Black Sites – For Eternity (2026) – Review

Black Sites - For Eternity - Album Cover

There’s one thing Black Sites do expertly well. And that is producing easily accessible, somewhat traditional modern metal. Their offering is – of course – not all that simply explained, but you get my drift. We’ll be exploring what’s there and what isn’t a bit further down.

Already Untrue and The Promised Land? gave us a good taste of what the folks over at Black Sites dispensed of that very medicine. Now, here’s a new piece on the chopping block. Mark Sugar‘s gang of merry men have been at it again. So, let’s push the play button on our … [...] Click to raid more!

Taake – En Skog av Nidstang (2026) – Review

Taake - En Skog av Nidstang - Album Cover

Taake is a decade-old, well-established band of the Extreme Metal arts. Yet another renowned act that bypassed our review pipe time and again, and will thus unwillingly qualify for appearing on our n00b list. But this time it wasn’t because somehow the terrible mainstream got the better of us. It was – a wretched reputation preceding them. Same as other Black Metal bands from Bergen in Norway, the outfit’s notoriety was starkly apparent, even before the RMR crew had a chance to look at it.

You know, the usual culprits. Right-wing afflictions, psychopathic behaviour, violence of all couleur, purported practice … [...] Click to raid more!

Ironflame – Worlds to Conquer (2026) – Review

Ironflame - Worlds To Conquer - Album Cover

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

Veilburner - Longing For Triumph, Reeking Of Tragedy - Album Cover

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!