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Tried this game the other day. I was already very, very familiar with the soundtrack which is amazing, but the gameplay was really fucking nice. Will start playing through this game next week. And that soundtrack, boiz. Holy fuck!

This one was a dark Imperial stout with lots of coffee and chocolate. I liked it a lot. One is more than enough for an avening, but it was damn good. Satanic Panic! Oh, this was fruity as fuck. Really liked it! Bought both because of their names btw. I love the whole "Satanic Panic" era of the 80's and I fucking love the shit out of Dr. Caligari. One of my favourite horror films.

I'm a huge fan of both films, but I consider Dario Argento one of the best directors of all time and Goblin is by far my all time favourite prog band. Suspiria is kinda unique, but Dario Arengot's "Inferno" has some of the same feeling and visual style, if not even more fantastique, but it's the most similar films I've seen. And I've seen quite a lot. Phenomena is also a fantastic film, but I wouldn't say it's similar at all. But it's great. Check it out! But as far as Dario go, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Cat o' Nine Tails, Four Flies on Grey Velvet, Deep Red, Inferno, Tenebre, Phenomena, Opera, Two Evil Eyes, Trauma and The Stendhal Syndrome are all worth a look. But the majority of these are way different, tho. But quality!

Anyone else had the chance to enjoy Vintersorg's new album yet? I called Naturbål a masterpiece and a return to form, but this album juat continues his good trend in recent years. Another step up from the previous album. Pure fucking magick!

Obscure Burial is about to release their debut album and this song sounds, as expected I would say, amazing. Total Necrovore- and Incubus-worship. Sounds grim and great!

Yes, Urarv sounds amazing. Really looking forward to the album too. I spoke about metal punk a few posts above this, and I'll continue that: Japanese thrash/heavy metal punkers G.A.T.E.S. are finally releasing their debut album, 18 years after their formation. G.A.T.E.S. are Yoshiaki Negishi (ex-Church of Misery) on vocals, Tatsu Mikami (Church of Misery, Sonic Flower) on bass, Shinji "Samm" Tachi (ex-Sabbat, ex-Metalucifer, Magnesium) on drums and some unknown guy called Masayasu Futatsugi on guitars. In other words, these guys have experience and they're familiar with creating music of the highest quality. So far they have a bunch of split releases with bands such as Metal Skull, Disclose, Blüdwülf, Burning Leather and Children of Technology, as well as a few demos, EPs and singles. Can you imagine Motorhead, G.I.S.M., Black Uniforms and Inepsy having a baby? I can, and I know exactly what it sounds like as I am already familiar with G.A.T.E.S. If you're not, check out their EP Devastation from 2008:

Yes! Imagine if his big brother was just half as good as him, or 1/3rd as good as him. Shiiiiit! Really looking forward to Swae Lee's solo album. Hope the musical style is something similar to SremmLife 2 tbh.

I totally recommend Sekkusu for fans of Japanese metal punk. This is a mix of thrash metal and hardcore punk and is obviously influenced by stuff like G.I.S.M., Gauze, Death Side, Gudon, Outo, Zouo and more. They sound Japanese as fuck, and they've managed to really catch that vibe of their cover art too. Neat shit! https://sekkusustreetsteel.bandcamp.com/album/fukk-on-loud-night-2

I am one of those who consider both Night of the Demons I & II cult classics. Amazing films IMO! The atmosphere and overall cheese just does it for me. Love 'em!

I haven't heard all the albums, and not all seems to be out on the web yet. But there's some songs posted and shit and if I've included them in the post, it means they sound great. You should check out Maximum Destruction by Destructor too. Total cult!

Till Fjalls del 2 sounds great after one listen. It kinda continues where Naturbål left off, but with less progressive vibes and more folk. Which is what I'd consider a natural evolution as this is a part 2 of their debut album. But this is a colder record, atmosphere-vise. The riffing is more focused around black and mid 90's folk metal, the melodies are superb and the choruses are amazing throughout the entire album. Catchy hooks! Just check the chorus on Vinterstorm. Holy fuck! It sounds familiar, but fresh. Just like I expected and wished for. Vocal-vise Vintersorg delivered his best performance since Ödemarkens son with Naturbål, but I'd say he's even more on point this time, especially with his clean vocals. I also think the production sounds better and more fitting now, than what I did with the two preview tracks. The Till fjälls part of Fjällets mäktiga mur gives me the chills. Every single time! What a chorus. Like a blast from the past. Love it! I mörker står fjällets mäktiga mur Där stormar sjunger i vresighet, Till fjälls, till fjälls

Watched and finished GLOW early this week. Short season (10x30min), so I finished it in a day. But also because it was really good. "The series revolves around a fictionalization of the characters and gimmicks of the 1980s syndicated women's professional wrestling circuit, the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (or GLOW)". It's smart, it's fun and it's super witty. And they really caught a 80's vibe with this series. It looks and feels like something from the 80's. And Marc Maron is FANFUCKINTASTIC!!!

I think you should give all the bands/albums I posted a fair chance. It's quality stuff. At least if you like thrash mixed with other genres. Full stream of Vintersorg's Till Fjalls 2: http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2017/06/26/full-album-stream-vintersorgs-till-fjalls-del-ii/

It's not been a brilliant year for thrash metal, but there's been some good releases if you ask me. Not all these are pure thrash, but I'd recommend checking 'em out anyway: Obscure Evil - Void Fumes Black/thrash metal in the vein of the 80's. Heavily inspired by the likes of Bathory, Venom, Slayer, Celtic Frost, Hellhammer Bulldozer, Sarcofago and so on. Vulture - The Guillotine A speed/thrash metal assault out of the ordinary. Think old Razor, Exciter, Whiplash, Ranger and more. Superb stuff! Couldn't find a track from the new album, but the demo is amazing too. Craven Idol - The Shackles of Mammon Semi-epic black thrash with a lot of Deströyer 666, Scythian and Desaster influences. Very good stuff! Droid - Terrestrial Mutations Progressive speed/thrash heavily influenced by Voivod, Coroner, Vektor,Megadeth and stuff. Imagine if Megadeth anno 1985 were inspired by Voivod and Coroner instead of Metallica. Vampire - With Primeval Force The new Vampire album is a semi-epic death/thrash album with a heavy Castlevanian atmosphere. Castlevanian death/thrash! Inspired by the Castlevania games and soundtracks, as well as 60's gothic horror films, because this is death/thrash with a heavy gothic atmosphere. Condor - Unstoppable Power More black/thrash, but this time from a young bunch of norwegians. Think Deathhammer and Aura Noir. Insane - Evil A pure 80's inspired thrash metal assault, but with their own twist. They got something of their own going on. Destructor - Decibel Casualties It's been 32 years since their debut album, but these crazy power thrashing maniacs still know how to riff and write music. Antichrist - Sinful Birth I was never too impressed by their debut album, but this assault of an album is amazing. Just think the 80's. Kreator, Destruction, Sodom, Exodus and you'll get the basic idea. Good shit! Municipal Waste - Slime and Punishment Far from their best, but this is probably their best album since Hazardous Mutation. Fairly typical party crossover/thrash, but it works. Funeral Nation - Funeral Nation I did not have high expectations for this death thrashing release, but this sounds awesome and old school. Think Master, Funeral Bitch, , Abomination, Death Strike, Possessed and son on. This caught me by surprise! And an album I've only heard some songs off, but which sounds great: Evil - Rites of Evil I haven't heard this entire album, but their demos and splits, as well as the three songs released from this album is great. Think Sabbat, Bathory, Sarcofago, Vulcano, Bulldozer, Tormentor, Kreator, Sodom, Destruction and so on. 80's black/thrash all the way.

These crazy japanese guys are finally releasing their debut album. Motorhead +Inepsy + GISM + Sabbat + Syphilitic Vaginas + Black Uniforms kinda gives away how they sound.

Skam has some of the worst acting I've ever seen. The acting is more or less on par with the worst acting I've seen in shitty soap operas. The dialogue is also so unatural and fake that it gives me cancer, AIDS and everything bad in form of diseases. I wonder what type of person who actually manages to write this shit.

Why Don't You Play in Hell? has some of the worst special effects I've ever seen. The overall film is over the top and violent as fuck, but the special effects are like something from a SyFy flick. It's lazy as fuck and an absolute disgrace. I can tolerate that kind of special effects if your film is called Sharknado or some shit like that, because these are godawful in every way and the CGI fits right in. But Why Don't You Play in Hell? is actually a well-directed film full of quality in all departments throughout the entire film, with the exception of the special effects. And therefore it makes no sense to me whatsoever why he'd do that. It just seems lazy as fuck IMO. It was a huge dealbreaker for me.

And The Keepers, it's about a lot more than just a murder though. But if Making a Murderer is your thing, this should be too.

You could also try films like Children of Hiroshima, Hiroshima (1995) and The Human Condition trilogy, even though it might not be exactly what you're looking for. Children of Hiroshima is a so-called docufiction film, being something like half-and-half fiction and documentary. Hiroshima (1995) is a film about the decision-making processes that led to the dropping of the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Human Condition trilogy is based on a autobiographical novel by Junpei Gomikawa. Again, maybe not exactly what you're looking for, especially The Human Condition trilogy, but it's well worth your time.

Men Behind the Sun Hong Kong film about the Unit 731 during World War II. It's flawed, but it's brutal as fuck. Exploitation horror. The 47 Ronin Based on the story about the 47 ronin who avenged the death of their master. But there's a billion jidaigeki films based on true events

You could try Hotel Beau Séjour, which is available on Netflix. Not a masterpiece, but it's a nice noir-series. I liked it.

XX - A brand new anthology horror film featuring 4 short films directed by four female directors, as well as the main frame. Which was pointless IMO: Main frame (Sofia Carrillo) A stop-motion film that's beautifully animated, but that's it. Thought it was awful. The Box (Jovanka Vuckovic) Wile not perfect, this was a nice one. It's more drama/mystery oriented tho, and not much of a horror film. 6/10 The Birthday Party (Annie Clark aka St. Vincent) This looks excellent and it's hard to believe that St. Vincent is new to the game of directing. Visually stunning and beautifully shot, but the story doesn't quite do it for me. 5/10 Don't Fall (Roxanne Benjamin) Roxanne Benjamin has already directed a short film for the anthology Southbound, and this time she really let us know she's one to look out for. Don't Fall are easily the best short of XX. It's a familiar story and all that, but it's lots of fun and it's horror as fuck. 8/10 Her Only Living Son (Karyn Kusama) Karyn Kuasa might be best known for directing the abysmal Æon Flux, but ten years later she actually directed the masterpiece that is The Invitation. And while this is no new The Invitation, this one's very good and interesting. 7/10 This is another example of how shitty the IMDB rating system is. 4 point fuckin' 6. Ridiculous!

The Trust - Once upon a time, when I was no more than a kid/teenager, Nicolas Cage was a huge favourite of mine. He was never the greatest actor, but he had a certain form of charm and charisma that I really liked. The Rock, Con Air, Face/Off and Bringing Out the Dead were all a huge part of my childhood/teenage. But as time went on he got involved in more and more shit, and his reputation has been poor since forever now. But despite this he does manage to get into a good film every now and then. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Joe, Kick-Ass, Lord of War, National Treasure, National Treasure: Book of Secrets and of course Werewolf Women of the SS and, in my humble opinion, examples of this. The Trust is another one, co-starring the underrated Elijah Wood. It's a dark and gritty crime-thriller that offers nothing new to the table, but it's fun for what it is and another example of a good Nicolas Cage film in the 00's. I thought it was surprisingly clever tbh. Far from a masterpiece, but another film to show that Nicolas Cage still has some of that charisma left inside of him, even tho he rarely let us see it. Sky Ferreira is too hot btw. Yumm!

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Finished two new seasons: Fargo, season 3. Might be my favourite of the three so far. Just totally fucking fantastic from begining to end, and as with the previous two seasons, what a great cast and what a brilliant character gallery. I also love the way they connected this to earlier seasons. Better Call Saul, season 3. Again, another great season. Them characters are everything in this series, and this time around the roster was even better. That ending!