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  • Expectations: part seven

    16 juin 2014

    Here is my seventh part: Group G: Germany Strengths: Germany has been one of the most consistent squads over the past decades and always made it at least to the semi finals in all competitions since their home World Cup in 2006. The team plays a dynamical...

  • Edguy reviews

    21 juin 2014

    Edguy – Space Police – Defenders Of The Crown May 12, 2014 in Reviews by Sebastian Kluth Edguy- Space Police – Defenders Of The Crown (2014) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Edguy is one of the bands that introduced me to metal about a decade ago. Though I...

  • Godzilla - A solid return of my childhood hero

    29 juin 2014

    I have grown up with the classic Japanese Godzilla movies that I first discovered when I was around eight or nine years old. I liked so many things about these movies: the looks of the monsters, the epic battle scenes, the different technical gimmicks,...

  • Xandria - Sacrificium (2014) - Taken by surprise and conquering the genre crown - 97% (11/05/14)

    11 juillet 2014

    Xandria is a symphonic metal band from Bielefeld, situated in my home province North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The band has managed to survive and stand out among so many similar genre bands that have popped up at the end of the nineties when genre...

  • The Book Thief (2013) - Another sophisticated and lengthy drama about Germany's most evil twelve years in history - 7/10 (06/12/13)

    13 décembre 2013

    Here comes another Nazi drama set in Germany under Adolf Hitler's dictatorship. It's so sad that a country with such a rich history is often reduced to only twelve years of its past. Where are moving dramas about the fight for German independence in 1848?...

  • Mirage / 海市蜃楼 reviews

    07 janvier 2014

    Mirage – Mirage December 16, 2013 in Reviews Mirage - Mirage (2009) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Mirage is an atmospheric, emotional, and technical progressive rock/metal band from China. One could easily call them a Chinese version of bands such as Dream...

  • Back To R'Lyeh - The Awakening / Last Fight Of The Primordial (2014) (8,5/10)

    27 janvier 2014

    Genre: Avantgarde Metal Label: Self-production Playing time: 57:28 Band homepage: - Tracklist: Basil Abscond Warnings Massacre & Escape The Awakening Ghosts & Vengeance Erase Verticalus Last Fight of the Primordial The Doorway Nuclear Warhead The Triumph...

  • Shin Kanashiki Hittoman / Another Lonely Hitman (1995) - The odyssey in between is more important than the beginning or the end - 8/10 (12/01/14)

    27 janvier 2014

    "Another Lonely Hit-Man" is an impressive gangster movie that is somewhat different from the brutal mobster flicks of the seventies and the lengthy epics of the current second wave. This transitional movie between the two waves differs and that's what...

  • Liv Moon reviews

    05 mars 2014

    Liv Moon – Symphonic Moon February 24, 2014 in Reviews by Sebastian Kluth Liv Moon- Symphonic Moon (2012) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Liv Moon is a symphonic power metal band that has what I would call a fairly typical Japanese sound. Their fourth record,...

  • “We want to show that metal bands aren’t always related to dirty lyrics or negative thoughts.” - An interview with the Indonesian epic power metal band Lord Symphony

    08 mars 2014

    Lord Symphony is an ambitious metal band from Solo, Central Java in Indonesia that mixes epic European power metal with traditional Gamelan music. The band exposes us to epic stories of their home country but also spreads a message of hope in the name...

  • 2009: Lost Memories (2002) - This movie focuses on its weaknesses rather than on its strengths - 7/10 (11/03/14)

    30 mars 2014

    "2009: Lost Memories" is a science-fiction-thriller inspired by the famous novel "Looking For An Epitaph" by Bok Geo-Il in 1987 even though the author didn't want to have anything to do with this adaption. One must keep in mind that the novel is more...

  • Nanowar Of Steel reviews

    17 avril 2014

    Nanowar Of Steel – A Knight At The Opera April 8, 2014 in Reviews by Sebastian Kluth Nanowar Of Steel - A Knight At The Opera (2014) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Nanowar Of Steel is an Italian heavy/power metal band that parodies famous metal bands such...

  • Expectations for the FIFA World Cup 2014 - part III

    30 mai 2014

    Please vote: http://kluseba.eklablog.com/who-will-win-the-2014-fifa-world-cup-in-brazil-s158050 Here is my third part: Group C: Colombia Strengths: Colombia probably has one of its most balanced and talented squads ever. From the 21-year-old defender...

  • Expectations for the FIFA World Cup 2014 - part VII

    16 juin 2014

    Please vote: http://kluseba.eklablog.com/who-will-win-the-2014-fifa-world-cup-in-brazil-s158050 Here is my seventh part: Group G: Germany Strengths: Germany has been one of the most consistent squads over the past decades and always made it at least to...

  • Xandria reviews

    21 juin 2014

    Xandria – Sacrificium June 4, 2014 in Reviews by Sebastian Kluth Xandria - Sacrificium (2014) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Germany’s home-brewed symphonic metal band Xandria has managed to survive and stand out among so many other similar acts that popped...

  • Fear X (2003) - For patient art house cinephiles only - 5/10 (10/07/14)

    11 juillet 2014

    "Fear X" (2003) is a quite weird psycho-thriller by the highly experimental Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn who is known for other controversial art house films like "Valhalla Rising" (2009) and "Only God Forgives" (2013). "Fear X" feels like an...

  • Metallica - St. Anger (2003) - It's Metallica's world, suckers! - 96% (21/05/14)

    11 juillet 2014

    Metallica’s “St. Anger“ has been reviewed so many times, so what’s the matter to do this all over again? My reasoning is simple. Usually, this controversial record is hated by many and adored by a few. There seems to be nothing in between and this release...

  • Running Wild - Resilient (2013) - Shipwrecked - 16% (26/05/14)

    11 juillet 2014

    The legendary German heavy metal band with the pirate image is back again and many critics claimed that “Resilient” sounded better than the controversially discussed comeback output “Shadowmaker” one year ago. I have to disagree. While the predecessor...

  • RiverGate - Enter The Gate (2013) (9/10)

    27 janvier 2014

    Genre: Progressive Metal Label: Self-production Playing time: 36:28 Band homepage: - Tracklist: Enter The Gate Leaving As Blind Chains Of Memory Runway Talking To Raven Tears Of The Machine Runway (Acoustic Version) RIVERGATE is a new Progressive Metal...

  • 47 Ronin (2013) - An epic fantasy movie about a legendary tale of Japanese culture - 8/10 (17/01/14)

    27 janvier 2014

    "47 Ronin" is a vivid fantasy movie that retells a famous legend in ancient Japan when forty-seven Ronin went out to avenge their master who had to commit suicide after a series of conspiracies and unlucky events. Of course, this movie has some historical...

  • Within Temptation reviews

    05 mars 2014

    Within Temptation – Hydra January 30, 2014 in Reviews by Sebastian Kluth Within Temptation - Hydra (2014) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Do you remember Within Temptation? Yes, I’m talking about that Dutch band that played passionate gothic metal on early...

  • Gabriels - Prophecy - (6/10)

    05 mars 2014

    Gabriels - Prophecy - (6/10) Published on December 7, 2013 Tracklist: September 11 Omen Pray To End All Wars Falling Stars The Crack Shadows Things Of The World We Need Peace Roar For The Peace Go To Fight I Can't Live Forever Genre: Progressive Progressive...

  • Orisonata reviews

    05 mars 2014

    Orisonata – Orisonata March 5, 2014 in Reviews by Sebastian Kluth Orisonata - Orisonata (2014) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Orisonata is an American progressive symphonic metal project by composer and multi-instrumentalist Jason Lee Greenberg and his wife,...

  • Exmortus reviews

    18 mars 2014

    Exmortus – Slave To The Sword March 13, 2014 in Reviews by Sebastian Kluth Exmortus- Slave To The Sword (2014) Reviewed by Sebastian Kluth Exmortus is often labelled as a thrash or death metal band, but this description is not quite accurate from my point...

  • Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter (2014) - An eccentric experience for fans of surreal arts and experimental Asian cinema - 7/10 (17/07/15)

    21 juillet 2015

    "Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter" is a stunning movie that mixes dramatic elements with a very special kind of humour. It also portrays the clash of Eastern and Western cultures and includes a thought-provoking dose of social criticism. Based upon an urban...