Lollipop Magazine

Darkest Hour – Deliver Us – Review

September 1, 2007

Darkest Hour successfully bridge the gap between Americore and tasty Swedish delicacies of death. I still favor the Swedes. Devin Townsend produced.

Damnation A.D. – In This Life or the Next – Review

August 10, 2007

DC metalcore favorites getting back together had me as giddy as a school girl. But the three good tunes here are no match for the rest of the album’s tragedies.

Moros Eros – I Saw the Devil Last Night and Now the Sun Shines Bright – Review

March 12, 2007

It’s mostly too “look at us, aren’t we clever?” for me, but when they “stick to the rock,” they’re quirkily weird and fun anyway.

Aiden – Rain in Hell – Review

March 12, 2007

Just because Aiden wear eyeliner and cheerleading gossip queens wet their panties over them doesn’t mean they blow. They’re fun, and this EP/DVD shows that.

Endwell – Homeland Insecurity – Review

March 12, 2007

The hardcore roarer, while sounding like he need to shit, is solid, and if you can stomach layered gay-boy clear vocals, this guy can hit all the right notes.

Darkest Hour – Undoing Ruin – Review

February 24, 2006

One of the better American bands stealing the oft-stolen Swedish melodic death metal style. They’ve been doing it for years, perhaps even a decade.

The Forecast – Late Night Conversations – Review

January 13, 2006

Best parts of Midwestern indie rock and the shit I loathe about emo. I love simple breakdown repetitions that unfurl like a winding road through a wooded area.

Catch 22 – Live – Review

June 13, 2005

Ska bands are generally the most captivating bands live. Catch 22 don’t stop or slow down for 21 tracks. How did that audience last?

The Hurt Process – A Heartbeat Behind – Review

June 1, 2005

Before the dumb screaming makes me reach for the remote, the pussy vocals come in, and before being sickened, they step on the distortion and yell some more.

Straylight Run – Review

April 25, 2005

In 2002, John Nolan and Shaun Cooper left Taking Back Sunday and formed Straylight Run with Nolan’s sister, keyboardist Michelle, and drummer Will Noon.