Lollipop Magazine

Mortiis – The Smell of Rain – Review

March 1, 2002

Oh dear Mortiis, what hath thou wrought? Where are your Dungeons & Dragons soundtracks of yore? Why dost thou seek the path of Metropolis Records music?

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.

Hollenthon – With Vilest Worms to Dwell – Review

March 1, 2002

Hollenthon combine death and black metal influences to make these Austrians a force to be reckoned with.

Godflesh – Hymns – Review

March 1, 2002

On Hymns, even without the high-tech frills, Godflesh prove that they’re a real “rock” band capable of awesome harshness and an amazing melodic beauty.

Enter My Silence – Remotecontrolled Scythe – Review

March 1, 2002

These guys have talent, great production, and riffs aplenty, but they sound just like Dark Tranquility.

Sigh – Imaginary Sonicscape – Review

February 22, 2002

Imagine a band that fuses black metal, progressive rock, jazz, classic metal, psychedelic rock, pop, and classical, and you have an inkling.

Belfegor – The Kingdom of Glacial Palaces – Review

February 22, 2002

I was waiting for a decent band to attempt Immortal’s frost demon style of relentlessly vicious, frozen black metal, and so we have Belfegor from Poland.

Marduk – La Grande Danse Macabre – Review

February 22, 2002

Marduk aren’t Satyricon or Mayhem and don’t aspire to be pioneers in the field, but that’s what I love about ’em, they’re AC/DC for true lovers of Lucifer.

Isis – SGNL>05 – Review

February 22, 2002

This five-song creation is high on the artistic meter with both intense heaviness and esoteric melodies that lull you into a state of transcendental bliss.

Hog Molly – Kung-Fu Cocktail Grip – Review

February 22, 2002

Hog Molly is the reincarnation of Tad with the same dirty, rock’n’roll thunder, and an ex-member of underrated ‘Frisco thrashers Panic (Marty Chandler).