EP Review: Chimp Apparatus – Sober

Chimp Apparatus - SoberMarch 4th, 2023Hardcore Punk / Crossover / Funk MetalIndependently ReleasedSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Chimp Apparatus are one of the hottest up and coming bands in the local metal and punk scene in Newfoundland and Labrador, and for good reason. Their first EP, Pizza Man, was a solid attack of metal-infused …

Film Review: Renfield [2023]

"I wish to spend a season in Hell, where all the amusing people are." - Dracula RenfieldDir. Chris McKayApril 14th, 2023Horror ComedySkybound Entertainment / Giant WildcatUniversal PicturesUnited States of America When I first heard that Nicholas Cage was going to be portraying Count Dracula, one of the most iconic horror villains of all time, in …

Series Review: The L Word – Season 3 [2006]

"Your lover kisses you, and you feel a tremor in the back of your knees. The synapses fire sending orders, move your legs, move your arms... she's the one for you, she's the... girl of your dreams, she's your one and only." - Alice Pieszecki The L Word - Season 3Created by Ilene Chaiken, Michele …

Film Review: Cocaine Bear [2023]

"Apex predator high on cocaine and you’re going towards it?" - Bob Cocaine BearDir. Elizabeth BanksFebruary 24th, 2023Horror ComedyLord Miller Productions / Brownstone Productions / Jurassic Party ProductionsUniversal PicturesUnited States of America I have to be honest about my initial perception of this movie. I didn't go into this film expecting it to be good. …

Album Review: Megaton Sword – Blood Hails Steel – Steel Hails Fire

"In these wastelands, lovers come asunder and I tell the liar: blood hails steel – steel hails fire." Megaton Sword - Blood Hails Steel - Steel Hails FireNovember 13th, 2020Traditional Heavy Metal / Power MetalIndependently ReleasedZurich, Switzerland Megaton Sword is yet another band that I discovered through my journeys across Metal Twitter. Seemingly an endless …

Album Review: Nite – Voices of the Kronian Moon

"And I, I will remember the name, I will remind them the way, stare at the sky, of an ancient time." Nite - Voices of the Kronian MoonMarch 25th, 2022Blackened Heavy MetalSeason of MistSan Francisco, California, USA Nite are a band after my own heart. Their combination of black metal aesthetics with the sonic palette …

Live from the Pit: Escuela Grind @ Foufounes Electriques – 03/29/2023

Escuela Grind@ Cabaret FoufounesW/ Bonginator, Xplicit Noize Escuela Grind are one of the hottest bands in my circle of friends at the moment. We were all fawning over their new record Memory Theater, which I consider to be one of the best records that dropped last year. As such, when they showed up here in …

Album Review: Periphery – Periphery V: Djent is Not a Genre

"Just imagine the damage that's done when you fly with wax wings in the sun." Periphery - Periphery V: Djent is Not a GenreMarch 10th, 2023Progressive Metal / Djent3DOT RecordingsWashington D.C., USA Periphery have always been one of my favourite bands in the world of modern progressive metal. While they've endured their fair share of …

Album Review: The Black Dahlia Murder – Ritual

"Pitch black transmission of the soul, instincts from within rise, we’re all but beasts, that hunger from inside." The Black Dahlia Murder - RitualJune 21st, 2011Melodic Death MetalMetal Blade RecordsDetroit, Michigan, USA So we have come to the end of The Black Dahlia Murder Week on Discography Deep Dive here at Where Strides the Behemoth, …