Tim Den – Page 84 – Lollipop Magazine

Further Seems Forever – The Moon is Down – Review

February 22, 2002

Armed with a voice that captures Jonah Matranga’s melodic moments and a fetish for Shai Hulud tempos, Chris Carrabba is impressive as a songwriter and frontman.

Fall Silent – Six years in the Desert – Review

February 22, 2002

A six-headed beast with two bass players and a few blastbeats short of powerviolence, Reno, Nevada’s Fall Silent sure is scary sounding.

Snuff – Blue Gravy: Phase 9 – Review

February 22, 2002

Snuff’s got the earnest-man-crying-lead-tears kind of singing, backed by the occasional Hammond organ and trumpet. It’s touching but rowdy.

Even Johansen – Quiet & Still – Review

February 22, 2002

Even Johansen, frontman of British/Norwegian band Libido, sounds like a combination of Thom York and David Usher (of Moist).

Dies Irae – Immolated – Review

February 22, 2002

Ferocious blasts that somehow sound raw and polished at the same time, conjuring up lyrical imagery ala Morbid Angel’s Blessed are the Sick.

Defiled – Ugliness Revealed – Review

February 22, 2002

Complicated like old Pestilence and just as brutal, Defiled also steal strange melodies from early Morbid Angel and precision from Vader.

David Singer – The Cost of Living – Review

February 22, 2002

Piano-based, Elliott Smith-ish pop tunes supported by the occasional orchestra/tape loop. He takes on too much sometimes.

Dashboard Confessional – The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most – Review

February 22, 2002

Chris Carrabba’s current main gig showcases acoustic ditties that allow his voice to take flight over all the melodic possibilities of songwriting.

Couch – Profane – Review

February 22, 2002

Couch is a fluid and graceful band, and with Profane being their fourth album, they seem to have had time to settle into a style.

Circle Of Dead Children – The Genocide Machine – Review

February 22, 2002

The Genocide Machine functions on a manifesto accusing every single living person of being a part of a subconscious conspiracy to end all existence.