Solid State Records – Page 3 – Lollipop Magazine

Underoath – The Changing of Times – Interview

November 8, 2002

An interview with guitarist Tim McTague

Still Breathing – September – Review

July 12, 2002

Giving Candace from Walls of Jericho a run for her money as an explosive front woman, Still Breathing screamer Dacey Buntin is a rabid firecracker.

Soul Embraced – This Is My Blood – Review

July 12, 2002

A wonderful amalgamation of Sepultura, older-era Prong and Carcass, and some hardcore tendencies, but the death metal vocal style is a bit irritating.

Embodyment – Hold Your Breath – Review

March 8, 2002

Imagine A Perfect Circle writing songs for Texas Is The Reason and Quicksand and you’ve got Hold Your Breath.

This is Solid State – Volume 2 – Review

February 22, 2002

All of the sweaty, distortion masters of metal: Stretch Arm Strong, Blindside, and Born Blind balance out the equation by providing finger-pointing material.

Zao – (Self-Titled) – Review

February 22, 2002

Sounding more complex and darker than ever, (Self-Titled) is this band’s OK Computer… And not just because of the similarities in artwork, either.

Living Sacrifice – The Hammering Process – Review

June 3, 2001

Living Sacrifice was the first Christian death metal band I ever heard. They’ve survived by adapting much the same way others have: by going “groove-oriented.”

Extol – Undeceived – Interview

April 1, 2001

An interview with vocalist Peter Espevoll

3rd Root – A Sign of Things to Come – Review

April 1, 2001

3rd Root sing about being “saved” in quiet whispers (sometimes bursting into screams) driven by Latin percussive undertones, not unlike P.O.D. or Sepultura.

Extol – Undeceived – Review

September 1, 2000

Forget In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, or any other band that “carries the torch of At The Gates.” Extol is the closest and the most passionate you’ll find.