Dystopian soundscapes in a modern metal approach - A review of Cypecore's The Alliance

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Cypecore is band that mixes groove metal, industrial metal and melodic death metal. The vocals are mostly performed in a harsh melodic death metal style with a few isolated shouts and clean vocal passages. Distorted vocal effects also shine through here...

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M (1931) - An overambitious crime flick that hasn't aged very well - 6/10 (04/03/18)

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M is a quite overrated and underwhelming movie if one takes into consideration masterpieces such as the epic Die Nibelungen and the visionary Metropolis that Fritz Lang has directed before. It tells the story of a crime murderer who is tracked down by...

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Zatôichi sekisho yaburi / Adventures of Zatoichi (1964) - Intriguing characters, interesting background information and solid direction make up for predictable story patterns - 7/10 (04/03/18)

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Adventures of Zatoichi is the ninth film of the franchise based upon the blind masseur. Zatoichi wants to celebrate New Year's Eve peacefully in a town next to a mountain where a lot of artists, businessmen and comedians have gathered. However, they are...

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Zatôichi kesshô-tabi / Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964) - A cute, emotional and humorous entry in the franchise - 6/10 (04/03/18)

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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight is the eighth entry in the franchise and one of the most unusual movies in the series. In the beginning of the movie, a young woman who is on her way to her husband with her infant son gets mistakenly killed by a group of samurai...

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Zatôichi abare tako / Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964) - An emotional protagonist, a set of intriguing characters and stunning sword fights under the backdrop of fireworks - 7/10 (03/03/18)

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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword is the seventh entry in the franchise and the second of four movies released within a single year. At the beginning of the movie, Zatoichi is still a wanted fugitive for what he did in the previous films and gets shot in the...

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Reviews of Blaze Bayley's Infinite Entanglement trilogy (2016 - 2018)

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William Black needs a nasal spray - A review of Blaze Bayley's ''Infinite Entanglement'' ''Infinite Entanglement'' is the first strike of a conceptual trilogy that goes back to Blaze Bayley's beloved space theme that already dominated his first solo outputs...

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William Black has smelly armpits - A review of Blaze Bayley's The Redemption of William Black (Infinite Entanglement Part III)

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The Redemption of William Black is the last part in the Infinite Entanglement trilogy. Finally. I have followed Blaze Bayley's career for many years and the sympathetic, resilient and passionate singer hasn't often received the credit he would have deserved...

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Zatôichi senryô-kubi / Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964) - Adding a vivid, sociocritical and humorous twist to the franchise - 8/10 (02/03/18)

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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold is one of the most entertaining entries in the franchise and on the same level as the strong predecessor Zatoichi on the Road. The movie starts with Zatoichi paying respects at the grave of a man he wrongfully killed two...

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Zatôichi kenka-tabi / Zatoichi on the Road (1963) - Female power meets gloomy tension - 8/10 (01/03/18)

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Zatoichi on the Road is the fifth entry in the franchise and the third movie released within one year. In my opinion, this movie is the best of the franchise since the charismatic first film that really established everything one appreciates about the...

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Zatôichi kyôjô-tabi / Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963) - Too many characters with confusing objectives - 6/10 (01/03/18)

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Zatoichi, the Fugitive is the fourth entry in the franchise and the second film to be shot in color. It's the second of three films released within the same year. The movie starts with Zatoichi being attacked by an inexperienced yakuza who wants to earn...

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