Lollipop Magazine

In Control – The Truth Hurts – Review

August 16, 2003

California hardcore act In Control are hardcore by nature, but are also hard at work bringing a sort of punk rock ethic to their drive and delivery.

Bleeding Through – Portrait of the Goddess – Review

November 22, 2002

You’d think hardcore, metal, blastbeats and keyboards would never come together to make something interesting to spin, but then again, anything can happen.

Count Me Out – Permanent – Review

August 16, 2002

Monstrous, in-your-face aggression pours out of Count Me Out’s latest offering, a pretty straightforward hardcore album. But I ain’t complaining.

In Control – Another Year – Review

March 29, 2002

In Control supposedly follows the footsteps of Nardcore past greats (i.e. Scared Straight), but in reality they’re just a Strife rip-off.

Faded Grey – A Quiet Time of Desperation – Review

June 1, 2001

Faded Grey sounds like a more youth crew version of Death By Stereo with occasional Lifetime guitar melodies.

Throwdown – Drive Me Dead – Review

April 1, 2001

Metalcore has become so predictable that when any unit succeeds in breaking my expectations just a tiny bit, it feels like a miracle.

Creep Division – Review

April 1, 2001

Sick Of It All bassist Craig Setari on vocals, Good Riddance vocalist Russ Rankin on bass, Good Riddance bassist Chuck Platt on guitar. Pre-’82 hardcore/punk.

Adamantion – When it Rains, it Pours – Review

April 1, 2001

Yeah, they like their breakdowns and their Metal Zone pedals too much, but they copy the heavy-hitters with enough of their own conviction to make it work.

Time Flies – On Our Way – Review

January 1, 2000

Hey, time really does fly. It’s been ten years since Gorilla Biscuits, didn’t you know? Well, neither did Time Flies, from the sound of this record.

Automatic – Crossing Kill Creek – Review

January 1, 2000

With members having served time in units such as Guilt, The Enkindels, and By The Grace Of God, I was expecting Automatic to be a lot better.