Lollipop Magazine

Kittie – Funeral For Yesterday – Review

March 16, 2007

Mostly gone are the growls, replacing them are harmonies that sound a lot like Finland’s Lullacry. The same notes and melodies are repeated, song after song.

Ira – The Body and The Soil – Review

March 16, 2007

Ira is like Isis, Neurosis, Pelican, and all that instrumental stuff I’ve had a casual interest in for years, as you should. I like good drone, and this has it.

Gothic Calendar 2007 – Review

March 16, 2007

With Mistress Juliya on the cover, Lollipop cover model Satu gracing two pages, and Leaves’ Eyes’ Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull, this is a classy item.

Pirates! – Review

March 16, 2007

It’s easy to pick up and play. You don’t have to invest much time or effort to jump into swashbuckling or rudimentary sneaking missions.

The Strays – Le Futur Noir – Review

March 16, 2007

Straight-served, some Clash worship and touselled hair, but also a crappy b&w booklet. From Greece, Britain, and Orange County, and you can hear the geography.

Children of Bodom – Chaos Ridden Years – Review

March 16, 2007

Instead of dark and gloomy, their concerts are bright and colorful, complete with big ol’ flashing C.O.B. lights that would make Elvis proud.

By Night – A New Shape Of Desperation – Review

March 16, 2007

The style is more Meshuggah than Hatebreed. The roar is immense, the guitars compressed and precise (they’re Swedish, duh), and the drumming mind-boggling.

RTX – Western Xterminator – Review

March 16, 2007

Jennifer Herrema was in Royal Trux with then-husband Neil Hagerty. Their drug abuse was legendary, but the tunes were good. This is so bad, it’s embarrassing.

Rotor – 2 – Review

March 16, 2007

Cosmic exploration juxtaposed by fuzzy riffery, cerebral vs he-man thud, dig? Jazzy prog wank and repetitive, slow builds, and you’ve got a bit to smoke up to.

Blinded Colony – Bedtime Prayers – Review

March 16, 2007

Strengths are many, top being the butt-shaking riffs. Keyboard washes are a nice touch, but alas, vocals are generic hollering and the production is plastic.