Ironflame – Worlds to Conquer (2026) – Review

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Ah, Ironflame are on the warpath again. And this time, they’ve got Worlds to Conquer. Not countries, worlds. Well, what can I say? Gotta have a noble goal in yer life, right? Over the past years, the band inevitably landed in our review pipe whenever the crew here picked up one of their concoctions. And it always was that Power and Heavy Metal mix that drew us to them.

And – the crew’s unsure if you noticed – there’s some (sturdy) progression going on in their storyline. They went from a blood-drenched victory, over a kingdom in mucho … [...] Click to raid more!

Veilburner – Longing for Triumph, Reeking of Tragedy (2025) – Review

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By the mighty Gawds of Metal. The 2025 Veilburner piece unwieldily called Longing for Triumph, Reeking of Tragedy has been blinking its lifeforce away in the depths of our review pipe. And nobody picked it up yet. And that ain’t a stellar idea with the release of their 2026 piece All Glimmer is Gloam coming up fast.

The album’s untimely arrival, with a release date in November 2025, didn’t really help. With the listing season breathing down our necks and two iterations of Magnadur‘s unhinged bullshit under our belt, our patience was really wearing thin. And this new piece … [...] Click to raid more!

Vertiginous – Incessant Affliction (2026) – Review

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The RMR crew likes itself a bit of abject gurgling from time to time. Death Metal so far underground that no discernible syllable remains audible after the theme is finally destroyed, buried, and the remains fed to hell’s minions dwelling at those unspeakable depths. And usually, such outrageously delicious delivery rolls in on top of a solid wall o’ sound tighter than the devil’s ass.

And we might just have found ourselves another one. This time not from the usual corners in the US and Europe, but from Indonesia of all places. But then, we hear that Brutal Death Metal … [...] Click to raid more!

Finsterforst – Still (2026) – Review

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Mach Dich Frei was the first Finsterforst piece to grace this fledgling zine’s pages back in 2015. Rastlos provided that firm foothold into the RMR roster necessary for repeat reviews. Now, it’s been 7 years since the mysterious, Greta-infested Zerfall hit us in 2019. A kinda weird blackened record that didn’t really land on our best side for long stretches. But it finally managed to convince in a few obscure ways. Somewhat.

Now, the mudfaces of Finsterforst are back with Still. The name would translate into ‘silent’, as in ‘total silence’ or ‘still’, as in deadly silent. Pun intended, … [...] Click to raid more!