Martin Popoff – Page 33 – Lollipop Magazine

Blind Guardian – A Night at the Opera – Review

June 28, 2002

Not as heavy or dark as the Nightfall… album, A Night At The Opera is conversely more metallically joyous, spiraling and well, heavenly.

Penance – Alpha and Omega – Review

June 28, 2002

All told, reassuring and wise doom metal that sounds like it’s created by 55-year-old contemporaries of the masters.

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.

Aerosmith – Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology – Review

June 14, 2002

Two discs and 34 tracks of corporate swagger confront those who visit this Super Bowl of songs

Chore – The Coastaline Fire – Review

June 14, 2002

Fudge Tunnel’s Alex Newport produces. Things are explosive, Chore matching the noise terrorist jag for zig with some of the freshest hard rock heard in years.

Judas Priest – Turbo – Review

May 31, 2002

All pop, dumbed down yet again, but hiding a few gems in “Turbo Lover,” “Hot For Love” and “Reckless.” Unexpected ripper of a bonus track, “All Fired Up.”

Judas Priest – Ram It Down – Review

May 31, 2002

Ram It Down is possibly the most ignored Priest album of all time, and you might ignore it all over again, given that both bonus tracks are live.

Judas Priest – Painkiller – Review

May 31, 2002

An album of historical weight, the band captured razor-ready by Chris Tsangarides, ass-kicking at the double bass boot-end of new skinsman Scott Travis.

Judas Priest – Live – Review

May 31, 2002

Offers a strange and rearranged “Screaming For Vengeance,” a spirited “Rock Hard, Ride Free” and “Hell Bent For Leather,” which can do no wrong.

December – The Lament Configuration – Review

May 17, 2002

Reminds me of the excitement of first hearing God Forbid, December throttling each song with an incredibly progressive and intellectualized death sense.