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1. The Arcturian Sign 2. Crashland 3. Angst 4. Warp 5. Game Over 6. Demon 7. Pale 8. The Journey 9. Archer 10. Bane 8th may I like Sideshow Symphonies a lot, so I really look forward to this album. I expected something along the lines of Sideshow Symphonies as well.

The Prodigal Son - Written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also had a major role in the film, and is often considered his masterpiece, and with good reason. Everything here is top notch - the story and plot is unsually good for a martial arts flick like this, the action is brilliant, the acting is great, Sammo Hung's directiorial skills really showcases here and the elements of comedy are perfect and never gets boring or feels out of place. These comedic elements, which are very funny, mostly relates to Sammoy Hung's fantastic character Wong Wa-bo, or the main guy's servant, Yee Tung-choi, and they are spot on every single time. Best thing about the film, though, is the last fight in the film. No wires, no humour or anything, just a pure, top class wing chun-fight. This film is a must for anyone itnerested in martial arts flicks, and, well, anyone itnerested in good films in general. BTW: Sammo Hung is so fucking underrated as a martial artist, actor, director and creative force. Yes, he is recognized as someone great, but he's always been overshadowed by several otherrs. Cobra - I always had a weak spot for this film, and I still do. It's by no means a great film, but it's badass action-thriller. Violent and fun from A to Å.

Been playing Coffinborn a lot lately. Solid stuff, but it lacks the extra touch that'll make me revisit the band over and over again. Great coverart, though. No, AMAZING coverart. That's so fucking badass.

I just finished: Danger 5 and I am very impressed with it. It's silly as fuck, over the top and straight up ridiculous, but aside from some annoying element (talking animals!) I really enjoyd the season. The series is basically about five spies in a fictional, bizarre 1960's inspired version of World War II whos mission is to kill Hitler. Funny and with a superb soundtrack. Currently watching: Twin Peaks, season 2 Season one was perfect, and the first 9 episodes of season two were as close to perfect as you get without being perfet, but from episode 10 the quality fell a lot. It's not been bad since then, just not as engaging and good. Still enjoying it though. The Twilight Zone Very cool drama/psychological thriller/fantasy/sci-fi/suspense/horror-anthology series that I watch ever now and then. Since no episodes have aything to do with the next, it's not something I've been rushing to finish. Very enjoyable series. The Munsters A sitcom of the kind I shouldn't like, but still enjoy very much due to its horror-elements. It's just something about those things that gets to me. The next series on my watchlist is the following, and I'll start with one of these (if I can find them!) after I've finished Twin Peaks: Kung Fu, with David Carradine in the leading role. Action/martial arts/western series. Only seen a few episodes here and there when I was young, and really liked it back then. Now that I am an even bigger fan of martial arts I should enjoy it even more now. Zatoichi, with Shintaro Katsu. A jidaigeki series based on the film character by the same name. The films are amazing (well, the 17 or so that I have seen. Will finish the rest before starting on this), so I have high hopes for this series. Most episodes are original, but apparently there's a few sequels to some of the films and a few remakes of the films. Got massive expectations to this one to be honest. Hammer House of Horror, an anthology horror series. It's Hammer Horror, what more do I need to say? Should be quite exciting!

I know there's more people on the board who enjoys watching TV-series, so i thought we needed a general thread about TV-series instead of making a new thread whenever we want to talk about a series. What are you currently watching, what have you just finished, what are you about to start on, recommend, ask fo recommandations and so on. However, a thread need a few rules to make it interesting: 1. Do NOT spoil! Use the spoiler tag whenever discussing a series/an episode, like this: The Walking Dead S2E09 Like this you don't risk getting spoiled about whatever you're watching. 2. Say a little more than "I'm about to watch Danger 5" or "Just finished The Walking Dead season 46546". You got it? Good.

Yeah, the new Meleches album sounds great. Better than The Epigenesis, which I consider their weakest, and on par with As Jerusalem Burns... Al'Intisar and Emissaries, which I love. Their most thrashy effort for sure.

Recitation was a massive disappointment, much due to the lack of screamo-influence in their sound, so I hope this will see them return to form with a more screamo-influenced sound.

Seriously, no one have anything else to add here? No one else checked out some good releases from january?

New song: http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2015-02-24/ukrainian-black-metal-legends-drudkh-unveil-spectacular-new-track The new song sounds very promising and very good.

Heh, thanks. I'd tread carefully when it comes to taking these posts all too serious though, because when it comes to certan genres during certain time periods I will have no such thing as critical sense, and this is probably something you've noticed if you've read my thoughts on films or some period of time. Films are for me what candy are to kids. It doesn't have to be good to please the shit out of me and make me jump in my sofa or dance out on the lawn.

Shaolin Temple 2: Kids from Shaolin - This "sequel" to the fantastic Shaolin Temple features some of the same actors, such as Jet Li, Yu Chenghui and Yu Hai, but this is a sequel only in name, because the film got nothing to do with Shaolin Temple. I was very disappointed by this myself. Running at 1 hour and 45 minutes, it was 20-25 minutes too long and the build up was way to slow for a lackluster plot such as this. And it takes 1 hour and 30 minutes before the film gets proper exciting, but that last, long fight was amazing and saves the shit out of this film. Decent, but not a film I'll watch again anytime soon. Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin - Again, some of the same actors, such as Jet Li, Yu Chenghui and Yu Hai, but only a sequel in name. But it's a massive improvement on Shaolin Temple 2. The plot is fairly usual, but it's a good and exciting plot from early on and till the end and it gets things going, it's got great fights and it's all very good. Yu Chenghui is great, and he's such a good villain once again. His laugh is evil as fuck, and he's got so much charisma. Great film!

Still haven't got myself a proper camera, or phone, so please excuse the quality once again. Outcast t-shirt Abigail - Intercourse & Lust 12" Dracula - Black Wings over Transylvania 7" (from left to right, and all are tapes obviously) Outcast - Outcast Bastard Grave - Unmarked Grave Alucarda - Raw Howls Cobra Copter - Ninja Empire Sacrificio - Sacrificio Tarot - The Watcher' Dream

Hooray for me? Why exactly is that? Armour of God II - Operation Condor - The first one is great, but this is better in every single way. The plot is way more Indiana Jones-esque and way better, and it is one huge adventure film in the vein of Indiana Jones, the fight coreography is a shitload better (the windtunnel climax is MASSIVE!), the stunts are better, the comedic elements are way better, and, well, everything is better in this sequel. If there is one thing that I'll put my finger on as being a bit negative, it is the fact that everyonee speaks chinese. So yeah, they've dubbed the fuck out of everyone, but it's not something I mind for some reason. This scene is amazing. The whole thing is both exciting and funny as fuck, but the last third of it is the best. So much fun in one scene.

I don't play singles too often, but as far as Japanese bands goes there's three singles I've kept coming back to since I first heard them: Kagrra - Yotogi Banashi Great single which consists of two of Kagrra's best songs ever, and one very good one. Classic Kagrra! Sigh - Shadowking This single was never actually released, but it's listed on MA so I'll include it. It contains the title track and two Venom covers. The Venom covers are good as always, but the title track is a masterpiece. It was recorded right after Infidel Art for the band to experiment with MIDI for Hail Horror Hail, and it ended up as one of the best experiments ever. Fantastic song. Magnesium - Time Tells No Lies / Over the Rainbow One of the very best heavy metal releases ever. It's as simple as that.

Armour of God - Great martial arts action-adventure with a strong Indiana Jones-vibe, a vibe that would become even stronger in the sequel. It's exciting, it's fun and it has Jackie Chan doing his usual stuff, which of course is fantastic. It's a fun film and it's got such a lovely vibe to it. Beasts of the Southern Wild - Very good fantasy-drama, but a tad overrated innit? 9 year old debutant Quvenzhané Wallis does a breathtaking job in the lead, and she really can not recieve enough praise for her performance here, debutant Dwight Henry does amazing as well and director Benh Zeitlin who debuted with his first full lenght does an amazing job as well, because the film is so well-directed. Enjoyable film, but not the masterpiece everyone makes it out to be IMO. But I am not exactly among the audience the creators targeted with this film either, so it shouldn't be a surprise. But yeah, liked it though. The Terminator - I'm probably the only one, but I consider this the best Terminator film. Unique, Blade Runner-esque atmosphere with more than enough badassness for two life-times, a cool cast, amazing visuals and general awesomeness. Brilliant film, and one of my 10's.

The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk II - This sequel of The Legend of Fong Sai-Yk sees Jet Li returns as the Chinese folk here Fong Sai-Yuk, and it's a very good sequel to a very good film. The fight sequences are much better in the sequel IMO, especially the fight with the samurai's, but overall the film is a bit uneven both in tone and consistency, and while hilarious at times, some of the jokes don't work at all. Jet Li is awesome and Josephine Siao is brilliant again, and the rest of the cast are good too. The fights are better, the acting is the same but the story is less angaging, which makes this as good as the first. Ninja in the Dragon's Den - The directorial debut film of the talented Corey Yuen, who would later direct both the Fong Sai-Yuk films among others. This film is a bit silly overall, but it's got lovely characters, amazing fights and some other cooless thrown in here and there. Such an enjoyable film, and I am glad it still holds up really well. One thing that makes this stick out a bit is that the Japanese ninja is just as skillful as the Chinese kung fu-hero, despite this being a Hong Kong production. This is very unusual, and very cool. Great film overall. A Touch of Zen - I have rated 1640 films and series on IMDB, with 32 of those being 10's. Two of those are documentaries and two of them are TV-series. A Touch of Zen are one of the films I have rated 10. Says all about what I think of this film, doesn't it? A Touch of Zen is an epic wuxia with a great story, amazing characters, brilliant fights, great cinematography and lovely direction by none other than legendary King Hu, hands down one of the best directors ever, the man who took the wuxia genre to new hights. I can't find anything negative to point my finger on with this film. It is that good. The film is dark and moddy, and contains a great atmosphere throughout the film. Throughout the film you'll also notice that this film was a huge inspiration on masterpieces Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and House of Flying Daggers. Both films have A Touch of Zen written all over themself at places.

Oh, cool. Maybe I should join in sometime and see what it's like.

I don't really mind it. In some extreme cases it may give me a laugh or two, but that's all. Doesn't ruin my experience.

Martial arts films and a couple of cups of coffee for breakfast. Brilliant start on the day.

The Shaolin Temple - Jet Li's debut film, and one hell of a debut it is as well. Good acting, a better story and fantastic action is what you get in this film. It's not original, and it doesn't really offer anything new, but it's so well-done it's had not to enjoy this flick if you're a fan of martial arts films. Materpiece, this! The scene with Jet Li training as the seasons change are absolutely stunning. The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk - Another Jet Li film, and another masterpiece. Amazing fight coreography, great plot, good acting (especially from the amazing Josephine Siao!) and lots of humour. But the fight coreography is the star of this film. God dan tight stuff. Tight I tell you. Amazing film!

Once Upon a Time in China II - The first one is as I already said a masterpiece, but with the first sequel Hark Tsui miraculously improved on every single aspect of the film and made one of the best martial arts films ever, and one of the best films ever period. The story isn't as epic as the first one, but it is way more engaging to me, there's even more interesting characters and the fight sequences are on a whole other level. Oh, and you got Donnie Yen as well, and as both Jet Li and Donnie Yen are filled with crazy good charisma, you'll jump in your seat every time either appeas, or even better go nuts in your sofa every single time both appear together. The last fight is crushing. If you enjoy martial arts or good action it'll give you your most massive boner so far in your life. Amazing film - perfect film. Once Upon a Time In China III - The last film of the "original" trilogy, and the last in the series with Jet Li before Vincent Zhao replaced him for the next two films, before Jet Li appeared in the 6th and last film of the series. I really enjoy this film, but it's the weakest of the three. I feel like this lack some of the classic kung fu-cinema elements that the two others have, and the fights just isn't all that. Don't get me wrong, they are damn good, just not on par with the fight sequences of the first two films. And the love triangle just doesn't work to well, especially the whole jealousy thing gets old fast. But I really like the film, though. Very, very good nonetheless.

That's great news. But why are they promoting a new DVD with clips from another place? doesn't make sense.

the finnish war metallers (black/death) Archgoat are 6th on the finnish mainstream list, and 3rd on their indielist this week. That's impressive for a band making music like this. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallin...albumit/2015/6 The mid-section, man. Jesus chist, it's just too damn good and evil. Turn off all light, light some candles, burn some incense and let the rituals begin. All hail!

I love this band, but this DVD looks fucking awful. It looks cheap as fuck and it looks like there's put no thought and love into it at all. Looks like a simple money grabber. It seriously looks like one of the bootlegs you find around the web where a friend of a rather unknown band brought his own camera to tape it to promote the band on the itnernet. It's just sad. A fantastic band like Heidi should do something better than this. PS: I seriously hope the DVD is a lot different form the clip posted in this thread. The band deserve so much more than that.

Hurt my back when I lifted a chair at the end of the day on tuesday, had to go home from work after one hour yesterday (something which is something I never do no matter how bad I am feeling) and had to get help dressing today when I woke up. I turned into a 95 year old fucking cripple just by lifting a chair. Fucking hell.