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Dalibor Matanić – Zora / The Dawn (Nightmarish Trauma Symbol Film)

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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 […]

Bednja – Doline Su Ostale Iza Nas (Dead Bird Blackened Hardcore)

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Bednja – Doline Su Ostale Iza Nas (Dead Bird Blackened Hardcore)

  Wow what is it with Transcending Obscurity Records hitting it out of the park recently? This is one of a few dead bird covers I’ve seen in recent promo emails, but Doline Su Ostale Iza Nas is the smashed avian object d’art I decided to review because Bednja might be the greatest thing to […]

Exorcism (Paranormal Blair Witch in a Croatian Basement)

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Exorcism (Paranormal Blair Witch in a Croatian Basement)

  Aww geez, a demonic possession film? Well, it had better feature someone’s head rotating 180 degrees, at least. While Dalibor Matanić’s Exorcism (Egzorcizam in Croatian, 2017) unfortunately does not feature anyone’s head spinning in half circles, it does nonetheless serve as a worthwhile addition to the expanding library of demonic possession films. Shot on […]

Traktoroth: Post Nuclear Boogie EP

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Traktoroth: Post Nuclear Boogie EP

Man sometimes Eastern Europe just gets it right, right in the kisser.  Sorry, that’s all we had on hand by way of clever introductions.  Many have argued that said part of the world is roughly ten years behind everyone else culturally, but it’s pretty rude.  There’s no lack of style over there, easily proven via […]