Lollipop Magazine

Revocation – Chaos of Forms – Review

September 2, 2011

So many jaw-dropping riffs and solos are thown at you during the first half, the band takes an instrumental stretch break before the second half beatdown.

Red Fang – Murder the Mountains – Review

June 27, 2011

These Portland guys are in the sludgy, fuzzy metal camp. The band’s two vocalists will take you back to the golden Oliveri years of Queens of the Stone Age.

Abysmal Dawn – Leveling the Plane of Existence – Review

March 30, 2011

Los Angeles’ Abysmal Dawn doesn’t quite display the fangs necessary to deliver on the bold claim of their third full-length title, but they’ve got the ability.

Zombi Debut First Track Off Escape Velocity – News

March 7, 2011

Zombi has premiered the first preview track, “Shrunken Heads”, off their forthcoming album Escape Velocity online now via Stereogum.com.

Royal Thunder – Review

February 14, 2011

Bassist/singer Miny Parsonz may be the biggest reason I have a half-bat for this Atlanta trio, but the whole package is something special.

Cephalic Carnage – Misled by Certainty – Review

December 6, 2010

Think Cephalic Carnage is content to travel the well-worn grindcore path of blastbeats or one-dimensional wall of sound? You don’t know what you’re in for.

Unearthly Trance – V – Review

October 25, 2010

All of the morbid dirges one would expect from these doom heavyweights. But take a closer look and there are some interesting pieces of debris in the wreckage.

Black Anvil – Triumvirate – Review

October 18, 2010

The phrase “NYC-based black metal” might conjure images in your mind of a hipster-heavy, irony-fueled disaster, but luckily for us, Black Anvil is for real.

Hero Destroyed – Throes – Review

August 23, 2010

Nothing sounds labored or painstakingly tweaked, just lively and aggressive. It’s an enviable trait, to sound like you just plugged in and went with it.

Brian Posehn – Fart and Wiener Jokes – Review

July 30, 2010

Some comedy albums change your outlook on the universe. Some change the course of popular culture. Fart and Wiener Jokes will make you laugh.