Soothsayer – The Unbinding (2026) – Review

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You won’t believe how much the RMR crew dreaded the thought of the Irish gang Soothsayer having a sophomore moment. Back in 2021, the band’s debut full-length piece, Echoes of the Earth, didn’t sit too well with the grouchy geezers of the RMR Review Desk. And as we all know, the (dreaded) second record usually is the one when things settle for the worse.

But – not always. Sometimes the exception to the rule kicks in, and our ice-cold metal hearts discover something that will hold our attention. So, will The Unbinding reach those lofty heights in one giant … [...] Click to raid more!

Searches Vrom Hell! Google clickbait, AI, and SEO.

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A Fiery Data Thief in Action

The Kraken has been busy, and the hype is real. AI – short for Artificial Intelligence – is on everybody’s mind. Proponents, meaning big tech and their trusty minions, are pushing this aggressively onto everybody’s agenda as if the end of the world is nigh. You know, to prevent us from catching our breath and suddenly using our remaining neurons to parse this correctly before blindly driving into a wall and just becoming mindless acolytes right away. A mainly American and ideologically-challenged narrative driven by a handful of tech bros so disconnected from reality that it boggles the mind. Or, … [...] Click to raid more!

Fires in the Distance – Circadian Promise (2026) – Review

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It has been a long time since a true Melodic Death Metal piece crossed our hawse. The RMR crew discovered a bunch of ‘-ish’ guys but nothing as strongly forged as any Insomnium piece would be.

But what about some refreshing new sound that should dig this (tired old) genre out of its hole and let it soar again? They do exist, you know. The US act Fires in the Distance appears to be one of them. They kinda flew by our review pipe in 2023 when their piece Air Not Meant For US was released. But for some reason, … [...] Click to raid more!

Flykt – Sinister Strain (2026) – Review

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2026 hasn’t really regurgitated a great crop of dyed-in-the-wool, daemon-infected Black Metal records. At least on the RMR webzine, it didn’t. There’s no sign of the feisty French branch of heretical metal to date. Apart from this act, perhaps. And they’re from Sweden, which fits the current contender’s profile pretty well. But even if nothing much has been happening in the filthy old realms where the stinking breath reigns, we want moar, much moar.

But never fear, there’s always something cooking in the Scandinavian outback. And here we found ourselves a devilishly good bonfire in the Swedish outfit Flykt… [...] Click to raid more!