Lollipop Magazine

Prophecy- Contagion – Review

January 1, 2000

Take a large Fear Factory motor, attach a Brutal Truth steering system, add some Skinny Puppy shocks, and use a Napalm Death transmission.

In Extremo – Weckt Die Toten – Review

January 1, 2000

With every lyric in German and the music a fusion of medieval folk and metal, In Extremo are like an ancient version of Rammstein.

Force – Review

January 1, 2000

15 songs of crusty grindcore from Japan that clocks in under 20 minutes. Force sound like they came from the glory days of Earache’s grindcore roster.

Enslaved – Blodhemn – Review

June 1, 1999

There’s an incredible depth to the violence, passion, and beauty on Enslaved’s Blodhemn. Few metal bands rival Enslaved’s musical complexity and originality.

In the Woods – Strange in Stereo – Review

June 1, 1999

In The Woods are a breath of fresh, progressive-metallic air with their third epic album, Strange In Stereo.

Immortal – In The Heart of Winter – Review

June 1, 1999

Immortal have little in common with the atmospheric, keyboard-heavy style of fellow Norwegians. They favor a rawer, more brutal assault.

Sculpture – Review

June 1, 1999

Similar to bands like Cemetery, Dreadful Shadows, and Evereve, Sculpture mix the metal with the moodiness and have produced some fine, heavy Goth rock.

Sacramentum – The Black Destiny – Review

June 1, 1999

Further distancing themselves from Dissection, Sacramentum have fused an old-school death and thrash attack to their distinctive melodic dementia.

Neurosis – Times of Grace – Review

June 1, 1999

The delicate moments provide a welcome, tranquil contrast to Neurosis’ signature, bone-crushing guitar and drum-riddled tunes. Steve Albini at the helm.

Morgion – Sol Niger Within – Review

June 1, 1999

Smell the pungent stench of the dying rose as you feel the flow of blood, squeezing the thorns that pierce your fingers.