by Sebastian Kluth
Rendezvous Point is a Norwegian quintet on the thin line between progressive rock and progressive metal. Dream Chaser is the group's third full length studio effort, includes eight new songs and clocks in at a reasonable thirty-eight minutes. The quintet...
Mami Wata is a movie that mixes fantasy and folklore, present and past as well as thriller and drama elements in an captivating, innovating and unique manner. This movie was written and directed by Nigerian cineast C. J. Obasi and shot in Benin during...
Цар Стангра - Битката за Фиорда - На живо в Сагене Купете дигиталния EP, като кликнете на следния линк: https://tsarstangra.bandcamp.com/album/--5 Тези, които присъстваха на Skogen Fest, могат да се възползват от 50% отстъпка. Пишете ни съобщение и ще...
It has been a negative surprise to read a recent interview with Anvil's guitarist and singer Lips in which he explained that he doesn't have any fun recording new Anvil material anymore. In the recent past, he has been complaining about having to do odd...
I still remember discovering and appreciating symphonic metal band Liv Moon twelve years ago with the the excellent Symphonic Moon. The band even released another studio album named The End of the Beginning that same year before not releasing a new full...
Monkey Man is an energetic tale of vengeance that convinces with intense action scenes and an excellent lead actor with Dev Patel who is also the director and writer of this film. The story revolves around a nameless poor young adult who makes a living...
"Hey, grannie, do we still have Curry King?" "Nope but we have some Kerry King at home." There are actually quite a few similarities between the cheap fast food meal and Kerry King's debut full length effort From Hell I Rise which sounds much more evil...
Two and a half years after incredibly strong debut full length effort Hiraeth, Canadian melodic death metal quartet Lutharo fronted by charismatic singer Krista Shipperbottom, launched its second strike titled Chasing Euphoria. This very strong genre...
Tyran, formerly known as Martyr, is an energetic young heavy metal quintet hailing from Germany. Tyran's Oath is the band's debut album. It features nine excellent songs with an appropriate total running time of forty-one minutes. Stylistically, this...
Nothing Can't Be Undone by a Hot Pot, originally known as Mei you yi dun huo guo jie jue bu liao de shi, is a quirky Chinese comedy movie with a dynamic mixture of elements from others genres such as drama and thriller. The story revolves around four...
Eight years after Pain's last studio record Coming Home and numerous recordings with Lindemann, Peter Tägtgren has finally released the group's ninth full length effort that had been preceded by four singles. Even though much time has passed between these...
Records such as Pestilence's Levels of Perception are the reason why some people call death metal fans white trash. While I'm usually someone who defends sub-genres, I certainly can't support that dreadful release in any possible way. I wouldn't have...
Civil War is a dystopian drama on the pulse of time that depicts the downfall of the United States of America in a near future marked by prejudice, division and an ongoing civil war. This movie recalls dystopian science-fiction literature in the key of...
Ayreon doesn't play a lot of concerts but when this outstanding progressive rock project does so, fans can expect an epic conceptual masterwork similar to musicals or even operas of the highest quality. Anyone who ever has the chance to attend one of...
River, originally known as Ribâ, nagarenaide yo, is a Japanese science-fiction movie with elements of comedy, drama, mystery and romance. The film takes place in Kifune, a calm mountainous town north of Kyoto, on an automnal afternoon. The main setting...
After eight long years, German gothic metal institution The Vision Bleak is back with a bang in form of seventh full length studio record Weird Tales. Instead of continuing the style on the predecessor or going back to the roots, the duo has decided to...
Exhuma is a supernatural horror movie from South Korea by director Jang Jae-hyun and starring one of the country's greatest actors ever with versatile Choi Min-sik. In a globalized world, I was more than happy to enjoy this film at the cinema of my neighbouring...
Jeepers Creepers (2001) - The First Thirty Minutes Are Extremely Atmospheric and Creepy - 8/10 This horror b-movie is one of the best films of its kind in my opinion and this especially because of the first thirty minutes or so of the movie. The movie...
A conceptual record about freedom and historical rebellions, revolts and revolutions associated to it seems highly promising to me. The final result of Rebellion's ninth studio record We Are the People is however a mixed bag. Let's get the negative elements...
Bruce Dickinson's seventh studio record The Mandrake Project has been in the works for two decades and comes a whopping nineteen years after his last solo output Tyranny of Souls. This is due to his involvement in heavy metal flagship Iron Maiden and...
Mottomo kiken na yuugi, internationally known as The Most Dangerous Game, is the first film in a trilogy about hitman Narumi Shouhei. This character is a rough anti-hero who is addicted to gambling, has debts of several million yen, is constantly drinking...
Austrian post-black metal duo Harakiri for the Sky has decided to re-record its first two records and the results are particularly convincing. While second output Aokigahara has been reissued as a wonderful box set with a bonus track, a patch and a shot...
Exhuma is a supernatural horror movie from South Korea by director Jang Jae-hyun and starring one of the country's greatest actors ever with versatile Choi Min-sik. In a globalized world, I was more than happy to enjoy this film at the cinema of my neighbouring...
Alestorm's brand-new extended play Voyage of the Dead Marauder includes five songs for a running time of sixteen minutes. Just like the weird cover artwork indicates, that release is running at half speed. The first two tracks are by far the best. They...
I have been a fan of Faroese progressive folk metal band Týr for more than a decade and a half, have reviewed all of the band's records and have attended two of the band's concerts. The reason why I have taken several weeks to let the band's new record...
