Bands – Page 113 – Lollipop Magazine

Abysmal Dawn – Leveling the Plane of Existence – Review

March 30, 2011

Los Angeles’ Abysmal Dawn doesn’t quite display the fangs necessary to deliver on the bold claim of their third full-length title, but they’ve got the ability.

Lazarus A.D. – Black Rivers Flow – Review

March 28, 2011

A mid-’90s power groove reminiscent of mid-period Megadeth and Testament, or early Machine Head.

Most Precious Blood – Do Not Resuscitate – Review

February 18, 2011

Precious few surprises on the fourth album from hardcore stalwarts Most Precious Blood. The band’s take on boilerplate hardcore will grab you by the throat.

Electric Wizard – Black Masses – Review

February 16, 2011

The mighty Electric Wizard return in all of their fuzzy/doomy/all-encompassing Sabby-ness with Black Masses.

Royal Thunder – Review

February 14, 2011

Bassist/singer Miny Parsonz may be the biggest reason I have a half-bat for this Atlanta trio, but the whole package is something special.

Ghost – Opus Eponymous – Review

January 28, 2011

The pop sound of the irresistibly catchy odes to Satan, “Stand By Him” and “Satan Prayer,” are enough question whether this is serious or a goof on metal.

Engel – Threnody – Review

January 26, 2011

Sweden’s Engel barrels down the road at a great clip for the first four tracks of Threnody, bashing through some modern metal with incredible energy and polish.

Danzig – Deep Red Sabbaoth – Review

January 24, 2011

Features Prong’s Tommy Victor on guitar and sounds very much like of mixture of sounds that we’ve heard from Danzig, only concocted in a new way.

Gwar – Bloody Pit of Horror – Review

December 31, 2010

It’s the McDonald’s ball pit of metal, a gloriously fun and dirty pile of sounds with a solid undercurrent of good songwriting and metal knowledge beneath.

Die Krupps – Als Wären wir für immer – Review

December 29, 2010

Eight tracks paint a robust and varied portrait of the band’s sound: “Beyond” snuggling with Depeche Mode while “Die Macht” does a Rammstein’s boot-stomp.