Lollipop Magazine

Throwdown – Haymaker – Review

November 5, 2003

Throwdown are a bludgeoning, powerhouse machine of aggression that rolls with such speed and momentum that in the right environment, they’d be unstoppable.

Black Cross – Art Offensive – Review

October 29, 2003

Louisville, Kentucky’s Black Cross are a band on a mission: To rock out.

Converge – The Long Road Home – Review

October 15, 2003

The Long Road Home is in-your-face, brutal, and an equally stunning collection of live show and fan footage all sewn together.

Dead Soul Tribe – A Murder of Crows – Review

October 8, 2003

After two or three listens, I “connected” with the music of Dead Soul Tribe and started to experience their poetic, darkened realms of creativity.

Virgin Black – Elegant… and Dying – Review

October 8, 2003

Anyone who’s ever loved the work of Dead Can Dance, Amber Asylum, and Trial of The Bow are no doubt going to be drawn to this release.

Trigger 10D – The Difference Is a Boy – Review

October 8, 2003

Chicago trio Trigger 10D are a hybrid act pulling in sounds and styles from across the board: Electronica, new wave, trip-hop, and many more.

Nothingface – Skeletons – Review

October 1, 2003

I used to like Nothingface, but as time goes on, the band seems to’ve modified the intense hooks and grooves that made their heavy-set sounds explode on impact.

Darkthrone – Hate Them – Review

October 1, 2003

Easily one of the best albums of 2003, Norway’s duo Darkthrone returns with a truly haunting, evil, and vile specimen of black metal.

There Were Wires – Review

September 11, 2003

With a nod to cult faves Deadguy and the posse of peers, There Were Wires dive headfirst into an assortment of anarchistic numbers of built-up aggression.

Knuckle Sandwich – Nice – Review

September 11, 2003

Knuckle Sandwich are good at what they do, playing catchy, chorus-filled numbers fueled by punk, hardcore, and hard rock ideals.