Lollipop Magazine

The Metal Years – Progressive Metal – Review

November 11, 2002

If you follow these genres, most of these bands are familiar. They’re mostly the big names, with little “filler,” and omissions were probably licensing issues.

A Tribute to The Beast – Review

August 2, 2002

Covering Iron Maiden is tricky. Two decades of shitty metal bands have paved the way for this thing all the way up my ass. But that’s not always the case here.

A Tribute to The Scorpions – Review

June 4, 2001

Love at First Sting brought guitarists to their knees, something it’s time for again with all the half-assed heroes with more facial piercings than chops.

Metal Dreams – Vol. 2 – Review

September 1, 2000

In the ’80s, fluffy-haired men in tight clothing sung sappy songs to young girls. This here’s 16 examples of the same trite, sleepy crap a decade later.

Steel Prophet – Messiah – Review

June 1, 2000

Steel Prophet are without a doubt one of America’s marquee power metal bands, slotting comfortably and confidently between Helloween and Primal Fear.

Holy Dio: A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio – Review

April 1, 2000

It doesn’t suck ass cuz it doesn’t focus on only one time period of RJD, a man who’s sauntered through two great bands and had a great (early) solo career.

Steel Prophet – Dark Hallucinations – Review

June 1, 1999

This reeks of the ’80s, unlike much of the new powermetal and heavy metal around these days. Equal parts mediocre thrash and wanking prog metal.

A Call to Irons – Review

November 1, 1998

11 Iron Maiden classics spanning the years covered by underground bands ranging from neo-powermetal to traditional growl-and-snort death metal to avant doom.