Lollipop Magazine

Vintersorg – The Focusing Blur – Review

January 31, 2005

Vintersorg incorporates back-to-nature lyrics through the use of medieval, folky passages over Peccatum-styled terror prog, and occasional blasting blackness.

Venomous Concept – Retroactive Abortion – Review

January 31, 2005

WOW!! Side project of ex-Brutal Truth vocalist Kevin Sharp, King Buzzo Osbourne from Melvins/Fantômas, and Shane Embury and Danny Herrera from Napalm Death.

Unleashed – Sworn Allegiance – Review

January 31, 2005

Blunt, boorish words you can understand, riffs you’ll remember after the smoke’s cleared, production loud and proud, rhythms touched by the hand of chaos.

Underoath – They’re Only Chasing Safety – Review

January 31, 2005

Much hyped. Generic mediocre metalcore, save for the techno/keyboard bits used on certain songs, Underoath never really build up enough steam.

Motörhead – Inferno – Review

January 24, 2005

Don’t expect too many surprises, except maybe that they’re still so good. The acoustic closer is a side of the band that hasn’t reared its head too often.

Sybreed – Slave Design – Review

January 24, 2005

How many Fear Factory clones does the world need, especially now that Dino-less Fear Factory themselves are an unsatisfying clone of their former selves?

Asrai – Touch in the Dark – Review

January 10, 2005

The Asrai are small, fragile, female beings who polymorph into puddles of water. Asrai is a disarmingly honest blend of prog rock, new wave, and Gothic metal.

Beyond the Embrace – Insect Song – Review

December 29, 2004

Capable of delivering a solid melodic death metal album, they’ve jumped into a field where the stakes are very high, and their songs just can’t compete. Yet.

Hyatari – The Light Carriers – Review

December 29, 2004

A droning techtonic soul heave like amplified blood: The rushing whooosh! backed by the steady “ka-thumpa” of your heart worked into distinct songs.

Metal Church – The Weight of the World – Review

December 27, 2004

Not crazy about the noisy production, and I find the record melodramatic in parts. Too Metal. But man, new vocalist Ronny Munroe is a corker.