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There are a lot of ways to tell people what kind of movies matter to you. You can fill shelves with Blu-rays, spend years writing about cinema, or bore your friends senseless by explaining why a particular fight scene from 1978 is better than everything Hollywood produced last summer. I took a slightly more permanent…
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Watching the 1975 Ho Meng-hua classic The Flying Guillotine, is watching the exact moment Shaw Brothers realized that the traditional, honorable swordplay of the 1960s was dead, buried, and ready to be replaced by something deeply cynical and explicitly weaponized. Before this film, the studio’s output under directors like Chang Cheh or King Hu usually…
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If you want to talk about the absolute apex of Taiwanese independent chop-socky cinema, the conversation starts and ends with Lee Tso-nam’s Shaolin vs. Lama. By the early 1980s, the traditional kung fu movie was supposed to be dead and buried. Golden Harvest was leaning hard into urban stunt-spectacles with Jackie Chan, and the big…
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After some much needed rest, for my damn sanity if nothing else, I returned to work this morning with some brand new plans for The Cult Archives. The first one being this what you are now reading what I wrote (to paraphrase the great Ernie Wise). The fact is I receive a metric-fuck-ton (an official…
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Belgian Heavy Metal pioneers Drakkar have returned with Invasion, a fast-paced speed and heavy metal anthem built on a relentless rhythmic foundation. Layered with vivid battlefield imagery, the new single channels the raw chaos and forward momentum of a seaborne raid and its immediate aftermath through sharp guitar riffs, driving percussion, and commanding vocals. Crafted…
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Finnish modern Melodic Metal unit Northern Genocide have released their brand new single Epilogi through Inverse Records, offering a first taste of their upcoming, as-yet-untitled third studio album slated for release later this year. The band says that the track centers heavily on the theme of total renewal, describing it as an aggressive, fiery purging…
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Following the September 2025 arrival of their sophomore studio album, Prophets of the Void, melodic death metal outfit Progeny of Sun have returned with a brand new single titled Unified Light. Accompanied by an official music video, the track serves as an early preview of the band’s next chapter while their third full-length album continues…
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Italian Death Metal outfit Membrance have officially launched their new full-length album, Resa Marciana, available now. The record draws its foundation from classic old-school Stockholm Death Metal, while expanding its sonic palette to incorporate elements of Groove, Thrash, and Norwegian Black Metal. What defines the release is its deeply localized, identity-driven concept. The album is…
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Technical death metal unit Art|Est explores the shadowy boundaries of the afterlife and the paranormal with their upcoming studio album, Evil Embodiment. Anchored by the release of their preview single Rites of Revocation, the full-length record delves into existential dread, investigating the unseen forces that linger between dimensions and the unsettling sensation of being observed…
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Jusy when you thought it was safe to go into the cupboards, Amityville Shark House is heading to home digital release on June 30th. The independent project is being distributed through a partnership between Lionsgate and Grindhouse Entertainment. The story begins when Richard unearths a malevolent shark artifact, accidentally unleashing a primitive, predatory curse. The…