Lollipop Magazine

Rhapsody – Power of the Dragonflame – Review

January 3, 2003

The musicianship is stellar, the vocals draw you in, and you can’t avoid bouncing your head and wishing you could hit the high notes so you could sing along.

Rhapsody – Rain of a Thousand Flames – Review

June 28, 2002

When ya open with a barnstormer like the title track, it’s hard to settle into the Lord of the Rings-esque symphonic doofiness of the rest of the record.

Human Fortress – Lord of Earth and Heavens Heir – Review

June 14, 2002

A collection of dated keyboard tones, unbridled storyteller’s pomp, and most importantly, exotic vocal melodies and underlying musical accompaniment thereof.

Midnight Sun – Metal Machine – Review

March 1, 2002

I hear hooky Priest in here, Blackout-era Scorpions, Bruce-era Samson, along with the vocal twang of that old Malice guy, and the humorous side of Helloween.

Gun Barrel – Power-Dive – Review

February 22, 2002

Drunken romps thru blue collar booze cans, wandering widely within that pigpen to the odd poppy ballad, the odd boogie woogie, a li’l AC/DC, a li’l Wildhearts.

The Reign of Terror – Sacred Ground – Review

February 22, 2002

High energy, high quality power metal, perhaps more anthemic than Yngwie, more of a grind, and dripping in Gothic Dio vocal melodies.