Lollipop Magazine

Hateplow – The Only Law is Survival – Review

April 1, 2001

There’s something missing here, just like their debut. It’s not that I’m against grinding fast riffs… just not a whole record of ’em.

Malevolent Creation – Envenomed – Review

April 1, 2001

Malevolent Creation ceased to progress beyond the usual blastbeat/mosh-breakdown-part combination, but I still find myself loyal to every record they put out.

Internal Bleeding – Driven to Conquer – Review

September 1, 1999

Memorable, brutal songs with elbow-swinging breakdowns ensure that both headbangers and hardcore cool-guys will love this. A well-thought out progression.

Gilby Clarke – Rubber – Review

January 1, 1999

An amalgam of post-rock ride wisdoms rendered in guitar-fueled glam, smartly off base from the new pop, but coming from the same well.

Malevolent Creation – Joe Black – Review

June 1, 1996

What I thought was one of those tide-me-over EPs turns out to be one of the most black-hearted batteries of brutality to assault these ears in some time.

L.U.N.G.S. – A Better Class of Losers – Review

April 1, 1996

A Better Class of Losers is a multi-cultural debut combining the elements of hardcore, punk, metal, rap, and hip hop, and spitting it out with raging venom.

Stevie Salas – Back From The Living – Review

March 1, 1996

Some dippy ballads mixed amid guitar hero acrobatics and wild production tricks (think toned-down Gibby Haynes). Hyped as Lenny Kravitz meets Matthew Sweet.

Beyond – Reassemble – Review

February 1, 1996

Chicago’s demented Ted gets a facelift. With programming assistance by Acumen’s Jamie Duffy, Beyond now sounds like Skrew, Fear Factory, and reheated Pantera.

Internal Bleeding – Voracious Contempt – Review

December 1, 1995

The low, growling vocals, non-stop double bass thunder, mainly hyperdeath snare assault and very self-produced guitar just are not for me.

Malevolent Creation – Eternal – Review

June 1, 1995

Florida death metal that roars from start to finish and never slows down. Eternal captures the essence of death metal.