Chaz Thorndike – Page 14 – Lollipop Magazine

Jag Panzer – Dissident Alliance – Review

April 1, 1995

I have a huge collection of vinyl from the ’80s, and Jag Panzer’s EP is in there with “Metal Melts the Ice” and other horrendously schlock-metal ditties.

Iced Earth – Burnt Offerings – Review

April 1, 1995

Burnt Offerings begins like Halloween, launches into speedcore, then growling vocals are offset by a rich male voice and angelic backup, then warbling falsetto.

Sentenced – Amok – Review

March 1, 1995

Amok slows the tempo and explores more intricate melodies. Milka lets rip scaling solos, screeching harmonics, dreamy movements, and anthemic powerchords.

Local H – Ham Fisted – Review

March 1, 1995

These two guys from the metropolis of Zion, Illinois churn out some post-grunge rock with catchy melodies strewn about like keg cups after a beer blast.

The Action Swingers – Quit While You’re Ahead – Review

February 1, 1995

Ned Hayden = punk rock. Julia Cafritz (ex-Pussy Galore/Free Kitten), Don Fleming, J. Mascis, and Johan Kugelberg play on some of the songs.

Baby, Baby, Baby, Where Did Our Love Go? – Fiction

February 1, 1995

Why do people always try to fix you up with someone when you’re perfectly pissed off all by yourself?

The Spudmonsters – with Overdose, Skrew at the Rat – Review

February 1, 1995

The Spudmonsters put on one of the bounciest, most energetic shows I’ve ever seen.

Skrew – with Overdose, The Spudmonsters at the Rat – Review

February 1, 1995

The sound plodde like a dinosaur ,and no one moved except keyboardist. When the keyboardist moves more that anyone else, what’s that say about the band?

Overdose – with The Spudmonsters, Skrew at the Rat – Review

February 1, 1995

Big, hairy, scary, heavily-tattooed Brazilians with lots of hair cranking out tight-as-shit, multi-tempoed, heavy tunes.

Clawfinger – Deaf Dumb Blind – Review

December 1, 1994

Zak raps like a barrel-chested Mike Patton, and the guitarists chug and stutter. Hip-hop/metal energy and blasts of Pantera power.