Lollipop Magazine

Caliban – The Undying Darkness – Review

January 12, 2007

German powerhouse Caliban does the whole metalcore meets the NWOSDM (New Wave of Swedish Death Metal) thing well. For a debut full-length, this is really good.

Glass Casket – Desperate Man’s Diary – Review

January 5, 2007

Imagine Deicide beyond the upside down crosses, Malevolent Creation with a lot more class, Nocturnus without the suck factor, and multiply threefold.

Sick Of It All – Death to Tyrants – Interview

November 10, 2006

An interview with vocalist Lou Koller

Ignite – Our Darkest Days – Review

September 29, 2006

Ignite has hardcore and punk credibility, but also have the ability to write very catchy and commercial-sounding songs.

Sick Of It All – Death to Tyrants – Review

September 1, 2006

When a bullet train like Sick Of It All go all out, there’s no room for disappointment. Death to Tyrants is angry, urgent, and beaming with revitalized spirit.

Stavesacre – How To Live With A Curse – Review

June 1, 2006

They bring on the altrock, and after the shock, I remember that they’re not cashing in, they’ve been writing solid, catchy rock for half a decade or so.

Bleeding Kansas – Dead Under Decor – Review

January 1, 2006

Produced by Kurt Ballou (Converge), and it’s nicely non-muddy, high-end scream metal along those lines. They’ve played with Converge and Cursed, and Hot Cross.

Turbonegro – Party Animals – Review

December 9, 2005

Returns speed and scum to Turbonegro’s arsenal, retaining the early years’ hunger with the post-reunion fondness for stadium rock. Best secret song EVER.

Listen or Pose – Review

October 28, 2005

Abacus makes some smart choices. The worst they do is release something mediocre. Which they’ve done, don’t get me wrong, but they’ve got a damn fine average.

Embrace the End – Counting Hallways to The Left – Review

May 24, 2005

Abacus comes through again with genre-bending metalcore. The drummer kills. Breakdowns, blastbeats, duelling Swedish melodic leads all over the place, death roar, hardcore bark, screamy howl, huge production.