Tim Den – Page 40 – Lollipop Magazine

Himsa – Courting Tragedy and Disaster – Review

February 23, 2004

Train-like riffing as melodic as the Swedish, the band are yet another example of how the hardcore community has finally caught on: Learn how to play!

Hey Mercedes – Loses Control – Review

February 23, 2004

But after two albums and two EPs, this “new” approach is aging faster than you can say Very Emergency.

Matmos – The Civil War – Review

February 23, 2004

Matmos glitch their way through battlefields of the 1860s, bleeping, blooping, fuzzing, and squealing with ancient synths like a birthday party for lunatics.

Dear Leader – War Chords – Review

February 16, 2004

Not surprisingly, it sounds like The Sheila Divine unplugged. Perrino’s voice is featured more, now that it doesn’t have to fight distortion for the spotlight.

+/- – Plus Minus – You are Here – Review

February 16, 2004

Somehow +/-, once known more for its “members of Versus” tag than anything else, have transformed into indie rock’s brightest contenders.

All State Champion – Review

February 16, 2004

All State Champion steer clear of ambiguous yelling and haphazard noodling for concise crunch of the raucous kind.

Napalm Death – Noise For Music’s Sake – Review

February 16, 2004

Compiles the influential grindcore forefathers’ best moments and – most importantly – all the saliva-inducing rarities that I’ve been digging for years.

Arch Enemy – Anthems of Rebellion – Review

February 16, 2004

Anthems of Rebellion reeks of amateur riffs, a suspicious stench of commerciality, and a child-like obsession with predictable E-minor progressions.

Aborted – Goremageddon – Review

February 16, 2004

Take a highly-caffeinated early Carcass, give it a gloss that rivals a spacelab, stick sharp knives in its hands, and strap rocket roller skates to its feet.

The Twilight Singers – Blackberry Belle – Review

February 9, 2004

I never thought Greg Dulli would take his tortured dementia into indielectro, and I never would’ve guessed that it would be as moving as Blackberry Belle.