Lollipop Magazine

Relic Rust – Relic Cuts The Intro – Review

January 1, 2006

Relic Rust, unsigned status and bad band name notwithstanding, have a lot of to offer. Even the ballad, “Hold On,” works. Ahem, for a ballad.

Red Animal War – Seven Year War – Review

January 1, 2006

It’s a collection, so it’s kinda disjointed and dated. Kinda thick, not overly polished, but raw and jagged and dense, if not altogether vocally accurate.

Raunchy – Death Pop Romance – Review

January 1, 2006

No idea why Raunchy doesn’t catch on more. Fear Factory and Strapping Young Lad took off, and Raunchy mix in the clean singing of Avenged Sevenfold as well.

Rat Wakes Red – Horizon Drops – Review

January 1, 2006

James Raftery has been compared to Elliot Smith, with the classic storytelling of folk rock. Warm production and fuzzy guitars, very ’90s indie rock.
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Phil Lomac – Review

January 1, 2006

Phil Lomac is at his best when he doesn’t try very hard, he just let’s his soothing voice win you over, the simple melodies lapping at you like gentle waves.

Mortal Clay – Procession of Spectres – Review

January 1, 2006

They leave lots of space in the songs so you can get lost and freaked out. If Christina Ricci had a band, it’d be Mortal Clay.

Mina – Memoirs of a Closet Goth – Review

January 1, 2006

This four-song EP is much what you’d expect from the title. On closer, “Battle of Evermore,” the verses are open, Mina hits all the notes, and it’s haunting.

Megaherz – 5 – Review

January 1, 2006

Yup, sounds like Rammstein.

Love Equals Death – Nightmeric – Review

January 1, 2006

Part dark punk, part rock, there are Pennywise melodies and tuff group shouts, there’s clean, Bill Stevenson production, and that creepy girl on the cover.

Tsar – Band-Girls-Money – Review

December 9, 2005

They have go-go girls, they sing about gettin’ drunk and gettin’ laid and likin’ porn, and they calculate their rebellion perfectly.