Tim Den – Page 85 – Lollipop Magazine

Burnt By The Sun – Review

February 22, 2002

All the enthusiasm and none of the focus that grindcore/tech metal requires, just like The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, every band on Hydra Head.

Burning Airlines – Identikit – Review

February 22, 2002

These guys still rock your fucking ass. Just because they’re intelligent and superior musicians doesn’t mean they’ve forgotten how to connect emotionally.

Grade – Headfirst Straight to Hell – Review

February 15, 2002

The music has gotten better, even without the input of now-departed founding member/main songwriter Greg Taylor, but the vocals still kill it.

Benediction – Organized Chaos – Review

February 15, 2002

My love/hate relationship with Benediction continues. Love cuz I’ve been a fan since their debut, hate cuz they’ve been stagnant now for over half a decade.

Deicide – In Torment In Hell – Review

February 15, 2002

With their seventh and final record for Roadrunner, Deicide whimpers across the finish line with barely any balls intact.

Sense Field – Tonight and Forever – Review

February 8, 2002

The punches are stronger, the melodies are sung with more conviction, and the production sounds a hundred times livelier than Under the Radar.

The Dismemberment Plan – Change – Review

February 8, 2002

Weird little melodies floating on top of slanted beats, trying to mimic an art school Dave Matthews vocal tone on top of pseudo-drum’n’bass patterns.

The Strokes – Is This It – Review

February 8, 2002

The Strokes are neither complete wastes of music nor saviors of rock. They are just a band who are very good at reproducing some of their favorite artists.

Travis – The Invisible Band – Review

February 8, 2002

The world’s favorite working class-yet-gentle Scotsmen have upped the saccharine and downed the shoegazing on their third record, much to diehard fans’ dismay.

TransChamps – Double Exposure – Review

February 8, 2002

Two of the best post-rock ensembles get together and come up with twisted, sometimes hilarious, creations that evoke Iron Maiden, Joan Of Arc, and Cheap Trick.