FABLE ANNIVERSARY
This is the fourth time I’ve bought Fable, and I suspect I’m not alone in that. Launching originally for the... View Article
Tag Archive: Hollywood Metal
WEREWOLF OF LONDON (1935)
Watching old horror films can illuminate certain trends among films that may have been previously missed or latent. Cinema, as... View Article
LICHDOM – Battlemage
Lichdom: Battlemage (from here on called Battlemage, because why the hell wasn’t it?) launches entirely on its premise to “make... View Article
DRAGONFORCE – Maximum Overload
First of all, I would like to note that I am about to criticize a worldwide known band, if not... View Article
DARK FORTRESS – Venerial Dawn
The concept album is basically my white whale – an ancient and fantastic thing that I irrationally hate for its... View Article
ASTRAL DOORS – Notes from the Shadows
Astral Doors, as the name indicates, are a band that focuses on old-school cosmic mysticism; the steel tones of heavy... View Article
THE MUMMY (1932)
The Mummy is interesting for a variety of reasons. First of all, it continued Boris Karloff’s reign as the horror... View Article
RISEN 3: TITAN LORDS
The Risen games (as we’ve said before) are always pretty lacklustre affairs. They seem to exist exclusively in that space... View Article
MOEBIUS VOLUME 1: UPON A STAR (1987)
Of all my reviews here at Hollywood metal, my favorite are when I get to review lesser known material. Be... View Article
THE INVISIBLE RAY (1936)
Along with The Old Dark House, The Invisible Ray is not a movie that comes up much in discussions on... View Article
XOTH – Hostile Terraforming
Holy fuck, space is terrifying. It’s big, it’s dark and don’t look but it’s hovering above you right now. It’s... View Article
BELPHEGOR – Conjuring the Dead
If you haven’t heard of Belphegor, here’s everything you need to know. Their name is taken from a demon who... View Article
DIVINITY – Original Sin
With a name like “Divinity: Original Sin”, certain associations come to mind. Terrible graphics, shoddy control mechanisms and messages not... View Article
MANOWAR – Sign of the Hammer
I enjoy reviewing older records that are approaching the realm of classics. I feel time is a way to measure... View Article