Lollipop Magazine

Power of Metal – Symphonies of Steel – Review

April 19, 2002

From melodic heavy metal pioneers like Helloween (and later Gamma Ray and Iron Savior) to thrash greats like Kreator, and black metal forefathers Celtic Frost.

Heavenly – Sign of the Winner – Review

March 29, 2002

These guys began as a classic rock cover band called Satan’s Lawyer. That’s kinda funny. They thunder and spiral and cascade and zip and sizzle and all that.

Kamelot – Karma – Review

February 22, 2002

Kamelot is an American band, yet their’s is the signature German power metal sound.

Sisthema – The Fourth Discontinuity – Review

February 22, 2002

They like man/machine topics, favor “cold industrial” production and atmospherics, and the drummer is pretty bad-ass.

Virgin Steele – The House of Atreus Act II – Review

June 4, 2001

Its 23 tracks combine savagery with sensuousness, Manowar with Rainbow, and sensitivity with rage in an enchanting tale of tragedy and triumph.

Kreator – MCMLXXXV – MCMXCII: Past Life Trauma – Review

June 3, 2001

18 tracks, four of them live/rare, and the booklet is a careful cataloging of who was in the band, what album each song is from, and what year it was released.

Iron Savior – Dark Assault – Review

June 3, 2001

One of the most widely-respected and talented “side projects” in the ranks of metal, Iron Savior goes the distance yet again.

Elegy – Forbidden Fruit – Review

June 1, 2001

While there’s a ballad here, most of the rest is fist-bangin’ good times, and there’re even a few double-bass thunders with scorching Yngwie-esque solos.

Pissing Razors – Fields of Disbelief – Review

April 1, 2001

Album number three in as many years finds these Texans cementing their reputation as true rock’n’roll hellraisers in both personality and musicality.

Iron Fire – Thunderstorm – Review

September 1, 2000

Iron Fire are Danish kids hoping to follow in the footsteps of their idols, Helloween, Gamma Ray, etc.