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Marko Hietala – Roses From The Deep (2025) – Review

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Marko Hietala, one of the only artists out there holding the RMR crew’s unwavering respect. He – of course – will remain forever famous as one of Nightwish‘s main pillars. Until he chose to retire from the band back in early 2021, that is, done with a statement that made for somewhat grim reading.

Now, in the meantime, Hietala popped up here and there in a variety of venues and roles. Raskasta Joulua’s 2022 x-mas piece was – surprisingly – the first time he reappeared on our radar already. And this told us that he definitely would stay … [...] Click to raid more!

Marilyn Manson – One Assassination Under God – Chapter 1 (2024) – Review

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Any band with a piece of ‘Manson’ in it should probably be banned outright in RMR’s top secret List ov Unforgivable Extremes. You know, acts so daft or ideologically challenged, we’ll ban our very own fucking reviews. Like one of them idiot monks enjoying a flagellation attack and the terrible cilice until the white mana spews forth, that kind of thing. But back to the Manson curse. You got Charles Manson, of course, the guy who didn’t know what sorry means and is now burning in hell. A phrase famously covered by Paradise Lost on their 1995 album Draconian Times… [...] Click to raid more!

Mythbegotten – Tales From The Unseelie Court (2024) – Review

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Ah, what splendid news just crossed our hawse here? The Unseelie Court, the haven of the evil fey, seems to be in session again. The RMR crew is full of suckers for mystical realms and unsolved myths, so pretty much any record offering such riches may will get a shot over at the office.

Besides RMR didn’t sport a folk record this year, even if Mythbegotten‘s debut album is many more things than just pvre medieval musings high on nyckelharpa and weird pipes. But the fact that their brand-new record features a version of Twa Corbies really got

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Marche Funèbre – After The Storm (2024) – Review

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The RMR crew was a bit reticent to entertain the idea of yet another Doom Metal piece on RMR’s roster this year. After all, our daily lives seem to be inundated by bigly yet terrifying news and ominous warnings. All about the end(s) of the world in a variety of foreboding paintings and dark musings. And truly so, every disaster-loving fearmonger out there kinda describes a new one.

But what can we say? A new Marche Funèbre piece needs some serious attention. So, in we jump into this miasma of tears and wistful woe and get going. Signs of the … [...] Click to raid more!