Mike Delano – Page 88 – Lollipop Magazine

Lunar – Silver Star Harmony – Review

April 1, 2010

Resurrecting an 18-year-old Sega CD title with great music, snappy writing, and memorable characters and quests, all wrapped in a sterling updated presentation.

Slayer – World Painted Blood – Review

April 1, 2010

Slayer sounds more sinister when they’re in a mid-tempo groove. That approach makes World Painted Blood their most malevolent-sounding album in a while.

High on Fire – Snakes for the Divine – Review

April 1, 2010

Eight tracks that conjure up fuzzy metal memories of classic Maiden, Sabbath, and Priest albums. Compact, calculated, and built to withstand endless revisits.

Splinter Cell – Conviction – Review

April 1, 2010

Splinter Cell Conviction is an example of the holy grail of gameplay that developers should be chasing, rather than gimmicky interfaces.

Fragile Dreams – Farewell Ruins of the Moon – Review

April 1, 2010

You wake up to find the world in ruins and its entire population absent. Using the Wii Remote as a flashlight, you explore in your search for answers.

Just Cause – 2 – Review

April 1, 2010

As secret agent Rico Rodriguez, you cruise, jump, fly, careen, zig-zag, grapple, and buzz around a fictional tropical paradise, working as a gun-for-hire.

Metal Retardation – Review

April 1, 2010

Being interviewed by Bill Zebub is enough to melt anyone’s patience. A testament to the tolerance of Peter Steele, George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher, King Diamond.

Goth Kill – Review

April 1, 2010

Wild Eye Releasing lowers the budget bar to pocket change with Goth Kill, a cheapo horror thriller that makes Blair Witch look like Avatar.

Darkane – Demonic Art – Review

April 1, 2010

Jens Broman’s voice is formidable, a higher-register Chuck Billy, and the rest of the band has no problem assembling a suitably pummeling thrash/death hybrid.

Destroyer 666 – Defiance – Review

March 1, 2010

Destroyer 666 rain non-stop murder on their first album in six years. Nine tracks in 40 minutes, they only pull back on closer “A Sermon to the Dead.”