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    HM Magazine #74
    HM Magazine #74/Sin Dizzy
    Sin Dizzy — He's Not Dead cover

    Sin Dizzy

    He's Not Dead

    Reviewed by Doug Van Pelt

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    Label independentHM Magazine #74November 1998
    hard rockstryper-related

    This limited edition release is sure to garner lots of attention. The liner notes explain very quickly what's on the disc, however, which is simply two sets of demo songs collected together. The last four tunes were recorded in 1992 with the hopes of being follow-up songs to Stryper's Against The Law, and the first six songs were recorded in 1996 as Sin Dizzy demos. With this understood, it helps the listener not expect "the next big band to emerge from the breakup of Stryper." It simply doesn't stand up to a real album's quality, nor was it meant to. What we really have here is an answer and service to the Stryper fan's curiosity and "I must have this collector's item" mentality. "Enter Me" stands out here as a moment where the band sounds confident and relaxed in a groove, and not unlike Grammatrain. For an overall musical comparison, I would say it's like Steelheart. See ad for ordering info, and check out the band's songs, "Psalm 23" and "Back In Time," on this issue's Hard Music Sampler CD.

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    King's X — Tape HeadP.O.D. — Live At TomfestCrux — How Does This Go?Starflyer 59 — The Fashion FocusTMA-2 — Tick Tock LiliesVarious Artists — No ExceptionsDumb As Sheep — You're Not the Boss of MeParadigm Lost — LostSilage — Vegas Car ChasersPensive / Seasons in the Field — The Psalms of Ariana