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Kurt
Amoeba Berkeley
Embrace The Emptiness [reissue] (CD)
Evoken
Top tier doom metal that many bands try to pull off but can’t. Evoken can.
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Liturgy Of Death (LP)
Mayhem
It’s often easy to overlook or become a sycophant when trying to write about certain bands. I know that this album is good. It is worth listening to and spending time with. It did not disappoint me.
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Love Is Not Enough (LP)
Converge
This is so good. Hard to believe they will be putting out another album this year. I’m sure that will be a banger too.
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An Undying Love For A Burning World (LP)
Neurosis
This band is special to me. Always will be. This album is no exception.
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Coronach (LP)
Hellripper
A coherent album that has one hoof in the metal of the past and the other hoof in the present. I really enjoyed the energy and unabashed nods towards the influences of bands that came before.Yet, Hellripper has managed to create something that is their own thing without being a mere copy cat of this or that. Two horns up.
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Hell Awaits 40th Anniversary Edition (LP)
Slayer
To quote a customer “It’s a classic”. While you don’t necessarily need to buy this, you should have a copy of Hell Awaits in your collection.
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Neverending (LP)
Monolord
A cohesive album full of great doom riffs. Sometimes you just need a good slice of cheese pizza to make your day. Neverending did that for me.
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I Built A Tower (LP)
Death Cab For Cutie
I realize that I may lose all credibility but I am going to stand by my opinion that this is good album and you
should listen to it.
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Crayola Circles (CD)
Fatboi Sharif & Child Actor
A superb album. There is absolutely nothing I don’t like about this.
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Hum Of Hurt (LP)
Converege
By the time this is published physical copies should be available. And yes this is awesome.
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Video Tape Club (LP)
Chong Wizard
Head banging production, excellent rappers, and awesome artwork [including two variants] come together to create one hell of an album. Don’t sleep on this.
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Terra Incognita (CD)
Akusmi
Life affirming music, that soothes the soul, provides a much need boost of energy and helps you escape for a moment or two.
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Headwater (CD)
Helen Svoboda
I like it when I randomly come across something and it just clicks. A tu-dum moment. It’s been a draining year so far and I am feeling worn out. I know I am not the only one, and I know we are all struggling. Anyway this album came along at the right time, right moment and has been on a regular play rotation. Please check it out.
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The Mechanic (BLU)
Bronson delivers in this great movie about an assassin. Transfer looks great to boot too.
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Excalibur (BLU)
This is by far a perfect movie. But…Excalibur has some of the most enduring and iconic fantasy images put on celluloid. I am glad to see this given a proper transfer and you can watch both cuts of the film.
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Mimic (BLU)
I’m a sucker for monster / creature features and this hits all the buttons. Another great transfer and you even get the directors cut.
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Terror Train (BLU)
A favorite of mine since I saw it many many moons ago. Kino has done another great job with the transfer and I had a blast rewatching this.
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Lenny (BLU)
I have not watched this since I was a young dude and on vhs no less. The transfer looks impeccable and I am so happy that Criterion has made this movie widely available again.
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Wake In Fright (BLU)
A beautiful transfer of a film that has been out of print for a while now.
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