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by Sebastian Kluth

A despicable case of fan exploitation - A review of X Japan's ''We Are X''

A despicable case of fan exploitation - A review of X Japan's ''We Are X''

What happened back in 1996? Hashimoto Ryutaro became Prime Minister of Japan. He has been dead for more than a decade now. The Siege of Sarajevo came to an end in the aftermath of the Bosnian War. The Nintendo 64 home video game console was released and...

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George Orwell's Animal Farm in five minutes OR Ice Nine Kills' The Nature of the Beast

Get Out (2017) - Fighting stereotypes with stereotypes. OR: Horror hype: Once again, it doesn't follow. - 6/10 (28/03/17)

Get Out (2017) - Fighting stereotypes with stereotypes. OR: Horror hype: Once again, it doesn't follow. - 6/10 (28/03/17)

As a horror movie connoisseur, I couldn't get around this movie that has become a surprising box office success, has got positive reviews from critics and fans and has developed a hype that might classify it as future cult movie. Behold! The same was...

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Fighting stereotypes with stereotypes. OR: Horror hype: Once again, it doesn't follow. - A review of Jordan Peele's ''Get Out''

Fighting stereotypes with stereotypes. OR: Horror hype: Once again, it doesn't follow. - A review of Jordan Peele's ''Get Out''

As a horror movie connoisseur, I couldn't get around this movie that has become a surprising box office success, has got positive reviews from critics and fans and has developed a hype that might classify it as future cult movie. Behold! The same was...

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Acoustic, folk and jazz tones enrich melodic metal - A review of Amorphis' ''An Evening with Friends at Huvila''

Acoustic, folk and jazz tones enrich melodic metal - A review of Amorphis' ''An Evening with Friends at Huvila''

My favorite band is back with a live album recorded in Helsinki last summer that features nine rearranged versions of songs originally recorded over the past two decades. Amorphis invited guest musicians Pekko Käppi who plays an ancient Finnish-Karelian...

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Don't change a winning formula - A review of The Foreshadowing's Seven Heads Ten Horns

Don't change a winning formula - A review of The Foreshadowing's Seven Heads Ten Horns

The Foreshadowing is undoubtedly the most immersive gothic doom metal band around these days. Since the band's formula works so efficiently, the Italian sextet almost didn't change anything about in on its fourth studio record. One could criticize the...

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This decade's most inspiring extreme metal record - A review of Bloody Tyrant's Solitary Eagle

This decade's most inspiring extreme metal record - A review of Bloody Tyrant's Solitary Eagle

Bloody Tyrant offers not only a serious candidate for the best black metal release of the year but even a record that should make it onto several top lists of the year as well. I would even go as far to say that Solitary Eagle might be the greatest extreme...

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2017 Formula One season preview

Ladies and gentlemen, At this point, I would like to share my predictions for the 2017 Formula One season with you. World Drivers' Championsip 1. Lewis Hamilton 416 2. Sebastian Vettel 373 3. Max Verstappen 277 4. Kimi Raikkonen 225 5. Valtteri Bottas...

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Life (2017) - Predictable story line but great execution - 7/10 (26/03/17)

Life (2017) - Predictable story line but great execution - 7/10 (26/03/17)

Even though ''Life'' really follows classic science-fiction standards by the numbers, it's a really engaging movie. Yes, the first twenty minutes take the time to introduce the settings and the characters. Obviously, the rest of the movie focuses on the...

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Sympathetic ups and downs for faithful collectors - A review of Annihilator's ''Triple Threat''

Sympathetic ups and downs for faithful collectors - A review of Annihilator's ''Triple Threat''

Triple Threat is a package made for faithful fans and with some reserves also for potential new followers. It introduces the current Annihilator line-up that has been around for less than a year. This release exists in different versions but the most...

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