Metropolis Records – Page 12 – Lollipop Magazine

Swamp Terrorists – Five in Japan – Review

March 1, 1998

Swamp Terrorists have a good intro on Five in Japan, dark and menacing, but it simply moves into an industrial/metal hybrid that does no justice to either.

Seven Trees – Embracing the Unknown – Review

March 1, 1998

Doesn’t stand out as anything particularly new, but they don’t really suck, either. Sort of a Leæther Strip sound, dark, disturbing, you know.

Out Out – Finched – Review

March 1, 1998

Out Out’s Finched isn’t worth it.

Numb – Blood Meridian – Review

March 1, 1998

Pretty good in the intros, usually schizzing out or creeping up before settling into the usual distorted stompalongs. The album ends on a doom and gloom note.

Mentallo and the Fixer – Burnt Beyond Recognition – Review

March 1, 1998

Burnt Beyond Recognition could almost be used as a soundtrack to a techno-necro-sci-fi-hi-fi kinda thing. A corpse with a phaser.

In Strict Confidence – Collapse – Review

March 1, 1998

More creepy electronics, with rotting vocal cords grunting out the typical keywords, “destruction,” “blood,” “brothers kill each other,” etc. etc.

Download – Charlie’s Family – Review

March 1, 1998

You know it’s gonna be creepy, you know it’s gonna disturb you. Not made for dancing, more like unhealthy twitching.

Evil’s Toy – XTC Implant – Review

June 1, 1997

If you enjoyed other Evil’s Toy releases (or ’80s industrial in general), this won’t disappoint. It’s catchy, but not as dark as their last release.

Noise Unit – Drill – Review

June 1, 1997

Noise Unit have a God-given right to sound like Front Line Assembly. This is more mood music than something to dance to, but the sounds are inviting.

Mentallo and the Fixer – Centuries – Review

June 1, 1997

This EP release is very strong, and I’d recommend it to anyone who likes Front 242 and Front Line Assembly rip-off projects. Whoops! Did I say that?