Lollipop Magazine

Thy Serpent – Christcrusher – Review

April 1, 1999

These Fins create some wickedly atmospheric and skillful black metal that rivals their contemporaries in Sweden and Norway.

Spineshank – Strictly Diesel – Review

April 1, 1999

From their use of distortion and guitar tones, to experimention with electronics, Spineshank aren’t a band content to play monochromatic metal.

Agathodaimon – Blacken the Angel – Review

April 1, 1999

On Blacken The Angel, this German sextet leans toward the more melodic and atmospheric end of the black metal spectrum.

Odium – The Sad Realm of the Stars – Review

April 1, 1999

Marduk-meets-Emperor blend of sheer viciousness, symphonic keyboard work, and clever chord structures.

Nothingface – An Audio Guide to Everyday Atrocity – Review

April 1, 1999

These D.C.-based boys lean in a Earth Crisis-meets-Fugazi direction. They rip and shred, but they manage to integrate some beautiful melodies.

Night in Gales – Thunder Beast – Review

April 1, 1999

On Thunderbeast, Germany’s Night In Gales do a fine interpretation of the Gothenburg sound without aping any band in particular.

Divine Empire – Redemption – Review

April 1, 1999

Divine Empire have all the requisite skills for nasty death metal: they’re fast and vicious, have loads of blast beats, crushing vocals, and skillful playing.

Dimmu Borgir – Godless Savage Garden – Review

April 1, 1999

It’s a somewhat uneven, but entertaining, little package with pristine production, bound to make the brutal black metallers writhe in anti-commercial pain.

X Marks The Pedwalk – Freaks – Review

January 1, 1999

Despite the “old fashioned” music technology of 1991, XMTP created an album in the Skinny Puppy/Front 242 electro vein that’s both chilly and inspired.

Sutcliffe Jügend – When Pornography Is No Longer Enough – Review

January 1, 1999

This is pure auditory torture. The sound of When Pornography… is comprised of loads of feedback, distortion, and various yelled lyrics.