Lollipop Magazine

Ayria – Plastic Makes Perfect – Review

August 14, 2013

Plastic Makes Perfect is a great album title, but Jennifer Parkin is no stranger to great looks, writing styles, titles, cover art, and, of course, songs.

Implant – The Productive Citizen – Review

August 12, 2013

Cold, classic EBM with distorted vocals, news samples, plenty of trance-inducing repetition, and harsh keyboards replacing the crunch of “metal guitars.”

Deviant UK – Very Bad Things – Review

August 7, 2013

13 tracks and 3 remixes exclusive to this WWII release, and the download includes eight additional remixes not even listed. Whew!

Lovelorn Dolls – The House of Wonders – Review

August 5, 2013

Debut full-length from this Belgian duo, Ladyhell and Corpus Christi. They love Evanescence, Garbage, and Lacuna Coil and it shows.

Front Line Assembly – Echogenetic – Review

August 2, 2013

Echogenetic marks a return to Front Line Assembly’s earlier all-synth phase, losing the industrial metal sound that had become a huge part of their sound.

Aesthetische – Nachtbrenner – Review

July 31, 2013

Aghast View and Biopsy side project returns with a 15 track release, few new songs, bunch of reworks. EBM, pure and simple.

Mechanical Cabaret – Selective Hearing – Review

July 30, 2013

Selective Hearing is a greatest hits record, and therefore a great introduction. The words dour and deadpan pop up in numerous reviews, as they should.

Kant Kino – Father Worked In Industry – Review

July 29, 2013

Combining cold distortion of ’90s-style dark industrial with the anthemic synthpop of 2000’s faves like Apoptygma Berzerk, including chillingly female vocals.

Mindless Self Indulgence – How I Learned to Stop Giving A Shit and Love – Review

May 24, 2013

“Witness” kicks off with a resounding “Son Of A Bitch!” followed by a mix of heavy guitars and synth riffs mixed with enough power to make your guts rumble.

Cynical Existence – Come Out And Play – Review

February 8, 2013

The stone-faced nü metal-style lyrics and growling delivery are completely at odds with the dance-happy beats of their electro sound.