Lollipop Magazine

Into Eternity – Buried in Oblivion – Review

September 6, 2004

Like a beacon in the darkness, championing lightning fast guitar work, blazing blast beats, and superior melodic harmonies intertwined with demonic growls.

Get Fucked – Review

September 6, 2004

With a name like Get Fucked – and members from Lickgoldensky and Turmoil – one can easily come to the conclusion: Get Fucked are as brutal as things get.

Edguy – Hellfire Club – Review

August 30, 2004

Those nutty dudes in Edguy have gotten me hooked. There’s an unabashed sense of fun and a joy for music in their latest, and I can’t help but love it!

Disincarnate – Dreams of the Carrion Kind – Review

August 30, 2004

Disincarnate was formed by guitarist James Murphy in ’92 after he spent the previous few years making a name for himself with Death, Obituary, and Cancer.

Dark Tranquillity – Exposures: In Retrospect and Denial – Review

August 30, 2004

Only the very old and the very new from one of Swedish progressive death’s top acts. The second CD is the live show from the DVD in CD form.

Carcass – Choice Cuts – Review

August 30, 2004

From grind/gorecore forefathers to melodic death’s finest, they never repeated themselves, nor put out a bad record. A 21-song best-of from one of metal’s best.

After Forever – Exordium – Review

August 30, 2004

Imagine the progressive arrangements of Dream Theater, accompanied by a siren whose voice is flavored by a Gothic and metal undercarriage. This is Exordium.

Scarve – Irradiant – Review

August 16, 2004

While I must applaud Scarve for the powerful, shapeshifting sorting of technical/groove metal on Irradiant, the sound is too reminiscent of Darkane/Meshuggah.

Vomitory – Blood Rapture – Review

August 16, 2004

For a decade and a half, this band discharged from the bowels of Venom, Death, and Deicide comes across in a sharp, swarming display of shred and skillfulness.

Refused – The E.P. Comp CD – Review

August 16, 2004

Promises unreleased and ancient goodies, but merely repackages available material. The European version has the first two demos and a fuckload of bonus songs.