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Posted 8 years agoT-minus 10 hours till I leave to Kentucky for Blood of the Wolf Fest III. Second time I have attended this event, last year ruled and I look forward for this year. See the events unfold on twitter, or follow me (profile locked as private to keep the damn bots out). https://twitter.com/JagerWrfs
While I'm gone, anyone going to FWA provide me a room space? A Friend of mine didn't get a room due to less people (myself alone wouldnt work to cover the expense, we needed two or more folks). So I may need some help again this year....
Jager's Metal Picks (all are US based):
Father Befould - Revulsion of Seraphic Grace
Ectovoid / Sabbatory / Trenchrot / Cemetery Filth - (Split) 4 Doors of Death
Tombstalker / Dawn of Wolves - (Split) Cemetery Wolven Ritual
Shitfucker - Sucks Cocks in Hell
Coffin Dust - Everything is Dead
Fin - The Furrows of Tradition
Sadistic Ritual - Hellish Mercenary
Savage Master - With Whips and Chains
Vimur - Traversing the Ethereal Current
Hegemony - Demo MMXVI
Caveman Cult - Savage War Is Destiny
Repulsory - Demo 2016
Hour of 13 (now called Night Magic) - S/T
~Jäger
Ten years on FA
Posted 8 years agoI just found out yesterday that I was connected to the weirdo world of the furry fandom after first hearing about it at FWA. Signing in was super hard since they were on lock down due to basement-dwelling trollers submitting offensive content to sabotage the site. I was finally able to sign in and since never looked back from my now retired fursona, Black Tie. I should probably do something about my old account. Get what I need before I disable it, and submit only the collected commissions here. Leave my old arts until time comes around to remake it.
I learn alot of things here, seeing the good, the bad, and the ugly. Be it from artists, watchers, commission collectors, and even the site itself. I still will never forget that I am now connected to the people who are judgmental of the stuff I draw like mundanes and other squares do outside of the fandom. Amazing how communication changed over time when livestreams came around. I hope to stream again soon once I get a better tablet.
And in other news, gonna be busy weekends. Next one's gonna be myself on-call at work for a week... missing Kreator and Obituary =_=........
The other I will be at a metal fest show known as Blood of the Wolf. It is the third time it is happening, with neat bands playying including my friends' band like Sadistic Ritual, Tomb Stalker, Caveman Cult, Repulsory, Hegemony, Coffin Dust, Father Befouled and many more. Though it is Three days, I will only be able to make it to the saturday fest, but fortunately the majority of the bands I wanted to see will be on that day.It's gonna rule.
Another weekend I'm gonna collect the much needed supplies because....
The other weekend after will be Furry Weekend Atlanta, in which I will definitely be there. I really look forward to it. It's gonna be awesome!
Thank you all so much for those who have been watching me for ten years or less.
Jäger's Metal Picks:
Archgoat (Fin) - The Light-Devouring Darkness
Ectovoid (USA) - Fractured in the Timeless Abyss
Blasphemy (Can) - Gods of War
Judas Priest (UK) - Turbo
Power From Hell (Bra) - Spellbondage
Satyricon (Nor) - Dark Medieval Times
Thornspawn (US) - Wrath of War
Hellhammer (Swit) - Satanic Rites
W.A.S.P. (USA) - S/T
Nocturnal (Ger) - Arrival of the Carnivore
Luzifer (Ger) - Rise
Perversor (chil) - Anticosmocrator
Mare (Nor) - Spheres like Death / Throne of the Thirteenth Witch
Haunted (US) - S/T Demo
Insane (Ita) - Wait and Pray
Desultory (Swed) - Into Eternity
Silent Scream (USA) - From the Darkest Depths of the Imagination
~Jäger
Valentine's Day Horror
Posted 8 years ago Happy Valentine's Day everyone. Good time for chocolates, netflix and chill on a love day.
It's very small horror films, probably only three that's set on Valentine's Day. Only two are to check it, the last one, Valentine (2001), is just a lame teeny bopper flick that hops aboard the Scream trend like I Know What You Did Last Summer and Urban Legend and such.
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Someone seized the opportunity to snatch up this holiday spot during the slasher film craze of the early 80s. A maniac, Harry Warden, returns to a small mining town after they dare revive the Valentine's day dance 20 years later after he murdered two of his superiors for causing a freak mining accident that killed all the miners except Harry. Whom he cannibalize and drove to insanity after being trapped in the collapse for six weeks. Pick-axe murders and bloody hearts would make any splatter gore lover to offer his heart to this underrated horror flick! While unfortunately the violent gore was butchered by the censors when the MPAA when they first began to crack down on violence in movies (according to the director George Mihalka, it was due to after John Lennon was assassinated), it was thankfully released uncut on DVD by Lionsgate.
The film was later remade in 2009, as a 3D slasher flick. Which I gotta say, it's actually really good. Intentionally done to be the classic early 80s slasher that understands itself and the audience. Plus, splendid amount of fun gore in it.
X-Ray (1982)
AKA Hospital Massacre, AKA Be My Valentine, or Else... What's a good Valentine to celebrate than having a hospital visit turn into a nightmare? That's what happens with poor Susan, who menaced by a psychopath in a scrub seeking revenge against her for humiliating him on Valentine's Day in their childhood.
That's pretty much it. I think it's time to catch up on it, this could use another. Maybe with some lustful monsters.
Jäger's Metal Picks:
Lord Gore (USA) - Resickened
Revolting (Swed) - In Grisly Rapture
Frightmare (USA) - Bringing Back the Bloodshed
Ruinous (USA) - Graves of Ceaseless Death
Crematory (Swed) - Denial
Disabled (Fran) - When All is Slayed...
Razor (Can) - Malicious Intent
Enthroned (Bel) - Armoured Bestial Hell
~Jäger
It's very small horror films, probably only three that's set on Valentine's Day. Only two are to check it, the last one, Valentine (2001), is just a lame teeny bopper flick that hops aboard the Scream trend like I Know What You Did Last Summer and Urban Legend and such.
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
Someone seized the opportunity to snatch up this holiday spot during the slasher film craze of the early 80s. A maniac, Harry Warden, returns to a small mining town after they dare revive the Valentine's day dance 20 years later after he murdered two of his superiors for causing a freak mining accident that killed all the miners except Harry. Whom he cannibalize and drove to insanity after being trapped in the collapse for six weeks. Pick-axe murders and bloody hearts would make any splatter gore lover to offer his heart to this underrated horror flick! While unfortunately the violent gore was butchered by the censors when the MPAA when they first began to crack down on violence in movies (according to the director George Mihalka, it was due to after John Lennon was assassinated), it was thankfully released uncut on DVD by Lionsgate.
The film was later remade in 2009, as a 3D slasher flick. Which I gotta say, it's actually really good. Intentionally done to be the classic early 80s slasher that understands itself and the audience. Plus, splendid amount of fun gore in it.
X-Ray (1982)
AKA Hospital Massacre, AKA Be My Valentine, or Else... What's a good Valentine to celebrate than having a hospital visit turn into a nightmare? That's what happens with poor Susan, who menaced by a psychopath in a scrub seeking revenge against her for humiliating him on Valentine's Day in their childhood.
That's pretty much it. I think it's time to catch up on it, this could use another. Maybe with some lustful monsters.
Jäger's Metal Picks:
Lord Gore (USA) - Resickened
Revolting (Swed) - In Grisly Rapture
Frightmare (USA) - Bringing Back the Bloodshed
Ruinous (USA) - Graves of Ceaseless Death
Crematory (Swed) - Denial
Disabled (Fran) - When All is Slayed...
Razor (Can) - Malicious Intent
Enthroned (Bel) - Armoured Bestial Hell
~Jäger
In Memory Anniversary: Valfar
Posted 9 years agoThe warrior had fallen 13 years ago today. Lead singer and musician of his viking metal band Windir.
The official report from the Windir website reads as follows:
"Terje left his home Wednesday 14.01, when he did not return his family got worried and contacted the police. Saturday 17.01 our greatest fear was confirmed. Terje was found dead at Reppastølen in the Sogndal Valley. It seemed as if Terje was on his way to the family cabin at Fagereggi. Due to the cold weather and deep snow the trip became much harder than Terje expected. When he realized that he would not be able to reach the cabin, he tried to make his way back down. Unfortunately he did not make it. Terje was found just above Reppastølen. Forensic evidence says that Terje died of hypothermia.
...
Terje was buried at Stedje church Tuesday 27.01.'
Terje Valfar BakkenSep 3rd, 1978 - Jan 14th, 2004Jäger's Metal picks:
Summoning (Austria) - Oath Bound
Dawn (Swe) - Nær sólen gar niþer for evogher
Caladan Brood (USA) - Echoes of Battle
Arkona (Pol) - Imperium
Medieval Steel (USA) - The Dungeon Tapes
Warrior (UK) - Let Battle Commence
~Jäger
FC for me?
Posted 9 years ago Not this year, but then again, if FC falls on MLK weekend again, it would certainly be a MASSIVE maybe for me. I have had thoughts of going to the fur cons in california. But since shy off from it consider california travel is expensive. I put it on hold since my trip to SDCC in 2011 since the plane tix were alot higher (unless that's the price of summer flight trips). While it might be a toughy consider it is a month from MFF that I plan and hope for this year, I'll certainly do so the same for FC. Till then, I just hope to make FWA and AC without the worry of being on call on one or both of those cons. If so, maybe FC and MFF would help make up for it, but we shall see.
Also, got some back-logs of collected commish, Especially from
, and I really need to get my scanner working again since I got plenty of those and sketches too I need to clean up and make it look pretty.
Jäger Metal picks:
Manticore (USA) - Behold the Ascension of the Execrated
Blood (Ger) - Impulse to Destroy
Gospel of the Horns (Aus) - Ceremonial Conjuration
Evil Blood (Croatia) - Midnight in Sodom
Heavy Cross (Fin) - Street Wolf
Sonne Adam (Isreal) - Doctrines of Dark Devotion
~Jäger
Also, got some back-logs of collected commish, Especially from
, and I really need to get my scanner working again since I got plenty of those and sketches too I need to clean up and make it look pretty. Jäger Metal picks:
Manticore (USA) - Behold the Ascension of the Execrated
Blood (Ger) - Impulse to Destroy
Gospel of the Horns (Aus) - Ceremonial Conjuration
Evil Blood (Croatia) - Midnight in Sodom
Heavy Cross (Fin) - Street Wolf
Sonne Adam (Isreal) - Doctrines of Dark Devotion
~Jäger
Just so you know....
Posted 9 years ago... The music I listen to do not come from recording studios, they come from Hell and Hades.
Examples for ya to check:
Deathhammer (Nor) - Evil Power
Bonehunter (Fin) - Evil Triumphs Again
Old (Ger) - Down With The Nails
Judas Iscariot (USA) - Heaven in Flames
Slaughter (Can) - Strappado
Satanic Warmaster / Archgoat split (Fin) - Lux Satanae (Thirteen Hymns of Finnish Devil Worship)
Cardiac Arrest (USA) - Vortex of Violence
Nunslaughter (USA) - Angelic Dread
Coffins (Jap) - Buried Dead
Hellgoat (USA) - Infernal Zeal
Grave Desecrator (Bra) - Insult
Manilla Road (USA) - Crystal Logic
Inquisition (Col, now USA) - Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm
Caladan Brood (USA) - Echos of Battle
Krypts (Fin) - Remains of Expansion
Zuul (USA) - Out of Time
Undergang (Den) - Til døden os skiller
Exhumed (USA) - Gore Metal
Morbosidad (USA) - Profana La Cruz Del Nazareno
Gouge (Nor) - Beyond Death
Infant Dead (Nor) - War
Throaat (USA) - Black Speed
Nifelheim (Swe) - S/T
Tyrant (Ger) - Mean Machine
Slaughtbbath (Chi) - Hail to Fire
Surgikill (USA) - Sanguinary Revelations
Ruin (USA) - Spread Plague Hell
Teratism (USA) - Via Negativa
Sadistik Exekution (Aus) - The Magus
Sarcofago (Bra) - I.N.R.I.
BONUS: Agurzil (Morocco) (Debut album coming soon, but they do have a bandcamp)
Too lazy to put youtube/bandcamp/spotify/googlesound thingy and such. Check it yourselves. Happy 2017.
~Jäger
Halloween Metal Monday V
Posted 9 years ago Happy Halloween everyone! It is now time to raise some Hell like most of everyone did on Friday. Lastly, the last journal for the Halloween season for one more batch of Halloween Horror themed metal music.
BONUS! Helloween - Halloween
Just the one song of all the fun stuff that happens on Halloween. There is a music video but the song is shortened.
Acid Witch (Detroit, US)
"Step this way,lovers of the loathsome.." says the nasty warty-faced witch as she lures you into her cave of lurking shadows and demonic dablings. She has broiled up a beastly brew into her caudron which gives you what you will experience by not listening, but feeling deathly doom. Listen well to the incantational lyrics and imagery that glorifies the love for horror movies, comics, marijuana, witches, and best of all, Halloween. Lose you mind on Witchtanic Hellucinations really is on full focus of various ugly witches and their lair on the Halloween holiday. Get stoned to the grave on satanic pot, horror flicks, Halloween and candy on Stoned. Speaking of Horror films, have it with Midnight Movies that covers songs from four horror flicks (Three I mentioned in the previous journals).
Ghoul (California, US)
Surfs up, Morons! These skateboarding Maniaxe have risen from their tombs of Creepsylvania to wreck havoc onto this pathetic world with their tunes! They shout and growl morbid tales about the crafty Creamator, the festering Fermentor, the deviant Digestor, the discusting Dissector, the torturous torturer, the krushing killbot, the sleaziest sewer chewer, and.. well, you get the idea. Lyrics of splatter chunky gores, cobwebbed tombs crawling with pissed off zombies, mad scientist seeking to stop ghoul, franken monsters, freaks, geeks, fiends and so many others!
Their lyrics are loud and clear of who they are:
"We are the things that go bump in the night
We are the shamblers that scurry from sight
We are bloodthirsty and graveyards we rule
We'll pick your bones clean because we are Ghoul"
~Graveyard Mosh/Ghoul track
As of recent, Ghoul is back with their new album Dungeon Bastards, and it's a total Halloween Head Banger! Be a Numbskull and listen to these bastards!
The Lurking Corpses (Indiana, US)
Like Misfits? Want more metal? The Lurking Corpses gotcha covered! Creepy tales they have for you that is full on love letter to horror movies they love. Be it a horny mummy, the undead calling out, mad scientist making monsterous monsters, legends of the Werewolf Queen, Satanic rituals and sacrifices, a love song for Lady Frankenstien, spooky ghosts, sinister inquisitors, heart throb maniacs, and many more that will have you either head banging or swinging your hips. (Listen, Listen,Listen, Listen, Listen).
Misfits (New Jersey, US)
Well, not certainly metal, but they have created a legacy of future metal bands of having horror movie themed lyrics. Majority of them b through z horror and sci-fi flicks. First have being Danzig times of just being horror punk, from teenagers from outer space and marylin monroe murders to a 20 eye-fiend and graveyard ghouls. While he split with them long ago with two more horror band projects Danzig and Samhain, graves comes into fill the void briefly to give more on American Psycho and Famous Monster album. Maniacs, monsters, and aliens like always. Then, Jerry Only fills in through out the rest of their career for more monsters and devil-themed lyrics. As of this year, Danzig has reunited with Misfits, how long would that last? well, let's just sit back and watch. (Listen, Listen)
Halloween (Detroit, US)
"Our message is easy to understand Don´t metal with evil!!" Warns the backwards message on Don't Metal With Evil song from the Album of the same name. The 80s really needed a heavy metal band that shows how prideful it is to have Halloween. So the majority of their lyrics is all horror tales and Halloween. Hell! Their music video rules! Trick or Treat and What a Nice Place! Better than other music videos I have seen. It's been quiet most of the time, but they have released their albums sparingly over the 30 years, each still sticking with the Halloween theme.
Mercyful Fate/King Diamond (Denmark / Texas, US)
At last, the band that I hold for last. The greatest heavy metal band of not just Halloween season, but of all time. I admit, I was put off by the falsetto vocals. But over time, he began to grow on me to a point where he is now my Top 4 Mandatory Bands to listen to (Iron Maiden, Motorhead and Judas Priest). In the Mercyful Fate years, he sings his stories seperately in tracks. Stories of witches, satanism, ghostly horrors, and many other dark arts. King Diamond's albums are full concept tales in entirety. Most in King's point of view. A Married couple moved into a haunted house cursed by spirit of the unborn (Abigail), a child who discovers his grandmother has a sinister intent (Them) and later grown up to meet the horrors again (Conspiracy), a Man who is lured into a church by a shewolf that holds a morbid secret (House of God), a spirit of a murdered little girl haunts King at his house for his soul (Give Me Your Soul Please. Which has a Mercyful Fate flavour onto it!) and many more! Also, he announed as of October 2016, is going to be releasing a new Story for us in 2017! I can't wait!
Here! Have some music videos! Watch! Watch! Watch! Watch! Watch!
HALLOWEEN YOU ARE MY PRIDE!
Metal Movie: Trick or Treat (1987)
Heavy Metal, horror movies and Halloween go great together like peanut butter, chocolate and beer! This movie here has all three for you to chew on if you dig it. When a headbanging Misfit is often bullied at school, heavy metal is his only escape. But things take a turn when his favorite singer of a band, Sammi Curr, dies in a fire. He meets up with a DJ who is given the only recorded single of their song before they're death, not realizing the record itself holds a powerful evil that can unleashed when played more than a few times. Featuring Special guest of the film Ozzy Osbourne (as the Christian Televangelist) and Gene Simmons (as a Radio DJ). The soundtrack of a flick is a total headbanging rockin' tunes from the one and only Fastway! The album made for the movie!
That's it for this year! Sorry I did not have stack of movie choices like I have for the past three years. But next year, I will, probably both good and bad flicks. We'll see. Till then, have a fun Happy Halloween!
~Jäger
BONUS! Helloween - Halloween
Just the one song of all the fun stuff that happens on Halloween. There is a music video but the song is shortened.
Acid Witch (Detroit, US)
"Step this way,lovers of the loathsome.." says the nasty warty-faced witch as she lures you into her cave of lurking shadows and demonic dablings. She has broiled up a beastly brew into her caudron which gives you what you will experience by not listening, but feeling deathly doom. Listen well to the incantational lyrics and imagery that glorifies the love for horror movies, comics, marijuana, witches, and best of all, Halloween. Lose you mind on Witchtanic Hellucinations really is on full focus of various ugly witches and their lair on the Halloween holiday. Get stoned to the grave on satanic pot, horror flicks, Halloween and candy on Stoned. Speaking of Horror films, have it with Midnight Movies that covers songs from four horror flicks (Three I mentioned in the previous journals).
Ghoul (California, US)
Surfs up, Morons! These skateboarding Maniaxe have risen from their tombs of Creepsylvania to wreck havoc onto this pathetic world with their tunes! They shout and growl morbid tales about the crafty Creamator, the festering Fermentor, the deviant Digestor, the discusting Dissector, the torturous torturer, the krushing killbot, the sleaziest sewer chewer, and.. well, you get the idea. Lyrics of splatter chunky gores, cobwebbed tombs crawling with pissed off zombies, mad scientist seeking to stop ghoul, franken monsters, freaks, geeks, fiends and so many others!
Their lyrics are loud and clear of who they are:
"We are the things that go bump in the night
We are the shamblers that scurry from sight
We are bloodthirsty and graveyards we rule
We'll pick your bones clean because we are Ghoul"
~Graveyard Mosh/Ghoul track
As of recent, Ghoul is back with their new album Dungeon Bastards, and it's a total Halloween Head Banger! Be a Numbskull and listen to these bastards!
The Lurking Corpses (Indiana, US)
Like Misfits? Want more metal? The Lurking Corpses gotcha covered! Creepy tales they have for you that is full on love letter to horror movies they love. Be it a horny mummy, the undead calling out, mad scientist making monsterous monsters, legends of the Werewolf Queen, Satanic rituals and sacrifices, a love song for Lady Frankenstien, spooky ghosts, sinister inquisitors, heart throb maniacs, and many more that will have you either head banging or swinging your hips. (Listen, Listen,Listen, Listen, Listen).
Misfits (New Jersey, US)
Well, not certainly metal, but they have created a legacy of future metal bands of having horror movie themed lyrics. Majority of them b through z horror and sci-fi flicks. First have being Danzig times of just being horror punk, from teenagers from outer space and marylin monroe murders to a 20 eye-fiend and graveyard ghouls. While he split with them long ago with two more horror band projects Danzig and Samhain, graves comes into fill the void briefly to give more on American Psycho and Famous Monster album. Maniacs, monsters, and aliens like always. Then, Jerry Only fills in through out the rest of their career for more monsters and devil-themed lyrics. As of this year, Danzig has reunited with Misfits, how long would that last? well, let's just sit back and watch. (Listen, Listen)
Halloween (Detroit, US)
"Our message is easy to understand Don´t metal with evil!!" Warns the backwards message on Don't Metal With Evil song from the Album of the same name. The 80s really needed a heavy metal band that shows how prideful it is to have Halloween. So the majority of their lyrics is all horror tales and Halloween. Hell! Their music video rules! Trick or Treat and What a Nice Place! Better than other music videos I have seen. It's been quiet most of the time, but they have released their albums sparingly over the 30 years, each still sticking with the Halloween theme.
Mercyful Fate/King Diamond (Denmark / Texas, US)
At last, the band that I hold for last. The greatest heavy metal band of not just Halloween season, but of all time. I admit, I was put off by the falsetto vocals. But over time, he began to grow on me to a point where he is now my Top 4 Mandatory Bands to listen to (Iron Maiden, Motorhead and Judas Priest). In the Mercyful Fate years, he sings his stories seperately in tracks. Stories of witches, satanism, ghostly horrors, and many other dark arts. King Diamond's albums are full concept tales in entirety. Most in King's point of view. A Married couple moved into a haunted house cursed by spirit of the unborn (Abigail), a child who discovers his grandmother has a sinister intent (Them) and later grown up to meet the horrors again (Conspiracy), a Man who is lured into a church by a shewolf that holds a morbid secret (House of God), a spirit of a murdered little girl haunts King at his house for his soul (Give Me Your Soul Please. Which has a Mercyful Fate flavour onto it!) and many more! Also, he announed as of October 2016, is going to be releasing a new Story for us in 2017! I can't wait!
Here! Have some music videos! Watch! Watch! Watch! Watch! Watch!
HALLOWEEN YOU ARE MY PRIDE!
Metal Movie: Trick or Treat (1987)
Heavy Metal, horror movies and Halloween go great together like peanut butter, chocolate and beer! This movie here has all three for you to chew on if you dig it. When a headbanging Misfit is often bullied at school, heavy metal is his only escape. But things take a turn when his favorite singer of a band, Sammi Curr, dies in a fire. He meets up with a DJ who is given the only recorded single of their song before they're death, not realizing the record itself holds a powerful evil that can unleashed when played more than a few times. Featuring Special guest of the film Ozzy Osbourne (as the Christian Televangelist) and Gene Simmons (as a Radio DJ). The soundtrack of a flick is a total headbanging rockin' tunes from the one and only Fastway! The album made for the movie!
That's it for this year! Sorry I did not have stack of movie choices like I have for the past three years. But next year, I will, probably both good and bad flicks. We'll see. Till then, have a fun Happy Halloween!
~Jäger
Halloween Metal Monday IV
Posted 9 years ago Well, we are down to the last full week of October, why time flies by quickly is beyond me. I hope you are fully in Halloween spirit by then. We still got
bands to cover that is full force with Halloween Horror.
Macabre (Illinois, US)
Before I delve into horror themed metal, let's go to the band that knows horror is real: Serial Killers, Mass Murders and Psychopaths. With plenty of black humour laced over the horrific stories of real maniacs, Macabre would give you a good story like about The Zodiac, Richard Ramirez, Chalres Whiteman, Ronald Gene Simmons, Harvey Glatman, Dennis Nilson, and a full album of starting life and death of Jeffery Dahmer. Their last album Grim Scary Tales goes through centuries of maniacs, from Gilles De Rais and Mary Ann Cotton, to Gilles Garnier and Joseph Vacher. Also a Venom cover too!
Engorged (Oregan, US)
How do you enjoy your splatter horrors? On TNT? VHS? In theatres re-released? Well Engorged has gotten you covered. Featuring members from Ghoul, Frightmare, Impaled and Lord Gore, they deliver this sloppy chunk-blower of groovin' grind death metal of Horror, apocalypse, and a saturday morning cartoon. You like Bad Taste? Listen! How about The Road Warrior? Listen! Recall Shockwaves with Nazi Zombies? Listen! Love G.I. Joe? Listen up, Cobra Cadet! They havent released another album in 12 years, we could certainly use another feast for our ears that would make ya butcher some lame posers and go home to watch Chunk Blower flicks on a VHS while chowing on popcorn.
Wooden Stake (California/New York, US)
Women can too love metal and horror, and thus comes in the Doomy Death Metal done right. Their riffs wailing along with chanting-like singing that echoe in the abandon halls and dungeons of a castle before she turns monstrous in Hanging from the Inverted Cross 9Listen! before it ramps up the speed in A Feast of the Virgin Soul (url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS4.....]Listen![/url]. All lyrics and imagery of many gothic horrors from around the world with ghoulish stories of cursed cemeteries crawling with the living dead, demonic rituals, shadowed castle occupied by horrific beasts, hungry vampires and werewolves, and haunted house with a ghastly history. What more could you ask for of this halloween themed horror metal with female vocals?
Howling (Kentucky, US)
Well, you got more! Only this time, this Shewolf, Venessa from Wooden Stake, is untamed and dangerous and would not hesitate to chew her victims to chunky pieces. That's what Howling sounds like! Her dedication love of movies likeThe Howling, The Fog, American Gothic, Wolfen, The Thing and many more! No BS, just straight forward Thrashing Death Metal of a Shewolf that enjoys horror movies, something you should be doing.
Scaremaker (New York/California)
While sadly this monster was short-lived, it was worth a shot that Venessa created in her laboratory. Full on about vampirism, devil worship, the dead walking, gory comic book, and mad butchers of the damned. This band also featured a member from Atlanta's Father Befouled. Give these two tracks a listen of what they once were and could have been now. Listen, Listen.
Skeletal Spectre (Sweden/US)
Seems Venessa has been collaborating with some horror freaks from Sweden. Sadly not for too long before the Ritualistic Experiment came to an end too soon after one of the members quit the circle. This focused heavily on black magic, voodoo curses, Hellish hexes, and undead of the damned. Pity for it could have been a great horror band collab. What do you think? Give it a listen.
Cardiac Arrest (Illinois, US)
Illinois has been very nice to me giving out actual relevant death metal. Cardiac Arrest shows no mercy for the pathetically weak ones who cant handle it. Full straight forward death metal that screams horror movies! Get swallowed in the Vortex of Violence, endure the sight of the Cadaverous Presence, journey into the Haven for the Insane, and don't bother fleeing when you have enough. There is no escape! Plus, sweet art covers by the fantastic sketcher of nasty, Putrid Matt! You should check his other artworks as well.
Impetigo (Illinois, US)
Necrophagia wasn't the only ones who were the first to show love for horror flicks through death metal. These guys here spews out alot of italian grinding splatters in a sickening via-Carcass approach! Listen to Stevo (No, not Jackass' Stevo) go apeshit insane on the mic with mad tails about maggoty-covered zombies, perverted torture maidens, surgery intentionally gone ghastly, a love letter to Uncle Creepy, degenerate defiling the dead, insanely mad psychopaths, and carnivorous cannibal tribes dwelling in the jungles. They only made two albums and some splits and singles before calling it, only to do a one-show reunion in 2007 before retiring their slaughter for good. Regardless, they have left a legacy of grindcore death metal that bares a severed tongue impaling through the cheek. This is worth your time to check out their nastiness in full! Ultimo Mondo Cannibale and Horror of the Zombies! Oh hey look! An Official Music Video!
Stevo isnt done with horror for good. He's back for more blood, along with members of Wooden Stake, Scaremaker and Shed the Skin with Surgikill. Old School riffs, old school drumming, old school lyrics, old school album art, pure old school horror death metal!
BONUS! Iced Earth - Horror Show Album (Florida, US)
Okay, so the majority of Iced Earth's songs being about egyptian mysticism (specifically their mascot Set Abominae), Biblical tales like from Burnt Offerings album, Mythology, literature and history. However, they have hit an album home to Halloween Town with Horror Show. Entering the haunted palace that Set Abominae occupies where all the Monster Squad from famous horror films dwell. Monsters like Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein), The Wolfman (Wolf), Gillman (Dragon's Child), Dracula, Jack the Ripper (Jack), Im-Ho-Tep, Ghosts, Dracula, The Phantom, and including the son of Satan, The Antichrist himself, Damien. Also includes an Iron Maiden cover track.
Metal Movie: Rocktober Blood (1984)
What happens when a restless cranky rockstar goes on a murdering spree, only to be arrested, tried and put to death, with the surviving victim taking place of a more successful band? Well, you got yourself a slashing headbanging horror flick! While certainly dated for 1984, it seems just right for straight forward heavy metal like of Crucifixion (UK), Witch Cross (Den), Evil (Den), Angel Witch (UK), Satan (UK), Cloven Hoof (UK), and Wolf (NW England) for the 1984 era! Give it a listen to this neat rock music while ya don a demonic mask and a shiney blade for Halloween Night. Listen!
~Jäger
bands to cover that is full force with Halloween Horror.
Macabre (Illinois, US)
Before I delve into horror themed metal, let's go to the band that knows horror is real: Serial Killers, Mass Murders and Psychopaths. With plenty of black humour laced over the horrific stories of real maniacs, Macabre would give you a good story like about The Zodiac, Richard Ramirez, Chalres Whiteman, Ronald Gene Simmons, Harvey Glatman, Dennis Nilson, and a full album of starting life and death of Jeffery Dahmer. Their last album Grim Scary Tales goes through centuries of maniacs, from Gilles De Rais and Mary Ann Cotton, to Gilles Garnier and Joseph Vacher. Also a Venom cover too!
Engorged (Oregan, US)
How do you enjoy your splatter horrors? On TNT? VHS? In theatres re-released? Well Engorged has gotten you covered. Featuring members from Ghoul, Frightmare, Impaled and Lord Gore, they deliver this sloppy chunk-blower of groovin' grind death metal of Horror, apocalypse, and a saturday morning cartoon. You like Bad Taste? Listen! How about The Road Warrior? Listen! Recall Shockwaves with Nazi Zombies? Listen! Love G.I. Joe? Listen up, Cobra Cadet! They havent released another album in 12 years, we could certainly use another feast for our ears that would make ya butcher some lame posers and go home to watch Chunk Blower flicks on a VHS while chowing on popcorn.
Wooden Stake (California/New York, US)
Women can too love metal and horror, and thus comes in the Doomy Death Metal done right. Their riffs wailing along with chanting-like singing that echoe in the abandon halls and dungeons of a castle before she turns monstrous in Hanging from the Inverted Cross 9Listen! before it ramps up the speed in A Feast of the Virgin Soul (url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS4.....]Listen![/url]. All lyrics and imagery of many gothic horrors from around the world with ghoulish stories of cursed cemeteries crawling with the living dead, demonic rituals, shadowed castle occupied by horrific beasts, hungry vampires and werewolves, and haunted house with a ghastly history. What more could you ask for of this halloween themed horror metal with female vocals?
Howling (Kentucky, US)
Well, you got more! Only this time, this Shewolf, Venessa from Wooden Stake, is untamed and dangerous and would not hesitate to chew her victims to chunky pieces. That's what Howling sounds like! Her dedication love of movies likeThe Howling, The Fog, American Gothic, Wolfen, The Thing and many more! No BS, just straight forward Thrashing Death Metal of a Shewolf that enjoys horror movies, something you should be doing.
Scaremaker (New York/California)
While sadly this monster was short-lived, it was worth a shot that Venessa created in her laboratory. Full on about vampirism, devil worship, the dead walking, gory comic book, and mad butchers of the damned. This band also featured a member from Atlanta's Father Befouled. Give these two tracks a listen of what they once were and could have been now. Listen, Listen.
Skeletal Spectre (Sweden/US)
Seems Venessa has been collaborating with some horror freaks from Sweden. Sadly not for too long before the Ritualistic Experiment came to an end too soon after one of the members quit the circle. This focused heavily on black magic, voodoo curses, Hellish hexes, and undead of the damned. Pity for it could have been a great horror band collab. What do you think? Give it a listen.
Cardiac Arrest (Illinois, US)
Illinois has been very nice to me giving out actual relevant death metal. Cardiac Arrest shows no mercy for the pathetically weak ones who cant handle it. Full straight forward death metal that screams horror movies! Get swallowed in the Vortex of Violence, endure the sight of the Cadaverous Presence, journey into the Haven for the Insane, and don't bother fleeing when you have enough. There is no escape! Plus, sweet art covers by the fantastic sketcher of nasty, Putrid Matt! You should check his other artworks as well.
Impetigo (Illinois, US)
Necrophagia wasn't the only ones who were the first to show love for horror flicks through death metal. These guys here spews out alot of italian grinding splatters in a sickening via-Carcass approach! Listen to Stevo (No, not Jackass' Stevo) go apeshit insane on the mic with mad tails about maggoty-covered zombies, perverted torture maidens, surgery intentionally gone ghastly, a love letter to Uncle Creepy, degenerate defiling the dead, insanely mad psychopaths, and carnivorous cannibal tribes dwelling in the jungles. They only made two albums and some splits and singles before calling it, only to do a one-show reunion in 2007 before retiring their slaughter for good. Regardless, they have left a legacy of grindcore death metal that bares a severed tongue impaling through the cheek. This is worth your time to check out their nastiness in full! Ultimo Mondo Cannibale and Horror of the Zombies! Oh hey look! An Official Music Video!
Stevo isnt done with horror for good. He's back for more blood, along with members of Wooden Stake, Scaremaker and Shed the Skin with Surgikill. Old School riffs, old school drumming, old school lyrics, old school album art, pure old school horror death metal!
BONUS! Iced Earth - Horror Show Album (Florida, US)
Okay, so the majority of Iced Earth's songs being about egyptian mysticism (specifically their mascot Set Abominae), Biblical tales like from Burnt Offerings album, Mythology, literature and history. However, they have hit an album home to Halloween Town with Horror Show. Entering the haunted palace that Set Abominae occupies where all the Monster Squad from famous horror films dwell. Monsters like Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein), The Wolfman (Wolf), Gillman (Dragon's Child), Dracula, Jack the Ripper (Jack), Im-Ho-Tep, Ghosts, Dracula, The Phantom, and including the son of Satan, The Antichrist himself, Damien. Also includes an Iron Maiden cover track.
Metal Movie: Rocktober Blood (1984)
What happens when a restless cranky rockstar goes on a murdering spree, only to be arrested, tried and put to death, with the surviving victim taking place of a more successful band? Well, you got yourself a slashing headbanging horror flick! While certainly dated for 1984, it seems just right for straight forward heavy metal like of Crucifixion (UK), Witch Cross (Den), Evil (Den), Angel Witch (UK), Satan (UK), Cloven Hoof (UK), and Wolf (NW England) for the 1984 era! Give it a listen to this neat rock music while ya don a demonic mask and a shiney blade for Halloween Night. Listen!
~Jäger
Halloween Metal Monday III
Posted 9 years agoI cannot believe we are halfway through October. I wished it last for the entire autumn season. Anywho, now we can focus on some good splatter death metal with bands that is primary focused with horror movies!
Necrophagia (Ohio, US)
Out of many death metal bands, these Bastard Children of Horror & Gore decided to have their lyrical content more focused on Horror movies. The Very first! 1983! Expressing their true love for horror movies by John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, Ruggero Deodato, and Lucio Fulci and other horror film directors. Their debut breath to life on a splattered lab table in 1987 with Season of the Dead (Listen!). Though their releases were scarce out over the years, they came up with sickening songs from alot of flicks like Cannibal Holocaust (Music Video!), And You Shall Live in Terror (The Beyond, Music Video!), Flowers of Flesh & Blood (same title from Guenea Pig Films), Jesus Wept (Hellraiser), Zé do Caixão (Coffin Joe from At Midnight I Take Your Soul, Listen!), and Rue Morgue Disciples (Rue Morgue magazine, Music Video!).
Frightmare (Oregon, US)
Bands can make songs about ghost and monsters and Satan. Frightmare here is gonna stick with Slasher flicks, majority of them being in the 1980-1982, with some on the 70s and middle 80s. We all know of Friday the 13th, but they got songs of even more overlooked and obscure slasher flicks. Like Thorn in their Side (The Slumber Party Massacre), Cropsy (The Burning), Black Christmas (same title), The Ripper (New York Ripper), Slayride (Silent Night, Deadly Night), and By Sword, By Pick, By Axe, Bye Bye (The Mutilator)! I'll just plop this here for you to listen to yourself, it will slice you to bits! Listen!
Revolting (Sweden)
Not even Sweden is safe from the splatter flicks that corrupts horror fans. They're lryical and imagery all based on retro splatter gore films, movies like Street Trash (Listen!, Humanoids from the Deep (Listen!), The Beyond (Listen!, House by the Cemetery (Listen!, and many more! Feast on those gore juicey corpse, ya animals!
Blood Freak (Oregon, US)
Featuring Maniac Neil from Frightmare and Lord Gore, brings you some Grindcore Death Metal to ever spew out of the speakers! It isnt a splatter gore metal with an influence of Carcass and Impetigo without a rotting flavor of 60s, 70s, and 80s exploitation sleazy trash movies! There is just so many to list from, I'll just put a full listen for you guys to get your ear drums drilled deep in your skulls while some freaky fiend force feeds you with movie popcorn! Listen!\
There is more, but I'm running short on time here, so I will throw in more next week! Stay tuned, ya sick bastards.
Metal Movies: Deathgasm (2015)
Honestly, I have not seen this film. But I really need to since it's a New Zealand Splatter. With some good soundtrack songs like from Midnight, Emperor, Nunslaughter, and such. Rather unfortunate it's titled after my friend's Record Label that is local from where I live. I will have to come back with the reviews later when I go see it.
~Jäger
Halloween Metal Monday II
Posted 9 years ago Alright, it is time for Part II of Metal Monday, where I list bands that are horror themed based from movies, books, and other moments.
I already know what I have in mind, I'll just be saving the best for last along with a movie trailer that is metal themed.
Deceased (Virginia, US)
These Death/Thrashers is certainly a unique band, with their later albums having quite an unusual vocal approach compared to their old albums like Luck of the Corpse (Listen!), they still have an impeccable lyrical content that is like an excerpt from a horror novel, comic book, or a movie. I mean, songs like Shrieks from the Hearse, Dark Chilling Heartbeat (Listen), From the Ground they Came, A Witness to Suspiria (Listen, and more. With rolling drumming and guitar solos that howl like a restless ghost that haunts the instruments. At first, I didnt get them, but they slowly grew on me like a demon slowly possessing me to a point where at least having two albums from them is mandatory.
October 31 (Virginia, US)
Featuring King Fowley from Deceased, he again carries his horror stories over to his Heavy Metal sister project. Like Deceased, it too features horror movie and story themed lyrics with rocking drumming and riffs that it's 80's laced. Songs like Salem's Curse (Listen), Meet Thy Maker, and Bury The Hatchet (Listen) with a very Halloweeny album art.
Mausoleum (Pennsylvania, US)
Some good straight forward Death Metal with early 90s flavor to it. Very appropriate for to have horror-usque lyrical content and imagery that you swore you were reading a script from an up coming Creepshow comic book. A pity they only did two albums and two splits, just the song titles with mean riffs like Entombed in the Womb, Flesh Fiends, Consumed by the Deceased, and Doomed in the Desecrated Cemetery (Listen!). C'mon guys! When is the third album coming out!
Mortician (New York, US)
The duo has one way of expressing their love of horror movies: through brutal death metal music. In doing so, every single of their releases, most of their songs would have stock sounds from horror flicks. Songs like Bloodcraving (When a Stranger Calls), Cannibal Feast (Cannibal Ferox), Fog of Death (The Fog), Hacked up for Barbeque (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Mass Mutilation (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer), Island of the Dead (Zombi 2), Camp Blood (Friday The 13th: Part II), Domain of Death (Mark of the Devil), Telepathic Terror (Scanners), Revenge (I Spit on your Grave), Werewolves Curse (An American Werewolf in London), Reanimated Dead Flesh (Reanimator), Mortician (Phantasm, Phantasm III) and many others. They havent released a new album in the past 12 years as of this writing. But we can surely use another album that shares the love of classic chunk-blowing horror flicks! Rather than just link individual songs in samples, give a full listen from their debut album I say is the best! Listen!
This band of choice here is a hint on what the next journal is gonna be.....
Metal Movie: Black Roses (1988)
The same director that brought you the very cookie and insanely laughably bad film Rock 'N Roll Nightmare. Out of all the other places to perform a live show, a demonic heavy metal band Black Roses, comes to a Pleasantville-like small town to pollute the airwaves and poison the minds of kids with their spellbound music. Can a school teacher put a stop to it before all the kids turn into monsters and destroy the town? I'm not sure why metal themed movies are the ones that are terribly made, it's such a waste of having such a great soundtrack! Minus some songs from Black Roses that had original songs like Soldiers of the Night (Listen) (I dont know why Trick or Treat scenes are in this one), there are other songs in it from other bands that you hear like Tempest (Listen), Hallows Eve (Listen!), King Kobra (Listen), and the damn rockin' band Lizzy Borden (LISTEN!)!
~Jäger
I already know what I have in mind, I'll just be saving the best for last along with a movie trailer that is metal themed.
Deceased (Virginia, US)
These Death/Thrashers is certainly a unique band, with their later albums having quite an unusual vocal approach compared to their old albums like Luck of the Corpse (Listen!), they still have an impeccable lyrical content that is like an excerpt from a horror novel, comic book, or a movie. I mean, songs like Shrieks from the Hearse, Dark Chilling Heartbeat (Listen), From the Ground they Came, A Witness to Suspiria (Listen, and more. With rolling drumming and guitar solos that howl like a restless ghost that haunts the instruments. At first, I didnt get them, but they slowly grew on me like a demon slowly possessing me to a point where at least having two albums from them is mandatory.
October 31 (Virginia, US)
Featuring King Fowley from Deceased, he again carries his horror stories over to his Heavy Metal sister project. Like Deceased, it too features horror movie and story themed lyrics with rocking drumming and riffs that it's 80's laced. Songs like Salem's Curse (Listen), Meet Thy Maker, and Bury The Hatchet (Listen) with a very Halloweeny album art.
Mausoleum (Pennsylvania, US)
Some good straight forward Death Metal with early 90s flavor to it. Very appropriate for to have horror-usque lyrical content and imagery that you swore you were reading a script from an up coming Creepshow comic book. A pity they only did two albums and two splits, just the song titles with mean riffs like Entombed in the Womb, Flesh Fiends, Consumed by the Deceased, and Doomed in the Desecrated Cemetery (Listen!). C'mon guys! When is the third album coming out!
Mortician (New York, US)
The duo has one way of expressing their love of horror movies: through brutal death metal music. In doing so, every single of their releases, most of their songs would have stock sounds from horror flicks. Songs like Bloodcraving (When a Stranger Calls), Cannibal Feast (Cannibal Ferox), Fog of Death (The Fog), Hacked up for Barbeque (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Mass Mutilation (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer), Island of the Dead (Zombi 2), Camp Blood (Friday The 13th: Part II), Domain of Death (Mark of the Devil), Telepathic Terror (Scanners), Revenge (I Spit on your Grave), Werewolves Curse (An American Werewolf in London), Reanimated Dead Flesh (Reanimator), Mortician (Phantasm, Phantasm III) and many others. They havent released a new album in the past 12 years as of this writing. But we can surely use another album that shares the love of classic chunk-blowing horror flicks! Rather than just link individual songs in samples, give a full listen from their debut album I say is the best! Listen!
This band of choice here is a hint on what the next journal is gonna be.....
Metal Movie: Black Roses (1988)
The same director that brought you the very cookie and insanely laughably bad film Rock 'N Roll Nightmare. Out of all the other places to perform a live show, a demonic heavy metal band Black Roses, comes to a Pleasantville-like small town to pollute the airwaves and poison the minds of kids with their spellbound music. Can a school teacher put a stop to it before all the kids turn into monsters and destroy the town? I'm not sure why metal themed movies are the ones that are terribly made, it's such a waste of having such a great soundtrack! Minus some songs from Black Roses that had original songs like Soldiers of the Night (Listen) (I dont know why Trick or Treat scenes are in this one), there are other songs in it from other bands that you hear like Tempest (Listen), Hallows Eve (Listen!), King Kobra (Listen), and the damn rockin' band Lizzy Borden (LISTEN!)!
~Jäger
Halloween Metal Monday I
Posted 9 years ago This is it! Finally October month, full Halloween season!
This is going to be different here, since Halloween is on a monday, this will be the special Metal Monday thing. Listing of bands that is horror themed or influenced by horror movies and books. Along with it, it will be one trailer of a heavy metal themed horror flick. Good or bad. So get your
turntable set and have your TV set with horror flicks as background visuals as you play it up to eleven!
Cradle of Filth (UK)
Now this is an unusual choice, especially the kind from a headbanger like me that is known to love Black 'n Speed metal like Throaat and along with Death Metal like Ectovoid and Graveyard (Spain). However, I'm crediting these guys for actually paving away to my metal interests along with Cannibal Corpse did when I was 13. Dani Filth's favorite band is Emperor, along with others that would fuel my interests in metal even further. Plus,how sweet this music video was to me seeing it at 13! So anywho, I am listing them for some of their albums have strong influences from horror stories and legends. Here are some album examples below with horror influences from the media.
Cruelty and the Beast - A full concept album about the infamous Countess Bathory. (Listen)
Midian - The title itself is based from Clive Barker's novella Cabal (or the film version Nightbreed). The Song "Cthulhu Dawn" is a song from you-know-who from the H.P. Lovecraft stories. Lastly, it features guest vocals Doug Bradley (Pinhead from Hellraiser). (Listen!)
Damnation & the Day - The album having abit of influences from Paradise Loss by John Milton. (Listen)
Godspeed the Devil's Thunder - A full concept album about the 15th century French Aristocrat Gilles De Rais, whom has fallen into madness of molesting and murdering hundreds of children for satanic black magic. (Listen)
Hammer of the Witches - Accordingly from the note, the album's title is named after the 'Malleus Maleficarum', a medieval document of guidelines regarding the persecution and torture of witches. I gave it a listen just now and I actually dig it.
Hooded Menace (Fin)
How doom metal is really suppose to be made. Like an old, dusty and cobwebbed tomb that time forgot. Hear Harri Kuokkanen bellows in an echoy growls of haunting tales of ghostly skeletal templars, mad science, and twisted figures lurking in the shadows. All influences from the majority of 70s Spanish and Italian horror flicks like Tombs of the Blind Dead. With such songs like Rotting Rampage (Menace of the Skeletal Dead) (Listen, The Eyeless Horde, Never Cross the Dead, Terror Castle, and lastly from the very appropriately named album Darkness Drips Forth Blood for the Burning Oath / Dungeons of the Disembodied (Listen!)
Night Magic (Hour of 13) (USA)
If you enjoyed Black Sabbath but wished the lyrical content was nothing but satanic and black magic related stuff, Night Magic, aka Hour of 13, is your go to for the Halloween season for good witchcraft or Satanic Ritual theme. Listen to their rockin' chants of Rite of Samhain, Evil Inside, and the very appropriate starter song Call to Satan. I saw them at Blood of the Wolf Fest II in Kentucky, they were fantastic! Pure 70s Satanic Rock influences! (Listen!
Metal Movie: Rock 'n Roll Nightmare (1987)
(sorry, couldnt find the trailer. Just youtube it) Well, this movie is absolutely hoakey. With oddball plot, hammy acting and laughable effects. Story about a band decided to do some rehearsal at a farm house where it's cursed by something evil. Starring John Mikl Thor of his heavy metal band Thor (or in the soundtrack, Thor & the Tritonz). Can Thor stop the ultimate evil of Satan before he kills everyone and takes over the world? Well.... see for yourself, watch it with friends if you want to have a laughing time riffing at it. Only thing good is a toe tapping songs and a real rockin songs. (Listen!)
~Jäger
This is going to be different here, since Halloween is on a monday, this will be the special Metal Monday thing. Listing of bands that is horror themed or influenced by horror movies and books. Along with it, it will be one trailer of a heavy metal themed horror flick. Good or bad. So get your
turntable set and have your TV set with horror flicks as background visuals as you play it up to eleven!
Cradle of Filth (UK)
Now this is an unusual choice, especially the kind from a headbanger like me that is known to love Black 'n Speed metal like Throaat and along with Death Metal like Ectovoid and Graveyard (Spain). However, I'm crediting these guys for actually paving away to my metal interests along with Cannibal Corpse did when I was 13. Dani Filth's favorite band is Emperor, along with others that would fuel my interests in metal even further. Plus,how sweet this music video was to me seeing it at 13! So anywho, I am listing them for some of their albums have strong influences from horror stories and legends. Here are some album examples below with horror influences from the media.
Cruelty and the Beast - A full concept album about the infamous Countess Bathory. (Listen)
Midian - The title itself is based from Clive Barker's novella Cabal (or the film version Nightbreed). The Song "Cthulhu Dawn" is a song from you-know-who from the H.P. Lovecraft stories. Lastly, it features guest vocals Doug Bradley (Pinhead from Hellraiser). (Listen!)
Damnation & the Day - The album having abit of influences from Paradise Loss by John Milton. (Listen)
Godspeed the Devil's Thunder - A full concept album about the 15th century French Aristocrat Gilles De Rais, whom has fallen into madness of molesting and murdering hundreds of children for satanic black magic. (Listen)
Hammer of the Witches - Accordingly from the note, the album's title is named after the 'Malleus Maleficarum', a medieval document of guidelines regarding the persecution and torture of witches. I gave it a listen just now and I actually dig it.
Hooded Menace (Fin)
How doom metal is really suppose to be made. Like an old, dusty and cobwebbed tomb that time forgot. Hear Harri Kuokkanen bellows in an echoy growls of haunting tales of ghostly skeletal templars, mad science, and twisted figures lurking in the shadows. All influences from the majority of 70s Spanish and Italian horror flicks like Tombs of the Blind Dead. With such songs like Rotting Rampage (Menace of the Skeletal Dead) (Listen, The Eyeless Horde, Never Cross the Dead, Terror Castle, and lastly from the very appropriately named album Darkness Drips Forth Blood for the Burning Oath / Dungeons of the Disembodied (Listen!)
Night Magic (Hour of 13) (USA)
If you enjoyed Black Sabbath but wished the lyrical content was nothing but satanic and black magic related stuff, Night Magic, aka Hour of 13, is your go to for the Halloween season for good witchcraft or Satanic Ritual theme. Listen to their rockin' chants of Rite of Samhain, Evil Inside, and the very appropriate starter song Call to Satan. I saw them at Blood of the Wolf Fest II in Kentucky, they were fantastic! Pure 70s Satanic Rock influences! (Listen!
Metal Movie: Rock 'n Roll Nightmare (1987)
(sorry, couldnt find the trailer. Just youtube it) Well, this movie is absolutely hoakey. With oddball plot, hammy acting and laughable effects. Story about a band decided to do some rehearsal at a farm house where it's cursed by something evil. Starring John Mikl Thor of his heavy metal band Thor (or in the soundtrack, Thor & the Tritonz). Can Thor stop the ultimate evil of Satan before he kills everyone and takes over the world? Well.... see for yourself, watch it with friends if you want to have a laughing time riffing at it. Only thing good is a toe tapping songs and a real rockin songs. (Listen!)
~Jäger
Dragon Con 2016
Posted 9 years agoAnthrocon Abound - Still need One Room mate
Posted 9 years agoAlrighty, with only three days away, I look forward being in Pitts again. Getting away from the ultra-conservative environment of my work place for the longer weekend. It's going to be sweet seeing my friends again that make it out here, bummer to those who cant make it. Right now, I am working on my newly refreshed PC that hopefully wiped the ransom ware. I still got some house cleaning and laundry to do, but my art materials are done and set (finally).
Also, I still look for one more person who is still looking for a place to sleep for the weekend. If you or you know someone who needs a room, let me know, and I will forward you to the room owner for info.
Other than that, anyone who is going, you have a safe trip! See you guys in Steel City!
~Jäger
Smacked with Ransomware
Posted 9 years agoFoolishly clicked on the attached file of a malicious email, and now some of my files (pics, zip files and such) is held for ransom unless I pay in bitcoins ($300+). While it's a bummer, I have no problem wiping my PC (again) if I cant decrypt my stuff. Unless some of you or someone you know who can help, I would probably just start again.
Stuff I did:
Kaspersky method: scanned, disinfected, and deleted those that couldnt be disinfected.
CCcleaned it.
Restarting
System Restore 9 days before the infection
I have the Kaspersky Decryption, but it needs to find the "original path" or "original file" in order for it to continue scanning and decrypt my files back. I cannot locate it, for I fear it could be lost because of my CCcleaner.
Sucks is that my thumbdrive was plugged in and it too got infected.
~Jäger
Looking for Room for AC?
Posted 9 years agoSince I'm going to Anthrocon, a friend of mine is looking for one more person to help keep the cost down. So if you're looking for a place to shower and sleep on that weekend, plop a note and I'll give instructions as soon as possible.
~Jäger
Im not a smart man.....
Posted 9 years ago I forgot to sign up for Artist Alley lottery.
Betcha hearin' this in Forest Guhmp's voice as ya readin' this.
~Jäger
Betcha hearin' this in Forest Guhmp's voice as ya readin' this.
~Jäger
It happened...
Posted 9 years agoWhat the Hell's happening, Jäger!? [FWA update]
Posted 9 years agoHey everyone!
I wanna say that things have been a rocky three months. I'll put it here in bullet points. It's a long read, so if ya got time, here's what's been happening....
-As of last Monday, I have a new job working with the county water service department. After working five and a half years working at a night shift through the ten agency. I am now working day shift (7am - 4pm) with possible overtime when necessary. There is also an on-call schedule in which from friday through friday, they will telephone me when they need even when i have work week (they'll probably call me an hour after i go to bed). It that means i could be working 100 hrs that week. This is only when my name comes up. I honestly miss my previous job since I enjoyed it, but the company that owns Dynamex is on a hiring freeze for the past four years. It sucks, but I needed a stepping stone; they are, however, will take me back incase something goes wrong with my new job. But until then, I'm sticking around with this and see how it plays out. That said.......
-Furry Cons. So far, since Furry Weekend Atlanta is possible since it's local. Although my previous job only acknowledged that I will be gone for it. But not this one, I'll be asking the boss later today if it's possible to have only that Friday off since I have no problem coming in Thursday evening (will update later). But I will have to leave a little earlier on Sunday due to my new bedtime schedule. Speaking of which, if anyone is going to FWA, if you got a floor space, I would like one. If things go well, I would like Thurs, fris, and sats night. I am very laid back, only thing that matters is a place to sleep and shower. I'll be at artist alley for most of the day. That aside, it will probably be the only furry con I go to this year. Due to my six months probation of this new work, I may have to skip Anthrocon. It breaks my heart I will be missing my friends there, but real life must come first. Unless otherwise, I will return for Anthrocon 2017!
[03/22/16 Update: It's a go for FWA! I'll be arriving late Thurs after my shift! See ya there!]
-My cats. As far as the news is, Spooky is doing alright. He is now a three)legged demon. Reason is that after months of him being on the splint, the bones is just not healing well. We decided to have his leg removed since putting pins and plates in him would hold it, but wont precisely heal the fracture and I fear will cause an infection. It was a two week struggle with him having staples and putting him in a cone, but after that, we got that removed and he's doing great. Already adjusted to having three legs. Also...
We have an addition to, another kitty name Binx. The cat I saved in October. Originally he's suppose to be in a new home, but that has changed. Will post a pic of him later with much re details.
-Personal stuff on the other hand, January and February has not been nice to me. I have since been having anxiety attacks and nightmares. Not to mention some family issues usually due to mum. Reasons is that she sees me wanting to art just as personal hobbies and believes doing it as a career is pointless. Same case with my sisters who wanted to do a modeling career in which they are doing fantastic. Can't no longer say with my brother snce he's now working for video fame development. I probably need to stick with dad for a while since he supports our choices. Or better yet, I probably need to get out of GA for good, I have thoughts of moving up north. I was thinking either Maryland or Vermont, I simply wanted to start fresh again. Maybe that could help me. Until then, this current work should help me get to that goal. For that, I really need to get back in the groove of drawing again.
-Art. Just so you know, I know I got commissions I owe. For those who are coming to FWA, you can pick them up (I know who). So far, ever since I got win10 on this PC, it was troubling having to update everything to recognize it.... Except for my scanner. Despite being connected, it doesn't recognize it. I cannot find any leads on updating it, only found more questions than answers (thanks o-google). Also, I really hope this year's FWA will help perk up my art again...
Welp, that's about it for me. Sorry for the typos since I and typing through phone while we wait for approval to dig a hole here to work on the water pipes and get dirty.
~Jäger
Artist searching for chicks to draw
Posted 9 years ago
have been drawing dudes and wieners for a while, he's now itching to draw some ladies and titties. So if ya got some excellent babes,regardless of species, even human(!), hop to his journal and plop him whatcha got. If ya do that, you might get a freebieeeeeeeeeeeeeee of your babe being drawn in exchange if he picks ya. Free! vvvvvvvvvvvvv Journal right here.
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Krampus Eve
Posted 10 years ago Well, it's the jolly season again. Jäger Krampus is here once again!
Just want to say that I am in good health again since my ugly sickness I had last week. Just skin peeling is all, but no more sores and rashes. I got better just in time for my sister's Krampus Party and mum's christmas party over the weekend. And for that, caught a couple of movies:
Krampus
It was fantastic. Directed by Michael Dougherty, who brought you Trick 'r Treat nearly ten years ago, decides to bring the Christmas Beast to life on the silver screen for the first time. Definitely recommend you guys see it as soon as possible. Yes, it is a PG-13 friendly flick, but the way it was well executed plays well like Gremlins and Monster Squad. There are some CG, but the majority, including most shots of Krampus, is all authentically prosthetic thanks to Weta Workshop. So check it quickly before two more major movies pushes it out of the theatres.
Star Wars: Ep. VII The Force Awakening
The grade of this movie........... B+ Why? Well, unfortunately I cannot say since I don't know which is a spoiler. So I will keep my lips zipped for the next three weeks. However, I will say minus the one part of the movie, everything else was fantastic. Still has the heart & soul like the Star Wars we remembered. Though I do hope he doesnt pull another Star Trek Into Darkness for Episode VIII. So we will have to see... Till then, I plan on going to see it again, but this time at a RealD 3D auditorium. That movie was just beautiful, also, most creatures are prosthetic as well. And it's damn amazing. So do check it out while you're dodging spoilers out there.
So far, the movies I do look forward this christmas is The Hateful Eight by Quintin Tarantino and The Revenant by this director Alejandro González Iñárritu who did Birdman.
Certainly not much going on except staying at home with family on christmas day. Before I sign off......
Have yourself a Lemmy Little Christmas! It's Lemmy Kilmister's 70th Birthday!
Merry Krampus, ya filthy animals!
~Jäger Krampus
Just want to say that I am in good health again since my ugly sickness I had last week. Just skin peeling is all, but no more sores and rashes. I got better just in time for my sister's Krampus Party and mum's christmas party over the weekend. And for that, caught a couple of movies:
Krampus
It was fantastic. Directed by Michael Dougherty, who brought you Trick 'r Treat nearly ten years ago, decides to bring the Christmas Beast to life on the silver screen for the first time. Definitely recommend you guys see it as soon as possible. Yes, it is a PG-13 friendly flick, but the way it was well executed plays well like Gremlins and Monster Squad. There are some CG, but the majority, including most shots of Krampus, is all authentically prosthetic thanks to Weta Workshop. So check it quickly before two more major movies pushes it out of the theatres.
Star Wars: Ep. VII The Force Awakening
The grade of this movie........... B+ Why? Well, unfortunately I cannot say since I don't know which is a spoiler. So I will keep my lips zipped for the next three weeks. However, I will say minus the one part of the movie, everything else was fantastic. Still has the heart & soul like the Star Wars we remembered. Though I do hope he doesnt pull another Star Trek Into Darkness for Episode VIII. So we will have to see... Till then, I plan on going to see it again, but this time at a RealD 3D auditorium. That movie was just beautiful, also, most creatures are prosthetic as well. And it's damn amazing. So do check it out while you're dodging spoilers out there.
So far, the movies I do look forward this christmas is The Hateful Eight by Quintin Tarantino and The Revenant by this director Alejandro González Iñárritu who did Birdman.
Certainly not much going on except staying at home with family on christmas day. Before I sign off......
Have yourself a Lemmy Little Christmas! It's Lemmy Kilmister's 70th Birthday!
Merry Krampus, ya filthy animals!
~Jäger Krampus
Sickness at a gross level.
Posted 10 years agoIn few instances, there are times when I would get sick. But like all fevers and flus, I would muscle through it with meds and such. Last thursday, I gotten the fever that lasted from that morning through friday morning. but in that same morning, the back of my mouth got sore, and then some prickly stingings in my hands and feet. It started on tips of fingers and thought I have gotten splinters from work that two days up until I felt the same on my feet. Then, more red dots came to a point where some would become blisters and sores. By saturday morning, more sores and blisters on them, as well as some on my face, arms and legs and other areas. They're very sensitive that even convenient tasks like typing on this keyboard or opening a drink bottle hurts badly. Walking is even worse. Since I would have a limping motion of an old man. So I went to the Immediate Doctor because I was thinking I might have HFMD (Hand Foot Mouth Disease), which is common with kids, but also adults can get it despite it's hard for them to have it. No cure for it other than you have to just ride it out. Fortunately, after the tests, I dont have the virus infection......
.... Instead I got a bacterial infection. Strep throat with a siding of Impetigo. Yea, you know it's bad if you have an infection that shares a death metal band's name (it would be worse for ya if you got something that shares a name of a slammy slam brutal gore grind metal band). So much for my getting out of the woods of sickness, only to fall into another sickness problem of the wilderness. Also yes, Strep and Impetigo IS contagious, with impetigo can be spread by touching others. Children are even more higher risk to get it. Also if you're gonna google the name, I'll warn you will see alot of ugly results, most being children (since that infection is too mostly in common with children). As of now, I got three bottles of pills to take and two body stuff for external (body soap and ointment). With treatment, I hope most of it would go away after 48 hours and all of it gone hopefully before the week is up. But until then, this pain and looking at my own hands and feet like it's a train wreck that it is makes me wish a unicorn would just put me in a dreamland coma until this infection fully clears up.
Merry Sickmas, blech. Why does it always fall in december?
~Jäger
Jäger's Horror Picks V
Posted 10 years ago Alrighty! The final week for this October, and right on Halloween too! And now, the final film list for your collection.
Here are the previous list here.
I. http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7083581/
II. http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7099613/
III. http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7116590/
IV. http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7131413/
Ghosthouse (1988)
Umberto Lanzi delivers what was strangely retitled as The Evil Dead III (Unofficial sequel, mind you), with a mixture of supernatural with slasher horror. With strangers that foolishly enter in the deserted house that is haunted by a ghostly girl and her morbid doll. Resulting in meeting their grisly demise. Once lost in VHS obscurity would later be rescued on DVD by Rifftrax, and later on Blu-ray double feat with Witchery by Scream Factory!
Maniac Cop (1988)
We'll we're at the height of the controversy of police brutality and militarization of our law enforcement, let's rip this band aid right off and get with the movie where the slasher villian is a cop. A string of murders resulted in one officer Jack being framed for murder of a female officer. It's up to him to figure out who set him up. While this happens, more people are being murder by a faceless homicidal cop. Bruce Cambell vs. B-Movie star Robert Z'Dar,
Cannibal Girls (1973)
They're young, they're beautiful, and they're very, very sexy. They love every man they meet to death....... And then for dinner. Now who else would direct this exploitation movie involving girls killing and eating men? Well, that would be Ghostbusters director, Ivan Reitman! His film title was even referenced in Ghostbusters II if you have a good eye.
Burnt Offerings (1976)
It's a rare occurrence we would have a very good haunted house movie. A family makes a big mistake moving into a haunted house, it's malevolent spirit hell bent on picking off the family one by one. Can they make it out alive??
The Monster Squad (1987)
What happens when a group of horror fan kids suddenly realize the Monsters have come to bring doom to the world? Well, put a stop to them! Count Dracula groups up with The Wolfman, The Mummy, The Gillman, and lastly, Frankenstein's monster, to retrieve an amulet which Dracula seeks to rule the world. Can the kids put a stop to him in time by testing out Hollywood monster movie tropes? Fred Dekker returns to give us a monster movie that is precisely just right for Halloween. Everything that is a great homage to the classic Monsters we feared. The monsters specially designed by none other than Stan Winston and his crew. Created uniquely to differ and give Universal's famous monsters a modern look! This relic of a movie is definitely important for you to watch. If you haven't seen it yet, sharpen your stakes, load up on silver bullets, binge watch on monster movies, and slip on a "Stephen King Rules!" shirt, you're about to join The Monster Squad!
Radical Remakes: The Evil Dead (2013)
Now, I will always be a worshiper of the original. As it is the most important horror movie ever made. When the remake was announced, yes, I was outraged consider how most remakes in this 2000s era sucks. However, upon seeing it, what I watched was the definition of what a Horror Movie should be. The story is different following a group of teens helping the girl kick her drug habit by going out on vacation at a cabin. Of course, one of the teens discover an ancient and grotesque book-aaaand you get the idea where this is going. After the neat opening movie before the title card, it had a rocky start before it finally picks up where we waited for, and it pays off good.
Hauntingly Obscure: At Midnight I'll Take your Soul! (1963)
It was a matter of time before Brazil finally get themselves their home grown horror movie. Jose Mojica Marins delivers Brazil's first boogeyman Xe Xe Do Caixao, roughly translated, Coffin Joe. The Unholy Undertaker terrorizes the catholic town in brutalizing locals while searching for the perfect woman to bare his child. This film jump way ahead from what most horror movies would do, heavy violence and gore and cruelty. The film would be followed by four sequels, including the latest 2008 film Embodiment of Evil. Replaying Coffin Joe role once again.
Happy Halloween, everyone!
~Jäger
Here are the previous list here.
I. http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7083581/
II. http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7099613/
III. http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7116590/
IV. http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/7131413/
Ghosthouse (1988)
Umberto Lanzi delivers what was strangely retitled as The Evil Dead III (Unofficial sequel, mind you), with a mixture of supernatural with slasher horror. With strangers that foolishly enter in the deserted house that is haunted by a ghostly girl and her morbid doll. Resulting in meeting their grisly demise. Once lost in VHS obscurity would later be rescued on DVD by Rifftrax, and later on Blu-ray double feat with Witchery by Scream Factory!
Maniac Cop (1988)
We'll we're at the height of the controversy of police brutality and militarization of our law enforcement, let's rip this band aid right off and get with the movie where the slasher villian is a cop. A string of murders resulted in one officer Jack being framed for murder of a female officer. It's up to him to figure out who set him up. While this happens, more people are being murder by a faceless homicidal cop. Bruce Cambell vs. B-Movie star Robert Z'Dar,
Cannibal Girls (1973)
They're young, they're beautiful, and they're very, very sexy. They love every man they meet to death....... And then for dinner. Now who else would direct this exploitation movie involving girls killing and eating men? Well, that would be Ghostbusters director, Ivan Reitman! His film title was even referenced in Ghostbusters II if you have a good eye.
Burnt Offerings (1976)
It's a rare occurrence we would have a very good haunted house movie. A family makes a big mistake moving into a haunted house, it's malevolent spirit hell bent on picking off the family one by one. Can they make it out alive??
The Monster Squad (1987)
What happens when a group of horror fan kids suddenly realize the Monsters have come to bring doom to the world? Well, put a stop to them! Count Dracula groups up with The Wolfman, The Mummy, The Gillman, and lastly, Frankenstein's monster, to retrieve an amulet which Dracula seeks to rule the world. Can the kids put a stop to him in time by testing out Hollywood monster movie tropes? Fred Dekker returns to give us a monster movie that is precisely just right for Halloween. Everything that is a great homage to the classic Monsters we feared. The monsters specially designed by none other than Stan Winston and his crew. Created uniquely to differ and give Universal's famous monsters a modern look! This relic of a movie is definitely important for you to watch. If you haven't seen it yet, sharpen your stakes, load up on silver bullets, binge watch on monster movies, and slip on a "Stephen King Rules!" shirt, you're about to join The Monster Squad!
Radical Remakes: The Evil Dead (2013)
Now, I will always be a worshiper of the original. As it is the most important horror movie ever made. When the remake was announced, yes, I was outraged consider how most remakes in this 2000s era sucks. However, upon seeing it, what I watched was the definition of what a Horror Movie should be. The story is different following a group of teens helping the girl kick her drug habit by going out on vacation at a cabin. Of course, one of the teens discover an ancient and grotesque book-aaaand you get the idea where this is going. After the neat opening movie before the title card, it had a rocky start before it finally picks up where we waited for, and it pays off good.
Hauntingly Obscure: At Midnight I'll Take your Soul! (1963)
It was a matter of time before Brazil finally get themselves their home grown horror movie. Jose Mojica Marins delivers Brazil's first boogeyman Xe Xe Do Caixao, roughly translated, Coffin Joe. The Unholy Undertaker terrorizes the catholic town in brutalizing locals while searching for the perfect woman to bare his child. This film jump way ahead from what most horror movies would do, heavy violence and gore and cruelty. The film would be followed by four sequels, including the latest 2008 film Embodiment of Evil. Replaying Coffin Joe role once again.
Happy Halloween, everyone!
~Jäger
Jäger's Horror Picks VI
Posted 10 years ago Alright, only one more week 'till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween - One more week 'till, Sil-Ver Shamrock!
This one here will be the special Christopher Lee Journal. Last Summer, he sadly passed away at 93. Here is my copy-pasta from my facebook on the day of his death:
This morning came the tragic news. A True end of an Era has happened. Sir Christopher Lee has now left this world to join the party of his old friends Vincent Price, John Caradine, and Peter Cushing. Chris has explored all four corners of his acting career with theatre plays, movies, books, music, and even video games. While I will know him as the true vampire on the Dracula film series which he unfortunately distance himself from due to bullying of Hammer Films and less screen time, I will also know him of being Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man in which he praises his role from. It's really amazing of him being the actor of playing in both Low-budget films (Jesus Franco's movies) to high blockbuster flicks be it duking it out with Yoda in Star Wars: Ep 2 and with Gandalf in LotR films and even was cool being in Tim Burton flicks, good and bad. Sir Lee, thank you so much for the entertainment that you gave us. We will miss you greatly. Fair well, Sir. Tell the trio I said hi and have fun partying with them again. *picture featured on the post*
I have already covered a few of his films like Dracula
The Gorgon (1961)
Hammer brings a british gothic horror spin to the Greek Myth creature. Settling place in 1910, a few people are murdered in which they mysteriously turned to stone. When one man is framed for murder of a girl, the father of the wrongfully accused man decides to investigate the murder himself. Leading up to discovering that the last Gorgon(s) that turns people into stone under the full moon.
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Released in the US titled "The Devil's Bride," Lee in this film goes up against a Satanic Cult in the countryside of England in 1929. This movie is in need of a DVD Re-release and Blu-ray since the past DVDs are out of print.
Scream and Scream Again (1970)
Wow, what a rare opportunity to see not one, but three horror icons together in one movie. Lee is joined by Peter Cushing and Vincent Price! Lee investigates a series of murder caused by a vampire-like killer. The near capture of the mad man lead them to a house where a scientist that does horrific experiments in the lab. One involving acid vault.
The House that Dripped Blood (1971)
And now Mister Lee with not just Cushing, but also a horror actress Ingridd Pitt! This delivers an anthology of four stories. An Inspector comes to investigate a disappearance of an Actor. However, upon talking to the estate agent, the actor wasn't the first person to vanish in the house.
The Wicker Man (1973)
This film is by far one of Christopher Lee's favorite film out of over 200+ he has ever acted in. He praises it since that it was a rumour that he even performed in it for free. The story of a british police officer arriving at a Pagan Island Summerisle in search of a missing little girl. The officer, being conservative christian, is shocked by the Pagan taboos: women frolicking naked in a blessing fertility dance, school teaching sex, parties, and a lack of a christian church. Lee plays as the Lord Summerisle.
Radical Remakes: Hammer Film does Universal Monsters (1955 - 1962 (-1974 sequels)).
After nearly a decade when the monster craze fizzled out in the US. UK picked up the slack by reviving the monsters to life not only in colour, but in more theatrical gothic approach, with a hint of stronger violence and some saucey moments, even nudity. I have covered Dracula (1958) two years back. In which followed by seven sequels including Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972). . Their first time they did it is with Frankenstein with The Curse of Frankenstein in which Lee plays the monster. Again, it is followed by sequels. Lastly, The Mummy (1959) in which Lee plays at the mummy creature Kharis. This too had sequels as well.
There are also non-Lee films of Hammer remaking some Universal monsters like The Phantom of the Opera (1959), Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll.
Hauntingly Obscured: Count Dracula (1970)
[Sorry, I could only find the german trailer] Now, here we have the usual Dracula premise, only this time with a lower budget and directed by the infamous Jesus Franco. With ham acting and cheap rubber bat props.
~Jäger Wolf
This one here will be the special Christopher Lee Journal. Last Summer, he sadly passed away at 93. Here is my copy-pasta from my facebook on the day of his death:
This morning came the tragic news. A True end of an Era has happened. Sir Christopher Lee has now left this world to join the party of his old friends Vincent Price, John Caradine, and Peter Cushing. Chris has explored all four corners of his acting career with theatre plays, movies, books, music, and even video games. While I will know him as the true vampire on the Dracula film series which he unfortunately distance himself from due to bullying of Hammer Films and less screen time, I will also know him of being Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man in which he praises his role from. It's really amazing of him being the actor of playing in both Low-budget films (Jesus Franco's movies) to high blockbuster flicks be it duking it out with Yoda in Star Wars: Ep 2 and with Gandalf in LotR films and even was cool being in Tim Burton flicks, good and bad. Sir Lee, thank you so much for the entertainment that you gave us. We will miss you greatly. Fair well, Sir. Tell the trio I said hi and have fun partying with them again. *picture featured on the post*
I have already covered a few of his films like Dracula
The Gorgon (1961)
Hammer brings a british gothic horror spin to the Greek Myth creature. Settling place in 1910, a few people are murdered in which they mysteriously turned to stone. When one man is framed for murder of a girl, the father of the wrongfully accused man decides to investigate the murder himself. Leading up to discovering that the last Gorgon(s) that turns people into stone under the full moon.
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Released in the US titled "The Devil's Bride," Lee in this film goes up against a Satanic Cult in the countryside of England in 1929. This movie is in need of a DVD Re-release and Blu-ray since the past DVDs are out of print.
Scream and Scream Again (1970)
Wow, what a rare opportunity to see not one, but three horror icons together in one movie. Lee is joined by Peter Cushing and Vincent Price! Lee investigates a series of murder caused by a vampire-like killer. The near capture of the mad man lead them to a house where a scientist that does horrific experiments in the lab. One involving acid vault.
The House that Dripped Blood (1971)
And now Mister Lee with not just Cushing, but also a horror actress Ingridd Pitt! This delivers an anthology of four stories. An Inspector comes to investigate a disappearance of an Actor. However, upon talking to the estate agent, the actor wasn't the first person to vanish in the house.
The Wicker Man (1973)
This film is by far one of Christopher Lee's favorite film out of over 200+ he has ever acted in. He praises it since that it was a rumour that he even performed in it for free. The story of a british police officer arriving at a Pagan Island Summerisle in search of a missing little girl. The officer, being conservative christian, is shocked by the Pagan taboos: women frolicking naked in a blessing fertility dance, school teaching sex, parties, and a lack of a christian church. Lee plays as the Lord Summerisle.
Radical Remakes: Hammer Film does Universal Monsters (1955 - 1962 (-1974 sequels)).
After nearly a decade when the monster craze fizzled out in the US. UK picked up the slack by reviving the monsters to life not only in colour, but in more theatrical gothic approach, with a hint of stronger violence and some saucey moments, even nudity. I have covered Dracula (1958) two years back. In which followed by seven sequels including Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970), The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972). . Their first time they did it is with Frankenstein with The Curse of Frankenstein in which Lee plays the monster. Again, it is followed by sequels. Lastly, The Mummy (1959) in which Lee plays at the mummy creature Kharis. This too had sequels as well.
There are also non-Lee films of Hammer remaking some Universal monsters like The Phantom of the Opera (1959), Curse of the Werewolf (1961) and The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll.
Hauntingly Obscured: Count Dracula (1970)
[Sorry, I could only find the german trailer] Now, here we have the usual Dracula premise, only this time with a lower budget and directed by the infamous Jesus Franco. With ham acting and cheap rubber bat props.
Sir Christopher Lee
1922 - 2015~Jäger Wolf
Jäger's Horror Picks III
Posted 10 years ago And now we're into Week 3. Sorry I'm late with this post. Busy saturday. Anyway, Two more weeks till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween - Two more weeks till Halloween, Sil-Ver Shamrock! So, now let's get some horror listings in, shall we?
Madman (1982)
The Legend Lives! So says the common trope of a camp fire story of a psychopath who murdered his family and disappeared into the woods. You are warned to never say his name above a whisper, or he will come back to slay again, including you. Well, it seems someone didnt listen, and now he's back for more slaughtering.
Despite it is one out of many hundred slasher films released in the golden slasher era ('80-'84), this flick fortunately became a sleeper hit before vanishing into analog VHS Hell. It was later revived by Code Red for DVD, and once again on a better release on Blu-Ray-DVD combo!
Twins of Evil (1971)
Hammer Films once again brings forth a gothic vampyric horror. Starring twin sister Playboy Playmates Madeleine and Mary Collinson playing as orphaned sisters who are staying at their cruel, zealous and delusional witch hunting uncle Gustav Weil (Peter Cushing). With one of the sister who becomes fascinated with satanic dark arts and seduction of Vampirism by the handsome Count Karnstein.Can their fanatical uncle put a stop to this and slay the final devil?
Slaughterhouse (1987)
Now that the 80s are settled with slasher films, the later years decided to have fun with it instead of taking it seriously. So we have this horror comedy flick where you can spell Slaughter with Laughter. When an old man is pushed on the edge of losing his meat farm to a big corporate meat farm after refusing to sell it, he leaves it to his 360 pound squealing son, Buddy, to do his butcher bidding against the big money little piggies and anyone else. Oink Oink!
Contamination (1980)
Not even sci-fi is safe from the nasty Italian hands that make the splatters. So brings us this Sci-fi horror in which you should NEVER touch those nasty alien eggs unless you want to get coated in toxic slime that causes your body to pop like a meat balloon. It is up to the agent and a police officer to find out why and how to stop it before it does more damage.
Once again, this flick was persecuted as a Video Nasty in the UK for it was a violation to the Video Recordings Act of 1984. Fortunately, it was granted an uncut release with an 18 Rating years later. And really on time for Blu-ray/DVD combo release by Arrow Video in the UK (US version available, better than Blue Underground version of it).
Near Dark (1987)
Obviously in the 1980s, Vampire flicks were the craze. Even though some of them are usual fun approach, this one here is a successful attempt on making them serious again. For this here portrays vampirism as a disease rather than a super natural curse. A rather unfortunate thing to happen on a young man who's date was painfully cut short by one of the vamps. Only then his transformation got him whisked away by a group of vamps who only want him to get use to his new life and feed on the living.
Radical Remakes: The Wolfman (2010)
That's right. Universal finally returns in reviving this monster flick. This time, upon seeing it, is alot better and worth the wait. A big break from the lame mostly comedy/less horror cousin The Mummy remake Franchise. Avoided being a huge funny popcorn flick by being gothic and serious along with gruesome splatter gore. Settling in a much appropriate era of 1890s, Lawrence Talbot travels back to his estranged father on his estate after receiving a letter from a fiance saying his brother disappeared only to realized he was found dead from a creature attack. We all know where this goes especially in the presences of Gypsies who believed it was a monster not like of man.
It's rather unfortunate the film suffered at the box office performance and even Universal's President, Ronald Meyer, says this is the worst thing they have ever made. Umm sir, are you absolutely sure about that? Then again, it has done some alot of rewrites, reshoots, reedits and so much forth after long production years since 2008.
Despite the trouble, my faith in humanity was restored when Legendary make-up artist Rick Baker and his friend Dave Elsey won an Academy Award for Best Make-up. Despite some CG moments, Rick has nailed an authentic classic, yet more monstrous Wolfman that was done straight from his heart. This is his third time he's done a Werewolf creature since Micheal Jackson's Thriller music video and An American Werewolf in London.
Hauntingly Obscure: House (1977)
How's this for a bizarre flick you might not heard of? Japan brings forth a more psychedelic and WTF approach that predates Poltergeist. Seven students should have picked a better place to stay in rather than one girl's aunty's house where Evil Spirits are awaiting to devour them upon arrival. Tons of strange, bizarre and just plain weird ass deaths and special effects, from freaky deaky kitty to human-eating piano (dont ask). I gotta say, the special effects were amazing even for 1977. Making this film more like a strange nightmare while on hippie drugs. Cant pull that kind of shit off even with CG, can ya?
~Jäger
Madman (1982)
The Legend Lives! So says the common trope of a camp fire story of a psychopath who murdered his family and disappeared into the woods. You are warned to never say his name above a whisper, or he will come back to slay again, including you. Well, it seems someone didnt listen, and now he's back for more slaughtering.
Despite it is one out of many hundred slasher films released in the golden slasher era ('80-'84), this flick fortunately became a sleeper hit before vanishing into analog VHS Hell. It was later revived by Code Red for DVD, and once again on a better release on Blu-Ray-DVD combo!
Twins of Evil (1971)
Hammer Films once again brings forth a gothic vampyric horror. Starring twin sister Playboy Playmates Madeleine and Mary Collinson playing as orphaned sisters who are staying at their cruel, zealous and delusional witch hunting uncle Gustav Weil (Peter Cushing). With one of the sister who becomes fascinated with satanic dark arts and seduction of Vampirism by the handsome Count Karnstein.Can their fanatical uncle put a stop to this and slay the final devil?
Slaughterhouse (1987)
Now that the 80s are settled with slasher films, the later years decided to have fun with it instead of taking it seriously. So we have this horror comedy flick where you can spell Slaughter with Laughter. When an old man is pushed on the edge of losing his meat farm to a big corporate meat farm after refusing to sell it, he leaves it to his 360 pound squealing son, Buddy, to do his butcher bidding against the big money little piggies and anyone else. Oink Oink!
Contamination (1980)
Not even sci-fi is safe from the nasty Italian hands that make the splatters. So brings us this Sci-fi horror in which you should NEVER touch those nasty alien eggs unless you want to get coated in toxic slime that causes your body to pop like a meat balloon. It is up to the agent and a police officer to find out why and how to stop it before it does more damage.
Once again, this flick was persecuted as a Video Nasty in the UK for it was a violation to the Video Recordings Act of 1984. Fortunately, it was granted an uncut release with an 18 Rating years later. And really on time for Blu-ray/DVD combo release by Arrow Video in the UK (US version available, better than Blue Underground version of it).
Near Dark (1987)
Obviously in the 1980s, Vampire flicks were the craze. Even though some of them are usual fun approach, this one here is a successful attempt on making them serious again. For this here portrays vampirism as a disease rather than a super natural curse. A rather unfortunate thing to happen on a young man who's date was painfully cut short by one of the vamps. Only then his transformation got him whisked away by a group of vamps who only want him to get use to his new life and feed on the living.
Radical Remakes: The Wolfman (2010)
That's right. Universal finally returns in reviving this monster flick. This time, upon seeing it, is alot better and worth the wait. A big break from the lame mostly comedy/less horror cousin The Mummy remake Franchise. Avoided being a huge funny popcorn flick by being gothic and serious along with gruesome splatter gore. Settling in a much appropriate era of 1890s, Lawrence Talbot travels back to his estranged father on his estate after receiving a letter from a fiance saying his brother disappeared only to realized he was found dead from a creature attack. We all know where this goes especially in the presences of Gypsies who believed it was a monster not like of man.
It's rather unfortunate the film suffered at the box office performance and even Universal's President, Ronald Meyer, says this is the worst thing they have ever made. Umm sir, are you absolutely sure about that? Then again, it has done some alot of rewrites, reshoots, reedits and so much forth after long production years since 2008.
Despite the trouble, my faith in humanity was restored when Legendary make-up artist Rick Baker and his friend Dave Elsey won an Academy Award for Best Make-up. Despite some CG moments, Rick has nailed an authentic classic, yet more monstrous Wolfman that was done straight from his heart. This is his third time he's done a Werewolf creature since Micheal Jackson's Thriller music video and An American Werewolf in London.
Hauntingly Obscure: House (1977)
How's this for a bizarre flick you might not heard of? Japan brings forth a more psychedelic and WTF approach that predates Poltergeist. Seven students should have picked a better place to stay in rather than one girl's aunty's house where Evil Spirits are awaiting to devour them upon arrival. Tons of strange, bizarre and just plain weird ass deaths and special effects, from freaky deaky kitty to human-eating piano (dont ask). I gotta say, the special effects were amazing even for 1977. Making this film more like a strange nightmare while on hippie drugs. Cant pull that kind of shit off even with CG, can ya?
~Jäger
Jäger's Horror Picks II
Posted 10 years agoAlright, another round at horror pics you should check out.
Phantasm II (1988)
"You think you die you go to heaven? You come to us!"
What a quote. I mentioned on my previous journal about the first flick. Now, I decided to include the sequel because this is the best out of the four (soon with five coming out) films.
The Ball is back! Tall Man aint finished yet. He's still got a world to rule with him and his evil dwarf minions and flying balls. Which is why Mike and Reggie are once again reunited to put a stop to him nearly ten years after the first film.
A couple of problems while making the film since Universal had control of the filming. Mike Pearson character originally played by Micheal Baldwin is recasted by James LeGros and Bill Thornberry's Jody character was completely omitted, along with not giving Don Coscarelli a chance to film the dream sequence or ambiguity. Another is the DVD release was on the bottom of Universal's Fucks to Give list up until the bare bones release in 2009 (while I, III and IV were released by Anchor Bay). At last, a special edition was released in 2013 on DVD and Blu-ray by Scream Factory.
Lifeforce (1985)
Vampires are not always crypt lurkers of the night, sleeping in coffins, sucking blood and such. The definition of the said name is varied when it comes to devouring life. In this case, we have aliens that devour the human lifeforce. That's exactly what we get when an abandon space shuttle they found was holding after they lost contact months earlier. Awakening from their suspended animation, they unleash Hell against the English citizens of London.
Directed by Tobe Hooper shortly after Poltergeist (which is still debated that Stephen Speilburg secretly directed), and a very powerful film score by Henry Mancini. The US release was edited down and rescored with a different music. The director's cut would later be put back on video, DVD and Blu-Ray release.
The Strangers (2007)
A very unappreciated horror flick. A Modern Horror that was actually really good. This one had a real Alfred Hitchcock feel to it, involving a young couple being menaced by a trio of masked home invaders toying with them before making their deadly move.
This here finally revealed on why Roger Ebert hated most horror movies (though he loved how Brian Brintino directed it until the very end). For that hits close to home with reality with Ebert for he believes movies are meant to be an escape from the bad stuff and not to be reminded. I guess raising awareness on deadly home invasion, rape and revenge (I Spit on your Grave), pushing back (Strawdogs), and memoirs of a murderer (Maniac) is a no no for him in cinemas.
You're Next (2013)
While Im on the home invasion topic, let's double feat it with this! With a family get-together gets some uninvited guests crashing the party by poaching them off. A Modern horror with a flavor of 80s horror into it is definitely a must.
Alone in the Dark (1982)
Okay, one more home invasion themed flicks. This time, we're going back to the 80s. When a town falls into a blackout, a quartet of Loonies to escape from the mental asylum to give the doctor (and his family) a taste of his own medicine.
Radical Remakes: The Blob (1988)
"Terror has no shape!" the tag warns. The 80s Hollywood decided to give this 1960s classic a new look with superior 80s special effects with even more juicier and gruesome deaths that makes it truly frightening. With an unknown organism crash into a near by town, it grows in gross proportions as it devours the unfortunate. With the teenage rebel and the girl who are the only ones who know what happened yet no one believes them. Can they figure out how to stop them before it grows enough to devour the world?
While I know most love the original The Blob, this one CRUSHES the original.
Hauntingly Obscure: The Ghastly Ones (1968)
How far would you go to claim your family inheritance? This crazy in this flick would go as far as butchering his family members one by one to get to it!
Such sweet, sickening splatter of the sixties is still banned in UK during the Video Nasty times in the 1980s.
~Jäger
