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Reviewing Japan's Heavy Folk Metal Legends Onmyo-Za - Part 3: Koujin Rasetsu / Radian God Rasetsu (2002)

Reviewing Japan's Heavy Folk Metal Legends Onmyo-Za - Part 3: Koujin Rasetsu / Radian God Rasetsu (2002)

Timeless Progressive Power Metal Bravado Japanese metal quintet Onmyo-za has changed and improved with every single record in its early career. After a raw, imaginative and chaotic debut followed a classic doom and heavy metal output which was then followed...

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Sebastian Kluth's 2021 Movie Awards

Ladies and gentlemen! Inspired by the annual Academy Awards, here are my personal choices for the different categories regarding movies released in 2021: Best Picture: Spencer Best Director: Clint Eastwood (Cry Macho) Best Actress: Kristen Stewart (Spencer)...

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Reviewing Japan's Heavy Folk Metal Legends Onmyo-Za - Part 2: Hyakki Ryouran / Demon Horde Scattered Everywhere (2000)

Reviewing Japan's Heavy Folk Metal Legends Onmyo-Za - Part 2: Hyakki Ryouran / Demon Horde Scattered Everywhere (2000)

Focused Balance of Doom, Heavy and Power Metal Influences Hyakki Ryouran, which translates to Demon Horde Scattered Everywhere, is the second studio album by Japanese heavy metal quintet Onmyo-Za. The band made a significant step forward if compared to...

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Reviewing Japan's Heavy Folk Metal Legends Onmyo-Za - Part 1: Kikoku Tenshou / Wailing Demon Reincarnation (1999)

Reviewing Japan's Heavy Folk Metal Legends Onmyo-Za - Part 1: Kikoku Tenshou / Wailing Demon Reincarnation (1999)

These Five Japanese Will Get You Out of Breath This first studio album of the band Onmyo-Za got my attention because of the stylish band photo, the unusual cover artwork and many positive experiences with diversified, stunning and sometimes surreal Japanese...

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The Craft (1996) and The Craft: Legacy (2020) - Reviews of a Fantasy Drama and Its Sequel

The Craft (1996) and The Craft: Legacy (2020) - Reviews of a Fantasy Drama and Its Sequel

Empowering Fantasy Drama with Four Fascinating Female Characters The Craft is much more of a fantasy drama than an actual horror movie. Despite a lack of scary scenes, the movie convinces with its four intriguing lead characters incarnated by four excellent...

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Winter Stroll Through Gatineau on January 30th 2022

Winter Stroll Through Gatineau on January 30th 2022

Winter Stroll Through Ottawa on January 29th 2022

Winter Stroll Through Ottawa on January 29th 2022

The Greatest Music Videos of January 2022

Amorphis - On the Dark Waters Sonata Arctica - For the Sake of Revenge Voivod - Synchro Anarchy

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Spotify Playlist: Best Songs Released in January 2022

Dear readers! Another year has gone and a new year has come. The first month of the year has offered an eclectic selection of new music from alternative rock over gothic rock to progressive thrash metal. The ten songs on this playlist offer forty-four...

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Reviewing Japan's Overlooked Rock Veterans Ningen Isu - Part 22: Kuraku / Pain and Comfort (2021)

Reviewing Japan's Overlooked Rock Veterans Ningen Isu - Part 22: Kuraku / Pain and Comfort (2021)

Musical Comfort Through a Painful Pandemic While the world around us keeps changing through a challenging pandemic, Japanese progressive metal trio Ningen Isu keeps releasing excellent albums at steady pace as Kuraku, which is best translated to Pain...

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