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February 15, 2015

I may joke about Xasthur making the same album over and over again, and that may also be entirely true, but, regardless of whether or not Malefic (the sole creative force behind Xasthur) “Vivaldis” things or not, Xasthur is easily […]

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My Favorite Movies 62: Bladerunner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
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I talk about cyberpunk a lot on this blog.  It is, in fact, one of my favorite things--a thing about which I have thoughts.  Next to the perpetually cloudy winter of Middle-earth, the perpetually orange-tinted …

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Mailbag Monday 69
February 3, 2015

Want to have your pressing questions answered by Isley Unruh himself? Send all queries HERE, and I will get to them as soon as I can on a future Mailbag Monday! Welcome back to Mailbag Monday!  On …

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Monthly Movie Reviews – January, 2015
February 2, 2015

Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in December. Stats Movies watched – 9 Movies that were new to me – 4 Masterpieces that didn't make the list of Monthly Masterpieces – 2 …

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Middle-earth Monday 61: The Barrow Downs
January 27, 2015

Welcome back to everyone’s favorite www.isleyunruh.com Monday feature! Middle-earth being the land of enchantment and wonder that it is, each month I will use my love of fictional cartography to transport you to another time …

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Minor Key Monday 61: King Dude – Holy Land
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I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] Black …

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Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 61: Midnight – Satanic Royalty (2011)
January 15, 2015

I don’t think it’s fair to heap abuse onto Midnight for being unoriginal.  Sure, they might all be card carrying members of the Venom fan club, but Midnight’s music, and infectious energy, is really quite …

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My Favorite Movies 61: Red River (Howard Hawks, 1948)
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Another year of actually listening to new metal down, and I'm happy to report it was another year of quality finds!  There weren't any real standouts like Peste Noire and Satan's new ones last year …

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