Lollipop Magazine

The Haunted – One Kill Wonder – Review

August 27, 2003

Sonically fried my system with its perfect drum sound, Marco’s purely thrashy vocal attack, and its groove at these unsafe speeds. Marks off for brevity.

Morbid Angel – Blessed are the Sick – Review

August 16, 2003

Trudging doom, Mesopotamian allusions, and a slicker-than-spit-shine production bound together the band’s creepiest release.

Morbid Angel – Altars of Madness – Review

August 16, 2003

The debut that made them the hype band of the genre (along with Entombed’s Left Hand Path). Without a doubt the band’s rawest and fastest album.

Corporation 187 – Perfection In Pain – Review

July 13, 2003

Stuck in that netherzone amidst Carnal Forge, Dew-Scented, and Darkane, Corporation 187 do nothing wrong, but neither do they offer dynamic personalities.

Cult of Luna – The Beyond – Interview

July 13, 2003

An interview with guitarist Johannes Persson

Hate Eternal – King of All Kings – Review

January 31, 2003

The playing’s so precise, the drumming’s so accurate, and the tempo’s so fast that everything goes by too quickly to leave a lasting impression.

Without Face – Astronomicon – Review

January 3, 2003

There’s an undergrowth of Gothic co-ed bands from countries off the beaten path. Hungary’s Without Face are one of the most resplendent and progressive rock.

Decapitated – Nihility – Review

October 28, 2002

Decapitated are faster, meaner, catchier, more technical, more groovy, and more inventive than any band today (other than Extol).

Ephel Dualth – RePhormula – Review

June 14, 2002

This Italian duo overuse Isahn and company’s symphonic style and the thin production and mediocre drum machine don’t help. A re-release of Ephel Duath’s debut.

December – The Lament Configuration – Review

May 17, 2002

Reminds me of the excitement of first hearing God Forbid, December throttling each song with an incredibly progressive and intellectualized death sense.