Scott Hefflon – Page 171 – Lollipop Magazine

Crossbreed – Synthetic Division – Review

February 22, 2002

This six-piece has two keyboardists, blends Depeche Mode’s dark wave influences with nü metal’s groove and a cold industrial tone with howling hardcore vocals.

Cradle of Filth – Bitter Suites to Succubi – Review

February 22, 2002

The urge to worship Cradle of Filth has been lurking in that mind of yours, so why not stop fighting it and revel in the tingling embrace of the Dark Side?

Corporate Avenger – Freedom is a State of Mind – Review

February 22, 2002

With mostly whoa-whoa-tempo grooves, Corporate Avenger “grind” it out “real” so suburban kids in pants that don’t fit can do that chicken strut thing.

Bits & Pieces – Review

February 22, 2002

Theologian (finally) joins the label sampler crew with Bits & Pieces, a 25-song sampler containing rare/out-of-print tracks.

Cocknoose – White Trash Messiahs – Review

February 22, 2002

A fist in yer face and ten new tracks to bitchslap punkpoppers to. Tuneful yet gruff, mid-tempo to occasionally fast-paced, without resorting to metal.

CKY – Volume 1 – Review

February 22, 2002

Noisy, smarter than your average bear, and a good, dark blend of grungy stomp and lethargic riffs, dude.

Cherry St. – X-Rated – Review

February 22, 2002

Cherry St. cluelessly peer over the fence at the ballsy rock and wonder why people are snickering at their scarves, ripped jeans, and poofy hair.

Beauty in Darkness – Vol. 5 – Review

February 22, 2002

18 songs, 78 minutes, there’s creepy, brutal, eerie, sexy, and every combination you can imagine, and plenty you can’t until you hear these dark masters.

Sisthema – The Fourth Discontinuity – Review

February 22, 2002

They like man/machine topics, favor “cold industrial” production and atmospherics, and the drummer is pretty bad-ass.

Sirius – Spectral Transition – Dimension Sirius – Review

February 22, 2002

Millennial black metal, littered with blastbeats, monster keys/symphonics, demon growls’n’snarling, and all the ripping guitar a metalhead could ask for.