Lollipop Magazine

Juliette Lewis – Terra Incognita – Review

April 1, 2010

Since Juliette Lewis stepped onto the music stage, I’ve been waiting for her to yell “Gotcha!” It feels like a Saturday Night Live skit about a “rocker” chick.

High on Fire – Snakes for the Divine – Review

April 1, 2010

Eight tracks that conjure up fuzzy metal memories of classic Maiden, Sabbath, and Priest albums. Compact, calculated, and built to withstand endless revisits.

Guilty As Sin – Led to the Slaughter – Review

April 1, 2010

That’s not an instrumental intro (like the killer “Dark Intentions” opening The Haunted Made Me Do It), this is a three-piece instrumental thrash metal band.

Splinter Cell – Conviction – Review

April 1, 2010

Splinter Cell Conviction is an example of the holy grail of gameplay that developers should be chasing, rather than gimmicky interfaces.

Fragile Dreams – Farewell Ruins of the Moon – Review

April 1, 2010

You wake up to find the world in ruins and its entire population absent. Using the Wii Remote as a flashlight, you explore in your search for answers.

Just Cause – 2 – Review

April 1, 2010

As secret agent Rico Rodriguez, you cruise, jump, fly, careen, zig-zag, grapple, and buzz around a fictional tropical paradise, working as a gun-for-hire.

Metal Retardation – Review

April 1, 2010

Being interviewed by Bill Zebub is enough to melt anyone’s patience. A testament to the tolerance of Peter Steele, George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, King Diamond.

Goth Kill – Review

April 1, 2010

Wild Eye Releasing lowers the budget bar to pocket change with Goth Kill, a cheapo horror thriller that makes Blair Witch look like Avatar.

Darkane – Demonic Art – Review

April 1, 2010

Jens Broman’s voice is formidable, a higher-register Chuck Billy, and the rest of the band has no problem assembling a suitably pummeling thrash/death hybrid.

Arbogast – Certainties and Doubts – Review

April 1, 2010

The parts gel together nicely, and there are riffs to remember, melodies to hum along with, and dirty beats to make your fingers snap.