Lollipop Magazine

God Forbid – Gone Forever – Review

June 7, 2004

Gone Forever is a plush, hi-fidelity feat of modern metal, epic often despite short tracks (and a short running time of 41 minutes), high art born from strife.

Stampin’ Ground – A New Darkness Upon Us – Interview

April 5, 2004

An interview with guitarist Scott Atkins

Norther – Mirror of Madness – Review

March 1, 2004

Oft considered a Children of Bodom clone, Norther actually don’t have their act together like the frosty, unit-shifting Finns.

Nightrage – Sweet Vengeance – Review

March 1, 2004

Sweet Vengeance is merely yet another exercise in Swedish melodic death metal; a hold-over between Dark Tranquillity and Soilwork’s albums.

Moonspell – The Antidote – Review

March 1, 2004

A record of high relief, offering crunching, sinister chords jarred by modern gloomy passages that recall the Paradise Lost albums of recent years.

Mercury Tide – Why? – Review

March 1, 2004

Why? doesn’t have a hope of capturing Sentenced or Rapture or Daylight Dies because the production is quite featureless, not to mention they’ve got a power metal guy at the helm.

Dimension Zero – This is Hell – Review

February 23, 2004

This In Flames and Marduk-connected side project gets in and out quickly, with a hilariously merciless, blurry-fast collection of Swedish death thrashers.

Krisiun – Works of Carnage – Review

February 23, 2004

Krisiun’s reputation has always slightly exceeded its substance, but the band are at the forefront of traditional death metal, Brazil’s new tireless ambassadors.

Children of Bodom – Hate Crew Deathroll – Interview

February 16, 2004

An interview with vocalist/guitarist Alexi Laiho

Arch Enemy – Anthems of Rebellion – Review

February 16, 2004

Anthems of Rebellion reeks of amateur riffs, a suspicious stench of commerciality, and a child-like obsession with predictable E-minor progressions.