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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 […]
Danishka Esterhazy \ Shout! Factory \ slasher film \ SyFy \ United States \ Witter Entertainment
Slumber Party Massacre (Most Overlooked Film of 2021)
In my last column I discussed Last Night in Soho, an ill-advised attempt to ride the “good for her” wave. But I didn’t mean to imply that the theme (traumatized women shaking back to kick ass) is played out. There’s still plenty of life in it, and 2021’s best example comes in an unexpected […]
Babylon Doom Cult Records \ Ordo Vampyr Orientis \ Sore Ear Collective \ United States \ USBM \ vampyric black metal
Bat Magic – Feast of Blood (Vampires Are Cool Again Black Metal)
It didn’t surprise me I liked this one. Usually I’d pass on such a simplistic cover with an obvious vampire bent that’s likely to be more kitsch than clique. I mean Jesus Christ it states right there on Bandcamp “RECORDED IN A CASTLE UNDER THE BLOOD MOON ANNO MMXVI.” ALL CAPS too, I didn’t […]
death metal \ France \ Godz Ov War Productions \ Juanjo Castellano Rosado
Corrupter – Descent into Madness (That Punishing Type of Death Metal)
I needed some punishing blows to my soul this week hot damn. I like need more potassium in my body or something and everything is out of whack (very true real-life story). I want to go full beast again so this is my current placebo this week until that becomes a reality, but even […]
horror game \ Nintendo Switch \ panstasz \ PC \ PlayStation 4 \ Steam \ Ysbryd Games
World of Horror (Horror Manga Point-and-Click Game)
Just wow. Reviewing video games is much more difficult than the usual music crud on this site. They’re not as easy for fans to access, they can require more money (if we’re talking about digital anyway), and they take longer to assess. But recently we fools at Deaf Sparrow have been restructuring the review […]
