Lollipop Magazine

Accept – The Final Chapter – Review

September 1, 1998

Accept is a necessity for a well-rounded archive, but this double live record is not.

Overkill – From the Underground and Below – Review

April 1, 1998

Overkill’s been bombarding human ears with power/heavy metal since before their were so many damn names for it.

Mike Tramp – Capricorn – Review

April 1, 1998

Mike still has a signature style, no matter how hard he tries to bury it beneath classic rock trappings. This sounds like bad Black Crowes.

Overkill – The Killing Kind – Review

May 1, 1996

While the second half may slump into rebel stomp mediocrity, weighty Metallica-esque conceptualizations, and a ballad, the record starts off strong, really.

Iron Maiden – The X-Factor – Review

March 1, 1996

Now, the heaviest thing about Maiden is their gory cover graphics with a model of zombie-mascot Eddie by Hugh Syme.

Bruce Dickinson – Alive From Studio C – Review

March 1, 1996

Taking material from Tattooed Millionaire (when he was still in Iron Maiden) and Balls To Picasso, Dickinson puts out a double album of live performances.

Saigon Kick – Devil In The Details – Review

December 1, 1995

Styles range from blues to ballads to swing to swagger to strut to an a cappella pretty-boy-barbershop intro to a NIN rip-off. Plus pianos, and Spanish guitars.

Warrant – Ultraphobic – Review

May 1, 1995

While keeping some of their hair-rock material for the old fans to chew on, much of the material is heavier than people might accredit the Cherry Pie boyz.

Kix – Show Business – Review

May 1, 1995

15 years and still kickin’ it out. They haven’t changed a bit. They still play AC/DCish, laced with rockisms galore. Some great lyrics in there.

Twisted Sister – Live at Hammersmith – Review

February 1, 1995

Twisted Sister was one of the cheesier pop-metal bands during the ’80s. The poor sound quality makes it almost comical, like a skit from Saturday Night Live.