Scott Hefflon – Page 51 – Lollipop Magazine

A Plea For Mercy – Bleed The Hate – Review

October 19, 2007

This young band from Arkansas plods and soars, a seeming oxymoron, but if you were to cross-breed Evanescence and Drain STH, you might have A Plea For Mercy.

Tristania – Illumination – Review

October 19, 2007

Rich male vocals, soaring, multi-layered female vocals, robust guitar thunder, some nice dark acoustic tinkering, and drums that thud or patter as needed.

The Fades – Review

October 19, 2007

While they may call apartments “flats,” they know what a garage is, and the type of rock to be played there.

Officer Roseland – Blast-Off For Kicksville – Review

October 12, 2007

They get your fingers snapping, can stir ska and funk into the soup without tickling your gag reflex, and they can play your wedding or your backyard kegger.

Duke Fame – Too Proud To Practice – Review

October 12, 2007

A band who knows Buzzcocks were really onto something. Sawing guitars, kinda punky but without the adherence to the handbook.

Virgin Black – Requiem Fortissimo – Review

September 1, 2007

I usually like Virgin Black, but this album is a regression to the “bad doom” we all endured in the early ’90s.

The Agony Scene – Get Damned – Review

September 1, 2007

11 tracks that kinda blend, but there are breakdowns to anticipate, roars to marvel at, and guitarwork to learn. Little clean singing and keyboard flourishes.

Skindred – Roots Rock Riot – Review

September 1, 2007

Skindred is like no other. Groovecore with a Rasta singer. He can scat, rap, and harmonize like the emo metal pussies without crying his eyeliner into streaks.

Ministry – The Last Sucker – Review

September 1, 2007

After the kick-ass Rio Grande Blood and Houses of the Mole, Ministry end their mighty reign with the auto-pilot effort, The Last Sucker.

Helloween – Gambling With The Devil – Review

September 1, 2007

Best Helloween album in years. Not really that much of an accomplishment, seeing as many recent albums have fallen between passable and freakin’ embarrassing.