by Sebastian Kluth
X Japan is a band like no other. The band combined punk aesthetics with speed metal musicianship and unusually emotional lyrics which led to the existence of the so-called Visual Kei genre. After growing in the underground for several years, the band...
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Saw (2004) - Perfect combination of grisly and intellectual elements - 10/10 Despite its limited budget, the participation of numerous amateur actors and the Australian writers' first attempt at creating a script, Saw became an unexpected massive success...
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More than thirty-two years after its historical genre-breaking debut record, Northern Haze finally managed to record an unexpected sophomore output. Many things have changed in between these two releases. Original bassist Elijah Kunnuk died of cancer,...
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Northern Haze was a quartet of Inuit musicians from the remote hamlet of Igloolik who had collaborated in various bands throughout the seventies before joining forces in Northern Haze. The band finished second in a talent show in Iqaluit but managed to...
Lire la suiteLadies and gentlemen! I have decided to make it a tradition to present my personal awards for the past cinematic year in late January. Here are the movies that have impressed me most in their respective categories between January first 2018 and December...
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Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos (1996) Kickstarting the fusion of two profound genres Classical tributes to metal bands might not sound like anything special by contemporary standards but the band that started it all was Apocalyptica. In a...
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Ladies and gentlemen! The Philadelphia Flyers aren't among my favourite teams but their mascot Gritty sure is. The mascot was introduced in September 2018 and is a seven-foot furry orange creature with googly eyes who wears the team's gear. The creature...
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