A spirited cover album that is worth your attention - A review of Weezer's Teal Album

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Usually, I'm not a fan of cover albums but Weezer's Teal Album is a positive exception. It's obvious that the record was put together rather spontaneously and that the band was enjoying itself while putting this release together. The spontaneous guideline...

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Revamped and revitalized - A review of Katatonia's Dethroned & Uncrowned

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It seemed like a quite debatable idea to take the vocal recordings of numbing predecessor Dead End Kings and fit them into new acoustic arrangements recalling ambient and neofolk sounds. While the record isn't excellent, the risk payed off as Dethroned...

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A decent return to the band's roots - A review of Children of Bodom's Hexed

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Hexed is the tenth studio release of Finnish melodic death metal quintet Children of Bodom. The gap between the underrated predecessor I Worship Chaos and this output is the longest to date with three and a half years. If you expected the band to come...

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Beauty in darkness - A review of Katatonia's The Fall of Hearts

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While similar in style, The Fall of Hearts is a clear step forward for Swedish depressive rock band Katatonia after the dull Dead End Kings. Even though this record oozes with somber atmosphere, the different tracks show enough creativity, diversity and...

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Climax (2018) - Homo homini lupus - 9/10 (13/03/19)

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Caspar Noé's latest movie Climax is an experimental combination of a musical, drama and horror film. Climax is a musical because it revolves around a group of young French dancers who get prepared for their new show over the course of three days in an...

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Ji qi zhi xue / Bleeding Steel (2017) - Energetic cyberpunk spectacle with terrible scriptwriting - 7/10 (12/03/19)

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Bleeding Steel is a fast-paced science-fiction movie with solid acting performances, stunning visual effects and exotic locations in Australia and China. The highlights are the scenes inside and outside the Sydney Opera towards the climax and the scenes...

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Fin de semaine à Chicoutimi avec mes amis Jean-Daniel, Charles, Guillaume, François et Mathieu

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Hockey night in Ottawa: New York Islanders versus Ottawa Senators

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The spirit of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal - A review of Thunderstick's Something Wicked This Way Comes

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Thunderstick is a British drummer who has been involved in legendary New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Samson in the late seventies and early eighties. He also had his own band that released an extended play followed by a full...

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Following the rabbits' trails - A review of Trick or Treat's Rabbits' Hill Pt. 2

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It took Italian power metal quintet Trick or Treat four years to come around with the second and last part of its Rabbits' Hill concept based upon influential adventure and survival novel Watership Down by Richard Adams. Was the record worth the wait?...

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