Lollipop Magazine

Hell Within – Asylum of the Human Predator – Review

March 28, 2005

Good metal band, from Mass, clean vocals and grr, melodic solos, breakdowns, and soaring melodic bits.

Grave Digger – The Last Supper – Review

March 28, 2005

They’ve been humpin’ it out since the mid-’80s. In 20 years, they should’ve gotten a lot better than this. Mediocre then, mediocre now.

Cadacross – So Pale Is the Light – Review

March 28, 2005

Third-tier Finnish metal is still pretty good. The synths are a bit corny, and everything’s a little tentative and misty-sounding. And too many leaping elves.

Apocalyptica – Reflections – Review

March 28, 2005

Love the concept (metal with cellos) but always kinda let down by the CDs. In ’96, they covered Metallica tunes. Maybe we’re waiting for something like that.

All Shall Perish – Hate Malice Revenge – Review

March 28, 2005

Death metal with Cookie Monster vocals. Another one. The band’s debut. Tight as shit, but most death metal is.

The Distance – With Honor – Split – Review

March 16, 2005

Gorgeous packaging. With Honor and The Distance are both completely passable hardcore.

Society 1 – The Sound That Ends Creation – Review

March 16, 2005

Society 1 is terrible, shallow, and not shocking. They wouldn’t even make a good W.A.S.P. tribute band.

Slumber – Fallout – Review

March 16, 2005

Doom, with no apologies for atmospheric keyboards, angelic counterpoint to the monster bellow, and piano and acoustic guitar tinkering amidst droning guitar.

Since the Day – El Mesajero No Es Importante – Review

March 16, 2005

No info on the band. Screaming and clean singing metal, German label.

Kylesa – To Walk a Middle Course – Review

March 16, 2005

Part metallic fever dream cluterfuck, part tuneful pick-slide rocker yahoo, albeit on the dirty and howling side of the trackmarks.