Scott Hefflon – Page 112 – Lollipop Magazine

eROTic – Never Sleep Again – Review

May 12, 2005

Industrial metal from Colorado. The pounding best the atmospheric stuff. Cover of Lita Ford’s duet with Ozzy, “Close My Eyes Forever” would rule with more umph.

Electra Kill – The Death of Venus 292 – Review

May 12, 2005

Cyber chaos from suburbanites who really wanna be bad. Getting to industrial by way of Marilyn Manson is like wanting to be a rock band cuz ya like Creed.

Disengage – Application for an Afterlife – Review

May 12, 2005

From Cleveland, third release (last one on Man’s Ruin), not too hardcore roar, not too stoner drone, strong, dry vocals, and a nice, thick, bassy groove.

Bang! Bang! – Electric Sex – Review

May 12, 2005

Trendy, jerky female-fronted new wave punk. Like Missing Persons after a bunch of Rockstar energy drinks. Five-song EP of sexy, kitchy stuff.

Allhelluja – Inferno Music – Review

May 12, 2005

Hatesphere singer belts out metal-tinged stoner rock for a side project with Scarlet Records’ guy on drums. Dirty but dry, not metalcore, not Swedish thrash.

Flight of the Jesus Dog – Review

April 13, 2005

Random bursts of screamo, sometimes seconded by Cookie Monster death voice, blastbeats galore, scattered scales, and a breakdown or two for the kids.

Pela – All in Time – Review

April 13, 2005

Pela skates dangerously close to an over-hyped trendy indie rock band, but that’s the culture, not the songwriting, and that’s what saves them.

No Wait Wait – Review

April 13, 2005

Funny, this band name is like calling out to me as I type “Ignorable indie rock” and asking me to stay a bit longer. No.

Day at the Fair – The Rocking Chair Years – Review

April 13, 2005

Music for WB romances and commercials with teens with great skin and big smiles. As pleasant as a cool breeze, and as interchangeable.

Infidel?/Castro! – Bioentropic Damage Fractal – Review

April 13, 2005

My cat runs from the room when this plays. I like my cat a lot more than this CD. Two CDs of experimental noise and random bursts of chaos.