Review of Deathgasm (2015) by D M — 31 Aug 2018
A bullied high school metalhead guitarist discovers centuries-old sheet music which a Satanic cult has been searching for. The guitarist brings it to his band and upon playing the tune inscribed on the old paper people start to turn into demon-zombies.
The metalhead with the help of his nerd friends and a hottie battle the monsters in a bid to return things to normal. This New Zealand horror-comedy contains homages to top-tier 80s/90s horror (Evil Dead, Night of the Demons, Dead Alive/Braindead) and is super gory with genuinely funny moments.
The soundtrack only contained two songs I recognized (played by Emperor and Midnight), but was wholly a solid slab of true metal as it introduced me to NZ bands such as Beastwars, Razorwyre, and Bulletbelt.
Strangely, there was a lot of false metal (Whitechapel and Trivium, for example) plastered throughout in the form of posters, stickers etc, though the film did help to redeem itself with a mention of Burzum.
Certainly worth a watch for any horror fan.
This review of Deathgasm (2015) was written by D M on 31 Aug 2018.
Deathgasm has generally received positive reviews.
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