Lollipop Magazine

Death Angel – The Dream Calls for Blood – Music Stream

January 7, 2014

This is straight-up bloody meat thrown to ravenous thrash fans — prototypical thrash that is equal parts Slayer and Megadeth.

Dream Theater – Along for the Ride – Music Stream

January 6, 2014

It’s great to report that “Along for the Ride” from their 2013 self-titled record is along the lines of Dream Theater’s classic early work.

Red Fang – Blood Like Cream – Music Stream

January 3, 2014

Portland, Oregon stoner rock crew turned heads with their eclectic 2011 release, Murder the Mountains, but things may have gone off the tracks since then.

Boardwalk – Crying – Music Stream

January 2, 2014

Pleasant, predictable, and mesmerizing. Breathy, gauzy female vocals, and a hipster dude handling the deeply-reverbed guitars, and a drum machine set on snooze.

Twilight of the Gods – At Dawn We Ride – Music Stream

January 1, 2014

This talented bunch quickly grew beyond the initial concept to play classic, galloping, mall-strutting ’80s metal.

Blitzen Trapper – Ever Loved Once – Music Stream

December 31, 2013

Seventh full-length. And the music, heard here on “Ever Loved Once,” is just as straightforward and unpretentious, with a confident alt.country swagger.

Propagandhi – Anti-Manifesto – Music Stream

December 30, 2013

Deluxe reissue of Propagandhi’s classic 1993 debut. Remastered, featuring the full album, three outtakes, and the four-song HTCE demo.

The Flatliners – Drown in Blood – Music Stream

December 12, 2013

Fans of (the dearly departed) The Distillers will definitely recognize that band’s trademark snarl and aggression on “Drown in Blood.”

Powerwolf – Amen & Attack – Music Stream

December 11, 2013

Adapting Kiss’ Creatures of the Night to Preachers of the Night is funny. If it’s serious, that’s dopey. It’s multilayered powermetal, could go either way.

Church of Misery – Brother Bishop – Music Stream

December 10, 2013

Great album name, solid stoner/doom band from Japan. Lke Down, ya can’t understand a goddamn word, but the riffs are thick and heavy, so you let it (mud)slide.