Scott Hefflon – Page 65 – Lollipop Magazine

Therion – Gothic Kabbalah – Review

January 1, 2007

Therion’s always been a blast, mixing cheesy power metal with full orchestration and choirs and Goth metal bombast.

The Love Me Nots – In Black and White – Review

January 1, 2007

Two girls in short skirts and go-go boots, two guys in suits, garage rock with reverb, surfy wiggle, and “that keyboard sound.” Produced by Jim Diamond.

The Handshake Murders – Usurper – Review

January 1, 2007

No emo metal for these Arkansas noise mongers. Feedback and D-tuned goodness like Machine Head’s debut, and some pit-swirl breakdown for the moshers.

The Dark Romantics – Some Midnight Kissin – Review

January 1, 2007

Practically every song will darkly win you over, locked in tight and classy, no boy band posing, no cheesy playing up the blonde hotties in the band.

Solefald – Black for Death – Review

January 1, 2007

This band always slips my mind when naming the black/folk metal leaders. They’re worth knowing if you dig Borknagar, Finntroll, Carpathian Forest, and Arcturus.

Horna – Ääniä Yössä – Review

January 1, 2007

Finnish necro black metal, 10 years in hell, toilet bowl recording, four songs of hate, untuned guitars, blackened screams, and blurry guitarwork.

Health – Where You From – Review

January 1, 2007

Honest American folky rock. Bit “open space” for my temperament, but a trustworthy singer and a reliable label make this a quiet release worth a listen.

Funeral Dress – Hello From the Underground – Review

January 1, 2007

Gruff punk rock, at it for 15 years, on SOS Records. Any questions?

Ferocious Eagle – The Sea Anemone Inside of Me is Mighty – Review

January 1, 2007

Good ol’ noisy rock. What used to be called college rock before it was called alternative, and before it became emo pop shit. From Portland, OR.

Evanescence – The Open Door – Review

January 1, 2007

Active rock with a female singer who can belt it out with the best of them. Textures and nuances make this shine.