Total Maniac – Love Overdrive (2026) – Review

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We said it before, a long time ago. Never judge anything by its appearance. When the old geezers at the RMR Review Desk saw the album cover, this went as follows: ‘By the almighty Gawds ov Heavy Metal, do we really want to descend into glam’s very special hellscape?’ But little did they know that the series of somewhat somnambulant Heavy Metal pieces and other malfunctions were about to end.

2026 already features a pretty sturdy Heavy Metal diet to date. But a lot of the fare the pipe caught was kinda mediocre. Not embarrassingly bad, but more of … [...] Click to raid more!

Evermore – Mournbraid (2026) – Review

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The Tyrant King got us a sturdy sample of what the three weirdos of Evermore were capable of. Not yet at top 10 levels (yet), true, but they left a mark on our chalkboard after all. In Memoriam artfully circumvented that black reef lurking just beyond sophomore’s reach by doing some improved more of the same. That was back in 2023. Since then, not a peep from the feisty Swedish trio hit our mighty detection radars over at the RMR Review Desk.

But now, they’re back with some scarlet mourning piece full of ravens and wild metal screams. Mournbraid really … [...] Click to raid more!

Decipher – ΘΕΛΗΜΑ (Thelema) (2026) – Review

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The RMR crew and the Greek Black Metal community are pretty sturdy acquaintances. Rotting Christ, Dødsferd, Isolert, or – again – Dark Portrait, all appeared on this zine. In fact, you get a fair number of the ritual folks roaming about the Southern reaches of Europe. This, and the sturdy French section, got ourselves a pretty virulent base to judge newcomers against.

So, will the sophomore record of a still obscure Greek Black Metal band be able to invoke the lightbringer, or will boredom set in after a while? Grab that spell book. That should already … [...] Click to raid more!

Ravenspell – Obsidian King (2026) – Review

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2026, the year of Heavy Metal? Perhaps. It is still kinda young, and time will tell, right? But there seems to be an awful lot of bands jostling to reach the heights of these anointed few manning the peak of this metal pyramid. You know, those currently basking in the darkly sparkling light of some highly polished blackened stone.

The year’s first few months already yielded Heavy Metal bands that weren’t all that impressive, whereas others truly excelled. Yet, Obsidian King here darkly insists it wants to attach its scrawny behind to either end of the spectrum, whatever … [...] Click to raid more!