Lollipop Magazine

Earth Crisis – Last of the Sane – Review

June 1, 2001

Trademark Earth Crisis crunch reduced to a joke when vocalist Karl Buechner childishly croons “Paint it Black.”

Cause For Alarm – Nothing Ever Dies 1982-99 – Review

June 1, 2001

Cause For Alarm never strayed from their fast, furious, and political identity throughout their two decades of existence, even as the band changed members.

Backfire! – Still Dedicated – Review

June 1, 2001

Pretty much the standard Warzone clone.

Burning Heads – Escape – Review

April 1, 2001

Burning Heads and Kill Your Idols have been around the block more times than New Schoolers change their baggy pants in one day, so don’t even front.

Run Devil Run – Sinking Deeper – Review

September 1, 2000

Straight-up hardcore. Members of In Cold Blood, Brother’s Keeper, and The Spudmonsters.

Right Direction- Bury the Hatchet – Review

September 1, 2000

They’ve been doing this since ’89, but still, classic Suicidal Tendencies and D.R.I. they ain’t. You get the trademark hardcore stuff here, nothing more.

OS101 – Pura Vida – Review

September 1, 2000

Feel the way hardcore first made you feel when you were a kid (7 Seconds, Descendents, etc.). Check out “No Clue” for some sweet harmonies.

Victory Style – 4 – Review

June 1, 2000

After what seems like an eternity of tough guy, chug-a-lug metalcore releases, Victory is getting back to what the label does best: Variety.

Shelter – When 20 Summers Pass – Review

June 1, 2000

Youth of Today’s raw positivity blended with Ray Cappo and Porcell’s infamous “untitled EP” project, catchy fast hardcore at its unfurnished heart.

Greyarea – Fanbelt Algebra – Review

June 1, 2000

If you thought Black Train Jack had great sing-alongs, think again. (Ex-members of BTJ, Warzone, Token Entry, Crown of Thornz, and No Redeeming Social Value.)