April, 2008 | Lollipop Magazine

Death Angel – Killing Season – Interview

April 18, 2008

An interview with guitarist/backup vocalist Rob Cavestany

The Ocean – Precambrian – Review

April 1, 2008

Two discs, Hadean/Archaean and Proterozoic. One evokes the polluted decibel wonderment of Isis and Neurosis. Two exhibits more mellowness and elasticity.

The Dictators – Every Day Is Saturday – Review

April 1, 2008

A gorgeous rarities pack. 20 tracks plus four radio spots, documenting the side bits of The Dictators’ classic, legendary alternative career path career.

Taint – Secrets And Lies – Review

April 1, 2008

Taint (taint stoner, taint sludge, taint hardcore neither) competing with Spice, Spiritual, and Clutch, but adding an artful noise and an Entombed Viking vocal.

Sebastian Bach – Angel Down – Review

April 1, 2008

Looks good, digi, cool cover, even cooler title. Stupid though, complaining that a record is too high fidelity and the drummer is the best you’ve ever heard.

Overkill – Immortalis – Review

April 1, 2008

Production and writing is classic Overkill, thrash with an East Coast hardcore compactness, but cool, circuitous riffs weave their way through.

Megadeth – Warchest – Review

April 1, 2008

Warchest is gorgeous. A weird catch-all, leaning heavily on live, plus demos, studio rarities, interview snippets, a disorganized symphony of destruction.

Lizzy Borden – An Appointment with Death – Review

April 1, 2008

A thick, layered, ambitious record. Blackie and Borden alone own this decadent space between power and hair metal and strip mall junk while California burns.

One Piece – Unlimited Adventure – Review

April 1, 2008

A fans-only title. An endearing bunch of characters: Some have absurd cleavage, others mechanical noses, they throw underwear at each other and act silly.

Call of Duty 4 – Modern Warfare – Review

April 1, 2008

It’s fun to fire your weapons. Call of Duty 4 stands neck and neck with BioShock and Halo 3 as one of the best FPS releases in an impossibly cutthroat year.