Lollipop Magazine

Gypsyhawk – Revelry & Resilience – Review

December 5, 2012

Couple releases in, Thin Lizzy worship on the sleeve, twin-guitar attack firing on all cylinders, workable vocals doing their thing.

Kadavar – Review

December 3, 2012

Know all the Sabbath album tracks classic rock radio doesn’t play? Kadaver does.

The Sword – Apocryphon – Review

November 30, 2012

The Sword offer up some righteous, mountain-sized licks. The Texas crew has delivered on three albums of Sabbath-styled of bluesy rock ‘n’ roll.

Crucified Barbara – The Midnight Chase – Review

November 16, 2012

We swear devotion to Sahara Hotnights, but we’ve always wondered what their Swedish swagger might sound like with a metal edge. Enter Crucified Barbara.

Toadies – Play Rock Music – Review

October 16, 2012

Toadies kick open the door with this dose of real rock fury, an antidote to the clueless, wussified state of modern rock.

1776 – Review

September 25, 2012

1776 is a Longview, Washington-based band with a fantastic retro sound, recalling ’60’s garage rock.

Wild Hunt – Before The Plane of Angles – Review

September 24, 2012

Wild Hunt favor their songs on the long side. “Window to the Nether” has got riffs, hooks, and plenty of groove to justify its nine minutes.

Gentlemans Pistols – Review

September 14, 2012

Busy Brit Bill Steer lends his guitar expertise to not just Carcass and Firebird but also UK-based rockers Gentlemans Pistols.

Firebird – Hot Wings – Review

September 13, 2012

Bluesy classic rockers Firebird offered a completely different sound than guitarist Bill Steer’s other band, Carcass.

Abrahma – Through The Dusty Paths Of Our Lives- Review

September 12, 2012

Abrahma bring the big, stomping stoner riffs on “Neptune of Sorrow.” They wear their Kyuss and Monster Magnet influences on their sleeve.