Lollipop Magazine

3 Inches Of Blood – Metal Woman – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

With Cam Pipe’s trademark high-pitched wail and the band’s polished thrash-meets-Priest/Maiden sound, 3 Inches of Blood are metal to the core.

Pilgrim – Astaroth – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Rhode Island crew Pilgrim specialize in slow-as-molasses doom, the kind that sounds downright lethargic at times.

Mentallo & The Fixer – A Collection – Review

April 15, 2012

Texan electro-industrial act Mentallo & The Fixer has been at it for a while, and that knowledge shows on the lean, effective “decomposed (spent).”

Black Tusk – Crossroads and Thunder – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Savannah’s Black Tusk sound a lot like fellow Georgians Kylesa. Their fast and heavy mix of stoner metal with hardcore punk is immediate and effective.

Backwoods Payback – You Know How This Works – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

West Chester, PA stoner stalwarts Backwoods Payback are “3 dudes, 1 gal rocking harder than you” according to their Facebook page.

HateSphere – The Great Bludgeoning – Review

April 15, 2012

HateSphere have long been bringers of lean, fat-free death/thrash, and “The Killer,” a cut from their seventh album, delivers the goods.

Gideon Smith & the Dixie Damned – 30 Weight – Review

April 15, 2012

“Do I look like I give a fuck if you like it?” Gideon Smith asks on “Ride With Me,” and if you’re not on board, seriously, find another site to visit.

No Trigger – Tycoon – Review

April 15, 2012

This Worcester, MA-based band is prone to frequent hiatuses, so get on board with these righteous rally calls while they’re still active.

16 – Her Little ‘Accident’ – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

The term “sludge metal” immediately conjures up thoughts of the basketful of bands. Los Angeles’ 16 breaks out of that narrow description.

Nightwish – Imaginaerum – Review

April 15, 2012

Finnish symphonic metal powerhouse Nightwish continue their planetary domination (they’re the most successful Finnish band in the world) with Imaginaerum.