March 2009 – Lollipop Magazine

Testament – The Formation of Damnation – Review

March 1, 2009

Ninth studio album from the Bay Area thrash pioneers. First release with guitarist Alex Skolnick since 1992, first with bassist Greg Christian since 1994.

Supersuckers – Get It Together! – Review

March 1, 2009

Some bona fide rockers on here, but there’s also some very adult-contemporary fare, and a further backslide into the country mien of Must’ve Been High.

Inferno Requiem – Gloomy Night Stories – Review

March 1, 2009

Seething with hate, the guitars are trebly and loud, like Darkthrone and early Norwegian black metal, and the reverbed and distant vocals are snakespit vomit.

Lord of the Rings – Conquest – Review

March 1, 2009

Mildly entertaining for fans of the franchise in a weekend-rental kind of way, but like Pandemic’s last offering, Mercenaries 2, it lacks considerable polish.

Killzone 2 – Review

March 1, 2009

The satisfying feedback of shooting combines the increased realism of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare with the chunky, heavy-machinery approach of Gears of War.