Mike Delano – Page 62 – Lollipop Magazine

Edguy – Age of The Joker – Review

April 15, 2012

Edguy have been a fixture on the power metal scene for decades, and these Germans have never been afraid to tackle iconic or fantastical sources.

Joyce Manor – Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired – Review

April 15, 2012

“I feel violent all the time inside of me,” rages Joyce Manor on “Violent Inside.” It doesn’t get much more honest than these 90 seconds of pure emotion.

Jeff Loomis – Plains of Oblivion – Review

April 15, 2012

Ex-Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis shreds alongside likeminded souls Marty Friedman, Chris Poland, and, on “Surrender,” former Emperor frontman Ihsahn.

Diffuzion – Winter Cities – Review

April 15, 2012

Touring across Eastern Europe since 2005, the three-piece Belarus natives eventually signed with Alfa Matrix and refined their sound into icy-cool calculations.

Lowe – Evolver – Review

April 15, 2012

The synths, guitars, and other machines working on “Breathe In Breathe Out” set the stage for a dancefloor success, but Josefsson’s vocals light the match.

Freshkills – Positive Vibes – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

“Positive Vibes” speaks in an urban slacker slang that recalls The Strokes, but with some seriously sinister undercurrents.

Dead To Me – Moscow Penny Ante – Review

April 15, 2012

San Francisco’s Dead To Me display shades of the UK band Consumed on the hard-driving “Undertow.” That kind of burly, forceful punk is always OK in our book.

Horseback – Half Blood – Review

April 15, 2012

Who put black metal vocals in my stoner rock?

Dangerous – Teenage Rampage – Review

April 15, 2012

Aussie quartet Dangerous! bring some screamo to the rock sound of their debut, Teenage Rampage. Mixed by Ulrich Wild (Deftones, Pantera).

Premonition 13 – Noche Oscura – Music Stream

April 15, 2012

They gets right down to the fretboard fireworks and you can’t help but think of the reverb hitting you in the face at your favorite outdoor venue.