My blog on HubPages.com - Reviews of Music, Movies, etc.

New one!
I was very surprised to discover that this notorious "Jaws" ripoff from Italy, which got sued out of existence by Universal Pictures back in the day, is now viewable on Amazon Prime. Of course, I had to check it out...



https://reelrundown.com/movies/Great-Bad-Movies-The-Last-Shark-aka-Great-White

Debut album by a new symphonic power metal project from the U.K.
Fans of Blind Guardian, Demons & Wizards, Tyr, Primal Fear, Stratovarius, etc., check'em out.

https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Ty-Morn-Istor-Album-Review

New one! A new gallery of some of the weird-as-hell record albums I've found in thrift stores.



https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Weird-Thrift-Store-Records

I assume there are accompanying pictures with the article but I see none. Otherwise, funny read. Those are some strange albums (Spiro Agnew? )

007 wrote:

I assume there are accompanying pictures with the article but I see none

That's weird. The images all show up fine for me (on my PC and on my cell phone). Maybe clear out your cookies or something? (shrug)

That 'Music to Strip By' reminded me of this little gem. Growing up, I distinctly remember seeing this album...



What I don't remember (or possibly blocking out) is if the album belonged to my parents or grandparents. Neither option is good.

For your listening pleasure...


Don't fret. It's safe for work. She doesn't get nekkid.

Rainy Sunday, so I updated a couple of moldy ol' movie reviews from the archives:



Anybody remember "Passenger 57?" If you remade that on a budget of twenty five bucks and put a Marilyn Manson look-alike in the Wesley Snipes role, you'd have "Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal."

https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Great-Bad-Movies-Turbulence-3-Heavy-Metal



Remember Class of 1999? Homicidal robo-teachers, ultra-violence, and Pam Grier!

https://reelrundown.com/movies/Great-Bad-Movies-Class-of-1999

Hey, Joe Mantegna and Rutger Hauer, has to be a good movie.

I recently got a bootleg of one of the famous 1992 Black Sabbath gigs fronted by Rob Halford, which inspired this write up:


https://hubpages.com/entertainment/The-Night-Rob-Halford-Saved-Black-Sabbath

I remember that, people went nuts. Are there official releases of this? If not I'm surprised someone hasn't cleaned it up and released it.

Dark Horseman wrote:

I remember that, people went nuts. Are there official releases of this? If not I'm surprised someone hasn't cleaned it up and released it.

Never been an official release, but bootlegs of varying quality are all over the net and on YouTube. The CD I got isn't the best or the worst boot I've ever heard, it's just a cool collectors' item.

New entry #2; I'm using the long weekend to push out some stuff that's been in the works but I haven't had time to finish)...

Grimgotts, "Dragons of the Ages"

Coming soon via Stormspell. 2nd full length from the UK based symphonic power metallers. For fans of Rhapsody of Fire, Avantasia, Blind Guardian, etc.

https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Grimgotts-Dragons-of-the-Ages-album-review

New entry #3:

99 Crimes is a new three piece hard rock band out of Texas, feat. Paul Lidel (ex-Dirty Looks, Dangerous Toys) on guitar and lead vox. Pretty good stuff. Their self titled debut is out now on Perris Recs.



https://hubpages.com/entertainment/99-Crimes-Album-Review

I'm on the Perris mailing list, so these guys have been on my radar. Haven't pulled the trigger yet, but I can see this being added to my collection in the near-future.

Nice little song but I need to hear more before I'd get that.

Review of Blazon Stone's new one:



https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Blazon-Stone-Hymns-of-Triumph-and-Death-Album-Review

Last weekend's bargain-bin CD pickup becomes this week's new entry.

Wanna hear a bunch of no-name death metal garage bands brutalize the Metallica catalog? Sure you do.
Honestly, I was pretty sure this disc was gonna suck even before I got back to my car with it, but I couldn't resist that album cover



https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Overload-A-Tribute-To-Metallica-Album-Review

"Crimson Mask Records" - I'd want that version just for the name of the label.  Nothing like a pro wrestling reference in your company name.

I randomly dusted off KISS' Carnival of Souls this past week, and its bizarre back story inspired my newest entry:



https://spinditty.com/genres/When-KISS-Went-Grunge-Carnival-Of-Souls-Revisited

I think you should do a Hub entry about your arcade experience.

tohostudios wrote:

I think you should do a Hub entry about your arcade experience.

I actually thought about it, but it never got past the rough draft phase. Maybe somewhere down the road..

New one... this Italian "Aliens/Terminator" mashup was a perfect candidate for my "Great Bad Movies" series...



https://hubpages.com/entertainment/Great-Bad-Movies-Shocking-Dark-aka-Terminator-2

...and another new one!


My review of Sacred Warrior's "Obsessions," which was recently reissued by the fine folks at Retroactive Records.

https://spinditty.com/genres/Forgotten-Hard-Rock-Albums-Sacred-Warrior-Obsessions

WOAH. Reissued??

Great review. Sucks that I passed up on this album during one of my weekly visits to the Bible Store. I listened to it a lot in the preview booths (for those that don't know, Christian music store allowed you to preview their inventory in booths with boomboxes and headphones set up). I remember loving it but going for something else instead--Mortification, maybe. Anyway, I loved that band and wish I would have picked it up. Now maybe I can.

^^ all of the early S.W. catalog has been reissued over the past few years, cplhicks -- go git'em!