(movie – fantasy/horror) Bird Box: Barcelona je ugodno iznenađenje

David Pastor i Alex Pastor su napisali i režirali ovaj spinoff popularnog filma od prije nekoliko godina, a Netflix ga je nedavno izbacio na streaming.

Moram priznati da volim postapokaliptične filmove, a pogotovo ovako s dozom misterije. Svijet kakvog poznajemo više ne postoji, njemu vladaju bića koja ne smiiješ pogledati inače počiniš samoubojstvo i tako je većina čovječanstva skončala. U tom svijetu u Barceloni luta Sebastian i pokušava preživjeti iako mu se svaki dan priviđa njegova kćerka. No, stvari nisu kako se čine i Sebastian spada u manju grupu ljudi koji mogu pogledati bića bez da se ubiju, ali tjeraju druge da ih pogledaju kako bi oslobodili njihove duše i takve bande haraju Barcelonom. Sve se promijeni kada Sebastian susretne grupu preživjelih koji pokušavaju stići u utvrdu na brdu do koje se dolazi žičarom gdje su navodno smješteni preživjeli i gdje je izbjeglički kamp….

Ovaj akcijom i krvlju nabijeni dragulj me baš ugodno iznenadio. Smrti su iznenadne kada se najmanje nadaš, inovativno i jezivo je prikazan raspad čovječanstva u Sebastianovim sjećanjima i scene smrti i samoubojstava su efektno napravljenje. U biti atmosfera u cijelom filmu, likovi, od djevojčice Sofie, preko Claire i ostalih su odlično odglumljeni i napisani. Film je baš onako prikovao moju pažnju za ekran, a to se rijetko dešava u zadnje vrijeme, vjerujte mi kada vam to kažem. Kraj filma je svojevrsna katarza, no ostavljeni su mračni detalji za idući nastavak koji me malo podsjetio na Resident Evil franšizu, ne znam zašto, možda sam to samo ja. Šteta da ne vidimo ta bića koja su pokorila svijet, koja mogu mijenjati glasove u naše najdraže i psihološki nas natjerati da se ubijemo u momentu. Stvarno dobar film.

Zaključak: 8/10 sjekira – napet i iznenađujuće dobar film koji mi se jako dopao i vratio vjeru u odličnu španjolsku horror kinematografiju. Nadam se da će ih biti još i da neće zglajzati u prosjek s gomilanjem nastavaka.

HELLPASS – new official music video for single “Gates of War” from homonymous album

Hellpass is a Heavy Metal band based in Thessaloniki, Greece. Founded by its original members (Vasilis on vocals, Aggelos on guitar & Alexander on drums) Hellpass’ sound consists by a variety of the members’ heavy metal, doomy, as well as thrashy influences. Some melodies of the band’s vocals root back to the glorious Viking folk genre. 

The band members have a decade of experience on stage, most of them being involved in many other bands and music styles in the past such as Snakebones, Checkmate, Blue Gin, Blue Mist, Pandora’s Prophecy, Broken Roles, The RnR Project Vienna. 

Hellpass released it under the name ‘Gates of War 2023’ on the 15th of February 2023, referring to the worldwide crisis and events of this eventuous year. The album was recorded and produced by Render Productions and the sound engineer Ilias Palapelas. Their Music Videos are produced by the companies Ichochroma Productions in Association with Television Productions, and ImageNation Studios. 

In the album is included the homonymous single “Gates of War”.


Youtube: https://youtube.com/@hellpassband 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hellpass.band 

Bandcamp: https://hellpass.bandcamp.com 

Spotify: https://rb.gy/wcokiw 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellpass.band/ 

END share new single / video featuring Debbie Gough of Heriot

END – guitarist Will Putney, vocalist Brendan Murphy, guitarist Gregory Thomas, bassist Jay Pepito, and drummer Matt Guglielmo – will release their second album The Sin of Human Frailty on 27th October via Closed Casket Activities.

Today they release new single ‘Thaw’, featuring guest vocals from Debbie Gough of Heriot. Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/2DnEOg7MaC0

Pre-order The Sin of Human Frailty here: https://closedcasketactivities.com/collections/end

The band comment: “Thaw’ is a thematically more bizarre exploration into electronics for END. It’s a very boundary-less song and one of the more self-fulfilling moments found in the writing process.  As a musician it’s important to express the purest intent of your thoughts, and sometimes that requires reaching beyond the normal instrumentation one is accustomed to. The result is something new for us, but also a part of us. Thank you to Debbie Gough of Heriot for lending her voice to the track. And thank you for giving this new creative passage a listen.

Check out the videos to previous singles:

‘The Sin Of Human Frailty’: https://youtu.be/KGM20HyljEA

‘Gaping Wounds of Earth’: https://youtu.be/cDGbUFs_vpI

Formed in 2017, END‘s From the Unforgiving Arms of God EP spawned the fan-favourite ‘Necessary Death,’ and led to them signing with label Closed Casket Activities. Highlighted by ‘Covet Not’ and ‘Absence’, the band bulldosed the senses with their 2020 full-length debut, Splinters From an Ever-Changing Face. Brooklyn Vegan hailed ‘Pariah’ as “an absolutely filthy dose of modern metalcore,” and Kerrang! went as far as to describe their debut LP as “catharsis fed through a distortion pedal and shaped into a dense, destructive wrecking ball.” Perhaps, Invisible Oranges put it best: “These gentlemen have come together to summon a fury seldom heard on any album from the realms of hardcore, grind, and black metal…”

In 2023, the members congregated once again to write and record what would become this sophomore release.

Part of the goal was to do things our way,” states Putney. “We didn’t want to lean on our influences too heavily, whether it’s in terms of production, guitar tone, arrangement, or other elements. We were like, ‘Let’s just make a record that sounds like END.’ I feel like there’s more of an identity to the band than there has ever been on this record.

The final result is a unique blend of HM2-driven grind and metallic hardcore crossover with moments of industrial chaos over ten tracks. Featuring guest vocal appearances by J.R. Hayes (Pig Destroyer), Debbie Gough (Heriot), and Dylan Walker (Full of Hell), this Graphic Nature Audio recording clocks in over 30 minutes of unhinged aggression and grind. Produced and engineered by Will Putney and featuring the art of Alex Eckman-Lawn, this release pushes the complexity of END both sonically and visually. Vinyl comes packaged in a ten panel die-cut jacket, pressed on deluxe coloured vinyl and with a digital download code.

END will embark on a U.S. tour with Full of Hell in the autumn.

END are:

Will Putney – guitar

Brendan Murphy – vocals

Gregory Thomas – gutiar

Jay Pepito – bass

Matt Guglielmo – drums

END online:

https://www.yourfuckingend.com

https://www.facebook.com/listentoend

https://www.instagram.com/yourfuckingend