Lollipop Magazine

Fu Manchu – The Action is Go – Interview

March 1, 1998

An interview with bassist Brad Davis

Snot – Get Some – Review

October 1, 1997

Snot rockets out of Santa Barbara and kicks out the jams in the tradition of such nouveau metal acts as Rage Against the Machine and Korn.

Sinister – Bastard Saints – Review

October 1, 1997

Cro-magnon death metal barbarianism has been Sinister’s specialty ever since their debut.

Killing Culture – Review

October 1, 1997

Fear Factory meets Pro-Pain in this thundering slab of heavy duty/doodie thrash. Produced by Anthrax’s showboy, Scott Ian.

Dimmu Borgir – Enthrone Darkness Triumphant – Review

September 1, 1997

They’re heavy that blends the sounds of throat-tearing vocals, maniacally riffing guitars, and technicolor dreamcloak keyboards into one “symphonic mass.”

Obituary – Back From the Dead – Review

September 1, 1997

With a genre throwback album and classic zombie cover art by Bernie Wrightson of Swamp Thing fame, they fill the emaciated Obituary fan’s plate.

Bruce Dickinson – Accident of Birth – Review

September 1, 1997

I know that Bruce Dickinson releasing a metal album now is like hearing a geriatric rehash war stories, but his are worth sitting down for.

Amorphis – My Kantele – Review

September 1, 1997

If you grew up on the early, guttural vocals of Amorphis, then this is going to require an open mind. They’re more like a coffee-shop Queensrÿche now.

Napalm Death – Inside the Torn Apart – Review

July 1, 1997

Inside Torn Apart is the most memorable Napalm record in a long time. This should’ve been the followup to Harmony Corruption.

My Dying Bride – Like Gods of the Sun – Review

July 1, 1997

Slow, down-tuned anthemic guitar riffs and dark organs stand in for the frayed-nerve speed blasts, but in no way is this a kinder, gentler band.