Lollipop Magazine

Divinity – Allegory – Review

March 1, 2008

A mix of thrash, death, and prog, they shred, the vocals roar then soar warblingly, harmonize with the best of them, then they trip you up like Meshuggah.

Demians – Building an Empire – Review

March 1, 2008

While I prefer the over-stuffed production of Devin Townsend, Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree fans have a new French composer/performer to watch develop.

Cursed – III: Architects of Troubled Sleep – Review

March 1, 2008

This Canadian noise/hardcore band deliver the blackened goods. One for Deathwish Inc., two for Goodfellow, home to bands who don’t fuck around.

City Sleeps – Not An Angel – Review

March 1, 2008

This is the kind of eyeliner rock I have trouble understanding. Haven’t the Goo Goo Dolls already been laughed at for over a decade for pussy rock like this?

Arsis – We Are The Nightmare – Review

March 1, 2008

Think Berklee musicians are douchebags? Arsis are your wake up call. Technical death metal, brilliantly played, amazingly produced, and gory as a machete wound.

Apocalyptica – Worlds Collide – Review

March 1, 2008

While novel, this band has never been as captivating or original as Rasputina, so like Trans-Siberian Orchestra, this is essentially a cover band.

36 Crazyfists – The Tide and its Takers – Review

March 1, 2008

36 Crazyfists just doesn’t have the dexterity to be more than some nü metal band outta Alaska that doesn’t suck polar bear balls.

Zero Hour – Dark Deceiver – Review

March 1, 2008

Any band who can play like Meshuggah and sing like Nevermore’s Warrel Dane or Geoff Tate (and sometimes King Diamond), well, there’s something to check out.

Walls of Jericho – Redemption – Review

March 1, 2008

Now that it’s trendy for metal bands to “broaden their horizons” by putting out passable acoustic albums, I guess I should’ve expected this from Trustkill.

Thine Eyes Bleed – Review

March 1, 2008

Two albums with The End, who I genuinely trust. Just some Canadian band that opened that killer tour with Slayer, Children of Bodom, Lamb of God, and Mastodon.