Martin Popoff – Page 19 – Lollipop Magazine

The Heavils – Heavilution – Review

December 6, 2004

Cross Slipknot with Primus, Clutch, Queens Of The Stone Age, Masters of Reality, Mudvayne, Devildriver, and Thought Industry, and you’re close to The Heavils.

Firebird – No. 3 – Review

December 1, 2004

Bill Steer of Carcass has a new drummer and bass player for this third swing at the ’70s rock cool cat. The perfect retro rock record, or too perfect?

Evergrey – The Inner Circle – Review

December 1, 2004

The bleakest, most depressing Evergrey album yet, due to the poetic and philosophical power of the story.

Morgion – Cloaked by Ages, Crowned in Earth – Review

November 29, 2004

Near-infinite doom, My Dying Bride ground up by sort of gravelly Entombed tones, death vocals, and Neurosis chill-outs added, just to make you extra sad.

The Dillinger Escape Plan – Miss Machine – Review

November 22, 2004

Anthemic choruses, clean vocals & guitars, distorted NIN vocals, trancy bits, oblique lyrics, relaxed singing, and just the right amount of sandblasting.

Slipknot – Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) – Review

November 15, 2004

Patented heart-busting punk rock nü metal death, but there are choruses, melodic vocals, very musical touches, many more than on previous albums.

Monster Magnet – Monolithic Baby! – Interview

October 11, 2004

An interview with vocalist Dave Wyndorf

Killswitch Engage – The End of Heartache – Review

October 4, 2004

Rich with headbanging riffs, an excellent thrash frontman, gorgeous production by guitarist Adam Dutkiewitcz, Andy Sneap mixes. The clean-sung passages: Gay.

Therion – Lemuria – Review

October 4, 2004

With all sorts of hugely symphonic and choir-blessed folk/prog passages, and plainly chugging metal bits, Sirius B/Lemuria holds one’s attention throughout.

The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time – Review

October 4, 2004

Martin Popoff returns, ranking hot slabs of molten steel by votes taken amongst the genre’s participants (bands, journalists, label heads, PR staff, etc.).