Lollipop Magazine

Borknagar – Epic – Review

April 4, 2005

The intensity of straight-up black metal bands like Mayhem and Immortal, but pushes its boundaries, adding elements of classical romanticism and folk music.

Borknagar – Epic – Interview

September 27, 2004

An interview with guitarist Øystein G. Brun

“Dead Mexican in my Headphones”: Ozzy’s Satan Shippers – Column

August 2, 2002

I interview rock guys two, three times a week. I use voice recognition software to transcribe these interviews. It doesn’t always come out as planned though.

Borknagar – Empiricism – Review

March 15, 2002

Sure, there’s a bit (or a lot) of pretension here, not to mention a real risk of prog geekery. Passionate, brutal, beautiful, frightening stuff.

Vintersorg – Odemarkens Son – Review

September 1, 2000

Vintersorg are stormy, snowy Viking metal designed for those who cock their ear to the brief clean vocal bits found within Dimmu Borgir and Borknagar.

Borknagar – The Archaic Course – Interview

September 1, 1999

An interview with guitarist Oystein G Brun

Identity Five – Review

September 1, 1999

With 17 tracks, 76 minutes, there’s something here for anyone into metal: Heavy, power, nü, black, death, doom, epic, Goth, hardcore, and the schools within.

Borknagar – The Archaic Course – Review

June 1, 1999

Members of Immortal, Hades, Arcturus, Ved Buens Ende, Gorgoroth, and Enslaved. A diverse eight-song release filled with longing, pain, darkness, and revelry.

Firestarter – Review

November 1, 1998

Firestarter could be your foot in the door that, once opened, allows a beautiful darkness into your life.