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Ember Belladonna – The Grove (2024) – Review

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RMR indeed grew into a predominantly metal webzine over time. That, and a few rock pieces here and there thrown in for good measure. The third style direction – folk – didn’t get all that much attention over many moons. And that’s a pity because there’s still a lot of potential to discover. Luckily, a trve folk piece came along in 2023, which also famously landed on our Top 10. And that whetted our appetite for more. Much more.

So, this early 2024, Ember Belladonna‘s The Grove crossed our hawse. And seriously so. Not with a pure folk … [...] Click to raid more!

Eldritch – Innervoid (2023) – Review

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Will the number 13 turn out to be bad? After all, it’s considered THE bad omen for most of the world. Loki managed to get Baldur1 killed after arriving as the 13th guest at a dinner in Valhalla. Or – Judas served as the 13th participant at the last supper, allegedly.2 So, there’s a certain unease about that number in Western Culture, which is often associated with bad luck.

But. There’s always a ‘but’, right? 13 undoubtedly wasn’t an unlucky number for the latest Black Sabbath record. And in Italy, so I’m told, the numeric sign for bad … [...] Click to raid more!

Evermore – In Memoriam (2023) – Review

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Evermore‘s 2021 debut Court of the Tyrant King appeared somewhat reluctantly on the RMR ‘zine. Only in 2022 did it dawn on us that tyranny can make for great Power Metal. So, here we were, comfortably late – and totally surprised by that steady stream of astonishing Power Metal roaring toward us from an unknown band.

2021 and 2022 yielded a crop of 8 PM reviews each, some at pretty stellar levels. Out of which Vandor, Ilium, and Fellowship stood out. 2023 has been more restrained so far. Luckily the laggards at the RMR review desk finally … [...] Click to raid more!

Elderseer – Drown in the Shallowness (2023) – Review

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Elderseer. Never heard of them, I declare. And how could we? The band saw the light of day in 2017 and only released one first EP way back in 2018. And some five years later, the band’s debut Drown in the Shallowness lets us have a go at their kinda belated first issue.

So, let’s don our cilice and – head over to sadboi country. A new record pregnant with potent doom-laden offerings awaits our inspection, we’re told. Just let me grab the tissues and that crusty whip before we head down there. Tearful flagellation time.

The new Elderseer… [...] Click to raid more!