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Vaults of Hammer Horror

(Vaults of Hammer Horror) The Devil Rides Out(1968) – one of the best Hammer´s movies!

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I love Hammer Horror movies! They are my guilty pleasure, my best horror subgenre besides eighties golden era slashers and found footage movies. This is one of the best Hammer´s movies that this company made in its existence. Screenplay was written by Richard Matheson(I Am Legend), based on the novel by Dennis Wheatley and the movie was directed by Hammer alumni Terence Fisher. Christopher Lee stars as Duc de Richleau who tries to save his friend Simon and a girl Tanith from being sacrificed and turn into evil Satan´s servant, by cult led by Mocata played by Charles Gray. This is action packed intense horror with excellent car chase, infamous Goat of Mendes appearance, those who know their horror will remember exactly what I mean. Cast is excellent, story is quality horror, kind of Satanic panic movies that were made later in the seventies, so we can safely say this one was ahead of its time. If you are into exploring Hammer Horror movies, this is for sure gem from that house. Go check this one out.

News

French punks The Dead Krazukies announce re-issue of their debut ‘The Northern Belle’

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The original first album of highly celebrated skate punk newcomers The Dead Krazukies is back and first time on vinyl! The self-produced album “Northern Belle” named after the shipwreck, is being pressed on coloured vinyl for the first time since their last album “Icarus” has been sold out very quickly!

Since 2010, The Dead Krazukies have embodied punk rock with a Basque-Landaise sauce. Originally from Hossegor (our substitute LA among the southerners), the group brings out a concentrate of efficiency and energy.

Think Pennywise, Rise Against all sprinkled with a dollop of Anti-Flag and you’ve got The Dead Krazukies! Captivating and effective melodic punk, carried by a percussive female voice…

In 2016, their first self-produced album, «The Northern Belle» was a great success and directly established the group in the European skatepunk scene. After a lot of concerts and festivals, they end up in 2019 at Punk in
Drublic and open for Bad Religion and NOFX on the French date of the event. Recovered since the release in 2020 of their last little offspring «Icarus», it’s still tube to the excavator that is poured into our eardrums: 12 catchy and powerful tracks, mixed and mastered by Christian Carvin.

The group signs on SoundSpeed Records (USA), SBAM Records (Europe) and Punk&Disorderly (Canada) for the release of Icarus which finds itself sold-out very quickly.

Reviews

(review) Cigar – The Visitor (Fat Wreck Chords)

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Cigar are back with their first release for Fat Wreck Chords and it is a blast. I must admit that I didn´t know about this band until PRH 19 when I was surprised and blasted by their music. For those who don´t know, Cigar are a trio and play ultrafast and energetic melodic hardcore punk, with lots of technicality but enough to keep it simple and sounds like a natural progression of nineties skate punk hardcore to new millennia. These ten songs offer a perfect storm, like listening to Reign In Blood, every song counts and every second rules. There are metal influences like in excellent Legacy of the 7 Plies, for which an awesome video was made. Rami´s vocals are superb, dramatic and shouted at moments yet keeping melody in line with otherworldly guitar work, fantastic bass lines, so prog and technical but also making it sound so easy, and believe me it´s not. Drummer is a beast with all rhythm changes, fast charges, even grooves in some parts. We Used To is another song that was chosen for a single and video, it is a nice ode to the past and future with such sweet lyrics and melody. Absolutely a highlight. One of the songs I should also mention is In Armor, battle anthem about not giving in no matter how hard it is, song that I listened to over and over again. Classic You(first single) and Move On are killers too. Damn, that is already more than half of the album. So, into blistering fast melodic hardcore punk? Go get this one. And go see this band live. It is an experience you will not forget.