April 2012 – Page 14 – Lollipop Magazine

Dead To Me – Moscow Penny Ante – Review

April 15, 2012

San Francisco’s Dead To Me display shades of the UK band Consumed on the hard-driving “Undertow.” That kind of burly, forceful punk is always OK in our book.

Horseback – Half Blood – Review

April 15, 2012

Who put black metal vocals in my stoner rock?

Dangerous – Teenage Rampage – Review

April 15, 2012

Aussie quartet Dangerous! bring some screamo to the rock sound of their debut, Teenage Rampage. Mixed by Ulrich Wild (Deftones, Pantera).

Premonition 13 – Noche Oscura – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

They gets right down to the fretboard fireworks and you can’t help but think of the reverb hitting you in the face at your favorite outdoor venue.

Orange Goblin – Red Tide Rising – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

UK metal veterans Orange Goblin come out of the gate swinging on their first album in five years. “Red Tide Rising” punches with some hefty old-school force.

Cobra Skulls – Agitations – Review

April 15, 2012

Many a marriage has been shattered on the rocks of Reno, so while you’re there, you might as well hear some good punk rock, like the Cobra Skulls.

Charred Walls of the Damned – Cold Winds On Timeless Days – Review

April 15, 2012

Drummer Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth) has to split his time between metal and The Howard Stern Show, but neither seem to be suffering for it.

Noctem – Invictus – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Lord knows you should make sure your speakers can handle the metal assault that awaits when you push the play button on Noctem’s “Invictus.”

Craig Finn – Honolulu Blues – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

One would expect nothing less than some clever wordplay from The Hold Steady frontman on “Honolulu Blues,” and Craig Finn isn’t about to disappoint.

Nightwish – Storytime – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

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