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An astonishingly cynical and realistic view of how (not) to make it in Rock and Roll. Told from a European perspective, in German, Mit Untertiteln.
The Crucible of Man (Something Wicked Part 2) (SPV/Steamhammer). Review by Scott Adams.
Parasite of Society (Candlelight). Review by Matthew Moyer.
245t (CdBaby). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Irreversible Trend (Radical). Review by Troy Jewell.
Power of the Dragonflame (Limb Music / SPV). Review by Stein Haukland.
Hymns to Victory and The Book of Burning (Noise). Review by Stein Haukland.
David Lee Beowulf discusses the finer things in life – Shakespeare, the Colorado Avalanche, kids, and the art of metal guitar – with Jag Panzer guitarist Mark Briody.
Book of the Damned (Nuclear Blast). Review by Nathan T. Birk.
Sure, there are lots of bands that play metal, and even several that play power metal, but only the Italian band Rhapsody can play Epic Symphonic Hollywood Metal! David Lee Beowülf is ready for his close-up, and guitarist Luca Turilli gives him direction.
Cheerleader’s Wild Weekend, aka The Great American Girl Robbery, entered the fray in 1979 with its odd mashup of hostage drama, comedic crime caper, and good old fashioned T & A hijinks. Phil Bailey reviews the Blu-ray release.
In this latest installment of his weekly series, Christopher Long discovers and scores a secondhand vinyl copy of one of his all-time favorite LPs: 2XS (To Excess), the splendid 1982 flop from the iconic Scottish powerhouse, Nazareth.
A Murmuration of Capitalist Bees (Expert Work Records, Dipterid Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Author and longtime Ink 19 contributor Christopher Long kicks off the 2025 edition of his popular weekly Garage Sale Vinyl series with a bona fide banger: the blues-soaked, whisky-injected, self-titled 1971 debut record from Bonnie Raitt.
Hear My Song: The Collection, 1966 - 1995 (Madfish Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Seijun Suzuki’s 1958 widescreen film noir feature, Underworld Beauty, comes to Blu-ray.
Phil Bailey reviews quirky sexploitation film Facets of Love (1973), a saucy Hong Kong costume drama from director Li Hsang-han of kung fu powerhouse Shaw Brothers, now out on Blu-ray.