Scott Hefflon – Page 226 – Lollipop Magazine

Armchair Martian – Hang, On Ted – Review

June 1, 1999

Armchair Martian convey a sorrow, a loneliness, and a human warmth that’s made country affect a larger number of Americans than any other genre, hands down.

Arcturus – La Masquerade Infernale – Review

June 1, 1999

Few others can wallow in worm-infested dirt, offer somber hymns to the moon-drenched night, and chainsaw trees with such teeth, and also implement breakbeats.

Prophanity – Stronger Than Steel – Review

June 1, 1999

Straight-forward post-Kreator thrash, old-school black metal, noisy evil filled with double-bass thunder, Carcassy vocals, and melodic fretboard flyings.

Garbage Pail – Band Names We Hope To Never See – Column

June 1, 1999

With “electronica” emitting its final thrusts like an epileptic’s death throes, it’s time to admit they had the stupidest nicknames since black metal and Goth.

Pro-Pain – Act of God – Review

June 1, 1999

Pro-Pain return with newfound energy. Ya gotta give these guys credit for stickin’ to their guns and pounding away at the same few chords.

Steel Prophet – Dark Hallucinations – Review

June 1, 1999

This reeks of the ’80s, unlike much of the new powermetal and heavy metal around these days. Equal parts mediocre thrash and wanking prog metal.

Static-X – Wisconsin Death Trip – Review

June 1, 1999

A pretty good new metal band with plenty of Korn, Sepultura, and just enough Goth metal extravagance/weirdness to attract tattooed and overly-pierced “freaks.”

Spite – Bastard Complex – Review

June 1, 1999

Produced by Machine, this is foul-smelling, ground-in-dirt anger at a chaotic and fucked-up world, tearing at everything in an attempt at purification.

Hypocrisy – Hypocrisy Destroys Wacken – Review

June 1, 1999

With 11 live tracks (gorgeously produced, I might add) and four studio tracks, Hypocrisy Destroys Wacken is a must for die-hard fans.

Solitude Aeturnus – Adagio – Review

June 1, 1999

Plodding nobly through doomy landscapes, evoking Trouble more than black metal or sludge. Broad strokes of guitar, with the mighty voice of Robert Lowe.