Lollipop Magazine

Skid Row – Revolutions Per Minute – Review

February 16, 2007

The boyz are back, just Bachless. They’re grittier and a bit more jokey country-fried.

Unleashed – Midvinterblot – Review

December 22, 2006

Recording more viciously, playing faster, and putting more Viking elbow grease into the riff-writing, this is Unleashed looking for an extra tenner of cred.

Angra – Aurora Consurgens – Interview

December 8, 2006

An interview with guitarist Rafael Bittencourt

Motörhead – Stage Fright – Review

December 8, 2006

Britain’s loudest three-piece has never been filmed with such clean sound. The bonus disc is festooned with interesting interviews and hilarious roadie stories.

Monster Magnet – Spine of God – Review

November 10, 2006

More song-based than 25 Tab, Spine of God is the perfect synthesis of Nuggets-style psych and Blue Cheer-style retard rock. A one-of-a-kind recording.

Monster Magnet – 25 Tab – Review

November 10, 2006

25 Tab is the second Monster Magnet album, easily the band’s most ambitious work, and a successful attempt to make the most psychedelic album of all time.

The Quill – In Triumph – Review

October 20, 2006

Hard rock that wouldn’t’ve sounded out of place in the early ’90s, alongside bands like Soundgarden, The Obsessed, Mother Love Bone, and Alice In Chains.

Fields of The Nephilim – Mourning Sun – Interview

October 6, 2006

An interview with singer Carl McCoy

Metal Church – A Light In The Dark – Review

September 1, 2006

Second Metal Church offering with third frontman Ronny Munroe finds Kurdt’s band solidifying their stance as classy old school riffsters with a touch of prog.

Moonspell – Memorial – Review

August 18, 2006

The songs hover mostly mid-tempo, no Dimmu Borgirian racing, no “Gothic power ballads” so you can wave your lighter in the air, trying to set God on fire.