Lollipop Magazine

Hammerfall – Crimson Thunder – Review

January 3, 2003

Part guilty pleasure, part just goofy-doofy heavy metal, there are moments here that swell the breast, some that make you strut like a bad-ass thru the mall.

The Metal Years – Power Metal – Review

November 11, 2002

If you follow these genres, most of these bands are familiar. They’re mostly the big names, with little “filler,” and omissions were probably licensing issues.

Twisted Forever – A Tribute to Twisted Sister – Review

April 19, 2002

This navigates the hits, the hidden gems, combining big names, and underground faves digging deep and showing why the mainstream will never understand them.

Metal Dreams – Vol. 3 – Review

February 22, 2002

I’m an admitted speed freak (the verb, not necessarily the drug), and while Goth metal tickles my brooding dark side, I’m just not a fan of ballads.

Hammerfall – Renegade – Review

April 1, 2001

Twin guitar leads blaze like trick fighter pilots at an air show, chugging, melodic riffs and long, dramatic holds where the guitarist can point “look out!”

Holy Dio: A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio – Review

April 1, 2000

It doesn’t suck ass cuz it doesn’t focus on only one time period of RJD, a man who’s sauntered through two great bands and had a great (early) solo career.

Hammerfall – Legacy of Kings – Review

April 1, 1999

While many of their peers are either stuck in the ’80s sound or just plain suck, Hammerfall shines like a diamond in shit.