Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats ticket give away

It’s very rare that Cambridge, England, based Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats make it to this side of the pond for a proper tour so we’re excited here at DCHM for the band to play the Fillmore Silver Spring on Wednesday, February 5th! That’s why we’re giving away a pair of seated tickets to this sure to be epic show. To enter just leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite movie soundtrack or score is. Then on Monday, February 3rd, 2025 at 5pm Eastern the contest will close and a winner will be selected from all valid entries using Random.org! Be sure to use a valid email you check regularly when you enter so I can contact you if you win. When you leave a comment you must click the little email icon and enter your email in (only I can see the email address you enter) otherwise I won’t be able to contact you if you win. If the selected winner hasn’t written me back within 24 hours then another winner will be selected. If you can’t wait to see if you win or the contest is already over when you read this, then you can purchase tickets here.

This isn’t your normal Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats tour. For starters it will be seated and the band will be performing their 2024 concept album Nell’ ora blu (Italian for “the blue hour”) from start to finish. Why does a band from England have an album title in Italian you may ask? That’s because this album is a love letter to Italian horror and crime cinema and sounds like a movie soundtrack to a film that was never actually shot, but with that distinct creepy stoner metal vibe that Uncle Acid has perfected. The story revolves around vigilante justice of a corrupt businessman and fits perfectly thematically with Uncle Acid’s throwback sound. You may have seen Uncle Acid perform before but you’ve never seen a set from them like this! Support on this show comes from Jonathan Hultén, a Swedish folk musician most people will probably know for his time in the band Tribulation before going solo. Now check out these releases by the bands below and tell me your favorite movie soundtrack or score in the comments (and be sure to include your email address)!

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – La vipera

Jonathan Hultén – Riverflame

The best albums of 2025 (so far)

Well it’s 2025 now and I’m very behind on my 2024 best albums stuff so I thought I’d get a jump start on my best albums of 2025. This isn’t some lame list of my most anticipated albums of 2025, no this beefy list the best albums that are already released in 2025 as of January 1st. If you’re looking for fresh new tunes to ring in 2025 I got you!

BeatrixDeathsent Ceremony
High energy blackened thrash EP from Finland that is over almost as quickly as it starts. Start the new year off with something fun!

World EatersHounds of Blood
This album is re-recorded versions of this Canadian Bolt Thrower worship band’s best songs.

VoshVault Vol. 1
Repulsion’s drummer and his wife started a goth band here in DC and their cover of Ozzy’s Shot in the Dark is worth the price of admission alone!

EstuarineCorporeal Furnace
Bass driven tech/proggy death metal from Tampa that reminds me of some unholy cross between Primus and Beyond Creation, and it’s just a buck for the digital album!

TrollskogenSn​ø​en Kommer
This Norwegian black metal band’s debut full length is raw and chilling but with strong song writing, like a lo-fi version of Paysage d’Hiver.

Honorable mention:
Spectral LoreIV (Part 1)
Technically this anti-fascist black metal band dropped their album in the evening of December 31st but I’m unsure if it was already past midnight in their time zone, so I’m listing it here. Massive, epic songs with a decent modern recording, a surprise release that won’t have shown up on any 2024 end of year lists but should have!