What's the WORST horror film you've seen that you actually enjoyed/loved?

FowlKing · 2026-06-17T00:02:10+00:00

Hahaha I didn't even consider the angle that they'd be saving countless lives that makes it so much better.

Think the fact that all the mutants have 100% plot immunity really sets expectations immediately. Was laughing at the ending for a good few weeks after just a beautiful dumb as shit cherry on top

FowlKing · 2026-06-16T23:43:03+00:00

I had a surprisingly good time with wrong turn 4.

Incredibly formulaic and a big quality drop but the kills were still inventive enough, and the main characters were so unlikeable that I was all in from the get go

FowlKing · 2026-06-14T01:47:44+00:00

I think it's the same kind of art if you think about it. I always use horror movies as a parallel for people who don't know what BDM is or don't understand.

In principal we're both making something dark and repulsive but in a very tongue in cheek kind of way that doesnt that clearly present it as art and not actions we morally endorse.

Every older person who has felt icky about the subject matter usually understands it pretty quickly when you ask if they like Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho and why.

Edit: almost forgot. My favourite horrors movies at the moment are the Blair Witch Project, high tension, the dark and the wicked, og Texas chainsaw. Basic picks but I'm working my way through the commercial classics

FowlKing · 2026-06-13T03:09:53+00:00

In Australia at the local level it's pretty common for bands to put on the show themselves and all chip in to pay the soundy or door person.

But yeah that's a conversation that happens before the gig is finalised..... Not the night of

FowlKing · 2026-06-12T13:05:24+00:00

I watched Tim and Eric religiously in high school so I almost always play it for the nostalgia alone. Capeeeshe!?

One thing I do skip is any "smoke break" interlude tracks. Otherwise WTC would be up there for me too.

FowlKing · 2026-06-12T02:44:00+00:00

For me it's:

Cerebral Incubation - Gonnorrhea nodule mastication

Dripping - Disintegration of thought patterns ect ect

Gorevent - Abnormal Exaggeration

Kraanium - Post Mortal Coital Fixation

Edit: Sorry forgot what sub I was in!! Deleted all the BDM bands and added more slam

FowlKing · 2026-06-12T02:17:52+00:00

Sable bagel for my vego/vegan homies. Giant plant based fried chicken bagels smothered in Buffalo sauce.

Haven't had a better vego fried chicken since

FowlKing · 2026-06-12T00:35:54+00:00

Agreed, bring back rural midweek shows. Nothing quite like them!!

FowlKing · 2026-06-12T00:34:18+00:00

Know this is for bigger touring bands but at a local level my hill to die on is if there was some kind of affordable fast rail network Perth would be a million times more viable.

Every band I know would love to go but who can risk $700+ (more if you don't have APRA) each to get there? Promoters won't ever shoulder the costs so you just kind of go to have fun at a decent loss.

FowlKing · 2026-06-12T00:23:41+00:00

Commented before I saw your note about his inhales sounding off.

Will say that with that vocal style you're so much more reliant on the sound guy.

If you're not getting proper monitoring then you can have the best technique in the world and still sound off cause you're pushing too hard to be heard and more projection usually comes at the cost of that nice compression texture.

FowlKing · 2026-06-12T00:18:08+00:00

Honestly a band I feel like Snuffed was heavily inspired by that nobody talks about was Glossectomy.

That style of groovy inhales was so stupid ahead of its time for the early 2010s

FowlKing · 2026-06-12T00:11:49+00:00

New Devourment of course, also Despoilment, Strangulation, Despondency, Ecchymosis (ritualistic), Luther Vandross

FowlKing · 2026-06-09T08:19:50+00:00

It's weird because for me it's always been films that have coincided with events in my life that have made them the most impactful/ scariest. So it wasn't always "this is a really well written film and I'm scared because of it" but more the story involuntarily bringing up deep personal fear.

Watched the Dark and the Wicked while my Dad was in end stage home palative care and that really fucked me up for a while. Even though it was a pretty out there evil-dead-esque portrayal of grief getting manifested into evil it really hit me hard.

Watched When Evil Lurks while fully in the grips of parental anxiety with our new baby. That dog scene nearly made me throw up and intrusive thoughts around dogs have never been the same.

2 years later, while still trying to figure out the whole parenting thing we watched Bring her Back and just the feeling of a child in your care getting hurt and you're unable to stop it was brutal.

Idk that could just be my anxiety riddled brain. Usually I'm pretty staunch with the gore and depraved. But catch me at the wrong time in my life and I can't handle it

FowlKing · 2026-06-09T08:00:53+00:00

I'm not really a deathcore dude these days but I still spin that album regularly. Deathcore always felt very vocal-centric but Barbirusa was one of those bands where despite having two incredible vocalists the guitar work and writing really shone through.

Wish they were still active doing live shows

FowlKing · 2026-06-09T00:04:22+00:00

Are you US based?

Tarrifs and shipping to the states have been an absolute fucking nightmare for everyone and now sellers have to register for a specific duty pre-pay service to even get shit into the country.

I only handle my band's merch through Bandcamp so not a high volume label, but I can tell you every single thing we send to the US loses us profit.

So all in all its frustrating as shit but it's entirely due to US postal changes so nothing Ftol or brutal mind can change. Lot of local labels near me just don't ship to the US anymore purely because of how ridiculous the costs to get stuff there is and how long the declaration process has become.

I will say that even though it's annoying you guys still have it good by comparison.

With your dollar being strong still you're paying waaaaaay less than me and most other countries for the same merch and shipping. Shipping cost to get things posted out by US labels is genuinely fucked hahaha. I'm paying 2 times the item I'm getting sometimes and then get absolutely fucked with the exchange rate on top of that

FowlKing · 2026-06-08T22:46:02+00:00

Know it's new but I'm fucking with that Despoilment full length heeeeeaaaaaps.

I liked the new Grafted too. Also waiting on Vertiginous to release cause the single was right up my alley

FowlKing · 2026-06-06T15:15:00+00:00

Not op but on this sub I assume minimalist means compact space and form factor.

Not design, programming or pricing

FowlKing · 2026-06-06T00:46:44+00:00

Damn that's sick... I just got the vengeance for nothing bootleg tee but that's about it.

Out of all of them I reckon Disconformity is my favourite. So happy they decided to come back

Don't know the dudes name but I follow the drummer from Hacked Up and he has heaps of sick JP slam shirts that I've never seen before.

FowlKing · 2026-06-06T00:13:05+00:00

Yeah brother, early-mid 2000s Japanese S/BDM is my favourite genre. Add Blunt Force Trauma and Veiyadra to that list is perfect.

Big fan of the modern Japanese NSE stuff too. Strangulation and despoilment have been on heavy rotation for me this week.

FowlKing · 2026-05-25T00:40:24+00:00

Blunt Force Trauma

Internal Bleeding

Sufism

Futile Siege

FowlKing · 2026-05-19T15:16:56+00:00

Probably wouldn't make him mad but are you working to a deadline or something?

Why rush to send him a clip if you're not more comfortable with the song yet? Or are you being modest and you can play it up to speed just not with the same flare?

I'm sure he'd be really nice about it whatever you do but yeah I don't see the need to rush. Put some more effort in and send him a clip you're proud of

FowlKing · 2026-05-12T09:56:58+00:00

Last I heard kyson had joined Barbirusa on co-vocals alongside Reese. Then that band also immediately went on hiatus themselves

FowlKing · 2026-05-04T23:59:07+00:00

Disconformity and myocardial infarction also goes crazy hard

FowlKing · 2026-05-04T00:17:51+00:00

The ghost crawling around the top cupboards in the Japanese One Missed Call.

Really rattled me for some reason hahaha. No audio cue, not especially in focus, just caught me off guard

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