Lollipop Magazine

Shai Hulud – Hearts Once Nourished With Hope and Compassion – Review

October 6, 2006

This not only introduced a multi-faceted, technically melodic metalcore band to the world, it predates The Dillinger Escape Plan and countless rip-offs.

Shai Hulud – That Within Blood Ill-Tempered – Interview

November 5, 2003

An interview with guitarist Mike Fox

Shai Hulud – That Within Blood Ill-Tempered – Review

August 16, 2003

Anger, darkness, frustration, and pain wrapped around some of the heaviest, most dynamic hardcore concoctions in some time.

Revelation 100 – A Fifteen Year Retrospective of Rare Recordings – Review

November 11, 2002

Face it: Revelation had a big hand in the development of late-’80s/early-’90s hardcore and post-hardcore. They deserve recognition.

Plea for Peace Take Action – Review

April 19, 2002

This comp and the tour that supported it brought some of the biggest names in underground music across the nation, raising donations and spreading good music.

For Those Who Stand – Review

April 19, 2002

The more struggle for equality, defying authority, speaking up against “the norm,” the better. And what better way to do it all than through music?

Never Give In – A Bad Brains Tribute – Review

January 1, 2000

How better to offer tribute to a band that criss-crossed punk, hardcore, metal, and reggae than to have a long and diverse comp that’s practically unlistenable?

Revelation Sampler Summer 1999 – Review

September 1, 1999

Definitely out to progress with each release, Revelation will no doubt continue their ten-year tradition of releasing the most diverse and excellent hardcore.

Shai Hulud – Indecision – The Fall of Every Man – Review

April 1, 1999

With three songs from each band, the disc runs just long enough for me to enjoy what these bands do best without choking on excess testosterone.

Indecision – Shai Hulud – The Fall of Every Man – Review

April 1, 1999

The riffs are heavy, the tempo is perfect for all them karate experts in the pit, and there’s plenty of “fuck shit up!!” gang shouts to point your fingers to.