Lollipop Magazine

Death Is Just The Beginning: Vol. 7 – Review

July 23, 2003

Metal is alive and well and living in Europe. Americans futz with knuckledragging nü metal and ’til-you-grow-outta-it hardcore, European metal pushes forward.

The Metal Years – Gothic Doom 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.

Beauty in Darkness – Vol. 5 – Review

February 22, 2002

18 songs, 78 minutes, there’s creepy, brutal, eerie, sexy, and every combination you can imagine, and plenty you can’t until you hear these dark masters.

Gothic Club Classics – Volume 1 – Review

June 4, 2001

Staples like Bauhaus and Fields of the Nephilim and “dance Goth,” “Goth rock,” and “Goth metal.” Plus Nick Cave, Diamanda Galas, and Einstüzende Neubauten.

Theatre of Tragedy – Musique – Review

April 1, 2001

I think this is more Goth than most Goth metal cuz there’s a lot of keyboards and I sense you could dance to some of this, if you were so inclined.

Identity Five – Review

September 1, 1999

With 17 tracks, 76 minutes, there’s something here for anyone into metal: Heavy, power, nü, black, death, doom, epic, Goth, hardcore, and the schools within.

Identity Four – Review

November 1, 1998

If you’re into heavy music and have never heard of Century Media, you aren’t very into heavy music.