Lollipop Magazine

Virgin Black – Requiem Fortissimo – Review

September 1, 2007

I usually like Virgin Black, but this album is a regression to the “bad doom” we all endured in the early ’90s.

Phazm – Antebellum Death ‘n Roll – Review

June 22, 2007

French outfit Phazm have concentrated all their hate and Satanic prowess into a pretty standard mix of death metal and rock and roll.

Stolen Babies – There Be Squabbles Ahead – Review

March 30, 2007

Describing Stolen Babies as “prog-pop-cabaret-thrash-quirky-Goth-rock” provides enough space to add mambo and cha-cha-cha and still have plenty of legroom.

Lordi – The Arockalypse – Review

January 1, 2007

Whitesnake, Zodiac Mindwarp, Gwar, and Blind Guardian chopped up and sewn back together with a big cock swagger, a toothy smile, and a penchant for buggery.

Laethora – March of the Parasite – Review

January 1, 2007

Debut from this brutal death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, featuring guitarists from Dark Tranquillity and Provenance. Straight-up death/grind.

The Dark Psyche – Review

December 8, 2006

I like Hellhammer and Venom more than Cradle of Filth, and a good number of bands on this comp play that cool, old school, broken down, punk-influenced style.

Stolen Babies – There Be Squabbles Ahead – Review

November 20, 2006

Cabaret clusterfuck. Math rock thrash pop duckwalk. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum on a crack binge. This is overly creative people with time on their hands. Thanks.

Dissection – Reinkaos – Review

November 17, 2006

As a swan song, Reinkaos is pretty decent, emphasis on decent, as it shows the band deserting black metal and embracing a more melodic heavy metal approach.

Yyrkoon – Unhealthy Opera – Review

November 3, 2006

Ultra heavy extreme metal that grabs from a bag of styles including death, thrash, and black metal. They’re French, and they have a thing for H.P. Lovecraft.

Estradasphere – Palace of Mirrors – Review

November 3, 2006

Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3) discovered Estradasphere, a six-piece from Santa Cruz, CA who utilize classical, rock, and ethnic instrumentation.