April 2012 – Page 16 – Lollipop Magazine

Infernal Overdrive – Last Rays Of The Dying Sun – Review

April 15, 2012

Infernal Overdrive list Zeppelin, Grand Funk, and Deep Purple among their influences. More than copying, they actually put thought into writing good songs.

Horseback – Ahriman – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Who put black metal vocals in my stoner rock?

Active Child – Diamond Heart – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Make the most of this time by listening to Pat Grossi’s soothing voice and sterling indie pop.

Goatwhore – Blood for the Master – Review

April 15, 2012

Slide on your spiked gauntlets and prostrate yourself before NOLA’s reigning kings of blackened death.

Cathedral – Anniversary – Review

April 15, 2012

Doom legends Cathedral are calling it quits after 20+ years, with one last album due this year before the coffin is lowered.

Freshkills – Raise Up The Sheets – Review

April 15, 2012

“Positive Vibes” speaks in an urban slacker slang that recalls The Strokes, but with some seriously sinister undercurrents.

Black Tusk – Set The Dial – Review

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.

Every Time I Die – Ex Lives – Review

April 15, 2012

Buffalo metalcore mainstays Every Time I Die have a way with song titles, and “Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space” also delivers on the chaotic sounds.

Behemoth – Demonica – Review

April 15, 2012

Returning to the U.S. after frontman Negral’s battle with leukemia, these Polish death metal warriors are set to tour with Watain this spring.

Epica – Requiem of the Indifferent – Review

April 15, 2012

Female-fronted symphonic metal group Epica doesn’t aim to sooth with “Storm the Sorrow,” a call to arms against the ills of the world.