EP Review: Z-Cocoon – Dark

"Synapses of your brain are consuming me. Thinking you can escape, why don't you flee?" Z-Cocoon - DarkMarch 19th, 2021Stoner RockIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada The release of the Dark EP by the Montreal artist formerly known as Pink Cocoon marks a new era for singer and multi-instrumentalist Marc Zolla and his musical output. This EP …

Album Review: Epica – Omega

"Use this healing energy, form a holy trinity. This is the knowledge that we have been searching for." Epica - OmegaFebruary 26th, 2021Symphonic MetalNuclear Blast RecordsReuver, Netherlands Symphonic metal is a genre that, while I don't often find myself listening to it very often in my current adult life, does hold a special place in …

Film Review: Judas and the Black Messiah [2021]

"I am a revolutionary." Judas and the Black MessiahDir. Shaka KingFebruary 1st, 2021Biopic / Historical DramaMACRO /. Participant / Bron Creative / ProximityWarner Bros. PicturesUnited States of America Last night I had the opportunity to see Judas and the Black Messiah in theaters. It was the first time I'd been to a theater since late …

Album Review: Korpiklaani – Jylhä

Korpiklaani - JylhäFebruary 5th, 2021Folk MetalNuclear Blast RecordsLahti, Finland Korpiklaani are a band who hold a special place in my heart from the days when I was first getting into heavy metal. After my initial fascination with the genre I quickly graduated from entry level stuff into the more eccentric and oddball stylings of folk …

Film Review: Deathgasm [2015]

"It's like... when life sucks, and you feel alone and empty. You stick on some metal and life is better, because... because somebody else knows the pain and rage that you're going through, y'know?" DeathgasmDir. Jason Lei HowdenMarch 15th, 2015Horror ComedyMPI Media Group / New Zealand Film Commission / Timpson FilmsDark Sky Films Deathgasm is …

Formative Forge: Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny [2006]

"Now our masterpiece will never happen because we won't be fueled by Satan!" Tenacious D in the Pick of DestinyDir. Liam LynchNovember 22nd, 2006Stoner Comedy / MusicalRed Hour FilmsNew Line Cinema I was a teenager in 2007 and it was in that year that I began my journey towards becoming a metalhead and developing the …

Album Review: Einherjer – North Star

"Behold the west coast groove. We're the Norsemen. We're marching on." Einherjer - North StarFebruary 26th, 2021Black MetalNapalm RecordsHaugesund, Norway Einherjer are one of those bands that I initially discovered way back when in my early days as a metalhead when I had my initial 'Viking metal' phase. Of course nowadays I don't really consider …

Rust in Peace: Lars Göran Petrov [Entombed] 1972-2021

Swedish musician Lars Göran Petrov was something of a legend in the world of underground extreme metal. His work with Entombed on the band's debut record Left Hand Path is monumental, especially considering the age of OSDM revivalism that we're living in right now. It's hard to say if awesome bands like Gatecreeper, Creeping Death, …

Film Review: Promising Young Woman [2020]

"It's every man's worst nightmare, getting accused of something like that." - "Can you guess what every woman's worst nightmare is?" Promising Young WomanDir. Emerald FennellJanuary 25th, 2020Thriller / Black ComedyFilmNation Entertainment / LuckyChap EntertainmentFocus Features Promising Young Woman is the first film I've seen from director Emerald Fennell and despite being flawed in some …

Album Review: Melvins – Working with God

"I'm getting fucked, fucking up and down this fucking street. I gotta find a fucking place where the fuckheads meet." Melvins - Working with GodFebruary 26th, 2021Sludge MetalIpecac RecordingsMontesano, Washington, USA Legendary Washington grunge and sludge metal outfit the Melvins are a band that needs no introduction. Having formed in 1983 this trio from the …