MOVIE REVIEW: Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022)
The passage of time and the human brain’s capacity to process it is a frequently problematic and, at times, frankly terrifying affair....
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REVIEWED: Gaerea - 'Mirage'
With its endless procession of traumatic memories, anxious ruminations, regrets and other numerous, assorted neuroses, there are few...
REVIEWED: I Am Morbid + Belphegor + Hate @ The Underworld, London
From the pulverising, pitch-black contortions of Slavic metal titans Hate to Belphegor’s endlessly lacerating signature carnage,...
MOVIE REVIEW: The Inheritance (2021)
With its grand, oak-panelled chambers, shadowy recesses and elegant vaulted ceilings that ooze supernatural intrigue, you have to admit...
REVIEWED: Alien (1979)
T-minus 10 minutes... There is a lot to be said for superior cinema, and let’s go back to the late '70s when horror was in a transitional...
MOVIE REVIEW: Held (2020)
Think of someone held in a space they can’t leave; if they do they will be punished. A deep, electronically-altered voice tells them to...
Lorna Shore + Distant + Cabal @ The Electric Ballroom, London
At one time in the not-so-distant past, the idea of attending a live music event of any given size, shape or form was nothing short of...
DARK MATTER WEBZINE'S TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2021
As the early days of 2022 bring forth a series of catastrophes that so far have included a devastating war in Europe, biblical-style...
UK black metal crew The Infernal Sea talk forthcoming London show, tribalism and brand new material
With the crippling double-whammy of COVID-19 and Brexit leaving this lonely little isle largely bereft of overseas black metal talent, we...
Russian black metal horde Second to Sun talk creative motivation, mysticism and brand new material
In an age of heavily marketised trends, overnight superstardom and vapid, attention-seeking celebrities, the concept of forging a...