Lollipop Magazine

My Dying Bride – Trinity – Review

October 1, 1995

A collection of greatest hits off the first few albums, EPs and 7″s released just before their third full-length. Moody, heavy, and sweetly dismal.

Mind Over Matter – Automanipulation – Review

October 1, 1995

Reverberating screams, atmospheric leads, and a guitar sound so thick you could only cut it with a precision laser.

Metroschifter – The Metroschifter Capsule – Review

October 1, 1995

Metroschifter can be thought of as a hardcore symphony. Besides having complex rhythms, they have two cellists, and an upright bassist.

Mental Hippie Blood – Pounds – Review

October 1, 1995

Mental Hippie Blood is a solid, soulful rock band filled with hooks and melodies, combining righteous soloing and powerful vocals into once heavy rock package.

Temperance – Review

October 1, 1995

When I put Temperance on my Walkman, when I’m riding my BMX on my paper route, it makes me feel totally free, man

Zeni Geva – Freedom Bondage – Review

October 1, 1995

Japan’s Zeni Geva are twisted artists and are twice as caustic and psycho as any group in the Western Hemisphere who thinks they’re scary.

Grinch – Eden – Review

October 1, 1995

When the vocals step out of the throaty any-note-will-do approach, the melodies are haunting and gorgeously ugly.

Six Feet Under – Haunted – Review

October 1, 1995

With death metal’s largest bands contributing to this supergroup, it’s no surprise it’s amazing. It’s unique from any of the bands the members are famous for.

Coalesce – 002 – Review

October 1, 1995

This is one of the most aggressive and ferocious bands I’ve heard in a while. I can see why a death label would be interested in them.

Sentenced – Love & Death – Review

October 1, 1995

The Lizzy Borden-esque title and bad cover of Vidalé Idol’s “White Wedding” add humor (or cliché) to one monstrous band.

Channel Zero – Unsafe – Review

October 1, 1995

Hint of Pro-Pain, Korn, and countless others. When the voice goes over the edge and howls, “Sucking me dry for my energy,” you know you’ve got a hit.

Candy Striper Death Orgy – Massive Killing Force – Review

October 1, 1995

A well-produced metal album. Angry as a rhino with a pine cone up its butt. The changes come fast and tight, too bad there’re only three songs.

Brujeria – Raza Odiada – Review

October 1, 1995

Massive choruses of rebellion, revelry and rioting, gunfire, frantic drumming, mile-thick guitars, and full lyric sheets that aren’t in English.

Raid – Hands Off The Animals – Review

October 1, 1995

Lyrically, Raid’s political and social views make Earth Crisis look like girl scouts. But musically, their sound is awful and hard to listen to.

Dspayre – Review

September 1, 1995

Skulls adorning horridly-mixed, uninspiring grrr thrash tapes is far from my idea of a must-get.

Doughnuts – The Age of the Circle – Review

September 1, 1995

They’re girls, they’re young, they’re from Sweden, they play hardcore with a very metal influence, and they’re fuckin’ good.

Testament – Live At The Fillmore – Review

September 1, 1995

While their newer material hasn’t struck my fancy, this live album has all my faves from each album. Produced raw and crunchy.

Crowbar – Time Heals Nothing – Review

September 1, 1995

Their songwriting has improved. They are not just playing that slow slug stuff, but using more energy and groove, making this album a helluva lot more brutal.

Central Nervous System – Reality Check – Review

September 1, 1995

Big, heavy guitars and bass, Slayer-style drums with dance-y hi-hat, and growling vocals. Credits don’t mention the nut lobbing samples like grenades. Woah!

Snapcase – Steps – Review

September 1, 1995

Hardcore with metal crunch is a popular trend recently. A super-thick bass line leads raging, and often distorted, vocals and rich guitar harmonies.

Benediction – The Dreams You Dread – Review

September 1, 1995

Somewhere between growling powermetal and hideously deformed Sabbath-starring-Baphomet-on-vocals, Birmingham’s Benediction churn out 11 monstrous songs.