Album Review: Eyehategod – A History of Nomadic Behavior

"Wake up at 6:00 AM, go to work, go to school, every day, every day, every day." Eyehategod - A History of Nomadic BehaviorMarch 12th, 2021Sludge MetalCentury Media RecordsNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA Admittedly I was never a huge fan of Eyehategod. I always found their music to be particularly abrasive in a way that I …

Album Review: Darkthrone – Eternal Hails

"Tied to the mast with his master's voice. This will never last, hearing his master's voice". Darkthrone - Eternal HailsJune 25th, 2021Black MetalPeaceville RecordsKolbotn, Norway There's not much I can say about Darkthrone that I haven't already said. Anybody who knows me knows I absolutely adore the music produced by the legendary Norwegian duo of …

Cult of Classics: Anthropophagous [1980]

"There's evil on this island. An evil that won't let us get away." - Carol AnthropophagousDir. Joe D'AmatoAugust 9th, 1980Horror / GialloFilmirage / Produzioni Cinematographiche Massaccesi InternationalCinedafItaly I used to work at a call center where I had several coworkers who I eventually became close friends with, and one of those friends is someone who …

Album Review: Bewitcher – Cursed Be Thy Kingdom

"Carrion birds devour the sun, what a lovely day for an execution." Bewitcher - Cursed Be Thy KingdomApril 16th, 2021Blackened Speed MetalCentury Media RecordsPortland, Oregon, USA I first discovered the Portland, Oregon black speed metal outfit known as Bewitcher around 2019 when I was desperately seeking new bands that fit the mold of what I …

Film Review: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

"End this Black Sabbath. By the blood of Calvary, I command it!" The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do ItDir. Michael ChavesMay 26th, 2021HorrorNew Line Cinema / The Safran Company / Atomic Monster ProductionsWarner Bros. PicturesUnited States of America It seems to be a theme this year that I've been subjected to horror films in …

Album Review: Perturbator – Lustful Sacraments

"Chase the chill in your spine. The neon's flashing all around you as a million burning pyres." Perturbator - Lustful SacramentsMay 28th, 2021Synthwave / DarksynthBlood MusicParis, France When the synthwave explosion happened in the mid 2010's I was immediately on board with that shit. Despite the fact that I was more or less a metal …

Album Review: Red Fang – Arrows

"Take it back. You know I'll always hear you." Red Fang - ArrowsJune 4th, 2021Stoner Rock / Sludge MetalRelapse RecordsPortland, Oregon, USA Red Fang is a band who became popular thanks not only to having kickass rock songs that go heavy and hard, but also to having wicked music videos to go alongside them. You'd …

Classic Review: Interview with the Vampire [1994]

"Most of all I longed for death. I know that now. I invited it, a release from the pain of living. My invitation was open to anyone. Sailors, thieves, whores and slaves... but it was a vampire that accepted." - Louis de Pointe du Lac Interview with the VampireDir. Neil JordanNovember 11th, 1994Gothic HorrorThe Geffen …

Album Review: Spectral Wound – A Diabolic Thirst

"Twisting in dark passions of cruel nauseous hours, frigid and spellbound." Spectral Wound - A Diabolic ThirstApril 16th, 2021Black MetalProfound Lore RecordsMontreal, Quebec, Canada I had the pleasure of seeing Spectral Wound perform live when they opened for Tombs at a local bar here in Montreal back in 2018 (or was it 2019? Time has …