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Crossfaith Live @ the Electric Ballroom

26/10/2018

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A heavyweight effort from an amazing band.

Venue:

Electric Ballroom, Camden

Date:

19th of October 2018

Live Acts:

Crossfaith
Blood Youth
GroundCulture

Back in June, we saw A Perfect Circle live and I was blown away by an amazing performance, and had said afterwards that only Tool or Slipknot could top that for me. Well, I like to think Crossfaith read that and said "Hold my beer" before heading out to the stage last Friday night as they did what I thought wasn't possible. They outshined Maynard James Keenan and every other act I've seen this year, and made it look easy.

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John Carpenter's Halloween

19/10/2018

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"I feel the need to say that still 40 years after coming out, the film that was almost called The Babysitter Murders, stood the test of time."

Directed by:

John Carpenter

Written by:

John Carpenter
Debra Hill

Cast:

Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode
Donald Pleasence as Dr. Sam Loomis
P. J. Soles as Lynda
Nancy Kyes as Annie
Charles Cyphers as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
Nick Castle as Michael Myers/The Shape
Tony Moran as Michael Myers (unmasked)
Will Sandin as Michael Myers (age 6)

Length:

approx. 91 min

Genre:

Slasher Horror

The new Halloween is out today (October 19th) here in the UK, and since it follows the story directly where the 1978 movie left it, I figured it was appropriate to review this classic. You read that right, that means you won’t need to spend a day watching every single one of the 8 Halloween films of the original run or even the 2 (AWESOME) Rob Zombie reboots to refresh your memory of all Michael Myers' antics, because none of that counts for squat in the whole storyline anymore.

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Ruben Fleischer's Venom

18/10/2018

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Finally, a superhero movie that lives up to the hype.

Directed by:

Ruben Fleischer

Written by:

Jeff Pinkner

Scott Rosenberg

Cast:

Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock/ Venom
Michelle Williams as Anne Weying
Riz Ahmed as Carlton Drake/ Riot

Length:

approx. 112 min

Genre:

Superhero

"We are Venom"

When looking back on the vast amount of Superhero movies that have been released in the last few years, I can't remember many that really were quite good. Don't get me started on Justice League or the mind-numbingly boring Avengers series.

The last REAL good superhero flick would have to be Deadpool, and that was a damn Comedy! So, when the trailer for Venom was released, even after viewing it, I had low expectations – and that was a good thing because this Tom Hardy driven feature is very, very entertaining.

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Disease by Beartooth

5/10/2018

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Beartooth ask: are they destined for Greatness or Death?
My money’s on Greatness.

Label:

Red Bull Records
UNFD

Release Date:

28th of September 2018

Band Members:

Caleb Shomo – lead vocals, guitars, bass, drums, percussion
Kamron Bradbury – rhythm guitar
Oshie Bichar – bass, backing vocals
Connor Denis – drums, percussion
Zach Huston – lead guitar

Genre:

Nu Metalcore
Nu Metal
Hardcore Punk
Alternative Rock

Two years ago, my musical world was turned on its head by Beartooth and their amazing album Aggressive and the gig I saw in December in support of said release. They also had an honourable mention on my Top Albums of 2016 (which in hindsight should have made the list). The point is, they came out of nowhere and instantly became a favourite band of mine in the space of a few days.
But the question remains, how can they follow this up?

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Gerard McMurray's The First Purge

4/10/2018

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"fourth instalment of the successful series that could go on forever, because so far, they've always managed to keep the story fresh and bring something new to the table."

Directed by:

Gerard McMurray

Written by:

James DeMonaco

Cast:

Lex Scott Davis as Nya
Joivan Wade as Isaiah
Y'lan Noel as Dmitri
Mugga as Dolores
Marisa Tomei as Dr. May Updale
Rotimi Paul as Skeletor

Length:

approx. 97 min

Genre:

Horror
Action

The First Purge is the second directorial effort for Gerard McMurray after Burning Sands and is the first Purge movie not to be directed by creator James DeMonaco. It is also the fourth instalment of the successful series that could go on forever, because so far, they've always managed to keep the story fresh and bring something new to the table. There are a number of angles they can still explore and maybe the fact that The First Purge is the highest grossing entry in the franchise, means that there are many other people that agree with the way I think.

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Crossfaith Live @ the Electric Ballroom

A heavyweight effort from an amazing band.

John Carpenter's Halloween

"I feel the need to say that still 40 years after coming out, the film that was almost called The Babysitter Murders, stood the test of time."

Ruben Fleischer's Venom

Finally, a superhero movie that lives up to the hype.

Disease by Beartooth

Beartooth ask: are they destined for Greatness or Death?
My money’s on Greatness.

Gerard McMurray's The First Purge

"fourth instalment of the successful series that could go on forever, because so far, they've always managed to keep the story fresh and bring something new to the table."

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Crossfaith Live @ the Electric Ballroom

A heavyweight effort from an amazing band.

John Carpenter's Halloween

"I feel the need to say that still 40 years after coming out, the film that was almost called The Babysitter Murders, stood the test of time."

Ruben Fleischer's Venom

Finally, a superhero movie that lives up to the hype.

Disease by Beartooth

Beartooth ask: are they destined for Greatness or Death?My money’s on Greatness.

Gerard McMurray's The First Purge

"fourth instalment of the successful series that could go on forever, because so far, they've always managed to keep the story fresh and bring something new to the table."

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Beartooth ask: are they destined for Greatness or Death?
My money’s on Greatness.