Again, it’s the children. Those creepy, demonic children. And in The Unborn, even the, well…unborn are getting in on the action. Sort of. Oh, and just so we’re clear, this is the recent 2009 movie starring Gary Oldman and Odette Yustman, not the 2003 Thai movie or the 1991 movie that features Kathy Griffin and Lisa Kudrow (although I think I’d love to see that one!). Anyway, all of the fetal madness in this The Unborn centers around college hottie, Casey (Yustman), who’s having dreams about buried fetuses in a jar, a freaky looking youngster, and a dog wearing a human mask. Still mulling over her dream while on a babysitting gig, Casey walks in on the older of the two kids holding a mirror in the face of his infant sibling. Then he smashes Casey in the face with the mirror and says, “Jumby wants to be born now.” Clearly, Casey is having issues with anyone under the age of five and things aren’t about to get any sunnier for her.

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#6 Priestess – Prior to the Fire

This one was a long time coming, almost four years in fact, and it blew every expectation I had right out of the water. After releasing their debut, Hello Master, Priestess was rolling quietly along until everything exploded; they signed to a major label, toured with some of the biggest bands in the biz, received increased radio airplay, and lent songs to smash hit video games. Fame, however, didn’t change them. In fact, they steered so clear of a commercial sound on Prior to the Fire that their label wouldn’t put it out. So that delayed things a bit, but Priestess finally found another way to release the album and despite the brilliance and success of Hello Master, there’s no doubt that Prior to the Fire is the album Priestess had always wanted to make. Stoner rock, progressive rock, classic rock, heavy metal…it’s all riffs and it’s all here in full bearded surround sound glory. And it’s completely perfect. This is my band, no doubt about it.

Listen to “The Firebird” from Prior to the Fire!

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