Lollipop Magazine

Skinny Puppy – hanDover – Review

October 25, 2011

Industrial veterans Skinny Puppy deliver exactly the weird, wonderful sounds one expects on their 14th album. It’s all over the map, and all the better for it.

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.

Informatik – Arena – Review

December 1, 2009

Type O Negative vocals with smooth synths and programming more like New Order than Skinny Puppy, Informatik writes electronic arena rock as well as club hits.

Funker Vogt – War Zone K17 – Review

December 1, 2009

War Zone K17 is a double live CD, and my favorite parts are the songs I already love performed live. To me, the band’s best songs are from the Navigator days.

Skold vs. KMFDM – Review

October 1, 2009

Sasha Konietzko (KMFDM) teams up with Tim Skold (Skold, Marilyn Manson, KMFDM) for a continent-crossing collaboration. Ground rules: No guitars, no drum kits.

Synchro Nine Factor – Redeploy – Review

December 1, 2008

Not anthemic enough to be Rammstein, not sick enough to be Skinny Puppy, not throbbing enough to be one of the bands I can never specifically remember.

Ruby Bullet – Nothing Left To Bleed On – Review

November 1, 2008

To compare Ruby Bullet to a proggy version of Goth poppers Evanescence is just too easy, so I have faith that that’s exactly what 90 percent of reviewers said.

Mindless Self Indulgence – IF – Review

March 1, 2008

The Linkin Park of electro/industrial, MSI is a perfectly enjoyable band for the braindead. A pleasant band for those who find Marilyn Manson too intelligent.

Himko – Review

March 1, 2008

Remember Atari Teenage Riot? Maybe heard the movie (soundtrack and kick-ass inspired-by mash-up) Threat? You’ve heard the best of “digital hardcore.”

Einstürzende Neubauten – Palast Der Republik – Review

February 1, 2008

The Godfathers of the German industrial movement perform in a palace that serves as the seat of parliament. Demolition is underway; the hall is empty and cold.

Sex Gang Children – Live At Ocean – Review

January 1, 2008

A bootleg with bad sound and shaky footage. Once past that, it’s pretty enjoyable. Contemporaries of Joy Division, Sigue Sique Sputnik, and Sisters of Mercy.

DJ? Acurack – Humanoids From The Deep – Review

September 1, 2007

I don’t know much about this shit. Drum’n’bass, uh-huh, breakbeat, yup, horror-fixation, know it. But if this is considered good or bad, man, it’s beyond me…

Acumen Nation – Psycho The Rapist – Review

September 1, 2007

Singer Jason Novak is a fuck-everyone motherfucker, and while the tunes might not blaze a path of redemption or damnation, they’re kick-ass tunes for the trip.

Mind Flux Funeral – Teatro De Revalacion – Review

June 1, 2007

Dark, violent, sensual, chilling: Everything a good aggro/rock/industrial/metal album should be. From Chicago, where this stuff was born, lives, and breathes.

Sia – Lady Croissant – Review

May 11, 2007

Australian seductress/occasional Zero 7 vocalist Sia should be no stranger to anyone who indulges in the air-y, sensual chillout sort of TV soundtrack ambience.

New Skin – Review

April 20, 2007

So many styles of new wave: Siouxsie & The Banshees, Berlin, and more. Led by gritty guitars, with beats that could be hanging out at any retro club at 2 am.

Air – Pocket Symphony – Review

April 6, 2007

Not everyone will be in the mood to slip under the covers of Pocket Symphony’s sometimes-sleepy atmospheres, especially those looking for booty-shaking.

Tricky Bizzniss – Review

March 12, 2007

Former vocalist of The Crystal Method, Trixie Reiss, and two-time Grammy nominee Ernie Lake. Cheesy dance music so bad I had to shut it off while typing this.

Black Tape For A Blue Girl – Remnants of a Deeper Purity – Review

March 9, 2007

While Dead Can Dance utilized folk music to court Renaissance Goths, Sam Rosenthal went after high-brow graphic designers by means of darkwave chamber music.

Anders Manga – Left of an All-Time Low – Review

March 3, 2007

Dark electronic, part dancefloor stomp, part mellow, rich croon. I gravitate toward dark synthpop, so Anders Manga suits me fine.

God Head – The Shadow Line – Review

March 2, 2007

God Head toured with Manson, Disturbed, Static-X, Mudvayne, and Rammstein. They were lame then, and they’re lame and half a decade older and no wiser now.

Voltaire – Ooky Spooky – Review

March 1, 2007

Goth is rarely funny intentionally. Voltaire is always a good time, with humorous songs about zombies, dancing skeletons, and all kinds of ghoulish goodness.

Helalyn Flowers – Disconnection – Review

December 1, 2006

Helalyn Flowers are a two-piece, a female singer/programmer and a male guitarist/programmer/synth player. Both are striking good looking.

Covenant – Skyshaper – Review

November 10, 2006

Highly anticipated as the successor to Northern Light. While not produced by Rammstein producer Jacob Hellner, it shows a return to the roots of their sound.

Wolfmaster – The Essence of Evil – Review

November 3, 2006

Dueling between metal and Goth. A less diverse version of early Type O Negative with Sex, Blood & Murder on the mind.