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I'm not so much bothered by the tracklist as much as I'm bothered by the fact that they're actually releasing this. The entire concept of  "Greatest hits" albums has always been supremely cheesy to me (especially if you haven't been around for several decades).

I get what you mean, but I don't agree on everything. If you look through history of gaming, there's a shitload of the classics that didn't offer anything new or innovative, other than another story and characters of course. And that's just as with films and music. Look at all the classics through the time. Very few of them very innovative, and despite just giving the people more of the same ol', they'e still classics and people still loved them because they were out of the ordinary great. Same as with a lot of games to be honest. Look at some of the classic Castlevania and Megaman games, or a lot of the classic fighting games. They're the same as the previous ones, or other games within the genre, but still gained status as a classic.
 
 
I should also add that a modern classic, isn't the same as a true classic. A modern classic isn't sure to be a classic in 7-10 years time. None of the us knows how these games/albums/films will stand the test of time, but it's they're things that currently looks as if they will become a classic inthe future. That's how I see a modern classic at least.

Underrated? It's more or less considered a modern classic. Got 9/10 and 10/10 by "everyone" when it came.
 
However, I can rarely enjoy a game based on it's story, style and/or atmosphere. I play games to play, and games need good gameplays. If I want to enjoy great stories, style and atmosphere I'll put on a film. This is one of the big problem with todays games IMO. It's all story and style over gamelay.

That's a geat list, and in my eyes you've also got lots of great films to look forward to. I just love this decade of horror films because of the expressionists and all that which made the films so very nightmarish and unique.
 
And a small list of horror films before the 1920's: (all these films should be fairly easy to find on youtube and similar sites)
 
1. L'inferno (1911)
Another damn fine film. 60 minutes long and very, very good. I'm not gonna say much about this. Take a look at this: AWESOME! How awesome is that? Amazing film!
 
2. Der Student von Prag (1913)
This masterpiece is often considered the first real horror film in history, and often seen as the first independent film in history. I've only seen the 41 minute version, but th film has been restored and released in an 81 minutes version as well, which is supossed to be even better. But I haven't found that with subs/in English yet, so I'll wait. It's a great film in fact, even by todays standards if you ask me. Great atmosphere!
 
3. Frankenstein (1910)
This was a great begining for Frankenstein. It's made in 1910, so obviously it ain't scary or anything. But it's a cool, 16 minute long horror film before horror films became horror films about horror. Yeah, you get that? Frankenstein looks badass, it's got great costumes, good acting and decent touch of atmosphere. It's short and absolutely worth watching.
 
4. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
Another really good film, and the first film ever to be filmed under water. Not with actualy waterproof cameras, but with different teqniques. It's a long film (100 minutes), so it's not for everyone. But I think this is a fabolous film. It's not really horror, though. But still, I included it.
 
5. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913)
I think this is a great adation of the famous tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It's well made for its time. Atmospheric and cool. It's 26 minutes long, so it's not all that long. This is absolutely worth watching IMO.
 
6. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912)
Not as good as the 1913 version, but still damn fine. 12 minutes long, and a very fun film. I really enjoyed this as well.
 
6. The Devil's Castle (1896)
When talking about pre 1920's film, and especially horror, you can't make a list without Georges Méliès. The man was a magician and took great use of that in his films. Often conaidered the films vampire film, and I agree to some degree. But I am not sure if it really is, even though it does have some traits of that. It's 3 minutes long and a film most people should check out just out of curiosity at least. I think it's a fairly entertaining film, though not at all as entertaining and great his 13 minute long A Trip To the Moon, which was made in 1902.
 
 
That's about it as far as I can remember. Lots of fun!

Awesome lists! Dammit, there's tons of stuff on there that I actually either planned to watch or even downloaded but haven't seen yet (and then some more). xD I feel so under-educated. ;w;
 
Anyway, here's my itsby-bitsy teeny-weeny '20s-'30s horror listy thingie~
 
1. Bride of Frankenstein
I actually only have a very faint recollection of watching the first movie, so this takes the cake for me. Lots of memorable scenes, great atmosphere and settings, Boris Karloff is awesome and so is Elsa Lanchester in her small but all the more significant role(s). Also gotta mention Ernest Thesiger playing Dr. Pretorious, delightfully sinister and cool.
 
2. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
This movie looks so iconic and amazing it's not even funny. I didn't know what to really expect when I first watched it (save for weird set designs and lots of eye makeup, lol) but it blew me away. It was a lot more exciting and intriguing than what I originally expected. The frame-like narrative is an excellent touch as well, makes it more interesting.
 
3. Dracula
Well it's Tod Browning directing Béla Lugosi in a vampire movie, no wonder it's considered an all-time classic. Very good and eerie atmospheres and moods coupled with that wonderfully unsettling and mesmerising vibe Lugosi brings to his character...and dat accent! A real solid flick that is completely enjoyable to watch even today.
 
4. The Hands of Orlac
I checked this movie out after nosing around a bit on IMDB and discovering it had familiar staff/cast members who brought the story of Caligari to life. I wasn't disappointed! This is one of the coolest silent movies I've ever seen, with genuinely creepy and nightmare-like atmosphere you could cut with a knife. Lots of great scenes and expressions -- also props for the superb soundtrack!
 
5. Dracula
Drac again, hah! This is the Spanish version that was shot parallel to the Lugosi classic with the same sets, but of course different actors. I dunno, there's just something about the Count of Carlos Villarías and the Renfield of Pablo Álvarez Rubio that really makes it work. A lot more over the top, I guess that's the selling point for me, lol. Close in quality to Lugosi's movie!
 
Already have these in my "to-watch" file folders on my USB:
 - The Fall of the House of Usher
 - Der müde Tod
 - Faust
 - Schatten
 - The Golem
 - Vampyr
 - Waxworks

For some reason I just realised I completely forgot about Jigoku, Kuroneko and Hanyo when I was going though the 60's horror films. These are three classic Asian horror films from the 60's. That's a bit embarrassing to be honest. If they would have been included on the list I do not know, but forgeting about them? Unforgiving!
 
 
Anyway, I'm going back to the 20's. To me, personally, this is by fa the best decade of horror ever. There wasn't as many horror films as in later decaded, but the quality of the "few" horror films that was released was jost insane. It was crazy, man. Full of unique films with unique atmosphere and all that. However, I can understand that not all people love these films. Being silent, and often very experimental and so on. But me, fucking hell!
 
1. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens
This is, by far, the best vampire film ever, and obviously the best Dracula film ever. Dracula never looked as awesome as this again. Max Schreck doesn't only look good as Orlok, though, but he also acted well. His stares are creey as fuck, and his body language is incredible and he's out of this world. The whole film is like a semi-surreal, creepy, eerie nightmare. There's no film in history with an atmosphere as thick and good as this. My all time favourite horror film, and second favourite film overall. This is, hands down, perfection!
 
2. Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
The first thing you'll notice here is the incredible sets. They're very stylized with abstract jagged buildings painted on canvas backdrops and flats. To add to this strange style, the actors used an unrealistic technique that exhibited "jerky" and dance-like movements. (yes, I took that from Wiki! ). And all this makes this film very dream like, nightmarish and unique, and this is even more surreal than Nosferatu. They can't even be compared on this point. And this has one HUGE treat for eveyone who watches it. One thing that inspired more or less all film makes in history of film, even those who haven't seen it. That's true, and that says it all. One of the very best horror films in the history of film.
 
3. The Phantom of the Opera
This is by far the best adaption of The Phantom of the Opera, and Lon Chaney's performance is just out of this world. This film sat the standard for Universal Monsters films to come, and it sat the bar extremely high. Very atmospheric and nice film. The man of a thousand faces would never reach this high again, and that says it all. Lon Chaney was one of the big cinema Gods in history of cinema. Massive!
 
4. Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage
The sets in this film should alone be more than enough to please any fan of horror. God damn! The scene with Mephistopholes looking over the town, ready to do his work, should alone be more than enough to please any fan of horror. Yeah, that's right. Visually, this is on par with films such as Metropolis and Blade Runner. Outstanding doesn't even cover half of it.
 
5. Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages
Benjamin Christensen directed this film and acted as the devil himself. Benjamin Christensen was just way ahead of his time. Way, way, way ahead, and the devil is oen of the best portrayals of devils on film ever. This is half and half documentary and live action, and it's a very artsy and unique film. I can't really say much about it. You just have to experience this for yourself.
 
6. The Hands of Orlac
Haunting atmosphere. That there is what this film i all about. It's the atmosphere. Because the acting isn't the best on this list, nor are the storytelling, but the atmosphere is among the best here. Robert Wiene had previously made Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, and while there is some expressionist sets and stuff here, this isn't nearly as experimental and weird as Das Cabinet. Not even close. So even if you dislike Das Cabinet, or otherwise, I recommend you to check out the other one. It's a great film full of suspense and amazing atmosphere.
 
7. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
John Barrymore was a great actor and this is robably his finest performance ever. Not onlythat, it was his most over the top, crazy performance as well, and that says it all. This is worth watching for that alone. This isn't really as good as the 1931 version (which should have been included on my previous list), but it's a damn fine adaption anyway. Great, great film!
 
8. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
I always thought this was the best of all the adaptions of this novel, and much of that is because of Lon Chaney who's amazing as always. It's not a very gruesome film, not a suspenseful or atmospheric film, yet it manages to creat something totally unique that I do not know what to call. It's just a lovely film. A really lovely film.
 
9. The Golem: How He Came Into the World
Great, atmospheric film which resembles Frankenstein in some ways. The sets, lighting and amosphere makes this a true classic worthy of any man's time. As with most expressionist films of the silent era, this is also very surreal and nightmarish.
 
10. The Student of Prague
I guess it's fair to call this a overlooked and forgotten film, yeah? Because that's what this is. I always thought this was a romantic, yet eerie and sad film. Very Faustian, but that's always positive. Great film!
 
 
The quality of these films, man. I cannot put words to it. It's just insane. And that just sums up most decades to me. This was fun to be honest. Very, very fun! And thanks to Jigsaw and everybody else who helped making this a fun ride.

Yeah well, I hope at least one of those can please you. I'd be disappointed in myself if I recommended you a lot of stuff, and you ended up not enjoying a single one. It'll break my heart.
 
So, we've finally arrived in the 30's. Dacula became handsome, Dr. Frankenstein made a creature that later would get a bride, a man became invisible, a mummy is revived and some fuckers brought this huge ape back to Manhattan. The 30's gave us many of the geatest horror films ever, and even if you've not seen them, you've heard about a lot of them. Did I mention that this was Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi's decade? No? Well, it was.
 
 
1. Frankenstein
A lot of peole don't like this all that because it wasn't a straigt adaption. A lot was changed, and the monster wasn't just misunderstood, but mean and scary. But this is a classic film. A legendary film. This film made Boris Karloff, and Boris Karloff "made" this film. His performance as Frankenstein's Monster is hailed as one of the finest performances ever, and I agree. It is also the performance that made me adore Boris Karloff already as a kid, long before I became a horror maniac. This is an atmospheric piece of close-to-perfect horror. It's just a bloody great film.
 
2. The Bride of Frankenstein
Often praised for being closer to the novel than the original, and while that is very true, I don't think it is a better film. Boris Karloff is Boris Karloff. Perfect as always. Elsa Lanchester also deserves a mention for her brilliant role as Frankenstein's Bride (yes, the monster did become known as Frankenstein, despite not really being Frankenstein). The reason I prefer the first one, is because I find it to be way more atmospheric than this one.
 
3. The Black Cat
Another Boris Karloff picture? How fucking weird. But guess what? Did doesn't only include Boris Kaloff, it also includes Bela Lugosi and they are both amazing here, in their first of eight films together. This was an unsual film for its time, and if you've seen many films from this time you'll notice how the score is used here, compared to other films at the time. It was unique. Atmospheric pice with acting out of the ordinary and a great score. A film you'll love, if you're into 30's horror.
 
4. Dracula
Bela Lugosi! Not my favourite Dracula film, but this is among the best. Bela Lugosi is brilliant here. The way he speaks, the way he moves, the way he stares ice cold out in the air. Jesus, what a performance! The film itself is quite usual for its time. Slow, atmospheric horror that builds slowly up to the climax. Great film!
 
5. King Kong
There's been several atempts to remake this, but none even gets close to this masterpiece. Fay Wray's amazing, Willis O'Brien's stop-motion animation is BRILLIANT and the score is great too. All this makes a great film. People can remake it as many times they want, but no one will come close to even touching the greatness of this masterpiece.
 
6. The Mummy
Boris Karloff stars in this horror film about a revived ancient Egyptian priest. Not quite as atmospheric as Dracula, Frankenstein x2 or The Black Cat, but still a damn fine film and Boris Karloff is amazing as always. It's a very romantic, yet suspenseful film. Gotta love it!
 
7. Vampyr
This is a haunting, nightmarish film with superb special effects which always gave me the impression it was alla bout style over substance. It's a very abstract film, very unique for its time. Slow bizarre and atmospheric. This ain't one for all, but I loved it!
 
8. Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse
This was the second installment in Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse trilogy, and it's more or less just as good as the first one. Blending crime, horror and fantasy made this quite a unique film fo its time. Well-acted, great pacing and atmospheric and fine. Very, very, very good film as expected by Fritz Lang.
 
9. The Invisible Man
I feel like this film is a bit overlooked. Claude Rains stars as the invisible man, and despite only hearing his voice for most of the film, he's impressive in his role. His voice, the body language. It's perfect. And the special effects were amazing. Even today you'll ask yourself if this film was really made 80 years ago. It's amazing, and these special effects just have to be seen.
 
10. White Zombie
This is most likely the first zombie film ever, and the film which gave White Zombie their band name. A lot of other early zombie films from the 40's borrowed heavily from this, and with good reason. It's a great, though overlooked film. This film deserves so much more!
 
 
It was a hard year. There's several other films I wanted to include. Damn, what a year. Universal Monsters was the shit!

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - It's insane to think that this film most likely had a smaller budget than An Unexpected Journey, because it's on a whole different level visually. It's not perfect, and I do expect much more from a director like Peter Jackson, but The Desolation of Smaug makes An Unexpected Journey look like a small budget film, and that's pretty fucking sad. The Desolation of Smaug is a geat film, and most of the changes from the book works very well, even though not all of them lives up to the standard of the book. But some are better than in the book. That's an adation for you. Just like it should be. The scenes in Dol Guldur is amazing, and the best part of the film. Amazing really. The meeting with Smaug is really well done as well, but Dol Guldur, man. Dol fucking Guldur!
 
Stake Land - Cool, post-apocalyptic vampire horror on a rather low budget. The film ain't much more original than 98% of todays top 20 hiphop, so yeah, not original at all. But it's so well made, so well done and so cool that you'll forget all about that. Atmospheric and awesome horror on a low budget.
 
Snowpiercer - I finally got to see this film (on cinema as well. Film festivals, man. <3). Joon-ho Bong never disappoints, and proves once again that he is among the best and most exciting directors in 2014. It's as simple as that. The setting is great, the atmosphere is amazing and the action is badass as fuck. Don't need much more than that to entertain me.
 
And Kang-ho Song once again proves himself among the best actors in the world in 2014. What an actor, man! Heavenly. Simple as that.
 
 
I'm happy that all the three "big" Korean directors succeeded in making great Hollywood debuts. Just as expected, but great nonetheless.
 
1. Stoker (8,5/10)
2. Snowpiercer (8/10)
3. The Last Stand (7,5/10)

Why do they need to rerecord them? Some of those (Kurenai, X, Silent Jealousy and Art of Life) are close to perfect in their original form, and there's no way they would manage to improve them. They would kill them with a modern, sterile and lifeless production, and no enthusiasm and energy. Sounds good, yeah. Jesus, this fanbase, man.

Why do they need to rerecord them? Some of those (Kurenai, X, Silent Jealousy and Art of Life) are close to perfect in their original form, and there's no way they would manage to improve them. They would kill them with a modern, sterile and lifeless production, and no enthusiasm and energy. Sounds good, yeah. Jesus, this fanbase, man.

Brilliant band, brilliant song. There's nothing mroe to say really. Once again they renew themself without losing the classic Sigh-feeling. They won't disband before another album, that's for sure. They'll complete their "SIGH" once again. If it'll be and album or an EP doesn't mater. However, things will most likely take much more time from now on as Mikannibal is pregnant again, and hopefully everything will go well this time. But the disbanding rumor came from when Mirai said he didn't know how long he could be into Sigh and making this kind of music. That's all there was to it really.
 
Graveward is alreadythe album of the year. 10/10.
 
Saw them live a few weeks again and that was amazing. Way better than the first time I saw them.
 
And for those of you who care about vinyl, The Crypt will re-release Scorn Defeat, Infidel Art and Ghastly Funeral Theatre + Tragedies as standard versions without all the extras in the comming time. They already did release some superb versions of these, but demands have been high so they're gonna re-release them.
 
Their original releases looked like this, so it'll be something to get a hold of if you're into vinyl:
 
Sorn Defeat (3LP box)

 
Infidel Art (3LP box)

 
Ghastly Funeral Theater

 
I expect the standard versions to be good as well. I already own the versions shown over (as well as the other versions released by The Crypt), but I've already made sure I'll get the re-released versions too and I can't wait! And hopefully they'll release Hail Horror Hail and Imaginary Sonicscape as standard versions too.
 
 
The other Sigh vinyls on The Crypt:
 


 
As you can see, these guys aren't fucking around. All limited to 500 versions. 200/300 black and colour/splatter. Worth every single penny I've paid for them. Beautiful!

Brilliant band, brilliant song. There's nothing mroe to say really. Once again they renew themself without losing the classic Sigh-feeling. They won't disband before another album, that's for sure. They'll complete their "SIGH" once again. If it'll be and album or an EP doesn't mater. However, things will most likely take much more time from now on as Mikannibal is pregnant again, and hopefully everything will go well this time. But the disbanding rumor came from when Mirai said he didn't know how long he could be into Sigh and making this kind of music. That's all there was to it really.
 
Graveward is alreadythe album of the year. 10/10.
 
Saw them live a few weeks again and that was amazing. Way better than the first time I saw them.
 
And for those of you who care about vinyl, The Crypt will re-release Scorn Defeat, Infidel Art and Ghastly Funeral Theatre + Tragedies as standard versions without all the extras in the comming time. They already did release some superb versions of these, but demands have been high so they're gonna re-release them.
 
Their original releases looked like this, so it'll be something to get a hold of if you're into vinyl:
 
Sorn Defeat (3LP box)

 
Infidel Art (3LP box)

 
Ghastly Funeral Theater

 
I expect the standard versions to be good as well. I already own the versions shown over (as well as the other versions released by The Crypt), but I've already made sure I'll get the re-released versions too and I can't wait! And hopefully they'll release Hail Horror Hail and Imaginary Sonicscape as standard versions too.
 
 
The other Sigh vinyls on The Crypt:
 


 
As you can see, these guys aren't fucking around. All limited to 500 versions. 200/300 black and colour/splatter. Worth every single penny I've paid for them. Beautiful!

Some of these sound really cool, so downloading a bunch of them.

Since Jigsaw is gonna skip the 40's, and me and him are the only one active in this thing, I'll just jump straight to the 40's. The Universal Monsters slowly started in the 20's, and we got many great horror films that decade, both Universal Monsters and other films. In the 30's they made even more monster (and other horror) films, and then came the 40's, often seen as one of the horror genres golden years. These years launched the careers of icons such as Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, Jr. and Lon Chaney. In the 30's, 13 of the 17 released films had Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi or both in the lead. That's how big these two became. But this isn't about the 30's, this is about the 40's and in this decade Lon Chaney, Jr. was the huge star. Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi continued to impress with their acting, and Vincent Price were slowly getting bigger, even though he wouldn't become a known horror acto before the 50's. The 40's gave us a shitload of sequels to big titles such as Frankenstein, The Mummy, Dracula. Abbott and Costello made the whole world laugh with their funny slapstick comedies, but they also stepped into horror terretory and gave us some of the best horror comedies ever. And The Wolf-Mann took the world by storm! But even though this was Universal's year, it wasn't all about Universal. Someone walked with a zombie, another one went to graveyards and stole bodies while this one, weird chick thought she turned into a cat when sexually aroused.
 
All in all it was a great and exciting decade for horror, and hopefully someone will get some inspiration from this list to check out some 40's horror films (Jiggy boy, I am looking at you!).
 
1. The Body Snatcher
Boris Karloff's (my all time favourite actor, btw) career were going downhill, but this is often considered the film that saved his career as he not only gives his best performance ever, but also oen of the finest performances in the history of horror. But guess what? This film also has another amazing horror icon of that era. Bela Lugosi! Both are amazing in their roles, but I prefer Boris Karloff (as I am a fanboy and) as he's so damn evil in this. This is an atmospheric piece of horror cinema not to be missed by anyone.
 
2. The Seventh Victim
One of the most underrated and overlooked films in the genre. The Seventh Victim was way ahead of its time and mixed horror and film noir. Satanic cults, suicide and an amazing scene that most likely inspired Alfred Hitchcock to do his most known scenes of all time. This was the darkest film ever made at its time, and still is one of the darkest films ever made. This is a film that deserves to be mentioned among the biggest of the biggest in the genre. It's a long time since I last saw it, though, but I will have a watch again soon enough. This might even climb up a few places on this list. Amazing film!
 
3. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
This is, in my eyes at least, the best horror comedy of all time. You get simple slapstick humor mixed with fantastic horror. The thing that makes this such a great film, other than Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's fantastic and funny performance, is that everyone else, including Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi and Glenn Strange, treats this as a regular horror film. The monsters aren't made funny or dumb or anything, they are themself alike. That's one of the things that put this in front of every other horror comedy ever made. This film is unique even to this day, and has never been touched by other films in the genre. And you get three classic monsters in the same film. THere's other films like that, but none as good as this masterpiece.
 
4. The Wolf Man
We've been treated with many fine werewolf films over the years, but in my eyes no one ever came close to this film. The atmosphere is great, the make up and especially transformation is incrediblly good and Lon Chaney, Jr. is unforgettable in his role as the manbeast. This film set the standard of how werewolf films should be, and 80 years later it is still the finest one.
 
5. Cat People
The thing that stands out the most in this film is the set pieces, and they are half the fun here. They help evoke this great, eerie atmosphere that sends chills down your spine. But the acting is nothing short of superb and the use of shadows is amazing. This was a very unique film at its time, unlike anything else created. Dark and erotic.
 
 
6. Dead of Night
This is often seen as the best horror anthology of all time. It consists of five stories and one linking narrative. As with The Seventh Victim I haven't seen this in a long time. But I remember it being amazing, and some of the things here must've been a huge inspiration on well known horror films/series later made. Underrated and overlooked film. Will watch it again soon.
 
7. Hold That Ghost
This was, as far as I know at least, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's first step into horror terretory, and what a great step that was for them. While not as good as Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, it's still bloody great. The thing that makes Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein a better film is that it's way funnier and has a genuine horror feelign to it, something which this doesn't really have. But it's still a hilarious film and the movingcandle scene might be the funniest scene ever made in a horror film. It's hilarious!
 
8. The Uninvited
A very original horror film with stunning cinematography, great acting, an amazing score, atmosphere that will send chills down your spine and suspende. This film kinda has it all, doesn't it? This is a must see for sure.
 
9. I Walked with a Zombie
This is a very fine horror film, but if you expect brain- and flesheating zombies, you'll have to look somewhere else. This is a poetic film filled with great mysticism and and atmosphere. This is often seen as one of the best zombie films ever, and I do agree, even though it's not quite up there with the very best. But it's a great film!
 
10. The Lodger
I don't think I've ever seen anyone mention this film, and it's weird because this is a great film. A masterpiece in fact. Atmospheric horror mystery set in the 1880's. The amazing performance by Laird Cregar and the eerie, foggy streets of London are sure to give you the chills and put a fright in you. ANd it's a beautiful film in the way it is directed. Stunning stuff!
 
That was the 40's for me. It was a damn fine year for horror, and I hope someone gets a bit of inspiration from this post to check out some great, 40's horror films.

Any ballad from Kagrra would make my list to be honest. But if I had to pick just a few I'd go with the following songs:
 
Kagrra - Utakata
Kagrra - Irodori no Sanka
 
 
But to be honest I tend to be disappointed by ballads on VK albums. I think they often feel very uninspired and unfitting to the rest of the album, and that they're made and included just because it is an "unwritten law" that you have to have at least one ballad on every album. The ballads themself are often very underwhelming and forgettable.

Any ballad from Kagrra would make my list to be honest. But if I had to pick just a few I'd go with the following songs:
 
Kagrra - Utakata
Kagrra - Irodori no Sanka
 
 
But to be honest I tend to be disappointed by ballads on VK albums. I think they often feel very uninspired and unfitting to the rest of the album, and that they're made and included just because it is an "unwritten law" that you have to have at least one ballad on every album. The ballads themself are often very underwhelming and forgettable.

I guess we're finished with the 60's, so let us just jump straight to the 50's. I exect even less respnse and entusiasm here, but it'll be fun anyway. The 50's were when Hammer Horror started, and even if they started late, they released some amazing films this year. But even if you remove every Hammer Horror film, you still have a fabolous year for horror. Jesus, Gojira started to destroy Tokyo, but he was not the only monster on the loose. The giant monsters were everywhere, and they destroyed and killed everything in their path. The Thing came to planet earth and scared a bunch of guys shitless far out in nowhere, and you had a house of was that might not have been exactly what it looked like. This decade, man. Awesome!
 
 
1. Gojira
We all know Gojira aka Godzilla, don't we? This awesome monster film is oneof the best, if not THE best monster film ever made. Fuck, everything looks so good in this film. Gojira looks amazing, and his movements and growls weren't much worse. Gojira really IS terror and horror. This film will never be topped as far as giant monster films goes.
 
2. Dracula
This film gives you both Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, two of the biggest horror icons ever, and is directed by Terence fucking Fisher, a man who would direct a shitload of great, classic Hammer Horror films. This film isn't very gory or anything, and it put all its faith in atmosphere, and it worked so well. This gothic horror masterpiece is stylish, grandiose and very sexy. Both Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and great beyond words in this film, as they mostly have been throught their careers. Great actors! Two of my favourites to be exact.
 
 
3. The Hound of the Baskervilles
We all know The Hound of the Baskervilles, even those who'se not read the novel. This is another Hammer Horror film with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in the leads, and it's another Hammer Horror film directed by Terence Fisher. This is often regarded one of the best Hammer Horror films ever, and I do agree. They've turned in into a gothic horor mystery, and it works so bloody well. This is, without no doubt whatsoever, the best Sherlock Holmes adaption ever made. That's how bloody good this film is!
 
4. Them!
This film is one of the first nuclear giant monsters films, and it's also one of the best. And you can all it sci-fi, horror or just sci-fi-horror. Who gives a fuck? I do, and I call it horror. It starts out as a regular mystery film before slowly turning into a horror film about something less nicer than your mom. You know. The pacing is incredible, it's very suspenseful and for someone who hates all kinds of insects, this is still freaky as fuck to me.
 
5. Les diaboliques
Les Diaboliques is such a great film. It's a psychologial horror based of a novel, and can you guess who was close to directing this? The master of suspense himself. But he just missed out on it, and it's a good thing because that led Alfred Hitchcock to make Psycho instead. Robert Bloch, the writer of Psycho, has stated many times that this is his all-time favourite horror film. It's a bit predictable, but with suh great suspense and atmosphere it's easy to forget that. The direction is superb, the acting is great and its atmosphere is just top notch.
 
6. House of Wax
Über classic horror with the always amazing Vincent Price, in one of his best roles ever. You also get Charles Bronson, which is great here despite not having the biggest of roles. This isn't as much atmospheric as it is suspensful, but it does have its moments with geat atmosphere too.
By the way, if you have seen the 2005 version and disliked it, do not wory, the 05-version is NOT a remake of this. But the 50's version however, is a remake of the great, though not as good as this, horror film Mystery of the Wax Museum. Worth checking out too.
 
7. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Sci-fi or horror? I say both, but I've always called it horror. This is suspenseful, but not in the same was as Les Diaboliques. This is scary, but at the same time not scary. I can't explain it at all. It's a great film! The first remake of this film is also worth seeing. Not as good, but still damn fine!
 
8. Tarantula
Another big monster film, and another great one. Of all monster films I have seen, this is by far the scariest, and in fact one of the scariest films ever. I hate spiders more than anything else in this world, and this film gives you real, giant spiders that are bigger than fucking houses. Yes, that is fucking scary, and it nearly made me shit my pants. Fuck, do watch this film, guys, especially if you hate spiders. Eww!
 
9. The Creature from the Black Lagoon
This seems to be one of those films everybody has heard about, but a lot haven't seen. And it's a shame, because this is a great film. It's a fun film that gives you this b-film feeling, and who doesn't love that? It's a fun ride. Check it out!
 
10. De dødes tjern
I just had to include this as well. This is one of very few Norwegian horror film, and is my all-time favourite Norwegian film. This is a classic piece of atmospheric horror. Too slow for many, but god damn amazing to me.

What was it that made it so bad, and how did you feel about the first one? For me, the first one is a modern classic. Badass, modern trash cinema at its very best. Exploitation the way exploitation was meant to be made.
 
I haven't seen this yet. Reason? I read it was filled to the edge with awful CGI, and as I am very negative to so-called "good" CGI I can't be positive to that. Is that true, or was it just some bullshit from some bullshitters?

I decided I'd just update my list as I hear things through enough times and put them below their character:
 
9/10:
 
Cluster Buster - Maniac 1980
This album is among the best synthwave/retro electro albums I've heard. So friggin' good. The whole album/band is a huge homage to great films, and the music is amazing. Don't need more than that.
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: Maniac 1980
 
Black Magic - Wizard's Spell
Great heavy/black metal from Norway. These guys does it the old way. First half is pure black metal influenced heavy metal madness, and the second if their second demo, and black metal in an 80's fashion. This album is awesome!
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: Thunder
 
Salem's Pot - ...Lurar ut dig på prärien
There's not a hint of originality or distinctive stamp to be found anywhere on this album, but fuck me if this album isn't damn fine. Salem's Pot delivers 33 minutes of sleazy, occult doom metal of the purest kind. This album could've been used as the soundtrack to Vampyros Lesbos, or many of the other erotic horror films of the 70's. I dig!

Best cover of the year as well, with Soledad Miranda, taken from Vampyros Lesbos. I love it!

Best song of the album can be heard here: Creep Purple
 
Pharrell Williams - Girl
Wow, this album, man. Easy-listening summer pop filled with great songs and a Pharrell that never was better. Semi-funky pop at its very, very best. There's not a single bad song on the album, but there is a few that stands out very much. Marilyn Monroe, Happy and Know Who You Are are a tad better than the others. Pop doesn't get much better than this in 2014. No poor rapping, electronic influences or anything like that. Just pure pop madness that makes me think of the 70's and 80's, just with a modern touch. Fantastic!
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: Happy
 
Clishe choice, but this song is out of this world good. Doesn't get much better or catchier than this.
 
8/10:
 
Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi
This isn't as good as their debut, but still a lovely album. HSN continues their unique brand of psychedelic/progressive rock and black metal. The production is richer than on the first, but I thought the first was better. It was more laidback and less produced really. The song writing was better to. It was more messy than this. But it's a great album anyway.
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: Hunters
 
Alcest - Shelter
A lot of people were disappointed by this becuse of the lack of metal and harsh vocals, and didn't like the big change. But c'mon guys, what big change? Despite dropping most metal influences on this album, it still sounds 100% Alcest. The melodies, vocal melodies and atmoshere are still 100% Alcest. There was never a big change to be honest. This is a fantastic album with a massive atmosphere and great songs. Don't believe the lies, this is still 100% Alcestesque. Their weakest album till now, though, but considering the previous three albums and their debut EP are masterpieces, that's not so surprising and doesn't mean this is bad.
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: Délivrance
 
Satan's Satyrs - Die Screaming
In 2012 these guys released their debut album Wild Beyond Belief! which is the perfect mix between Electric Wizard, Black Flag and Blue Cheer, mixed with some heavy metal. Wild Beyond Belief! is a masterpiece beyond words to be honest. The production is nothing short of perfect, the songwriting is amazing and the vocals were both unique and great. Add an amazing aesthetic and image on top of that  and you get something close to perfect. I had high hopes for this album, and even though it does deliver, I must admit to the fact that I am a bit disappoitned. Everything is weaker than on the debut album, and most noticable are the change of vocals. They're still awesome, just not as over the top awesome as on the debut. But what we've got here is a great album, and if you enjoy Electric Wizard, Black Flag or Blue Cheer you should be sure to check this album out.
 
I couldn't find the best song (title track) on neither youtube or bandcamp, so this has to do: One by One (They Die)
 
Hooded Menance - Labyrinth of Carrion Breeze
These finns have been making heavy-as-fuck horror inspired doom/death metal for 7 years now, and ever since their demo they've released doom/death metal in its purest form. The majority of their songs have been about The Blind Dead film-series, but they've got songs influenced by other films as well. This is an EP consisting of two songs at 10 and 7,5 minutes, inspired by the cult horror film Cry of the Banshee, and they manage to create much of the same atmosphere as the film does. This is dark, heavy and ugly, yet melodic, doom/death metal at its very best. This will crush your bones!
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: Chasm of the Wraith
 
Nocturnal - Storming Evil
Nocturnal has been giving us great teutonic thrash metal for 14 years now, but despite that this is just their third full lenght. If you like classic, German thrash like old Destruction, Kreator and Sodom, you'll like this. This is a total thrash assault, giving us 45 minutes of amazing thrash metal riffs. This album ain't nothing but riffs. This is a comlete riff-o-rama. If you like badass riffs, then you'll love this album. I wish the production was a bit rougher, though, as it is a tad to clean for this kind of music IMO. It could also have been 5-7 minutes shorter, despite everything being great. But thrash metal albums doesn't need to go past the 40 minute mark, no matter how great the music is. I can't think of many thrash metal albums among the 30 best that are more than 40-41 minutes long, and there's a reason for that.
 
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Best song of the album can be heard here: Blessed Death
 
Mansion - The Mansion Congregation Hymns Vol​.​1
Mansion is another of those female fronted occult doom/rock bands that's been rising the past decade or so, and they impressed me very much with their debut EP last year. It's a fine mix of doom, rock and heavy metal, often sounding like a Jex Thoth rip off. Which, to me at least, is nothing but positive. Very much so as well. The Mansion Congregation is a two song EP and starts off with the hard rocking Wild Child, which is 100% rocking, and nothing more. It's a fine song with a great chorus. Catchy as fuck. The second song, New Dawn, is on the slower side. It's an atmospheric song, but it's still catchy. The chorus is damn fine!
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: New Dawn
 
In Solitude - Serpents are Rising
The title song here, Serpents are Rising, are from their critically acclaimed second album, The World. The Flesh. The Devil, released in 2011. Since their debut in 2008 these guys have risen and evolved from a very Iron Maiden and Mercyful Fate inspired sound to a heavy metal/death rock sound, more just as inspired by Samhain, Sisters of Mercy and Fields of the Nephilim. Sister, released just last year, was a unique heavy metal album and their best to date. Serpents are Rising is just a single comsisting of one damn good original song, and an even better cover song of already mentioned Samhain. Mother of Mercy is just as good as the classic, original song, if not better, and that just shows how great this is. Not many can cover a classic song written and sung by Danzig, and improve on it. Very, very few, if none, have done that before In Solitude. It's damn great!
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: Mother of Mercy (Samhain cover)
 
Nunslaughter / Acid Witch - Spooky
This is a split between the cult death metallers Nunslaughter and the horror ridden death/doomers Acid Witch. Unlike most splits, this split ain't your regular one band on side A - the other band on side B type of thing. This split is divided into genres. Side A is DOOM and side B is DEATH, and both bands have one song each on both sides. On side A Nunslaughter gives you heavy, doomy death metal in the vein of Asphyx and Autopsy. Not their usual brand of death metal, but they done it well here. Heavy as fuck. Acid Witch gives you their usual brand of horror inspired death/doom with brilliant, horror inspired keybord over it. Side B is pure death metal hell, and this is where Acid Witch surprises. The song doesn't reach the level of awesomeness of "Evil", but it's a surprising song in that it is completely different than anything they've done before. Thrashy death metal with horror inspired keyboard over it.
 
The thing I find very funny here is that the band seems to have written eachothers lyrics on side A. Acid Witch usually have lyrics about horror, witchcraft and drugs, while Nunslaughter usually have lyrics about satan, blasphemy and anti-christianity. However, on side A Acid Witch gives us bible bashing madness while Nunslaughter gives us lyrics about horror. Awesome!
 
And since this is a split I'll take one song from each band:
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: Acid Witch - Evil
Best song of the album can be heard here: Nunslaughter - Spooky Tails
 
Sargeist - Feeding the Crawling Shadows
Sargeist is one of Shatraug thousand active bands (not actually a thousand, though. Seventeen is more like it), and one of my favourite bands of his. Let the Devil In was Sargeist's previous album, and while being good, it was almost too catchy. It was polished and just too nice really. That's why it isn't played much anymore. I just got tired of it. This however sees Sargeist return more to their roots. The production is way rawer and while the music is the same as always, it just doesn't feel as catchy. It's way thicker on atmosphere and it suits this band very well. It has more in common with their debut, and the debut being my favourite of theirs that's obviously a very ositive thing. Great album!
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: The Shunned Angel
 
The Great Old Ones - Tekeli-Li
I liked the debut very much from these guys, but it wasn't a masterpiece. Neither is this, but it is even better than the debut. This is Lovecraftian post-black metal and at times you can feel the Lovecraft influence in this album. It's a damn atmospheric album which is a bit better than the debut on every aspect of the album. This is a damn fine album!

Best song of the album can be heard here: Behind the Mountains
 
Portrait - Crossroads
These guys are known Mercyful Fate/King Dimaond worshippers, which is why I felt a bit disappointed by this album. I mean, fuck, it's a damn fine album, but with this they've gone a few steps away from the Mercyful Fate/King Diamond worship they've done previously. I think this is a great album, and as soon as I got used to the progressive sound of this album I really started to appreciate this album way more than in the begining. It's grows a lot! Evil, occult heavy metal really is my cup of tea.
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: In Time
 
Spell - The Full Moon Sessions
Spell plays dark, dirty and occult heavy metal with a touch of originality. You won't have any problems hearing which band this is if someone put on the record. Not all songs are amazing, but the worst songs on the album is very solid and the best ones are nothing short of amazing.
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: Electric Witchery
 
Vintersorg - Naturbål
With Cosmic Genesis, released in 2000, Vintersorg moved away from his well-known folk metal sound and stepped into progressive territory, and lyrically he moved from nature and paganism to cosmos. While there was still elements of both the folk and black metal sound in the music, it was a huge change and while a good album, it's inferior to the three albums relesed before it. With each album he got gradually worse and reached a low with the progressive The Focusing Blur. Not bad, just not very good either. Then came Solens rötter. We were promised an album that would be back to the roots with folky metal and lyrics in Swedish. Well, it was a bit folkier, and it had Swedish lyrics, but it wasn't much about it that reminded anyone about the good, ol' days. With that album I stopped checking out his new albums. He also got gradually more annoying vocal-wise, and went to become awful in both Vintersorg and Borknagar (both bands got worse with each release anyway, so it did not matter). I accidently came over his promo video for Lågornas rov and it was such a surprise. Once again he was playing around with folky black metal with a progressive and symphonic touch, and it was by far the best song he had done since Ödermarkens son. The album is amazing, and VIntersorg finally sings good again as well. The album feels like the natural follow-up to Ödermarkens son. Well-written and interesting songs with lots of catches, fantastic choruses, a production with a few, lovely faults and great vocals. His best album since Ödermarkens son, and perhaps even better than that, and a natural follow-up without him just copying himself.
 
Because of this I also decided to check out Jordpuls and Orkan, and he got more and more back to his roots with each album. Neither are nearly as good as this, though.
 
The best track of the album can be heard here: Lågornas rov
 
Boneyard - Fear of a Zombie Planet
Boneyard is the latest project from Noel Kemper, best known for his work with fantastic grindcore acts like Altar of GIallo and Gruesome Stuff Relish. Boneyard plays old school grindcore in the vein of Impetigo. This is 100% Impetigo worship, and it's damn fucking good. Original? No, there's not a single hint of originality here. But it's Impetigo-worship done in such a manner that it should be impossible for any Impetigo-maniacs not to enjoy it. The production ain't top notch, especially the drums sounds weak as fuck. Should've gotten himself a drummer to assist him on this. But everything else is so good it's impossible not to enjoy it. Great album!
 
Easily one of the best album covers of the year as well. Horror!
 
The best track of the album can be heard here: Rise of the Dead
 
7/10:
 
High Spirits - High Spirits
The debut album of this heavyrock act was catchyness in its purest form, and it was a display on how to write one überatchy song after another. It was almost too much of the good, so when I heard that the follow-up was on its way I was stoked as fuck. And the first song they published, The Last Night, is a really good and really catchy song, so I just assumed the rest of the album would be to. But god, was I disappointed. The Last Night is one of two songs on this album I'll dare to call eally catchy, the rest? Not so much. As with Portrait I am sure it'll grow on me, because this is a well-written heavyrock album with great songs, but I was a bit let down when I heard it. But I'll get used to it, and this will grow on me.
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: The Last Night
 
Behemoth - The Satanist
Behemoth makes a return to form after spending the last 10 years releasing one album after another with overproduced shit. This as well is a bit overproduced, but it doesn't sound as plastic as the previous 3-4 albums, and it has good songs and improved vocals from Nergal, and finally they've gone a bit back to their roots and included way more black metal again. It was about time since it what they do the best. It's not a great album, but it's a good one and hopefully these guys will continue down this path.
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: O Father O Satan O Sun!
 
Kriegsmaschine - Enemy of Man
This band is often compared to the fantastic Polish black metal band Mgla because of M. and Darkside (and previous member Daren) who're all members of Mgla, but except for the production, this doesn't have much in common with Mgla. This is way different than Mgla, and a bit different than the previous Kriegsmaschine albums. This is black metal, but there's no blasting or double bass here. And you won't find those dark, melodic riffs here, that you find in Mgla. This is evil-sounding, disharmonic black metal with a thick atmosphere that just reeks of suffering, death and dest uction. The drumming on this album is exceptional! It is truly out of the ordinary.
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: To Ashen Havens
 
Slough Feg - Digital Resistance
This band is very hit and miss for me. They've never released anything bad, but they're not on top often either, and the only album I keep getting back to over and over and over is Traveller, which to me is a modern classic. Slough Feg got their own sound early on, and they've kina developed that a bit with every album, but they've never taken massive steps in any direction. They've just kept doing what they're good at, and what they know. They're like a mix of Manilla Road, Iron Maiden, Rainbow (with Dio) and Thin Lizzy. The first song we got to hear from this album was the fanfuckintastic Laser Enforcer, which reminds me a lot of Traveller. The rest doesn't live up to the greatness of this song, and that's disappointing. But it's still a very good album, and Slough Feg's second best album to date. Catchy as fuck!
 
Best song of the album can be heard her: Laser Enforcer
 
Sorcier des Glaces - Ritual of the End
Sorcier des Glaces hails from Québec, a city that is being well known for having an amazing amount of great black metal bands nowadays, and their name translates to Wizard of Ice, a name that is very fitting band for a band like this. SDG plays ice cold, primitive and atmosheric black metal that at the same timel manages to be both majestic and grandiose. The songwriting is excellent, but the production does hold this album back a lot. The snare is way too loud in the mix and doesn't sound very well. The bass drum doesn't sound good either. They both sounds very plasticy, and that ruins a lot of the fun here. This is an album that deserves a more lo-fi production. But if you like bands such as Fortresse and Evilfeast, you might as well check out this album.
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: The Frozen Sword of Midnight
 
Woods of Desolation - As the Stars
I love this band, but I have to admit I've been a bit disappointed with both albums released after their fantastic debut, Toward the Depths, and the fantastic EP following that album, Sorh. I think Woods of Desolation's previous album, Torn Beyond Reason, was a great album, just not on par with neither Toward the Depths or Sorh. Toward the Depths or Sorh both had this feeling of hopelessness, solitude and sorrow, which was something Torn Beyond Reason lacked. Torn Beyond Reason, to me at least, sounds like a more positive record. While Toward the Depths or Sorh sounds like the soundtrack to someone misrable who's missed everything, and who's got nothing to live for, Torn Beyond Reason sounds like the soundtrack to someone who's found light at the end of the tunnel and that has something to look forward to, that has this glimse of hope. Yeah, that's is painfully bad written and cheesy as fuck, but that's how I feel. As the Stars follows Torn Beyond Reason, just with a even bigger light at the end of the tunnel. It's warmer, more beautiful. It's not as depressive as its precending album, which again wasn't as depressive as its precending album. But it's a good album, and one that sure will evoke some emotions in you.
 
Best song of the can be heard here: Withering Field
 
Hypothermia - Självdestruktivitet född av monotona tankegångar IV: Warakumbla
This EP is a 22 minutes long instrumental song that takes you on a journey through dark woods and hopelessness. Hypothermia plays depressive black metal, and is by far one of the best in the genre. They started out as a pute depressive black metal band but have evolved their sound a lot since the begining, and slowly started incorporating post-rock into their music. This is much of the same that we got on both Gråtoner and the 70 minute long instrumental Skogens hjärta, but with less black metal. It's damn atmospheric, and even though both this and Skogens hjärta is two damn fine songs, I just can't help but miss Kim's painful and sparse shrieks. That's what's missing here. But even without vocals, it's a damn good song.
 
Best song of the can be heard here: Självdestruktivitet född av monotona tankegångar IV: Warakumbla
 
Agalloch - The Serpent & the Sphere
As Agalloch never released anything below amazing before this, I was obviously looking forward to this and expecting something great. Well, there's always a first and this was the first time Agalloch has disappointed me. Not because it is bad, but because it doesn't live up to their previous albums, and fora first time they haven't reinvented themself. The whole album sounds like a compilation of riffs written around Pale Folklore and The Mantle, but that didn't make either of the albums because they weren't seen as good enough. Then in 2014 they felt like they had to release something new, and they picked up all the old, unused riffs and just threw them together, and the result was this. It's disappointing. It doesn't feel fresh, it doesn't feel very inspired and it just doesn't sound too good. It's not bad, and I have to admit that it has grown on me a lot since I first heard it (jumped from 6 to 7 with a few listens), and it might grow a lot more with more listens. But as of now, I am not too impressed. It's not bad, but it's not amazing either. The magic is gone, to put it like that. It's not enchanting, like all their other albums are. And after the fantastic Faustian Echoes, an EP that was original, dark, fresh and amazing, I had also hoped they would continue down that path. That might have a big role in my disappointment as well.
 
 
Best song of the can be heard here: Dark Matter Gods
 
6/10
 
Coffin Dust - This Cemetery, My Kingdom
A good death/thrash/crossover album in the vein of Ghoul. It's just a fun deathrashing album with zero originality or anything like that. But if you enjoy the liked of Ghoul and Frightmare you'll enjoy this. This is not on par with those bands, though. The song writing isn't up and and neither are the production which is a bit weird. And the album is 10-15 minutes too long.
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: Ancient Rites of Buried Evil
 
Morbus Chron - Sweven
Good album, but a huge disappointment. This will be the disappointment of the year I think. Their demo, Splendour of Disease, first EP, Creepy Creeping Creeps, and debut album, Sleepers in the Rift, are some of the best death metal produced post 1989 IMO. Masterpieces! They were unoriginal, but so well-written and great I can't hail them enough. Then came A Saunter Through the Shroud, which is a solid EP, but a huge disappointment. They found a more original sound for themself and became a lot more progressive and playful. I was disappointed, but it was still a good progressive death metal album. Sweven however, is just... I don't know. Mediore? 80% of the album sounds the same and the songwriting is pretty boring and predictable. It's all the same. There's barely any death metal left, and they've gone all Opeth with this album. It's not a bad album, but it's not that good either. Amazing at its best, but it rarely hit the top and that's the problem.
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: Chains
 
Vampire - Vampire
Vampire causted quite a stir in the underground with their 2012 demo, and I was among them who was damn impressed. But me, I wasn't just impressed. I was in shock over how amazing the demo was. Despite being just a demo, it was one of the best death metal releases ever made, and I even went as far as calling it a classic after listening to it just once, and that's something I still stand by. The songwriting was close to perfect and the production was perfect. Vampire is Vampire's first full lenght, and the songs are great. None of the new songs matches the four songs found on the demo, but they're still good. The production however, isn't. It's way too polished. It lacks the ugly rawness of the demo. It probably deserves a point more or so, but I just can't. I'm too disappointed. I don't get how a death metal band, especially considering how fucking 80's the music is, can be happy with a production like this. It doesn't make any sense at all.
 
Best song of the album can be heard here: At Midnight I'll Possess Your Corpse
 
 
 
 
 
Newly added:
05.05.14 - Hooded Menance, Kriegsmaschine, Nocturnal and Slough Feg
06.05.14 - Sorcier des Glaces, Woods of Desolation, Mansion, Hypothermia, In Solitude, Vampire, Nunslaughter / Acid Witch and Sargeist
15.05.14 - Salem's Pot
20.05.14 - The Great Old Ones, Spell
06.07.14 - Pharrell Williams - Girl
07.07.14 - Vintersorg - Naturbål
15.07.14 - Agalloch - The Serpent & the Sphere
23.07.14 - Boneyard - Fear of a Zombie Planet

I'm not really into this type of revival music, but def gonna check out what you've linked so far.
 
I do listen to some Noir Deco now and then, I guess they fit here?
 


 
...they even have a song titled "Escape with Snake Plissken" hehe.
 

I guess most people have heard about this music now. It's also known as 80's retro revival, and with good reason. The new retro wave is a form of electronic music that takes its inspiration from 80's pop culture, and it's been really popular the last few years and hit the top when Kavinsky was included on the Drive soundtrack. The film Drive used this kind of music in its soundtrack, and both games Hotline Miami and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon used it too. So it's been getting kinda popular as of late. This music just oozes of Miami Vice, neon lit cities, cool, sexy 80's cars, 80's Sylvester Stallone and sleazy 80's workout videos. This is basically the perfect summer music, and I am not joking. I've loved it for many years already and I still can't get enough of it.
 
And I'll just get to it and post some songs and let you know how it sounds, even though most of you would know by now. Some of my favourite artists:
 
Kavinsky:
 
Cluster Buster
 
Miami Nights 1984:
 
Action Jackson:
 
Power Glove:
 
 
Anyone else into this kind of music? You better be!
 
PS: Cluster Buster's "Maniac 1980" is 2014's best album so far. Inspired by different 80's films, you just gotta love it. Amazing album!

Daaaamn, boy. That's a great list! Your best (in my eyes) till now. Every films mentioned is pure gold. Respect, my brotha' from anotha' mutha'!
 
 
And you gotta watch the original Psycho. It's brilliant, man.

^ Almost got those right! I'm actually unsure whether I've seen Psycho or not -- I was really young and it didn't leave that big of an impression on me. Also, it might have been that infamous shot-for-shot remake from 1998, not sure at all. xD Anyway, here's my list. I chose 7 main movies and then some notable mentions (this is basically like 80% of all horror related flicks I've seen so far from the '60s xD).
 
1. Black Sabbath
I heard the band got their name from this movie, so naturally I was curious to check it out. I watched the "Italian version" cuz supposedly that has some different/better editing, pacing and whatnot (so the order of the segments was "telephone" -> "wurdulak" -> "creepy corpse lady" xD). The last segment is my absolute favorite, such a cool job on makeup effects, the whole thing is totally freak-out creepy. Of course the other two stories are cool too, I like the variety in here (giallo-ish thriller and vampire horror).
 
2. Repulsion
Yeah, Polanski has that reputation of his, but I cannot not love this movie! Its atmosphere is absolutely surreal and dreary, it sucks you right in. At times it might feel a bit too "artistic" (that's code for "pretentious") but I love how it gets more and more psychotic gradually. A really interesting piece of psycho-horror with the super-pretty Catherine Deneuve in the lead.
 
3. Carnival of Souls
This movie kinda has a similar surreal atmosphere as Repulsion, tho totally different story and pacing. It feels like being stuck in a dream where you have a feeling that something's not right, but it's not a full-blown nightmare (...yet). Some very striking and effective scenes in here, don't wanna give anything away cuz it would soon end in spoilers. Highly recommended!
 
4. Night of the Living Dead
I actually saw the remake first, but this was thoroughly entertaining as well. A black & white gem that has aged quite gracefully. There's not much to say, it's a stone-cold classic of the zombie subgenre. A solid movie.
 
5. The Devil Rides Out
Really cool Hammer Horror flick with such acting staples as Christopher Lee and Charles Gray (who, the latter, is especially good in his evil role). I love the culty satanic vibe that's going on, somehow it manages to keep up the sinister tension. It also has some neat/cute special effects.
 
6. Eyes Without a Face
As Bear already mentioned, this one has that certain aesthetically pleasing quality to it. A compact but nice tale with some pretty freaky things interspersed. Very pleasant and intriguing to watch.
 
7. Horrors of Malformed Men
If you'd let mangaka Suehiro Maruo go back in time to the '60s and direct a movie in the spirit of The Island of Dr Moreau, that would be pretty similar to this movie. Well, no wonder, the story is spliced together from a few shorties of famous Japanese mystery novelist Edogawa Rampo - whose stories Maruo often likes to put to manga (you'll find that The Strange Tale of Panorama Island has many things in common with this movie). A totally surreal and weird ride.
 
Honorable mentions:
 - The Innocents: classic tale of the supernatural (or is it?) adapted from a very good Henry James novel,
 - Rosemary's Baby: a classic in its own right, tho I don't recall much from it (otherwise being decent),
 - The Haunting: based on Shirley Jackson's spooky novel, a pretty eerie and subtle flick.

C'mon boys and girls, let's do the 60's! I've been waiting for this decade because it was such a massive one with directors taking different types of horror films to a whle new level never seen before and so on.
 
1. Night of the Living Dead
There had been zombie films before this one, but George A. Romero took the whole zombie subgenre onto a new level of madness and revolutionized the whole genre. The whole film is so dark and grim, and you just can't deny the fact that this is one of the best horror films ever. #2 on my all time horror list, and with good reason.
 
2. Psycho
This is Alfred Hitchcock at his best, and that says it all. Psychological horror which is all about the suspense, and the master of suspense himself didn't fail anyone. Such a great film, such an important film and such a revolutionary film. We all know the shower scene, don't we?
 
3. Onibaba
One of the most overlooked horror films ever. The most part of this film is in fact a historical drama, and there is very little actual horror here. But there little horor we get, is some of the best, the scariest and most shockingly good horror ever catched with a camera. Eerie as fuck to be honest. It's a beautifuly shot film that's visually striking, and the cinematography is insanely good. Do watch, if you haven't done so already.
 
4. Blood and Black Lace
This giallo film by Mario Bava isn't just one of the earliest and most influential of all giallo films, also to the slasher genre, but also the best giallo ever made. The flair and style almost makes this a classic on its own. It's so insanely good and well-made you can't miss it. Claustrophobic, erotic and thrilling are the keywords here.
 
5. Viy
This is the first ever Soviet horror film and was made in 67. This film contains some of the coolest special effects you'll ever see in cinema, especially considering the budget and how minimalistic this film as a whole is. Why this film hasn't become more know is beyond me. Masterpiece!
 
6. Kwaidan
This is a Japanese anthology horror film consisting of four shorter films called "The Black Hair", "The Woman of the Snow", "Hoichi the Earless" and "In a Cup of Tea". The titles says all you need to know about this film. It's a massive one, and one of these stories will scare you shitless. I'm not saying which though.
 
7. Black Sabbath
Another anthology horror film, but this time consisting of three short films. "The Telephone", "The Wurdalak" and "The Drop of Water" are the three titles, and The Wurdalak has Boris Karloff in it. That alone is more than enough to check this out. But not only does it have Boris Karloff in it, it is directed by Mario Bava and is the film that gave its name to Black Sabbath. Yes, the band. Do you need another reason to check this out? No.
 
8. Eyes Without a Face
This is an atmosheric pice of horror that is almost poetic as it is beautiful and fairytale-like. The whole film is very toned down, yet it still manages to be shocking. Very shocking. The most beautiful film on this list for sure.
 
9. Black Sunday
More Mario Bava. You surprised? Well, you shouldn't be. One of the best film makes in history of horror, and the 60's was his big year. The cinematography, the flair and style, the atmosphere. Jesus, it's all here. It even has Barbara Steele, perhaps the best and most beautiful actress ever, and was her beakthrough film. This is gothic horror at its finest.
 
10. The Devil Rides Out
Christopher Lee! Terence Fisher! Hammer Horror! Now, there you've got three reasons to check this out. What a film!

If one expect a straight up horror film I can sure understand people's disappointment. But I liked its satirical take on the horror genre, and how it played around with all the cliches in the genre, especially from the last 20 years onward. But everyone's etitled their own opinion.
 
But if the only horrors you've found good the last few years is The Woman In Black, Evil Dead, You're Next and Paranormal Activity I strongly suggest you to try more horror films. There's been so many good horror films lately IMO.
 
Here's my awesome list of horrors from the last 5 years that's worth seeing (I also added some "genres" in case some of it might be up your alley. Left those you already mentioned out though):
 
9/10:
 
The House of the Devil ("proto"-slasher, "satanic panic" horror)
Les nuits rouges du bourreau de jade aka Red Nights (neo-giallo)
 
8/10:
 
The Lords of Salem (psychedelic satanic 70's throwback horror)
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (horror comedy)
Frankenstein's Army (found-footage horror-sci-fi)
Insidious (supernatural horror)
Thirst (vampire horror)
Bedevilled (horror/thriller)
Piranha 3D (horror comedy)
Frankenweenie (horror comedy)
The Innkeepers (haunted house horror)
Julia's Eyes (neo-giallo)
 
7/10:
 
Amer (neo-giallo)
Insidious: Chapter 2 (supernatural horror)
Chillerama (horror comedy)
Berberian Sound Studio (neo-giallo)
Secuestrados (home invasion)
The Revenant (horror comedy)
Warm Bodies (romantic horror comedy)
The Awakening (haunted house horror)
 
 
And many more, but I just took the most "important" ones now.
 
The House of the Devil is the bestout of these. It's close to being a 10/10 for me, and one of my all time favourite horror films. Top 5 for sure. Everything about it, except for the trash cans, SCREAMS late 1970's. How the film is shot, the effects, the soundtrack, the cinematography and the story just can't get any more 70's. Exceptionally good film!