Articles written by Tim Bolitho-Jones
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The Twilight Saga - New Moon
It's vampires versus werewolves in a fight to the...oh wait, no it isn't. Its two hours of teenage angst and stripping in slow motion.
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Roland Emmerich's 2012
The disaster movie to end all disaster movies! Roland Emmerich raises the bar, then batters it to pieces, blows it up and sends it crashing into the ocean.
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Megadeth: Endgame Review
Bang your head and lift the beers high, thrash metal is alive and well.
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Red Cliff Movie Review
John Woo returns to China and the bodycount increases by six hundred percent.
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Evile Live At Islington Academy
Hotly-tipped UK metallers play the intimate surroundings of the Islington Academy, defying a curfew and thrasing like it's 86!
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Alestorm: Black Sails At Midnight
Oh look, there goes subtlety disappearing off into the horizon...
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Shadows Fall Retribution Review
Proving once and for all that losing a major label deal is no death knell, Shadows Fall unleash an absolute juggernaut of a comeback album.
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Devildriver: Pray For Villains
More metal than an articulated lorry being impaled on a steel girder, Devildriver's new album sees the Americans slowing down but retaining all the heavy goodness.
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Amon Amarth Live At Hellfest
An explosive finish to the Rock Hard Stage on Sunday, the high champions of Viking flavoured death metal slay a crowd of thousands!
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Destruction Live At Hellfest
Veteran German thrashers bring a moody cloud of doom to the main stage on day three of Hellfest.
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Machine Head Live At Hellfest
Let Hellfest ring with a shotgun blast!
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Gojira Live At Hellfest
Returning to a heroes welcome, Gojira put on a phenomenal performance on the second day of Hellfest.
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Soulfly Live At Hellfest
The war drums are sounding, Max Cavalera and the Soulfly tribe live in France!
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Devildriver Live At Hellfest
Dez Fafara and his California wrecking crew whip up a storm on the main stage!
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Gama Bomb Live At Hellfest
They work for OCP! And OCP runs the Cops! Irish thrashers get the party started on the second day of Hellfest!
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Down Live At Hellfest
"We're Down, from New Orleans Louisiana." 'Nuff said.
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August Burns Red And Misery Index
American hardcore and ferocious grind, live on the smaller stages at France's best metal festival
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Backfire And All Shall Perish Live At Hellfest
American hardcore and death metal bands unleash the fury on the fourth stage
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God Forbid Live At Hellfest
New Jersey metalheads God Forbid wake up the crowd on the first day of France's premier extreme music festival.
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Warbringer: Waking Into Nightmares
As heavy as thrash can get without turning into death metal, Warbringer's second album is a sign of things to come. The future's bright for these five young Americans.
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A Beginners Guide to The Horus Heresy Series
A galaxy spanning epic of heroism, tragedy and war, Games Workshop's Horus Heresy novels are a worthy investment for any science-fiction afficionado.
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Byzantine: And They Shall Take Up Serpents
The anti-christ has a Southern drawl in Byzantine's classic second album, a CD that belongs in any self-respecting metalhead's collection.
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Three More Underrated Actors
A further trawl into the nooks and crannies of Hollywood, unearthing a few talented but overlooked actors along the way.
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Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino Film Review
Clint Eastwood elevates an average movie to a higher level with one fantastic performance. An entertaining last hurrah from the King of the Old School.
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JJ Abrams Star Trek Movie Review
Boldly going where many men have gone before, JJ Abrams reinvents the classic science fiction series with style.
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Raven Blood Eye by Giles Kristian
Longships drifting to shore through the mist, bands of warriors charging each other across fields, blood, violence and gallons of ale, the Vikings are back!
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All That Remains: Overcome Album Review
The Average Joe's of American metal continue their battle against the Purple Cobras of Killswitch Engage and Lamb Of God.
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Cypress Hill 3: Temples Of Boom Review
Overlong, claustrophobic and relaxed to the point of unconsciousness, Cypress Hill's third full-length is a difficult but rewarding album.
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Underrated Actors - Chris Tucker, Larenz Tate, A
Hollywood is a fickle beast and only a few actors ever become universally celebrated. Here are three who deserve a closer examination.
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The Whale Road By Robert Low
Another author visits the world of the Vikings with rewarding, if somewhat grim results. A promising first chapter in the Oathsworn series.
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God Forbid: Earthsblood Album Review
You're not the chosen band anymore Killswitch, God Forbid just drank your milkshake! They drank it all up!
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Lamb Of God: Wrath Review
Subtle as a rattlesnake in the face and just as nasty, Lamb Of God have made perhaps their best album to date.
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Zack Snyder Directs The Watchmen - Review
Epic in scope, rich in character and bruisingly violent, this is a movie that is practically begging to be watched repeatedly. A dark heart lurks beneath the spandex.
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Masters Of The Sea -- Ship Of Rome Review
Roman military fiction takes to the waves in the first of a new series by debut author John Stack.
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Taken: Movie Review
An unexpected gem, Taken makes up for a heavy handed approach to international politics with a string of brutal set pieces that make it surprisingly fun to watch
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Kreator: Hordes Of Chaos Review
German Titans Kreator reconquer the throne all over again with a deliciously heavy salvo of back-to-basics thrash goodness.
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Gojira: The Way Of All Flesh Review
Off-kilter time signatures, bizarre synth lines and an unstoppable barrage of white noise, Gojira unleash the long awaited follow up to From Mars To Sirius.
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Alestorm: Leviathan Review
Alestorm return, tankards of ale half empty but still brimming over with enthusiasm. Batter down the hatches and hoist the mainsail!
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Three Underrated Heavy Metal Bands
A look at three bands whose careers have either ended or faded from view, but definitely need a fresh listen.
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Dead Space: X Box 360 Review
So terrifying it could be used to cure bouts of constipation, Dead Space is an engrossing and atmospheric game that'll invade players nightmares.
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Slipknot: Live In Cardiff
Hell hath no fury like Corey Taylor in a foul mood: Slipknot play a chaotic and energetic set with enough highlights to offset the occassional bad song
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Machine Head: Live In Cardiff
An energetic and highly focused performance that makes a somewhat familiar setlist seem fresh and vibrant. Machine Head are on fire!
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Spanish Horror Film REC: Film Review
Fast-paced, gripping and scarier than a weekend with the in-laws; do not watch this one alone!
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Gears Of War 2 XBox 360 Game
Action packed, endlessly replayable and with an epic storyline that wouldn't feel out of place in a Hollywood Blockbuster, this is a must have for all 360 owners
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Max Payne: The Movie
A tedious, inept and downright atrocious action film. A further nail in the coffin for videogame adaptations. Somebody shoot Mark Wahlberg's agent!
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Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell
The religious and spiritual aspect lets it down slightly, but otherwise this is another triumphant novel from the British master of historical fiction
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Review: The Incredible Hulk
A step in the right direction after the first Hulk movie, Marvel's not-so-jolly-Green-Giant still flounders behind the likes of Iron Man and The X-Men.
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Film Review: The Mist
Small town America comes under siege in Frank Darabont's latest Stephen King adaptation, an overlooked horror gem destined to be a cult classic
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Review: Amon Amarth
The High Champions of Viking flavoured death metal celebrate ten years with a brace of songs packed with sagas of the old world. A must for their growing fanbase.
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Conqueror: Bones Of The Hills
The third in the epic life story of the Khan of the sea of grass, Bones Of The Hills is an action packed read and a must for all fans of historical fiction.
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Alestorm: Captain Morgan's Revenge
Captain Morgan's Revenge is a Pirate-themed spin on traditional Viking metal that proves to be outrageously silly, beer swilling fun.
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Nocturnal Fear: Code Of Violence
An overly familiar but rewarding addition to any new-school thrash collection and a welcome breath of darkness to interrupt the party.
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Gama Bomb: Citizen Brain Review
A short, punchy and downright fun metal record which won't turn anyone's world upside down, but could cure depression in seconds
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Forbidden: Forbidden Evil Review
An underrated classic of the thrash genre, Forbidden Evil is a powerful debut mixing high speed thrash with some virtuoso musicianship and some terrific songwriting.
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Pixar's Short Animated Film: Presto
A hugely enjoyable slapstick romp and the perfect warm up for Wall-E.
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Review: The Chronicles of Narnia
Andrew Adamson's sequel to The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe is an enjoyable children's fantasy adventure with some excellent special effects and one brilliant mouse.
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