Cooking with Satan

Not much is known about them except they’re coming from Kabul, Afghanistan (says the legend) and make the coolest music videos ever…

Be ready to get mindfuck…

More Mater Suspiria Vision stuff can be found here.

Alice Cooper and Friday the 13th are two of the reasons why, yes, it was fucking cool to grew up in the 80’s…

Have you seen this before? Right. Me neither…

I wanted to write a review of the last Burzum album when I just thought there’s no space for bad stuff here… In memory of the good ol’days: Dunkelheit forever.

One day, I’ll go to New-Orleans…

Intense. I can smell from here the stress of the production team…

Hey BMers, here’s one to you…

25 years after the big wave, it’s cool to listen to heavy metal again. Can you believe that?
I can still remember the half amused, half embarassed look hipsters would give you, wearing an Iron Maiden tee back in 2000. Anyway… Trends suck and this one is no exception but well, there’s nothing bad in the fact that old glories of our youth take the stage over again. Anvil was part of this heavy-metal magic pack, along with Whitesnake, Ratt, Stryper and a bunch of others, except they were faster, nastier and from Canada. They were partly responsible for the term speed-metal and Rob Reiner, their drummer, was totally the shit at the time with these ultra fast double-bass kicks. But for some reason (let’s put it on the wrong place- wrong time syndrome) they totally fell into oblivion after their first three acclaimed albums, although they kept on recording records, touring in small clubs and dreaming about becoming rock-stars. “Anvil: The Story Of Anvil” tells us this most amazing story of perseverance and dedication to their music, their lifetime dream. Good for us, the movie hasn’t been shot by some pretentious asshole who doesn’t know shit about rock music but by one of their ex-roadie, when Anvil could afford to have roadies. Director Sacha Gervasi is totally committed to his subject and offers the band this incredible grandiloquent homage which brings them back under the spotlights, just right where they belong. The mass-media highly praised the film which has won several prestigious prices, Anvil makes now decent money with its music and they’ve seen their status upgraded from “pathetic losers” to “absolute winners”. And it’s definitely a good thing that this story, emblematic of the immense majority of bands on this planet, has been caught on tape. Because you know, these old, ugly, bold heavy-metal guys who always did what they wanted to and never gave up will probably still rock when they’ll be uncool again. A lesson for everyone. Every musician, every human being in quest of something bigger than buying an equipped kitchen or a sport car has to watch this. Spinal Tap can suck it.

Kool Keith is a genius. If you’re not convinced, this video will help. Crazy shit motherfucker. I love it.

I recently fell, body and soul, in the K. Dick vacuum. It probably happened when one night, after too many drinks, I decided to watch “Totall Recall” again… “Philip K. Dick: A Day In The Afterlife” was produced for the BBC and focuses on the man himself, in all his crazy, drug-addled, paranoid glory. The mind behind some of most interesting sci-fi books is fascinated by the constant bombardment of advertising, the effects of giant media conglomerates, and the overwhelming feeling that the world in which we live exists only in the glowing vacuum tubes of countless television sets. It is an ode to one of the most creative minds in science fiction, and another step in the crusade for a wider recognition of his accomplishments.
Mandatory watch…

Welcome to the first part of the Mayhem Archive, a testimony of the early black-metal scene in Norway revolving around (the true) Mayhem.
I know, I know… You probably heard that story a thousand times… But that documentary shows a different feedback on what happened in the early black metal norwegian scene by giving the floor to rather unheard protagonists of the inner-circle. Well, ok, we already knew that Euronymous was a commie and Varg Vikernes a sissy who (literally) stabs his friends in the back for fame and glory but still: here’s the foundation of a myth facing here a grown-up perspective. Interesting.

By SPK. I just love it. You should too. Dance motherfucker dance!!!

On march 16 2009, a less-stoned-than-usual Phil Anselmo was Loyola university (New-Orleans) very special guest.
In front of an enthusiast audience, he shared his history with drugs and personal struggle with addiction… So obviously, that’s quite a long talk. But whether you love him or hate him, you have to admit that the man is like no other. Phil unveils here some very creepy moments of his life and speaks with an open heart and a good sense of humor. Definitely an entertaining watch.

Isn’t she cute? The first time I heard that song, I said to myself: if one day I direct a teen movie, this will be the opening track. Damn straight.