Live from the Pit: Batushka @ Bar Le Ritz PDB – 10/19/2022

Batushka @ Bar Le Ritz PDBW/ HateAugust 19th, 2022 Regardless of the issues with Batushka regarding the split between the members and the fact that two Batushkas now exist, I was pretty excited to see these guys perform live. Their first record with this lineup, Hospodi, was one of my favourite black metal records of …

Album Review: Sadistic Ritual – The Enigma, Boundless

Sadistic Ritual - The Enigma, BoundlessMay 20th, 2022Blackened Thrash MetalProsthetic RecordsAtlanta, Georgia, USA Well, I said it was going to happen, and finally, here we are. After reviewing both the band's debut record, Visionaire of Death, and their performance at Bar Le Ritz PDB here in Montreal earlier this summer, I promised I'd get around …

Album Review: Sumerlands – Dreamkiller

"And we dance on the edge of the knife, without fear." Sumerlands - DreamkillerSeptember 16th, 2022Traditional Heavy MetalRelapse RecordsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA I hadn't heard about Philadelphia melancholic metal masters Sumerlands until I was recommended them via numerous users on metal Twitter, and boy am I ever glad I was turned on to them. These guys …

Cult of Classics: But I’m a Cheerleader [1999]

"I'm not perverted! I get good grades! I go to church! I'm a cheerleader! I'm not like all of you!" - Megan Bloomfield But I'm a CheerleaderDir. Jamie BabbitSeptember 12th, 1999Romantic ComedyIgnite Entertainment / The Kushner-Locke CompanyLions Gate FilmsUnited States of America When it comes to queer cinema I have to say I'm honestly not …

Album Review: Prowl – The Forgotten Realms

"To the roots of the cave, I won't be the one laying down with you." Prowl - The Forgotten RealmsJuly 22nd, 2022Hardcore / CrossoverIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada It's nice to know that in the modern era, with how much metal and punk have shifted and changed over the years, with how many artists have innovated …