Lollipop Magazine

Burning Skies – Desolation – Review

September 1, 2006

British death metal that could easily open for America’s Lamb of God or Germany’s Heaven Shall Burn. Just a ferocious slam of non-moronic metal.

Herod – Rich Man’s War Poor Man’s Fight – Review

January 1, 2006

Buffalo’s Herod second full-length for Lifeforce. Tight musicianship, layering of guitar ass-shake, and a vocalist who’s not barking or Cookie Monstering.

Raunchy – Death Pop Romance – Review

January 1, 2006

No idea why Raunchy doesn’t catch on more. Fear Factory and Strapping Young Lad took off, and Raunchy mix in the clean singing of Avenged Sevenfold as well.

Deadlock – Earth Revolt – Review

May 24, 2005

Delicate interludes, dueling twin leads, dense production, snakespit vocalist with some bass to the hiss, and some Gothic female vocals thrown in, cuz why not?

Hell Within – Asylum of the Human Predator – Review

March 28, 2005

Good metal band, from Mass, clean vocals and grr, melodic solos, breakdowns, and soaring melodic bits.

Herod – For Whom The Gods Would Destroy – Review

June 28, 2004

A gorgeous combination of Swedish thrash, Finnish drear/thrash/doom and all the things that made Metallica great, sorta in a space between Master and Justice.

Beyond The Sixth Seal – Earth and Sphere – Review

June 20, 2003

An album that truly radiates an aura of power, adrenaline, and talent, thanks in large part to the work of producer Kurt Ballou (In Pieces, Converge).

Heaven Shall Burn – Whatever It May Take – Review

July 5, 2002

Germany’s Heaven Shall Burn sounds like a cross between Britain’s veteran grindcore act, Bolt Thrower, and the adventurous hardcore/noisecore of Shai Halud.