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blackened speed punk \ Caligari Records \ Canada \ Ibay Arifin \ Montreal \ Quebec \ Selfmadegod Records
Skumstrike – Deadly Intrusions (Blackened Speed Punk of Much Rejoicing)
Ahhh rejoice, this is an easy one. This is one of those albums that’s incredibly simple to review but most critics wasted, or will waste, their time on saying it, relying on inexcusable and nonsensical references to Shakespeare while experimenting in diluted Gonzo journalism, in the end obscuring WTF they’re trying to say and […]
Amor Fati Productions \ Germany \ Helhallen \ mining black metal \ North Rhine-Westphalia \ Thuringia
Dauþuz – Vom schwarzen Schmied – Bergkgesænge (Mining Black Metal Works Wow)
Spectacular. Not only do we have here a band reinvestigating itself after only a few months, let alone at all, but we have a true achievement in the “niche effect,” which will hereby refer to any bands attempting to work bizarre themes into their sound. Usually tragic, here it’s epic. When so much has […]
Epic Games \ FPS \ PlayStation 4 \ PlayStation 5 \ Rainbow Six \ Steam \ strategy shooter \ Ubisoft \ Xbox One \ XBox Series S \ Xbox Series X
Rainbow Six Extraction (Strategy FPS and Aliens Too)
Rainbow Six Siege burst on the scene nearly seven years ago and quickly became a riveting success. Launching in the shadow of big-budgeted, action-packed, run-and-guns, it had a slow, methodical, style that appealed to a large group that wanted a “thinking man’s” FPS, if you will. Now in 2022 after numerous updates, we get […]
Cologne \ Germany \ Hamm \ heavy metal \ High Roller Records \ North Rhine-Westphalia \ Velio Josto
Luzifer – Iron Shackles (German Birthright Heavy Metal)
Nice. I say this not necessarily because this particular release is the greatest thing ever, but it’s definitely the greatest promo of this week. Man, yet again, I got slammed by some of the most banal submissions ever. Horrid cover art, or music so derivative and stale I thought it was old emails from […]
Ascent Film \ Croatia \ Dalibor Matanić \ drama \ Italy \ Kinorama \ RAI Cinema \ symbolism
Dalibor Matanić – Zora / The Dawn (Nightmarish Trauma Symbol Film)
I’ve seen some deep films over the years, but I’m not sure I was expecting something quite like what I got out of The Dawn. Croatian film has been largely under the radar after the end of the Yugoslav “Black Wave” movement, the echoes of which continue to reverberate internationally. With the fall of […]
Inhuman Assault Productions \ Nevada \ nuclear metal \ Reno \ United States \ war metal
Triumph – Retaliation Warfare (Dystopian Nuclear Assault War Metal)
This week has been slim with promos worth listening to, and as you can see only one of those was worth reviewing. The rest…I just can’t even… But Nevada’s Triumph, with that militant apocalypse looking cover, was probably going to be at least a safe pass because it’s war metal, but in this case […]
dissonant black metal \ Godz Ov War Productions \ Greece \ Maximos Manolis \ United Kingdom
Amaltheia – S/T (Straight Outta Nowhere Dissonant Black Metal)
Boy this was a tough week for promos in the sense that I received a shit ton of them over the past month. Most of those were easy to scrap because of crud art or blah sound, but a particularly fine selection came from Polish powerhouse Godz Ov War Productions. Unfortunately I can only […]
first-person survival horror \ Headware Games \ horror games \ Nintendo Switch \ PlayStation 4 \ PlayStation 5 \ Ratalaika Games S.L. \ Sci-fi Horror \ Steam \ survival horror \ Xbox One \ XBox Series S \ Xbox Series X
Chasing Static (Another Retro Horror Romp with Unlocks)
Survival horror yay! Not always yay, actually, often smellay. This one isn’t at that level, though, so don’t worry, I just felt like a rhyme. For anyone new, let me give my usual explanation of what makes this game type work. It’s like playing through a finely crafted novel; it needs one, a good […]
Valais – S/T (Oppressive Occult Black Metal)
Ahhh allow me, and then you, to relax and imbibe in this finely malicious black metal of the occult right here. It already had all the markings of the best of the best of the better best, but the true test, as usual, is beyond the visuals to the sound. Valais, in true modern […]
kariti – Covered Mirrors (Limited Edition White Vinyl)
A special co-release with Aural Music, Deaf Sparrow is proud to present the plaintive dark folk mastery of kariti, Covered Mirrors. Previously released on CD, this limited version comes packaged professionally on high-grade white vinyl and includes a bonus track never before released. 100 copies only! Please note, this is a PREODER. Vinyl production is […]
