Month: January 2012
Napalm Flesh: My Dying Bride Interview
For this new year of our apocalypse, we have an interview with a long standing doom spreader himself, vocalist Aaron Stainthrope of legendary UK doom/goth metal band My Dying Bride. Also for your apocalyptic fantasies we have reviews of Austrian Death Machine, Brutal Truth, Nightwish, Pestilential Shadows, Vildhjarta and Vise Massacre. Also as usual there’s plenty of metal shows to be had this week/weekend. … read more
All.I.Can (Ski)
X-Dance Screening: Saturday, Jan. 14 @ 7pm
The latest release from Sherpas Cinema, All.I.Can takes the helm and controls the audience’s emotions for the next hour. Directed by the talents of Dave Mossop and Eric Crosland, this film goes beyond the traditional idea of a ski movie. … read more
The Ordinary Skier (Ski)
X-Dance Screening: Friday, Jan. 13 @ 8:45pm
The world of extreme skiing has its share of notable athletes, but few have the cult following of Seth Morrison. In director Constantine Papanicolaou’s (CP) latest flick, the rise of one of the planet’s most prolific skiers is documented in a real and dramatic fashion. … read more
The Art of Flight (Snowboard)
X-Dance Screening: Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 7:30pm
After the success of That’s It, That’s All, some doubts began to surface as to whether Travis Rice and company’s second film, The Art of Flight, was going to live up to the hype. … read more
Solitaire (Ski)
X-Dance Screening: Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 5:20pm
In an age of fast paced, high energy action sports films, it is refreshing to see a production company take a step back and return to the roots of skiing. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Pact Interview
To wet your extreme black metal whistle, we have an interview with PA based black metal band Pact, who are unleashing their debut album on the last day of January via the always evil Moribund Cult. Also on tap this week are reviews of the mentioned Pact album as well as Thy Catafalque and our weekly event rundown. … read more
X-Dance Review: TB20 (Snowboard)
TB20
Standard Films
X-Dance Screening: Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 2pm
TB 20 (Totally Board) marks Mike Hatchett’s twentieth release in the snowboard film series. This year’s film seems to be a homage to the life span of Hatchett’s film career. … read more
X-Dance Review: One for the Road (Ski)
One for the Road
Teton Gravity Research
X-Dance Screening: Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 4pm
One for the Road was easily the best film I’ve seen so far at X-Dance and honestly, I doubt it can be topped. … read more
X-Dance Review: 8-Bit (Surf)
8-Bit
Glove World
X-Dance Screening: Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 6:30pm
8-Bit is a surf short featuring Jamie O’brien, Cheyne Magnusson, Alex Gray and Justin Quirk from Body Glove. … read more
X-Dance Review: Zombie Skate Park Bloodbath (Skate)
Zombie Skate Park Bloodbath
Don’t Sleep Productions
X-Dance Screening: Thursday, Jan. 12 @ 1pm
This short skate film feels like watching an episode of The Walking Dead guest starring the Creature skate team––on fast-forward. … read more