Great singer meets cheap label product - A review of Sweet Oblivion's Sweet Oblivion

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There is no doubt that Geoff Tate is an excellent singer who has recently redeemed himself with strong collaborations in the renowned Avantasia project. After numerous failed and short-lived projects, Frontiers Records attempts to put a stable band around...

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A farting gift - A review of 66Samus' Fart Metal

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After ridiculous releases like Penis Metal by Hades Archer, one thought one had heard it all but there is always a desperate soul begging for attention who manages to make matters worse. Sam Paulicelli is a talented multi-instrumentalist involved in numerous...

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Stability through changes - A review of Chaos Magic's Furyborn

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Many things have changed and yet many things haven't changed at all for Chaos Magic. Four years ago, the band started as a collaboration between Finnish guitarist, producer and songwriter Timo Tolkki who had met Caterina Nix years earlier. Now, Chaos...

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Ansi-seong / The Great Battle (2018) - Epic battle scenes and intriguing characters - 8/10 (20/06/19)

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The Great Battle, originally titled Ansi Fortress, is a South Korean historical war epic about the Siege of Ansi in the seventh century as Chinese Emperor Taizong attacked the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo. Despite embellishing a few historical details such...

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Ba wang bie ji / Farewell My Concubine (1993) - Gloomy foreshadowing - 8/10 (20/06/19)

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It's quite funny who I discovered Farewell My Concubine. I was looking for some records in a second-hand shop in Montreal when I saw a gorgeous Korean boxed set including a DVD of this film as well as its soundtrack. Since this Korean version of an old...

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Jûsan-nin no shikaku / 13 Assassins (1963) - Rediscovered gem - 8/10 (20/06/19)

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13 Assassins is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama as well as chanbara or sword fighting action film. Despite a solid reputation in its home country, the film was critically overlooked by international cinephiles and only came back into the spotlight...

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The heart isn't there - A review of Timo Tolkki's Avalon's Return to Eden

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Before legendary Finnish guitarist Timo Tolkki started his Avalon project, he was in the process of recording an ambitious solo album but he must have seen Frontiers Records' offer to release a metal opera consisting of three albums as the better financial...

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Les travaux de réaménagement du Collège Nouvelles Frontières vont bon train

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Les travaux de réaménagement du Collège Nouvelles Frontières vont bon train

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Les travaux de réaménagement du Collège Nouvelles Frontières vont bon train

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