Lollipop Magazine

VampireFreaks announces three-day Dark Force Fest – News

November 10, 2022

Dark Force Fest features the most beloved international bands along with the newest trending artists from Gothic, Industrial, Darkwave, and Post-Punk scenes.

Anthems of Rust & Decay – A Tribute to Marilyn Manson – Review

June 1, 2000

Pretty dark, weird, aggressive, and diverse. Some tracks are whispered schlock, some are ambient nightmare, and some are mediocre metal with loud dance beats.

Strangeland – Review

April 1, 1999

Written by and starring Dee Snider, Strangeland is a feast for the eyes and imagination, and the soundtrack is a feast for the ears.

Energy Records: 1997 – Review

June 1, 1997

Energy Records:1997 starts with one of my favorites, Hanzel und Gretyl, those outer space groove industrialists, giving us “Pleidian Agenda.”

Bile – Biledegradeable – Review

June 1, 1997

Mutha Krysztoff did his usual brilliant work in the studio, but with Father Slave barely involved, Bile is missing half the chromosomes for a decent disc.

Neon Jesus – with Bile at Mama Kin – Review

August 1, 1996

Boston’s Neon Jesus sounded like a combination of Faith No More, Metallica, and Soundgarden with a light dusting of Jane’s Addiction and Clawfinger.

Bile – with Neon Jesus at Mama Kin – Review

August 1, 1996

The noise was hypnotic. It sounded almost orchestral. The drums sounding like trumpets. Krz and Brett, their hair sweaty & stringy, looked like swamp creatures.

Bile – Teknowhore – Review

May 1, 1996

As with Suck Pump, this latest industrial, effect-laden release courses through the veins like adrenaline sprinkled liberally with slivers of glass.

Cop Shoot Cop – with Bile at The Middle East Cafe – Review

November 1, 1994

Their sound does nothing but build with each passing moment, like a boa constrictor squeezing your intestines out. They played for close to two hours.

Bile – with Cop Shoot Cop at The Middle East Cafe – Review

November 1, 1994

That hybrid of industrial and metal that’s become so popular these days. They’re good at it, but the songs did seem to blend into each other after a while.