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Stay Out of the Tub!! (OMG It’s a HAUNTED TUB Splatterpunk Horror)

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Stay Out of the Tub!! (OMG It’s a HAUNTED TUB Splatterpunk Horror)

  This will be a strange review. It will sound conflicting and possibly like I have no idea why I’m talking about it. Bear with me. I want to start out by saying, I didn’t actually like this book. And I couldn’t explain or articulate why. I just didn’t vibe with it much. So now […]

Far Beyond – The End of My Road (Melodic Symphonic Death Metal to Fell Whole Forests)

Far Beyond – The End of My Road (Melodic Symphonic Death Metal to Fell Whole Forests)

  Dang, well I ended up really liking this far beyond what I thought I could or was possible for anyone. I see that “symphonic” thing tossed about and I get scared. Oh no, another one of these? Usually ends up being some horrid conglomeration of Goth and power metal that basically eliminates the cultural […]

Black Hate – V​í​a Purgativa​:​Qui Spiritu Diaboli Aguntur Hi Filii Satanae Sunt (Spiteful Blackened Death Metal)

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Black Hate – V​í​a Purgativa​:​Qui Spiritu Diaboli Aguntur Hi Filii Satanae Sunt (Spiteful Blackened Death Metal)

  Uh oh, they’re back! Black Hate was one of the bands that really set off Deaf Sparrow after the site redesign in 2013 with their incredible, and imo greatly underappreciated Los Tres Mundos. From that point they seemed to constantly break their own boundaries, or rather destroy their own edifices to build something upon […]

kariti – Dheghom (Dungeon Folk)

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kariti – Dheghom (Dungeon Folk)

  I’m not sure if this is a conflict of interest but since I’m not releasing this one I guess not, right? I’m a bit partial to kariti, one reason of which is the fact that I received permission from her and Aural Music to do a co-release of her full-length Covered Mirrors on vinyl, […]

The Schlimazel of Sebreim (Jewish Vampire Gothic Horror Comedy Insanity)

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The Schlimazel of Sebreim (Jewish Vampire Gothic Horror Comedy Insanity)

  So, I was looking for a quick vampire read for students this J-Term for a project (yeah I teach, remember), and by chance came upon this interesting gem from Richard Elfman (yes, Danny Elfman’s brother of partial Oingo Boingo fame) entitled The Schlimazel of Sebreim. Though I was familiar with the name of both […]

Demon’s Souls (The Dark Souls Before Dark Souls)

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Demon’s Souls (The Dark Souls Before Dark Souls)

  Before the infamy gained by Dark Souls, From Software tried all of their groundbreaking ideas (arguably first) in the lesser known game called Demon’s Souls. Thanks to Bluepoint Games, Demon’s Souls is updated for modern consoles with systems and visuals built from the ground up. Unless you have vintage systems accessible (is the PS3 […]

The Black Room (Gother than The Hunger Horror Thriller)

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The Black Room (Gother than The Hunger Horror Thriller)

  One of the most beautiful things about the “Boutique Label” movement is the careful consideration and attention paid to films that have simply flown under the proverbial radar and been ignored for far too long. Hyped considerably by Bill Landis in the pages of Sleazoid Express yet ignored elsewhere, Elly Kenner and Norman Thaddeus […]

Seltsame Erden – Gedankentempeln (Hauntingly Mystical Black Metal)

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Seltsame Erden – Gedankentempeln (Hauntingly Mystical Black Metal)

  I decided on three music reviews this week, can you believe it? They must be pretty damn good then! Truth. As I go through more and more promos over the years I feel like my mind demands things to be more clever. And with good reason; there are far too many acts doing things […]

Throat – Blood Exaltation (Possessed Black Metal)

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Throat – Blood Exaltation (Possessed Black Metal)

  Can musicians, or rather a band itself, be…possessed? I feel like possession has become too trite in media, so maybe that’s not a good idea, but then again has it been done yet for bands in particular? I’ll assume not and say that Poland/Finland’s Throat is just such a band. At some point in […]

Contaminated – Celebratory Beheading (Regal Beast Metal)

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Contaminated – Celebratory Beheading (Regal Beast Metal)

  Uh oh, MF Contaminated is back! I remembered the name from the memories of the hulking beast cover on a previous album, and yet again I was struck by their utilization of catchy artwork, which in this case is a simple shot from the film La Reine Margot (1994). Effective. But, at any rate, […]