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Written by Sameerah
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 22:55 |
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Since the film is called The Riverman I was expecting this to be a biopic on Gary Ridgeway The Green River Killer. The guy was only the most prolific serial killer ever to be caught. He has a body count of at least 50 women that we know of and because he went around killing for over 20 years there are probably a lot more that law enforcement doesn't know about or never found. Shit the dude killed so many people he probably has a hard time keeping them straight. But The Riverman isn't about Ridgeway at all. His story is just the back drop to tell the story of how Ted Bundy tried to help catch The Green River Killer. When Ted Bundy was finally caught and sentenced to death for the 30 plus murders he committed he began to get a bit chatty. Like a lot of guys in his position he began to hold out the promise of being able to help law enforcement clear some of the cold cases on their books. The hope being a quid pro arrangement with the cops, Ted helps them solves cases and they help him avoid the chair. During the hunt for The green River Killer, Ted reached out to Detective Bob Keppal. A Seattle Detective who was hot on Ted's trail for eight murders in the Seattle area before he was picked up for a traffic citation in Florida. Keppal goes to Florida to meet with Bundy under the guise of getting his help to solve the string of murders flooding the Green River. Keeping the investigation into the Green River murders in the background actually made this film more interesting. Because in the end no matter horrible Gary Ridgeway is as murdering scum he isn't a very interesting guy. He's an unattractive, quiet, pudgy, nerd of a man. If he hadn't killed people he wouldn't be worth talking about at all. He isn't good looking and charming like Ted. It's the relationship between Keppel and Bundy thats interesting. Watching him allow Ted to use the Green River case to talk about himself is actually more interesting than watching the larger investigation unfold. But thats Ted all over, the poster boy for the charming mad man, even in death he is able to steal the show from the guy who ultimately topped his body count. Having Ted played by the always dashing Carey Elwes makes Bundy even more preciously scary than usual. He may have put on some pounds be Elwes is still a brilliant actor the oozes sinister charm as Ted Bundy. Hell even if Carey was crap as Bundy after playing Wesley in the Princess Bride the man can do no wrong. |
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Nullo: The Pleasure of Self Mutilation |
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Written by Sameerah
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Thursday, 31 December 2009 23:34 |
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Avulsed Nullo: The Pleasure of Self Mutilation Ibnex Moon 4.0 Nullo: The Pleasure of Self Mutilation is a hard hitting gore feat of brutal brilliance. Going past just being heavy Avulsed blends in a shit load of infectious rock groves that transcend genre to be just be good fucking music. Yes Avulsed is awesome and they are fucking brutal. But it isn't solely their brutality that has endeared them to me over the recent weeks. Its their attention to old school production that I loved. While they may have used some digital trick to put the album together it wasn't totally relied on. So the entire album has a more organic feel to it. You can tell that they wanted to put out a quality album that showed that they know how to fucking bring it. The sound is full on its own with none of the annoying tin sounds that you hear in the background of things that are too tightly compressed. It also serves thevox better. Keeping them a healthy blend of beast growls and reptilian rasps. Nuance's that are all too often ignored in the quest to make it louder and heavier during the production phase. Avulsed has reminded me that good production is not dead and not all Metal needs to sound as if its being played through a tin pan. |
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The Voice from the Four Horns of the Golden Alter |
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Written by Sameerah
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Thursday, 31 December 2009 23:32 |
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The Beast of the Apocalypse The Voice from the Four Horns of the Golden Alter Transcendental Creations 3.0 I understand what The Beast of the Apocalypse is trying to do with this album logically. They want to bring back the doom laden atmospheres of bands likeArchgoat and Samael . They are trying to create the same kind of earsplitting sounds and occult musings that those bands managed to pull off so seamlessly. Sadly they fall amazingly short at almost every turn. The first few minutes of the album are kind of interesting as they blend guitar distortions and feed back withsynths . Creating a fuzzy cave of the abyss vibe. But after that the album just fades into a sea of nothing interesting. Even the sections where they throw in some extrasynth work or guitar solo do nothing to shake the monotony of the album. The lo-fi production values don't help matters much. They drown the vox in a sea of fuzz and distortion that is more like the static of a broken television than anything else. Its just noise in the distance that boarders on annoying. Its disappointing because on paper this should be an amazing album. Something that conjures up images of the beasts of that lurk in the darkness or mythology. But the album is so bland that even if there is something interesting going on lyric wise you have no interest in sticking around to see what it may be. The only thing they have managed to accomplish is being loud. And loud for loudness sake does not a good album make.
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Written by Sameerah
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Monday, 14 December 2009 07:48 |
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Fatalist The Depths of Inhumanity Ibenx Moon 3.5 Fatalist isn't going to be the band that rewrites the story of death metal. They are pretty grounded in the traditional formula that makes the genre awesome. Lots of grizzly growls and lyrics tinged with death and gore. They may not be changing the landscape of the scene but theydefinitely personify all of the best aspects of it. As heavy as they are this isn't just meat head metal. Their lyrics go a bit beyond just death and murder. Choosing to use the gore aspect as a back drop to a broader point. The Depths of Inhumanity is filled with long heavy blistering solos that are amazingpieces of sonic mastery. They go beyond just being heavy and loud. Mixing in elements of soulful blues and balls out rock and roll. Doing it in way thatisn't pretentious to the listener. The vox on this thing are a definite highlight. They did a great job of blending the traditional beast growls with vox that are more in the realm of human. Giving the lyrics a bit more texture and feeling while taking nothing from it brutal excellence.
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