review

March 1, 2007

15 years deep, and Age of Tyranny is quite possibly their most interesting release in years. I heard harmonies, I heard elongated solos, I was impressed.

Municipal Waste – The Art of Partying – Review

March 1, 2007

They get the elements just right, and often bring something new to the fleet-fingered fun They pull off their pull-offs and ridiculous lyrics with sincerity.

Labyrinth – 6 Days To Nowhere – Review

March 1, 2007

Now on Scarlet, an Italian label, after stints on Metal Blade and Century Media. More mid-tempo warble than the fleet-fingered melodic speedmetal of yore.

In This Moment – Beautiful Tragedy – Review

March 1, 2007

Less interesting that Otep, which is to say, they’re awful. Check out Drain S.T.H. (for glorious, layered female harmonies) and Crisis (for banshee wail).