Reviews – Page 48 – Lollipop Magazine

Architects (UK) – Daybreaker – Review

August 20, 2012

Architects claimed no medals in the 2012 London Olympics, but the righteous aggression of “Alpha Omega” is much cooler than throwing a stupid javelin, anyway.

Write This Down – Lost Weekend – Review

August 20, 2012

Write This Down have hit the road with fellow Christian rockers The Letter Black and Blindside, honing their craft along the way.

Hybrid – Review

August 17, 2012

The game takes place in a futuristic world where opposing factions competefor resources, blasting away at each other from cover in a third-person viewpoint.

Marduk – Serpent Sermon – Review

August 17, 2012

The Babylonian god Marduk was concerned with water, vegetation, judgment, and magic. The Swedish black metal band of the same name is concerned with evil.

Japandroids – Celebration Rock – Review

August 17, 2012

Anyone who wished fun. and Passion Pit were rowdier, noisier, less auto-tuned mom-love (fun.) and falsetto kiddie-chorused (PP), Japanoids are worth a listen.

Lullacry – Where Angels Fear – Review

August 15, 2012

Finland’s Gothic metal crew Lullacry return after a long break. “Still An Angel” features the unmistakable vocals of Tanja Lainio.

Death By Stereo – Black Sheep Of The American Dream – Review

August 15, 2012

Blending Swedish death metal with whoa-whoa punk choruses and distinctive hardcore punk vocal attack, what’s not to love?

Demon Hunter – True Defiance – Review

August 14, 2012

Solid State true believers Demon Hunter offer this muscular slice of modern metal from their sixth album, True Defiance.

of Montreal – Paralytic Stalks – Review

August 13, 2012

The least one-man-show of Montreal album yet, but it’s exploding with ideas barely pursued. Fragmented would be polite.

The Enemy Within – As Long As I Can Walk, I’ll Step Out Of Line – Review

August 10, 2012

Made up of former members of Blood For Blood and Milo’s Syndicate, and the members’ veteran status on the scene shines through on this record.