Lollipop Magazine

The Plague – Epidemic – Review

February 2, 2004

While a large makeup of The Plague’s sound is thrash metal, there’s prominent hardcore/noisecore coating their attack, and that offers up an interesting sound.

Converge – Unloved and Weeded Out – Review

November 22, 2003

Ten years strong, the Converge machine carries on, and here we have an album full of songs – some sounding better than the originals -for us to digest.

Poison the Well – You Come Before You – Review

November 12, 2003

While You Come Before You is not my favorite Poison The Well album, the band stands strong and delivers the goods.

Murder Weapon – Nervous Wreck – Review

November 12, 2003

Virginia hardcore act Murder Weapon let loose an array of ’80s NYHC numbers that’ll surely rally the moshpit elite.

Shai Hulud – That Within Blood Ill-Tempered – Interview

November 5, 2003

An interview with guitarist Mike Fox

Cursed – One – Review

November 5, 2003

Canadian hardcore/grind/noise outfit Cursed will no doubt shake the foundations of said genre with their monstrous debut, One.

Freya – As The Last Light Drain – Review

November 5, 2003

Freya is nothing more than Earth Crisis 2003, but with a different agenda. It still reeks of the same attitude and sound. No thanks.

Breather Resist – Only In The Morning – Review

November 5, 2003

I hear a lot of Unsane in Breather Resist, but I also hear a lot of other cool things being hurled in the 22 minute barrage of noise and mayhem on their debut.

Blood Has Been Shed – Spirals – Review

November 5, 2003

Miles above their debut offering, Blood Has Been Shed turn it up to “11” with Spirals, a dynamically heavy album that rocks with a deafening blow to the head.

As I Lay Dying – Frail Words Collapse – Review

November 5, 2003

No offense to As I Lay Dying, but bands like the incredible Darkest Hour and labelmates The Black Dahlia Murder do it much better.