Archive for December, 2009

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For those of you who have just discovered Necromag, you may not be aware, but we have, in the past recorded podcasts. These are the stuff of legend; passed down as hearsay from father to son, but now you have a chance to hear our dulcet tones in a new special festive edition of the [...]

Categories: News
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Necromag has had its eyes and ears firmly set on London band The Defiled for quite a while with track “The Resurrectionists” on heavy rotation in our offices. In September The Defiled released debut EP, 1888 based around the time of Jack The Ripper’s bloody reign in Whitechapel area of Victorian London (which has recently [...]

Categories: Music, News
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Recently I had the pleasure of being in control of a leggy cat-suited brunette beauty in the shape of gun wielding witch Bayonetta. The fast paced combat against wave after wave of monstrous angel creatures hits a curious note wherein the game essentially looks like a total negative image of Devil May Cry series which [...]

Categories: Games, News, Review
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In yet another example of the power of the people via the internet, Rage Against The Machine’s iconic 1992 protest song has reached Number one in the heady heights of the UK single Charts. For the past few weeks steam has built up behind an online campaign housed in several Facebook groups and an official [...]

Categories: Activism, Music, News
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The world of anime gets Metaphysical/philosophical yet again with the reboot of the Evangelion franchise. Neon Genesis Evangelion first surfaced nearly ten years ago in anime and manga form, posing deep questions about individuality, the meaning of the soul, self worth and giant robot versus monster battles. This head mash of an anime also threw [...]

Categories: Anime, News
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Katatonia are as relevant as they were the first time I heard their 1999 debut “Tonight’s Decision” nearly 5 years ago. Their downbeat but melodic lyrics made an entire album full of misery one of the most inspiring records I own. ‘In Death A Song’ and ‘Had To (Leave)’ are so matter of fact about [...]

Categories: Music, News, Review
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Money Maker encapsulates the sound of Machine Rox in its short but sweet 5 track format. The throaty mix of samples and synth is a unique take on the stompier arena of industrial. Machine Rox is the project of Richard Kaltenhausen, a member of industrial band Global Noise Attack (GNA). With GNA Richard K. was [...]

Categories: Music, News, Review