Mike Delano – Page 77 – Lollipop Magazine

The Parlor Mob – Dogs – Review

October 7, 2011

The Parlor Mob singer Mark Melicia steals the show on the New Jersey band’s full-length, Dogs.

Rage – Review

October 7, 2011

Astonishing detail brings barren but beautiful environments to life. Everything is crafted with an artistry that understands the adventure in wide-open spaces.

Dark Souls – Review

October 7, 2011

A survival horror in the truest sense, and as harsh as it is, it’s never less than compelling. The unhurried pace of the combat is addictive.

Draconian – A Rose for the Apocalypse – Review

October 7, 2011

The band’s single-minded focus on creating an all-encompassing feeling of despair means they’ll use anything at their disposal in their lengthy compositions.

ICS Vortex – Storm Seeker – Review

September 30, 2011

The debut from ex-Dimmu Borgir, ex-Borknagar bassist/vocalist ICS Vortex is surprisingly traditional, given the extreme leanings of his previous work.

Disgaea 4 – A Promise Unforgotten – Review

September 30, 2011

Brew up a cup of some strong stuff and sharpen that focus before attempting to wrap your mind around the myriad battlefield tactics, characters, and items.

BloodRayne – Betrayal – Review

September 30, 2011

A great sense of rhythm and balance: Your blades might slice through hulking blood sacks one minute then spark and clang against armored swordsmen the next.

Revocation – Chaos of Forms – Review

September 2, 2011

So many jaw-dropping riffs and solos are thown at you during the first half, the band takes an instrumental stretch break before the second half beatdown.

Resistance 3 – beta – Review

August 19, 2011

Buggy matches, inability to connect to a match, frozen matches, post-match freezes before you’re rewarded; this beta has a weapon wheel of frustration.

In Solitude – The World, The Flesh, The Devil – Review

August 12, 2011

Sweden’s In Solitude sound like King Diamond singing over galloping Maiden-style metal. That clicks with more readers than some clusterfuck from a thesaurus.