Mike Delano – Page 65 – Lollipop Magazine

Freshkills – Raise Up The Sheets – Review

April 15, 2012

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

Black Tusk – Set The Dial – Review

April 15, 2012

Savannah’s Black Tusk sound a lot like fellow Georgians Kylesa. Their fast and heavy mix of stoner metal with hardcore punk is immediate and effective.

Every Time I Die – Ex Lives – Review

April 15, 2012

Buffalo metalcore mainstays Every Time I Die have a way with song titles, and “Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space” also delivers on the chaotic sounds.

Behemoth – Demonica – Review

April 15, 2012

Returning to the U.S. after frontman Negral’s battle with leukemia, these Polish death metal warriors are set to tour with Watain this spring.

Epica – Requiem of the Indifferent – Review

April 15, 2012

Female-fronted symphonic metal group Epica doesn’t aim to sooth with “Storm the Sorrow,” a call to arms against the ills of the world.

Banner Pilot – Heart Beats Pacific – Review

April 15, 2012

“And I know when you’re living under sheets of snow/ it can look like the world’s gone black/ but remember that the sun comes back/ At least they say it does.”

Earthless – Radio Moscow – P13 – Review

April 15, 2012

San Diego instrumentalists Earthless aren’t messing around. You can’t help but think of the reverb hitting you in the face at your favorite outdoor venue.

Backwoods Payback – Momantha – Review

April 15, 2012

West Chester, PA stoner stalwarts Backwoods Payback are “3 dudes, 1 gal rocking harder than you” according to their Facebook page.

Dwellers – Good Morning Harakiri – Review

April 15, 2012

Dwellers, pushers of dark psychedelic sounds, have been described as writing “swampy ghost songs.” That’s about right.

As I Lay Dying – Decas – Review

April 15, 2012

As I Lay Dying has outlasted and outshone nearly all of their peers. Their bulletproof formula of sharp riffs and intermittent clean vocals is on display here.