Lollipop Magazine

Caliban – The Undying Darkness – Review

January 12, 2007

German powerhouse Caliban does the whole metalcore meets the NWOSDM (New Wave of Swedish Death Metal) thing well. For a debut full-length, this is really good.

Chrome Division – Doomsday Rock ‘n Roll – Review

January 5, 2007

Doomsday Rock ‘n Roll constantly struggles to overcome the clichés attached to any other denim’n’leather band with aspirations of three-chord stardom.

The Jonbenet – Ugly/Heartless – Review

January 5, 2007

Considered the band’s first real full-length, The Jonbenet’s Ugly/Heartless could be the brand new definition of spastic and pummeling.

Glass Casket – Desperate Man’s Diary – Review

January 5, 2007

Imagine Deicide beyond the upside down crosses, Malevolent Creation with a lot more class, Nocturnus without the suck factor, and multiply threefold.

Intronaut – Void – Review

January 5, 2007

This is progressive in that it experiments with sounds, fucks with rhythms, and features odd tempo constructions to cause a big bang of brutal cacophony.

Goatwhore – A Haunting Curse – Review

January 5, 2007

Soilent Green vocalist Ben Falgoust, ex-Acid Bath/Crowbar guitarist Sammy Duet, bassist Nathan Bergeron, and drummer Zack Simmons play blackened death metal.

Escape the Fate – There’s No Sympathy for the Dead – Review

January 5, 2007

The melodies are here, as are the frequent exchanges between clean and aggressive growl (totally laughable, by the way), and rocking yet totally safe guitars.

Danava – Review

December 1, 2006

Much relies heavily on standard ’70s-style hard rock, but if not for the band’s inclination towards prog rock, much of this material could come off as dated.

Behold… The Arctopus – Nano-Neuclonic Cyborg Summoning – Review

December 1, 2006

Comparable, in its way, to Voivod and Atheist. Technically speaking, most is awe-inspiring, but once it’s is over, besides a migraine, there’s not much left.

Modern Life is War – My Love My Way – Review

December 1, 2006

As aggressive as melodic punk/hardcore can get before stepping into total meathead bully punk/hardcore territory.