Lollipop Magazine

HateSphere – The Great Bludgeoning – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

HateSphere have long been bringers of lean, fat-free death/thrash, and “The Killer,” a cut from their seventh album, delivers the goods.

Goatwhore – Blood for the Master – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Slide on your spiked gauntlets and prostrate yourself before NOLA’s reigning kings of blackened death.

Every Time I Die – Ex Lives – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Buffalo metalcore mainstays Every Time I Die have a way with song titles, and “Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space” also delivers on the chaotic sounds.

Epica – Requiem of the Indifferent – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Female-fronted symphonic metal group Epica doesn’t aim to sooth with “Storm the Sorrow,” a call to arms against the ills of the world.

Edguy – Age Of The Joker – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Edguy have been a fixture on the power metal scene for decades, and these Germans have never been afraid to tackle iconic or fantastical sources.

Desaster – The Arts of Destruction – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Remember that Soufly song “Blood Fire War Hate?” Add Satan to that cheerful string of words and you’ve got Desaster’s modus operandi.

Charred Walls of the Damned – Cold Winds On Timeless Days – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Drummer Richard Christy (Death, Iced Earth) has to split his time between metal and The Howard Stern Show, but neither seem to be suffering for it.

Leaves’ Eyes – Symphonies Of The Night – Music Stream

April 9, 2012

Lacuna Coil get goofy at times, but their female-fronted metal seems like a Renaissance painting compared to the silliness of bands like Leaves’ Eyes.

Say Anything – Anarchy, My Dear – Music Stream

April 5, 2012

Singer Max Bemis has an incredible charisma that channels Ted Leo, and that energy is on shining display during “Burn A Miracle.”