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Long Island’s Heavy Metal mainstays Restless Spirit have officially dropped their self-titled full-length, a record that is already garnering high praise across the global metal press. The album has secured impressive accolades early on, including a #3 spot on the Metal.de soundcheck, an 8/10 from Belgium’s Rock Tribune, and a near-perfect 9/10 from AllFatherMetal.com. This…
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Finnish Black Metal project Acolythus has officially emerged with their debut full-length, Unearthly Kingdoms ‘Neath Lifeless Stars, which yours truly reviewed here. Born from a sudden burst of creative inspiration, the album was written and recorded in just a few short weeks, serving as a raw outlet for the Black Metal aspirations of its members,…
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Hailing from the industrial landscape of Kotka, Finnish Extreme Metal outfit Saasta has unleashed their latest full-length assault, a 12-track descent into darkness titled Cesspool. Released via Inverse Records, the album is an uncompromising exploration of filth and ferocity, described by the band not as a narrative of growth, but as a documentary of decay.…
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Javier Bardem is stepping into one of thriller cinema’s most infamous roles as Max Cady in the upcoming Apple TV+ adaptation of Cape Fear. Previously played by Robert Mitchum and Robert De Niro, the terrifying ex-con returns in a new 10-episode series debuting June 5th with a two-episode premiere. New episodes will follow weekly through…
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French Metal outfit Invading Chapel has announced the upcoming release of their new single, Spreading The Venom. Slated for a May 22nd debut, the track serves as the first glimpse into the band’s next full-length studio album, which is currently in the final stages of production. The project, led by multi-instrumentalist Loïc Malassagne (vocals, bass,…
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The cycle of family trauma takes a terrifying, supernatural turn in The Voices of Our Mother, a new Canadian horror feature set to arrive on Shudder this summer. Starring genre veteran Sheila McCarthy (Anything for Jackson), the film explores how buried secrets can manifest as a literal, predatory evil. The story begins with the passing…
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German Black Metal outfit Akantophis has officially joined the Wormholedeath roster, a partnership that begins with the label’s global reissue of the band’s latest album, Erneuerung. Blending atmospheric density with dissonant, progressive textures, Akantophis occupies a unique space in the extreme underground. While their sound occasionally dips into the territory of Death Metal, the band…
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Auditioning is already panic inducing enough for most actors, but new indie slasher We Can’t Leave takes that anxiety to a lethal and gore-dripping extreme. The story centers on a group of hopeful performers who arrive at a secluded location for what they believe is a standard casting call. The atmosphere quickly shifts from professional…
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By 1971, The Shaw Brothers were the undisputed kings of Hong Kong cinema, For years, they had run the show like a well-oiled, colorful, slightly authoritarian machine. They had the sets, they had the stars, and they had the Shaw Style, lavish, operatic, and, now, safe. Then came Raymond Chow. He walked out of Shaw,…
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Belgian Speed Metal stalwarts Drakkar are officially joining forces with Wormholedeath for the release of their upcoming studio album, Invasion. The new record is slated to arrive on June 19th, marking a powerful new chapter for a band that has been a fixture of the European underground since 1983. To kick off the partnership, Drakkar…