by Sebastian Kluth
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A Taxi Driver, originally known as Taeksi Woonjunsa, is a South Korean action drama based upon true events. It tells the story of the Gwangju Uprising in 1980 when student-led demonstrations in favour of democracy where met with brutal police and military...
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Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, originally released under the title Jiu Long Cheng Zhai: Wei Cheng, is an action thriller from Hong Kong that should please fans of Hong Kong action cinema from the eighties and nineties in particular. The movie has...
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The Mermaid, originally released under the title Mei Ren Yu, is a Chinese and Hong Kong fantasy romance that has broken numerous box office records upon release, including biggest opening day and biggest single-day gross in the history of Chinese cinema....
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Opeth has transitioned from its progressive death metal sounds of the early years to airy progressive rock soundscapes in recent years. Most fans certainly prefer the former while a few others favour the latter. In my case, I'm a big fan of both styles...
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I'm simply grateful to be alive in a time when French progressive gothic metal quintet The Old Dead Tree keeps releasing excellent new music. Second Thoughts comes as a most beautiful surprise since the band had already been on hiatus since 2009, then...
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Гость из царства теней. Наследие. roughly translates to Guest from the Kingdom of Shadows. Legacy. and is the twelfth official live record by Russian heavy metal icons Aria that are going to be celebratong their fortieth anniversary next year. In case...
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Helloween isn't only Europe's most influential power metal band but also one of the greatest groups to ever see in concert. Especially the current line-up featuring former guitarist, singer and songwriter Kai Hansen as well as legendary former singer...
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Happy Holidays, dear readers, Here is my last Spotify playlist of the year 2024. I would like to introduce you to my twenty favourite records released between January 2024 and December 2024. I have selected one song from each release that represents the...
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Happy Holidays, dear readers! I'm proud to present ten brand-new songs released in December 2024 to all of you. The covered genres are folk metal, gothic metal, hard rock, medieval rock, melodic death metal, metalcore, progressive metal and symphonic...
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Happy Holidays, dear readers! In order to celebrate the end of this wonderful year in style, I would like to share a playlist with my twenty favourite new songs released between January 2024 and December 2024 with all of you. Get something to drink, click...
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