Lollipop Magazine

Labyrinth – 6 Days To Nowhere – Review

March 1, 2007

Now on Scarlet, an Italian label, after stints on Metal Blade and Century Media. More mid-tempo warble than the fleet-fingered melodic speedmetal of yore.

Juno Reactor – Labyrinth – Interview

June 13, 2005

An interview with Ben Watkins

Juno Reactor – Labyrinth – Review

April 18, 2005

Juno Reactor’s sixth album, Labyrinth, continues the world music fusion that is uniquely Ben Watkins. The album contains two tracks from The Matrix film series.

Labyrinth – Review

September 24, 2003

Beyond the blabber and conjecture, I first gotta say that this is the only power metal album I’ve played dozens and dozens of times.

The Keepers of Jericho – A Tribute to Helloween – Review

February 22, 2002

This Spanish label’s tribute is more elfish prancing, sissy squeals, and limp-noddle wagging than anything resembling “power metal” or “melodic speed metal.”

Labyrinth – Sons of Thunder – Review

June 3, 2001

This is a very heavy, very fast power metal band, not some flighty orchestral experiment, Labyrinth yammering on about some subplot in the life of Louis XIV.

Labyrinth – Timeless Crime – Review

January 1, 2000

Labyrinth combine warbling vocals layered thick in the chorus, dramatic photos of long-haired guys in frilly-shirts and black capes/cloaks.

Labyrinth – Return To Heaven Denied – Review

June 1, 1999

Labyrinth are quite speedy and focused, rarely ponderous, and quite bent on hair-flipped heroics of a most axe-aggressive nature.