Omnivortex – Circulate (2023) – Review

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A webzine like RMR gets a ton of review requests every day of the week, Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays included. And this often leads to difficult decisions about what and who to review. So, once a first selection is made and the files are secured in the review vault, things start to go South. Priorities take over, good records may get the cold shoulder, and – suddenly – the end of the year is here and we just missed out on a memorable piece or twelve. Thus, more decisions need to be made and some select few records will … [...] Click to raid more!

Porta Nigra – Weltende (2023) – Review

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It’s true that Porta Nigra‘s 2020 epos Schöpfungswut didn’t quite sync as well as it should with us. The record was one of those love/hate affairs. The godly theme was snazzy enough but – sometimes – the songwriting got stuck in a loop which didn’t quite help matters over at the RMR review desk.

But then, we cannot really deny a band named after a famous Roman city gate in Trier and that comes with a swagger bigger than the Milky Way. They’re also prone to bigger-than-thou themes that may or may not hinder quality and progress. And this … [...] Click to raid more!

Orphalis – As The Ashes Settle (2023) – Review

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What about – some Brutal Death Metal lost in translation with Technical Death Metal? You know, extreme ferocity that won’t change its attack vector until you either fled or were trampled by the horde. It depends, I guess. On the day and the level of rage that the Dark Lord delivers. Because fury is what you need once Orphalis‘ newest As The Ashes Settle unleashes its wares on your sorry bones.

The RMR crew had its differences with the netherworld of Death Metal’s underbelly. You get a pretty broad spectrum, from pretty atrocious and slammy to brutally refined. … [...] Click to raid more!

Tormentum, Queensrÿche Rages Against Torture!

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Queensrÿche endlessly fascinated us with their early work. They had some great hits later, too, but were never quite able to recreate this unique sound from Geoff Tate‘s glorious days. However, the band found a great replacement in the highly talented Todd La Torre back in 2012. And in time, the band managed to up the ante and produce material that seems to harken back in style and crispness to the olden golden days of this band’s glory.

Case in point, Tormentum – their newest video off their 2022 album Digital Noise Alliance – just dropped, and we … [...] Click to raid more!