Lollipop Magazine

Sonata Arctica – Reckoning Night – Review

May 15, 2005

Guitar work is fantastic, the song-crafting is good. Power metal’s inherent cheesiness factor is present throughout. Like a bad guest, it overstays its welcome.

Atrocity – Atlantis – Review

April 4, 2005

A strange metal album that defies categorization. It might be a bit over-the-top for some, and little hard to follow for others, but Atrocity make it work.

Shadows Fall – The War Within – Interview

April 4, 2005

An interview with singer Brian Fair

Borknagar – Epic – Review

April 4, 2005

The intensity of straight-up black metal bands like Mayhem and Immortal, but pushes its boundaries, adding elements of classical romanticism and folk music.

Half-Life 2 – Review

February 28, 2005

HL2’s graphics are stunning. An extra display believable emotion. The movements are subtle and gentle, and the lips synch to the dialogue.

Grand Theft Auto- San Andreas – Review

February 28, 2005

The first few moments may give you that “been there, done that” sensation, but once you start to grasp the depth and scope, you’ll realize how wrong you were.

Candiria – What Doesn’t Kill You… – Interview

January 10, 2005

An interview with bassist Mike MacIvor

The Haunted – rEVOLVEr – Interview

November 29, 2004

An Interview with vocalist Peter Dolving

Machine Head – Through the Ashes of Empires – Review

October 4, 2004

The ever-changing riffs, the melodic solos, the heavy-as-hell, frantic drumming. This is a true return to thrash with some of the heavier stuff thrown in.

Siren – Review

October 4, 2004

Atmospheric horror is the fad prominently on display in Siren, and there’s enough of it to choke a camel. The game reeks of it.