Metropolis Records – Page 5 – Lollipop Magazine

VNV Nation – Matter + Form – Review

October 21, 2005

Elements of EBM, trance, down tempo, and pop, lyricist/composer Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson, achieve an emotional depth by approaching each song as a scene.

Diary of Dreams – Menschfiend – Review

October 21, 2005

Longtime Goth/industrial favorite Diary of Dreams with their eighth release, Menschfiend, a worthy successor to the conceptual 2004 masterpiece Nigredo.

Psyclon Nine – INRI – Review

June 13, 2005

One of the leaders in the “Terror EBM” movement. Marshall Carnage brilliantly fuses black metal and EBM, adding guitars and string-textured sounds.

VNV Nation – Matter + Form – Review

June 13, 2005

One of the most highly-anticipated albums in the EBM/synthpop genre. VNV Nation’s fifth release in a decade. An album that takes some risks and still succeeds.

Heimataerde – Gotteskrieger – Review

June 13, 2005

If Wumpscut and Suicide Commando were highly influenced by medieval times. The songs are thumping EBM creations, but include what sounds like bag pipe samples.

Grendel – Soilbleed – Review

June 13, 2005

Three new songs, including a much-unexpected collaboration with Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio, and two remixes of “Soilbleed” from Agonoize and Obszon Geschopf.

Juno Reactor – Labyrinth – Interview

June 13, 2005

An interview with Ben Watkins

Combichrist – Everybody Hates You – Review

June 13, 2005

Everybody Hates You is a 13-track crash-course, fueled by Jack Daniels, in debauchery, serial killers, abuse, backstabbing, snake girls, and much more.

Novakill – Kill Everyone – Review

May 26, 2005

Australian EBM. Hard, dark, littered with samples, distorted vocals, and an occassional hard-charger. That’s where they’re at their best.

Assemblage 23 – Storm – Interview

May 9, 2005

An interview with composer/vocalist Tom Shear