Kataklysm Release First Track from New Album

Canadian death metal veterans Kataklysm released the lyric video for the song 'Guillotine' off of their upcoming album today. The new album, titled "Meditations", will be out on June 1st. Kataklysm are always a good bet to release a heavy, well done album and I doubt their thirteenth effort will be any different.

Nervosa to Release 'Downfall of Mankind'

Nervosa will be releasing their third album on June 1st. If it's anything like the Brazilian thrash trio's first two albums, it will be solid!



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Horror Review: Baskin (2015)

Baskin is a Turkish film, so if you can’t stand reading subtitles, it might not be for you. If subtitles don’t bother you, well, you’re in luck. It’s always interesting to see a non-North American take on horror films; in fact, most of my favourite horror movies are from European countries.

While Baskin has been criticized by some for lacking a solid plot, it doesn’t really need one. It’s interesting enough in it’s own regard to worry about being completely plot driven. The introduction feels a bit long and tedious. For a film that doesn’t turn out to be character-centric, it feels as though a little bit of time was wasted in the first half of the story relaying the conversations between the team of police officers. That is my biggest criticism of the film; although the idea of drawn out conversation itself is a bit banal, this conversation is probably not one you’d find in a North American produced film.

Once you get into the meaty parts of the film, you realize that the atmosphere is very different from most horror movies. The scenes in the basement of the abandoned basement are quite suspenseful and tense without relying on the anticipation of jump scares. The visuals in this film are interesting and the shooting techniques definitely add to the disturbing nature of the characters of the ‘cult’. The main antagonist, Baba, is incredibly creepy. Everything from his appearance, to his movements, to his voice.

Without giving away too much, I found Baskin to be a bit of a mind-fuck. It’s a Hellraiser-esque questioning of dreams and reality that makes the viewer not want to sleep. (If you were to compare it to a well-known horror film). Overall, I enjoyed Baskin; it was something truly different from mainstream horror while still managing to be worth watching.

Worth Watching: Definitely 

Necrophobic - 'Pesta' Video

Necrophobic have very recently released the official video for the track titled 'Pesta', from this year's Mark of The Necrogram album. This band represents some of the best aspects of a blackened approach to death metal, and this video is worth watching. 

Kalmah: New Songs from Upcoming 'Palo' Album

The date is fast approaching when Kalmah is set to release 'Palo' upon the world. It's been a long wait since 'Seventh Swamphony'. With a band as proficient at melodic death as these Finns, I'm excited to see what's in store on this one. I wasn't overly enthused after hearing the first release, "Evil Kin", but the second song released, "Blood Ran Cold", has upped the ante.