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by Sebastian Kluth

Chi o suu bara / Evil of Dracula (1974) - Moody settings but lacking depth - 7/10 (15/01/19)

Chi o suu bara / Evil of Dracula (1974) - Moody settings but lacking depth - 7/10 (15/01/19)

Evil of Dracula is the third and last entry in the Bloodthirsty Trilogy centered around American-styled horror movies in a Japanese context. Released a whopping three years after the previous output Lake of Dracula and four years after The Vampire Doll,...

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Noroi no yakata: Chi o suu me / Lake of Dracula (1971) - You won't forget the film's haunting second half - 8/10 (14/01/19)

Noroi no yakata: Chi o suu me / Lake of Dracula (1971) - You won't forget the film's haunting second half - 8/10 (14/01/19)

Lake of Dracula is the second entry in the Bloodthirsty Trilogy, a series of Japanese movies inspired by American and European horror cinema, literature and myths. The story revolves around school teacher Kashiwagi Akiko who lives near a peaceful lake....

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Yûrei yashiki no kyôfu: Chi wo sû ningyô / The Vampire Doll (1970) - A vampire film that has stood the test of time - 9/10 (13/01/19)

Yûrei yashiki no kyôfu: Chi wo sû ningyô / The Vampire Doll (1970) - A vampire film that has stood the test of time - 9/10 (13/01/19)

The Vampire Doll is the first film of what would later on become The Bloodthirsty Trilogy with Lake of Dracula and Evil of Dracula. Produced by Toho Studios, The Vampire Doll was directed by rather unknown director Yamamoto Michio who had been working...

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Welcome to the dark side - A review of Melted Space's Darkening Light

Welcome to the dark side - A review of Melted Space's Darkening Light

Pierre Le Pape's metal opera concept Melted Space comes around with Darkening Light two and a half years after the superb The Great Lie that featured artists of Mayhem, Orphaned Land and The Old Dead Tree fame to only mention a few. This time around,...

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Refreshing collaborations - A review of Soilwork's Verkligheten

Refreshing collaborations - A review of Soilwork's Verkligheten

On its eleventh studio record Verkligheten which translates to Reality, Swedish melodic death metal quintet Soilwork once again delivers a solid mixture of melancholy and aggression. The record however starts with a mismatch. The instrumental opener ''Verkligheten''...

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All hail to thee! - A review of Visigoth's Conqueror's Oath

All hail to thee! - A review of Visigoth's Conqueror's Oath

American quintet Visigoth plays traditional heavy metal with an epic twist reminding of Dio, Manilla Road and Manowar but also more contemporary groups like Atlantean Kodex, Grand Magus and Pharaoh. The music is powerful, mid-paced and of epic proportions....

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Protecting nature and promoting traditions - A review of Suld's The Memory of Nomadism

Protecting nature and promoting traditions - A review of Suld's The Memory of Nomadism

Suld is a folk metal quintet from Inner Mongolia in China whose band name means Unleash and not Special Use Land Designation as some people believe. This band is one of many combining traditional Mongolian folk instruments such as the morin khuur, lyrics...

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In nomine metalli - A review of Powerwolf's Metallum Nostrum

In nomine metalli - A review of Powerwolf's Metallum Nostrum

I'm usually not very fond of cover records since they are often a cheap attempt at making money instead of offering truly inspired material. Perfect examples are all those bands who have recently decided to cover Toto's Africa after Weezer pulled this...

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Aquaman (2018) - Predictable fun - 7/10 (10/01/19)

Aquaman (2018) - Predictable fun - 7/10 (10/01/19)

Aquaman is another exchangeable superhero movie but it's so dynamic and visually stunning that you won't care about the insultingly predictable plot and the repetitive superhero tropes. The movie has a short and appropriate introduction before the epic...

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Heavy Rain (2010)

Heavy Rain (2010)

Heavy Rain is an intercative drama and action-adventure game that was originally released on Playstation 3 back in 2010 but was remastered and released on Playstation 4 in 2016. It is also available as a bundle with Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become...

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