Lollipop Magazine

Battlecross – War of Will – Review

August 16, 2013

Thrash metal, pure and simple. Battlecross wastes no time ripping your face off with polka beats and riffs in thirds (Slayer, Dark Angel, everyone since).

Deville – Hydra – Review

August 16, 2013

There’s enough metal chug and stoner swagger to keep this a rock record, but the polished production will make the shaggy wary of commercial overplay.

Helalyn Flowers – White Me In / Black Me Out – Music Stream

August 15, 2013

Helalyn Flowers combine a strong, beautiful female singer and a strong electro metal-tinged male rock beast, so it’d be hard to go wrong, yes? Well, no.

Amon Amarth – Father of the Wolf – Music Stream

August 15, 2013

Amon Amarth are the AC/DC of Viking death metal. They found and perfected a style, and they rarely deviate from it.

Amon Amarth – Deceiver of the Gods – Review

August 15, 2013

Amon Amarth are the AC/DC of Viking death metal. They found and perfected a style, and they rarely deviate from it.

Ayria – Plastic Makes Perfect – Music Stream

August 14, 2013

Plastic Makes Perfect is a great album title, but Jennifer Parkin is no stranger to great looks, writing styles, titles, cover art, and, of course, songs.

Ayria – Plastic Makes Perfect – Review

August 14, 2013

Plastic Makes Perfect is a great album title, but Jennifer Parkin is no stranger to great looks, writing styles, titles, cover art, and, of course, songs.

Wampire – The Hearse – Music Stream

August 13, 2013

“The Hearse” dances its way into your heart. Bass-heavy and poppy, with surer vocals, and head-bobbing infection.

Wampire – Curiosity – Review

August 13, 2013

“The Hearse” dances its way into your heart. Bass-heavy and poppy, with surer vocals, and head-bobbing infection.

Implant – The Productive Citizen – Music Stream

August 12, 2013

Cold, classic EBM with distorted vocals, news samples, plenty of trance-inducing repetition, and harsh keyboards replacing the crunch of “metal guitars.”