Lollipop Magazine

Witchery – Don’t Fear The Reaper – Review

January 1, 2006

A fraction of the metal thrashing mad fun, and the humor is all but gone. Some evil thirds singing sweet Slayer, but the majority here seems played out.

Aeon – Dark Order – Review

April 12, 2002

Aeon is here to deliver death metal fans into ecstasy. The sheer brutality that the band put to good use on this crisp and crushing release is overwhelming.

Phobia – Serenity Through Pain – Review

March 1, 2002

Unrelenting, let-the-pit-spin-out-of-control old school grindcore with crusty punk ethics and noisecore breakdowns.

Dark Funeral – Diabolis Interium – Review

March 1, 2002

Back from the depths of Hell, Sweden, Dark Funeral return to spread their misanthropy and attempt to prove yet again that they’re the most evil band on Earth.

Total War – We Are – Review

February 22, 2002

Brutal, straight-ahead, old-school, necro-style black metal with no keyboards, few variations in breakneck pace and “slavering demon” vocal style.

Nifelheim – Servants of Darkness – Review

February 22, 2002

Metalion from Slayer Mag says “Sick music for sick people! HAIL HAIL HAIL! BANG YOUR HEAD FOR SATAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” That’s 20 !s, for those keeping score.

Requiems of Revulsion – A Tribute to Carcass – Review

February 22, 2002

On Requiems of Revulsion, an army of bands pay homage to Carcass’ earlier material, noting that at least the mark was made.

Defiled – Ugliness Revealed – Review

February 22, 2002

Complicated like old Pestilence and just as brutal, Defiled also steal strange melodies from early Morbid Angel and precision from Vader.

Circle Of Dead Children – The Genocide Machine – Review

February 22, 2002

The Genocide Machine functions on a manifesto accusing every single living person of being a part of a subconscious conspiracy to end all existence.

Dark Funeral – In the Sign – Review

June 1, 2001

Originally, In The Sign… contained four songs, three of which were re-recorded for their full-length. This is the debut MCD, with two Bathory cover bonuses.

Dissection – The Past is Alive – Review

June 1, 2001

For those unfamiliar, you might want to start with Storm of the Light’s Bane or Somberlain and then check out this collection of crudely recorded songs.

Dreams of Damnation – Let the Violence Begin – Review

April 1, 2001

Former Dark Angel guitarist Jim Durkin with the aid of two cohorts, bassist Charlie Silva and drummer Al Mendez. Sadly, an average thrash/death metal outfit.

Anteus – Cut Your Flesh and Worship Satan – Review

April 1, 2001

Great album title! Kind of the vacuum cleaner-sounding black metal crap we tolerated cuz there was nothing else as vile.

Rotten Sound – Still Psycho – Review

September 1, 2000

The band’s from Finland, sound like a disembowelment, and I stare dumbly at the CD player, wondering how much longer this machinegun assault can last.

Viking Crown – Innocence From Hell – Review

September 1, 2000

Phil Anselmo (as Anton Crowley) spews forth his vile and primitive black metal. Similar to old Bathory and Deathcrush-era Mayhem.

Summon – Baptized by Fire – Review

June 1, 2000

Summon rage just as violently as Thornspawn and sound somewhat like Absu or Bloodstorm with some definite Bathory qualities.

Usurper – Visions from the Gods – Review

June 1, 2000

Part old school hyperblast black metal, mostly classic ’80s heavy metal/thrash, all dirty, nasty, and evil as shit.

Thornspawn – Blood of the Holy, Taint Thy Steel – Review

June 1, 2000

Thornspawn arises from the darkest depths of Texas to unleash some of the most violent black metal since Bestial Warlust and Dark Funeral.

Impaled – The Dead Shall Remain Dead – Review

June 1, 2000

Impaled have that early ’90s Earache sound with similarities to death metal legends like Entombed and Carnage, but have created their own formula for chaos.

Mayhem – Grand Declaration of War – Interview

June 1, 2000

An interview with bassist Necrobutcher

Diabolique – Butterflies – Review

June 1, 2000

Reverb-drenched guitar swirl, the pounding beats of bleeding wrist ballerinas, the pretentious ultra-smooth Goth croon, and lyrics Robert Smith’d think oblique.

Triumphator – Wings of Antichrist – Review

April 1, 2000

A carnal retro-black metal conflagration, driven by Marduk drummer Fredrik, Funeral Mist guitarist and vocalist Arioch, and produced by Peter Tägtgren.

Nocturnus – Etheral Tomb – Review

April 1, 2000

Razor-sharp, atmospheric venture into the realm of prog-death left by Cynic and Atheist. Clean guitars, multiple vocal stylings, and mood-setting keyboards.

Cranium – Speed Metal Sentence – Review

January 1, 2000

Cranium continues in the German tradition of finely-tuned speed metal, yet they incorporate a sense of humor, sometimes dark and grisly, other times just goofy.

Witchery – Dead, Hot and Ready – Review

January 1, 2000

Witchery is crazy, shot-glass thrash that only allows its professed love of mainstream stuff (Ozzy, Accept, Priest) to leach out under the utmost discipline.