by Sebastian Kluth
It's a mystery to me why Rebellion isn't a much bigger heavy and power metal band than it is. The band has been around for over two decades and plays music in the key of popular German heavy metal groups such as Accept, Grave Digger and Rage but it has...
Clear Cold Beyond is already the fourteenth full length effort by Finnish experimental power metal quintet Sonata Arctica, if you count Ecliptica - Revisited (15th Anniversary Edition) as well as Acoustic Adventures (Volume One) and Acoustic Adventures...
Ten full length records into its career, it seems that German-Dutch-Italian-Finnish sextet Leaves' Eyes is on autopilot. Myths of Fate offers everything you expect, no more or less. While consistency can be considered a virtue, I'm missing the band's...
Going back to your origins on the eighth full length effort after eighteen long years and numerous line-up changes is a risky attempt. German heavy metal quintet Rebellion has however managed to recapture the spirit of yore and delivers a very convincing...
Dear readers, I'm proud to introduce you to my reviews of Suzuki Seijun's Taisho Trilogy. It covers the films Zigeunerweisen from 1980, Kagerô-za from 1981 and Yumeji from 1991. These films combine romantic drama, historical fiction and supernatural mystery....
It's easy to understand that Accept wanted to know whether this legendary group could still deliver the goods with a new line-up in the here and now fifteen years ago. The group's unexpected return to force was welcomed positively by critics and fans...
Dear readers, This week, it has been announced that American company Nike will become the kit supplier for all of Germany's national football teams from 2027 onwards. The American company will apparently pay around one hundred million Euro per year for...
Zigeunerweisen, which translates to Gypsy Airs from German and refers to a recording by Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate, is the first part of director Suzuki Seijun's Taisho Roman Trilogy. Let me explain these elements a little bit further. The movie...
Satsujin yugi, internationally known as The Killing Game, is the second film in the trilogy about ruthless hitman Narumi Shouhei. In this particular movie, Narumi Shouhei has pulled off a spectacular hit on a mobster and has gone into hiding for five...
Few franchises have faced as much negative backlash as Jeepers Creepers and especially the third and fourth movies have been harshly criticized. Jeepers Creepers: Reborn has a worse rating on this website than infamous cinematic disasters such as Samurai...
Di er shi tiao, internationally known as Article Twenty, is a Chinese courtroom drama directed by renowned veteran Zhang Yimou. This is the first legal-themed Chinese movie that focuses on the issue of justifiable defence. The movie aims to prove the...
Poor Things is a dramatic science-fiction film that has been praised by critics and audiences alike. The film tells the story of a pregnant woman who commits suicide and is then brought back to life with the brain of her deceased child inside of her....
Most bands who have taken the decision to record beloved early records again have failed miserably. The worst cases in the metal scene might be the infamous re-recordings by heavy metal veterans Manowar. Harakiri for the Sky is one of the few bands that...
Red Nettle is a British quartet that is somehow mislabeled as stoner rock or even as a doom metal band. As a matter of fact, the band from Essex actually plays grunge. Emotional vocals performing lyrics about inner struggles meet mid-paced drum patterns,...
Shokei yuugi, internationally known as The Execution Game, is the third and last part in a movie series about pitiless contract killer Narumi Shouhei. This is also the greatest effort in the entertaining trilogy. The story is more personal than ever before...
Genre-breaking female quintet Nemophila offers thirty-eight minutes of joyful entertainment in ten vibrant songs on third studio output Evolve whose cover artwork is as colourful as the material presented to us. The band has been keeping its quirky identity...
About a dozen years ago, I decided to stop listening to Rebellion's records after a series of confusing line-up changes, a tame effort with Arminius: Furor Teutonicus and questionable behaviour by a band member that shouldn't be described further. The...
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...
1. Introduction 01:35 2. In Rue d'Auseil 02:43 3. In Gardens Red, Satanical 02:39 4. Once I Was a Flower 03:34 5. The Premature Burial 03:07 6. Mother of Toads 03:32 7. The Graveyard by Night in a Thunderstorm 02:04 8. The Undying One 05:42 9. Evil Dreams...
Mottomo Kiken na Yuugi / The Most Dangerous Game (1978) - The First Tale of a Brutal Anti-Hero Who Takes No Prisoners - 7/10 Mottomo kiken na yuugi, internationally known as The Most Dangerous Game, is the first film in a trilogy about hitman Narumi Shouhei....
Do you know the difference between the movie Argylle and the song Kingslayer by Bring Me the Horizon and Babymetal? The former is tame, predictable and appealing while the latter is experimental, energetic and challenging. Argylle tells the story of a...
Few bands represent Quebec's culture as well as as hardcore thrash metal pioneers Blasting All Rotten Fuckers from Montreal. Isn't it ironical that this review is written by a German immigrant? The band has been active since the mid-eighties and has released...
Throughout its career of twenty years and counting, Swedish quintet Katatonia has released so many rarities that a compilation such as Mnemosynean makes perfect sense for faithful fans. This compilation has been nicely created with a creative title, wonderful...
Summer of Night is a 1991 horror novel by renowned American author Dan Simmons. It's the first novel in the four-part Seasons of Horror series. The great thing is that one can read Summer of Night without feeling the urge to explore the rest of the series....
Do you remember Indonesian action thriller The Raid that portrays how a squad of twenty men attempts to raid an apartment block to arrest a naughty crime lord? Well, The Princess has a very similar premise. Except that it's one young woman instead of...
