Lollipop Magazine

Pro-Pain – Age of Tyranny – Review

March 1, 2007

15 years deep, and Age of Tyranny is quite possibly their most interesting release in years. I heard harmonies, I heard elongated solos, I was impressed.

Destruction – Thrash Anthems – Review

January 1, 2007

Re-recorded German classic thrash tide-over release (with one new track tacked at the end). Over 20 years at it, and they can still thrash it up.

To-Mera – Transcendental – Review

November 20, 2006

Female-fronted dark/prog metal. Angelic vocals, tight starts’n’stops, a bit too choppy and “we’re good, huh?” for me.

Blut Aus Nord – Mort – Review

November 20, 2006

Nightmarish soundscape black metal. Sounds like a horror movie from a room away on a stormy night, and the music often sounds like a cat walking across a piano.

Insomnium – Above The Weeping World – Review

November 20, 2006

Consistent and listenable from end to end, with some interludes and keys to keep it interesting. Nice leads, scary whispers, no sissy singing or orchestration.

Sinister – Afterburner – Review

July 7, 2006

Blood-gushing blast beats, inventive riffs with plenty of weird pull-offs and note intervals, counter rhythmic grooves that shake the senses.

Ihsahn – The Adversary – Review

June 9, 2006

Peccatum crossed with Emperor, stitched together by the occasional and brief prog metal tendencies of either of those that might be described as mainstreamy.

Grand Magus – Wolf’s Return – Review

April 21, 2006

Whereas the first two Grand Magus full-lengths were doom with a bit of classic rock and metal, Wolf’s Return is a classic metal album with just a hint of doom.

Scum – Gospels for the Sick – Review

March 3, 2006

Puree of Casey Chaos (Amen), Samoth & Faust (Emperor), Cosmocrator (Mindgrinder), and Happy Tom (Turbonegro) tastes sour, when it should be extreme metal gold.

Crowbar – Lifesblood for the Downtrodden – Review

October 21, 2005

This is truly Southern stoner rock: Mostly mid-tempo jams with trippy, gruff, echo-heavy vocals, and riffs that breathe and stretch out well.