Adrian Bromley | Lollipop Magazine

Eighteen Visions – Obsession – Review

March 7, 2005

Once championed in the hardcore/noisecore music scene as an innovative band with intense shows, it seems success, fame, and melody has gotten the best of them.

Underoath – They’re Only Chasing Safety – Review

January 31, 2005

Much hyped. Generic mediocre metalcore, save for the techno/keyboard bits used on certain songs, Underoath never really build up enough steam.

A Perfect Murder – Unbroken – Review

December 13, 2004

A Perfect Murder’s debut can best be described as “typical” and/or “generic,” with hard-driving strides of metallic goodness peppered throughout the album.

Heaven Shall Burn – Antigone – Review

December 13, 2004

I championed this band when they unleashed 2002’s Whatever It May Take on Lifeforce, but Antigone just seems to be on autopilot.

Age of Ruin – The Tides of Tragedy – Review

December 13, 2004

The Tides of Tragedy begins forcefully, with the songs showcasing excellent metal riffs intertwined with hardcore-like chugga-chugga riffs, much like Atreyu.

Backstabbers Inc. – Kamikaze Missions – Review

December 1, 2004

Backstabbers Inc. continue their swirl of aggression with yet another triumphant assortment of numbers that’ll do wrecking ball damage.

From A Second Story Window – Not One Word Has Been Omitted – Review

December 1, 2004

It’s safe to say that most people who’ve heard the debut album by From A Second Story Window have never heard anything so demented and unhinged.

100 Demons – Review

December 1, 2004

The fierceness and intensity is still still alive and well, but a lot more groove and melody has been injected, and those moments weaken the attack.

The Judas Cradle – Too Bad They’re All Dead – Review

November 22, 2004

The insane heavy-set grooves of Darkest Hour, the fiercely potent riffs a la Cannae, and the emotional substance of Remembering Never.

Rag Men – Review

November 15, 2004

Members of Skarhead, Earth Crisis, Merauder, and Madball, so you pretty much get the idea: Meaty hardcore with metallic riffs and an attitude.