Lollipop Magazine

Björk – Music From Drawing Restraint 9 – Review

November 11, 2005

Björk’s soundtrack to Matthew Barney’s film allows single-instrument exercises and ominous half-step progressions to insinuate each scene.

BBQ – Tie Your Noose – Review

November 11, 2005

One man, one guitar, two drums, one clanky thing, and that’s fucking that.

Arch Enemy – Doomsday Machine – Review

November 11, 2005

It’s Angela who steals the show. Her muted and processed vocals on AoR are replaced with a ravenous, starving beast raping the microphone for all its worth.

Green Carnation – The Quiet Offspring – Review

November 4, 2005

Tchort was bass player for Emperor after he left the original Green Carnation (the other guys formed In The Woods), and current member of Carpathian Forest.

Girls Under Glass – Zyklus – Review

November 4, 2005

Girls Under Glass’s tenth release and first for Metropolis Records. Show Metropolis Records ability for snagging great electronic artists from other labels.

The Cave Soundtrack – Review

November 4, 2005

Like the Headbanger’s Ball series (also assisted by Roadrunner), you pick your faves, and know who’s a fashion band and who deserve every word of praise.

Ulver – Blood Inside – Review

November 4, 2005

Orchestral ambience, trip hop-imbued electronica, metallic guitars, big band jazz exuberance, prog rock sensibility, and purely experimental awe.

The Old Haunts – Fallow Field – Review

November 4, 2005

Perfect name for this skeletonal rainy-day-in-the-basement three-piece. Bits of ’50s-’60s teen death strum worked into a skiffley folk of American(a) Gothic.

Sweatmaster – Tom Tom Bullet – Review

November 4, 2005

Like the boppier aspect of The White Stripes and the last couple Hives records, so come on in. Big beat fun time hand-clapping from 50 years of rock and roll.

Mindless Self Indulgence – You’ll Rebel to Anything – Review

November 4, 2005

Imagine if Marilyn Manson or Korn’s Jonathan Davis joined a new wave/synth band, with a nü metal guitar sound. Save your money for something more intelligent.