Scott Hefflon – Page 170 – Lollipop Magazine

Fear Factory – Digimortal – Review

February 22, 2002

I have to give the lugheads credit: I can’t trace “that eerie baritone vocal style” black metal adopted back any further than mid-’90s Fear Factory.

Faster Pussycat – Between the Valley of the Ultra Pussy – Review

February 22, 2002

Wow, this is awful… I’m reminded of the advice that if a child is acting out, you should ignore him so as not to encourage him.

Sparechange – Fifty-Thousand Moments – Review

February 22, 2002

From more of an indie rock/power pop background than a punk background, this five-song EP packs the punch of the first time you heard the Goo Goo Dolls.

Eyehategod – 10 Years of Abuse (and Still Broke) – Review

February 22, 2002

Hate sludge brimming with feedback, peaked drum mics, and an occasional Sabbathy riff amidst the seemingly randomly-selected chords pounded mercilessly.

Entwine – Gone – Review

February 22, 2002

Anyone sick of the pompous Goth voicings and the metal demon snarlings should appreciate this human style. And very solid songwriting.

The East Bay Chasers – Review

February 22, 2002

East Bay Chasers are thin-sounding, standard-fare club punk. Not hard’n’gruff enough to be street punk, not sappy’n’melodic enough to be punkpop.

Dry Kill Logic – The Darker Side of Nonsense – Review

February 22, 2002

A decent angry band who sound like a suburban mix of Sepultura and Fear Factory. The bio states “It isn’t often that a band like Hinge comes along.” Yes, it is.

Deviates – Time is the Distance – Review

February 22, 2002

Deviates’ Epitaph debut (after one on Theologian) is tuneful, well-produced, and has all the whoa-whoas you could ask for.

Default – The Fallout – Review

February 22, 2002

Sounds like Lifehouse. Or any post-Creed band with less big-chested vocals. It’s radio rock and, as both the band and record name state, it’s all the same.

Darkest Hour – So Sedated, So Secure – Review

February 22, 2002

Gimme At the Gates, Carcass, Entombed, The Haunted, In Flames, Dark Tranquillity or dozens upon dozens of other bands over this.