Lollipop Magazine

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.

“Dead Mexican in my Headphones”: Tattooed The Cat Litter – Column

August 2, 2002

I interview rock guys two, three times a week. I use voice recognition software to transcribe these interviews. It doesn’t always come out as planned though.

In Flames – The Tokyo Showdown: Live in Japan – Review

March 1, 2002

In Flames now has a live album with most of the hits of their handful of now-legendary “rocker” take on soaring’n’ripping melodic death metal.

In Flames – Clayman – Interview

September 1, 2000

An interview with vocalist Anders Friden

Hanin Elias – In Flames (1995-1999) – Review

September 1, 2000

Atari Teenage Riot frontwoman, Hanin Elias, releases her first solo record. While much of the sound is familiar, the style is a welcome change.

Power from the North – Sweden Rocks The World – Review

June 1, 2000

The concept is simple: Get a bunch of Swedish metal bands to take a whack at tunes by Swedish bands that laid the groundwork for them.

Sinergy – Beware the Heavens – Review

January 1, 2000

Reminds me of the band concocted for Wayne’s World: Tia Carrere, the Marc Somethingerother from Keel, and a couple other guys who look like they’re in bands.

In Flames – Colony – Review

January 1, 2000

It’s post-death melodic thrash, yet it’s ROCK. Dramatic hair-swirls, lighter-waving acoustic interludes, and powerchords held long and dramatic.

In Flames – Whoracle – Review

April 1, 1998

Whoracle speeds through desolate landscapes, stops at a rest area and cavorts in the bushes, then jams the high-octane metal monster back into overdrive again.

In Flames – The Jester Race – Review

May 1, 1997

Gone are the snakespit vocals, replaced by Anders Fridén and his huskier snarl. The dueling guitars, battling in mid-air like bloodthirsty hawks, remain.