Lollipop Magazine

Scar Symmetry – Pitch Black Progress – Review

November 10, 2006

The band’s second effort in less than two years. The guitar sound is grander, the hooks more deadly, and the melodies more developed and instantly ear-catching.

Burn In Silence – Angel Maker – Review

November 6, 2006

A mixture of clean and screaming vocals, chugga-chugga breakdowns, and In Flames rip-off riffs. But Burn In Silence add something unique: Symphonic keyboards.

Yyrkoon – Unhealthy Opera – Review

November 3, 2006

Ultra heavy extreme metal that grabs from a bag of styles including death, thrash, and black metal. They’re French, and they have a thing for H.P. Lovecraft.

Kampfar – Kvass – Review

November 3, 2006

Nordic metal roots with a heavy dose of hard rockin’ sludge, comparable to Entombed. A hip-shaking swagger balances the dark melodies and screeched vocals.

Accept – A Metal Blast from the Past – Review

November 3, 2006

The set list pulls generously from the German band’s early ’80s golden years that produced their best albums: Restless and Wild and Balls to the Wall.

Diecast – Internal Revolution – Review

November 1, 2006

From a more metalcore meal on the now-defunct Now or Never label, they’re now top-notch aggression with breakdowns and clean singing. REAL singing.

Killing Joke – Hosannas From The Basement of Hell – Review

October 27, 2006

Conspiracy theories unraveled, scripture reworked, and mysteries explained, all to shed a favorable light on the band and their sordid practices.

Body Count – Live in L.A. – Review

October 27, 2006

The usual solid mix of BC-centric anthems, creepy ruminations on love, and some “timely” thoughts on religion and “dirty bombs,” with few surprises.

Blind Guardian – A Twist In The Myth – Review

October 27, 2006

Germany’s charmed leprechaun rockers return by half measures to a bit racier power metalizing, taking heed of reaction to Night At The Opera as too cinematic.

Oh The Horror – Hands Pressed Against The Glass – Review

October 20, 2006

Spacey slow jams and Chino Moreno yelps aflood is OTH at their best. Even From First To Last turned a corner, and they too were come latelys.