Lollipop Magazine

Ministry – The Last Sucker – Review

September 1, 2007

After the kick-ass Rio Grande Blood and Houses of the Mole, Ministry end their mighty reign with the auto-pilot effort, The Last Sucker.

Helloween – Gambling With The Devil – Review

September 1, 2007

Best Helloween album in years. Not really that much of an accomplishment, seeing as many recent albums have fallen between passable and freakin’ embarrassing.

Every Time I Die – The Big Dirty – Review

September 1, 2007

From Buffalo, NY, home of many a decent hardcore band, ETID incorporates a bit of Southern drawl, which is funny, seeing as upstate NY is far from the South.

Electric Wizard – Witchcult Today – Review

September 1, 2007

They’re British doom/drone, distortion-heavy for the sake of being distortion-heavy, and the reverbed vocals make non-hit Sabbath tunes sound chipper.

DJ? Acurack – Humanoids From The Deep – Review

September 1, 2007

I don’t know much about this shit. Drum’n’bass, uh-huh, breakbeat, yup, horror-fixation, know it. But if this is considered good or bad, man, it’s beyond me…

Darkest Hour – Deliver Us – Review

September 1, 2007

Darkest Hour successfully bridge the gap between Americore and tasty Swedish delicacies of death. I still favor the Swedes. Devin Townsend produced.

Blue Cheer – What Doesn’t Kill You – Review

September 1, 2007

Late-’60s San Francisco heavy metal/psychedelic band first studio album in over a decade. 2/3rd of the original line-up, including vocalist Dickie Peterson.

Bloodsimple – Red Harvest – Review

September 1, 2007

A couple members from NY’s Vision of Disorder and a brother of a guy in Mastodon. Their second full-length, if I can read passed all the hype in the bio.

Bullet for My Valentine – Scream Aim Fire – Review

September 1, 2007

One of the most over-hyped metal bands. Ever wondered what a Metallica/Loverboy/Night Ranger/In Flames cover band might sound like if they wrote “originals”?

Bang Sugar Bang – Victory Gin – Review

September 1, 2007

Perhaps less punky overall than Thwak Thwak Go Crazy, and there’s more political consciousness here, but there’re still plenty of giggles’n’grins to be found.