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Red – Rated R (Album Review)

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With inspiration coming over two decades ago, in the time since, Red has become one of the most energetic and intriguing bands in the modern Alternative Metal genre. Releasing their debut record End of Silence in 2006, they quickly grabbed the attention of many with powerful songs ... Read More

Depeche Mode – Memento Mori (Album Review)

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In a modern world where life is moving at an accelerated pace, perhaps some are finally awakened to the realization that all of this is beyond human capability. Smart technologies, meaningless social media worlds, and the constant scrolling through screens for disposable information… what does ... Read More

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (Movie Review)

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Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon has been around the film festival circuit since 2021. Winning three awards at the Venice Film Festival alone, now, thanks to Saban Films and Paramount Pictures, the film will reach US theaters, digital platforms and On Demand services on ... Read More

Shinedown – Planet Zero (Album Review)

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Back in 2018 Shinedown tried to warn us of the dire societal path we were headed with the bold album ATTENTION ATTENTION. Now four years later, the shadow casted over us is ever larger, thus inspiring Shinedown’s latest observational work Planet Zero.  Marking Shinedown’s seventh overall studio ... Read More