Victory Records – Page 4 – Lollipop Magazine

Madcap – Under Suspicion – Review

March 29, 2004

Madcap rocks out on their third album with punk, reggae, rock, and ’80s dance inflections. “Keep Dancin” made me sit up and give this band a serious listen. Then I got up and danced. That’s how catchy the songs are.

Glasseater – Everything Is Beautiful When You Don’t Look Down – Review

February 23, 2004

Glasseater blends melodic punk with its fierce hardcore backbone to make it highly listenable, even if you tend to cringe at the mere idea of screamo.

Minus – Halldor Laxness – Review

November 5, 2003

Breaking off a chunk of melodious/atmospheric nü rock to blow open the emotional palette and drawing textural tools from old and new psychedelic bands.

Freya – As The Last Light Drain – Review

November 5, 2003

Freya is nothing more than Earth Crisis 2003, but with a different agenda. It still reeks of the same attitude and sound. No thanks.

Darkest Hour – Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation – Review

September 11, 2003

A relentless blast of drums, cymbals, high-horse, note-dense riffs, and vocals that sound a bit like a hardcore snob making fun of the Gothenburg sound.

Snowdogs – Deep Cuts, Fast Remedies – Review

July 23, 2003

Influences from Soul Asylum to Aerosmith, but if those bands tried to integrate soul-ska, joke rap, or sea chanteys, they’d come across as grade-A assholes.

Spitalfield – The Cloak & Dagger Club – Review

July 13, 2003

Comparable to Thursday, or a harder Saves the Day, Spitalfield uses soft drums with fluctuating guitar strums that tease your ears, and then pound them.

The Reunion Show – Kill Your Television – Review

June 13, 2003

Kill Your TV definitely categorizes them as catchy, pop rock fun, in the vein of of Ultimate Fakebook and Midtown.

River City Rebels – No Good, No Time, No Pride – Review

May 30, 2003

At their worst, they sound like a terrible ska band whose singer just returned from the dentist. At their best, they play solid, original rock ‘n’ roll.

Dead To Fall – Everything I Touch Falls to Pieces – Review

January 3, 2003

An energetic band trying to bring new dimension to the well-traveled hardcore/metal route (with traces of Gothenburg in tow), but they fail on many levels.