Tim Den – Page 31 – Lollipop Magazine

The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time – Review

October 4, 2004

Martin Popoff returns, ranking hot slabs of molten steel by votes taken amongst the genre’s participants (bands, journalists, label heads, PR staff, etc.).

Decahedron – Disconnection Imminent – Review

September 27, 2004

Featuring two ex-members of Frodus and Joe Lally from Fugazi, Decahedron have morphed into a razor-edged, chisel-sharp slicing machine.

Cannibal Corpse – The Wretched Spawn – Review

September 27, 2004

Despite its tiresome themes of mutilation and zombification, this lives up to the band’s legacy by combining vicious technicality with bang-worthy stomps.

The Divine Comedy – Absent Friends – Interview

September 27, 2004

An interview with leader Neil Hannon

Refused – Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent – Review

September 20, 2004

In under three minutes, “Rather be Dead” took metalcore to its zenith, and rendered it obsolete. Seriously, where do you go after such a revelatory statement?

Phoenix – Alphabetical – Review

September 20, 2004

Amid ’80s synths, hip hop beats, French pop sensibilities, and British folktronica aesthetics, there breathed a tender Motown soul that would make Stevie proud.

The Light Wires – Review

September 20, 2004

Seasoned with pain and tales of Midwest living, The Light Wires are led by guitarist Jeremy Pinnell and excel at updating Springsteen’s Nebraska.

Retisonic – Return to Me – Interview

September 20, 2004

An interview with guitarist/vocalist Jason Farrell

Morrissey – You Are the Quarry – Review

September 20, 2004

You Are the Quarry is, as accusations have barked, the most polished, mainstream-sounding, and “poppy” album of Morrissey’s career.

Tahiti 80 – A Piece of Sunshine – Review

September 20, 2004

Wallpaper For the Soul took nice detours into a spectra of moods, A Piece of Sunshine succeeds by glazing us with as much classy and smart pop as possible.