Lollipop Magazine

Local H – Local H’s Awesome Mix Tape #1 – Review

October 29, 2010

Concrete Blonde’s “Joey,” Agent Orange’s “Blood Stains,” Pink Floyd’s “Time,” and “Last Caress”: An acoustic guitar, singing intimately about raping & killing.

Guitar Hero – Warriors of Rock – Review

October 28, 2010

Augmenting the already peerless guitar gameplay with a ton of fun new “powers” that barrage you with rewards for everything from note streaks to not failing.

Nightfall – Astron Black and the Thirty Tyrants – Review

October 27, 2010

Greece’s Nightfall have been around awhile, and that experience pays off. What lies within is expertly polished death metal.

Unearthly Trance – V – Review

October 25, 2010

All of the morbid dirges one would expect from these doom heavyweights. But take a closer look and there are some interesting pieces of debris in the wreckage.

Enslaved – Odyssey to the West – Review

October 25, 2010

From the chemistry between the main characters to the elegant plot, amidst gorgeous environments and with great voice acting, you’ll want to tear through this.

Pete International Airport – Review

October 22, 2010

The band is a side project from Dandy Warhols’ guitarist Peter Holmström, and the name of the band is a song from the Dandy’s second record.

Spider-Man – Shattered Dimensions – Review

October 21, 2010

Variety is the name of the game. Check out the cover: Four versions of the superhero ranging from Peter Parker’s most iconic to some real obscurities.

Ys Seven – Review

October 20, 2010

No one is likely to be blown away by the story of two adventurers looking for… adventure, nor by the slowly unraveling plot and dialogue.

Enslaved – Axioma Ethica Odini – Review

October 20, 2010

There’s enough variety to satisfy both old-school knuckle-draggers looking for pure eee-ville and the more adventurous, recent Nachtmysium-educated ears.

Black Anvil – Triumvirate – Review

October 18, 2010

The phrase “NYC-based black metal” might conjure images in your mind of a hipster-heavy, irony-fueled disaster, but luckily for us, Black Anvil is for real.