Lollipop Magazine

Carach Angren – Operation Compass – Music Stream

July 16, 2020

The double-bass is too far forward, the guitars are an afterthought, and the horror strings don’t take the moonlight until three minutes into this snoozer.

Carach Angren Unveil “Der Vampir von Nürnberg” – News

April 29, 2020

Symphonic metal masters of horror Carach Angren have unveiled the second new single from their upcoming 6(66)th full-length, Franckensteina Strataemontanus.

Rotting Christ Announce North American Headlining Tour – News

January 5, 2020

Greek metal veterans Rotting Christ will headline 2020’s Devastation on the Nation tour. They will be supported by Borknagar, Wolfheart, and Abigail Williams.

Heilung Announce First Ever North American Tour – News

October 7, 2019

Enigmatic world music outfit Heilung will embark on a long-awaited North American headlining tour, their first ever live appearances in the States and Canada!

Abbath Unleash “Harvest Pyre” – News

April 17, 2019

Norwegian black metal titans Abbath have just dropped “Harvest Pyre,” the first single from their upcoming sophomore release, Outstrider, due on July 5.

Abbath – Review

February 26, 2016

With decades of genre-defining black metal under his spiked belt as frontman for Norwegian legends Immortal, one wouldn’t think Abbath had much left to prove.

Twilight of the Gods – Fire on the Mountain – Review

January 1, 2014

This talented bunch quickly grew beyond the initial concept to play classic, galloping, mall-strutting ’80s metal.

Twilight of the Gods – Fire on the Mountain – Music Stream

January 1, 2014

This talented bunch quickly grew beyond the initial concept to play classic, galloping, mall-strutting ’80s metal.

Twilight of the Gods – Fire On The Mountain – Review

November 11, 2013

Twilight of the Gods decided to take their combined influences of classic metal from the ’80s and do their own thing.

Kylesa – From the Vaults, Vol. 1 – Review

December 7, 2012

Done right (and, crucially, if you’re a fan of the band), odds and ends collections offer an interesting new perspective on a band’s musical evolution.

The Casualties – Resistance – Review

September 21, 2012

Head-down, mohawk-forward, charging metallic punk that pierces everything in front of it.

Eths – III – Review

May 4, 2012

French metalcore crew Eths remind me of the nu metal acts that were shunned outright because of their association with an increasingly unpopular style.

Saint Vitus – Lillie F 65 – Review

April 15, 2012

Doom kings Saint Vitus bring forth their first album in 17 years. Scott “Wino” Weinrich says he favors “music that grabs you by the balls.”

Saint Vitus – Lillie: F-65- Music Stream

April 15, 2012

Doom kings Saint Vitus bring forth their first album in 17 years. Scott “Wino” Weinrich says he favors “music that grabs you by the balls.”

Terrorizer – Hordes of Zombies – Review

March 30, 2012

The zombie thing has long since become a cultural phenomenon and been subsequently beaten to (un)death. Be wary of a 2012 release called Hordes of Zombies.

Samael – Lux Mundi – Review

June 29, 2011

Samael settles into its trademark midtempo mood and plays things a little too safe at times, but the highlights leave more of an impression than the dips.

The Sign of the Southern Cross – I Carry The Fire – Review

April 25, 2011

You might be expecting some serious Sabbath love, but this three-song EP makes it clear that Pantera/Down worship is more where their heads are at.

Engel – Threnody – Review

January 26, 2011

Sweden’s Engel barrels down the road at a great clip for the first four tracks of Threnody, bashing through some modern metal with incredible energy and polish.

Kylesa – Spiral Shadow – Review

December 27, 2010

A sad record. Not in a boo-hoo way, it’s more of a hands-in-pockets, head down, kick the can as the weight of existence slows your movement kind of way.

Atheist – Jupiter – Review

November 24, 2010

Jupiter zips and crashes around the room, its sharp edges colliding with surfaces hard and soft, hurling itself constantly forward with impossible energy.

Mar De Grises – Streams Inwards – Review

August 11, 2010

A trump card during your next metal exchange. Their brand of Chilean progressive death/doom is fantastically polished yet still adventurous.

Watain – Lawless Darkness – Review

June 1, 2010

Watain are happy to stick with the blastbeat/wall of sound hallmarks of the genre. But they twist these conventions in such creative and satisfying ways.

Destroyer 666 – Defiance – Review

March 1, 2010

Destroyer 666 rain non-stop murder on their first album in six years. Nine tracks in 40 minutes, they only pull back on closer “A Sermon to the Dead.”

Skitliv – Skandinavisk Misantropi – Review

November 1, 2009

“A bleak soundtrack to a personal apocalypse: Dark, loathing, hating, and full of venomous spite.” Mayhem’s singer Maniac with a few buddies chipping in.

Urgehal – Ikonoklast – Review

November 1, 2009

Pure fuckin’ black metal. They like facepaint, spikes, blastbeats, and reverbed misanthropy, but there’s Celtic Frost mid-tempo uh! here and there.