Lollipop Magazine

Emily Grogan – IO – Review

May 26, 2005

Great vocals, terrible lyrics (10 of the first 15 lines are cliches that cause me to shiver), and the merest of hints of style.

Embraze – Katharsis – Review

May 26, 2005

Singer’s got a big dorky-sounding Gothic voice for the plodding songs, and the thrashers sounds like 100 other bands. Not much to work with here.

Electric Frankenstein – Burn Bright, Burn Fast – Review

May 26, 2005

No frills rock’n’roll, the closest thing you’ll get to AC/DC. 13 full-lengths, 13 EPs, and 13 split singles in a 13 year history. Or close enough.

DJ Methodikal – Alarmingly Lo Fi – Review

May 26, 2005

OK, I’m confused. The last Wordclock release was Plink, which was classy and lush. This is sounds like a cat walking across drum and sample triggers.

Dirty Americans – Strange Generation – Review

May 26, 2005

There HAVE to be better bands in Detroit they coulda signed. It’s not too glammy, too stoned stupid, or too vintage: It’s not too anything. It’s just bland.

Devildriver – The Fury of Our Maker’s Hand – Review

May 26, 2005

Dez has always had a distinct roar, from Coal Chamber to now. If you’ve heard his voice, it doesn’t matter what cover band he’s fronting, you know it’s him.

Howling Diablos – Car Wash – Review

May 26, 2005

From Detroit, on Alive Records, produced by singer Tino Gross whose done two recent RL Burnside records. Down’n’dirty blues rock’n’roll that sounds great.

Cranked Up – This Is A Weapon – Review

May 26, 2005

Sophomore release from ex-members of a lot of Philly street punk bands. Too bad they signed with a label that dicked me out of ad money years ago.

Hatesphere – The Killing EP – Review

May 26, 2005

Four-songs, including “Trip at the Brain” by Suicidal/Infectious Groove. Dense and filled with riffs galore and drumming, up, down, and all over the place.

Corrosion Of Conformity – In The Arms Of God – Review

May 26, 2005

COC have reinvented themselves a few times, and over 75% of the time, I catch on eventually to what they’re going for, and dig it. This might be the 25%.