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Saxon – Innocence is No Excuse (1985) – Review

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Saxon‘s ’84 piece Crusader was a true disaster, a vinyl turntable torture device full of cringe and posturing. Well, it was that one, and the other unspeakable piece preceding it. Both were rightly shunned by the metal crowd back then.

Whatever took Saxon to end up in glam country will forever be beyond me. Was it the allure of the forbidden fruit that the rise of the Sunset Boulevard frenzy promised? Perhaps. Or expensive hairdressers at the top of their game?1 Or, could it be that they got the itch for some easy greenbacks to earn? Being stinking … [...] Click to raid more!

Ov Sulfur – Endless (2026) – Review

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Ov Sulfur‘s debut album The Burden Ov Faith never reached our review pipe. 2023 was a busy year and – I reckon – there just was no time left in our 24-hour workdays to stuff yet another obscure Extreme Metal outfit into the fray. Besides, ‘core-ish material isn’t necessarily our daily bread, so we gave it a pass. Little did we know that this band would bang up a ruckus in the heavy music world ever since.

Deservedly so or not remains to be seen. Opinions and gruff misunderstandings have been mixed ever since, after all. So, this time, … [...] Click to raid more!

Carrion Vael – Slay Utterly (2026) – Review

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Stortregn are not quite ready yet for that new record with their newfound virulence. So I guess, we’re going to hunt for new ‘n’ monstrous tech death roaming around the early dawn of 2026 somewhere else. A piece that’ll try to melt our faces with its ferocious metal on full display. Just about right for those dreary, ice-cold January days. May the heat of scathing fury warm us instead of the failing heating system. Pump up the volume!

Carrion Vael have left quite a footprint here, once Abhorrent Obsessions hit our loudspeakers the last time around. The record landed on … [...] Click to raid more!

Dawn of a Dark Age – Ver Sacrum (2025) – Review

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It is still early in 2026. And, as always, the records we somehow missed late in 2025 are bubbling to the surface. I daresay, though, that the end of last year was very chaotic over at the RMR offices. So the next installment of Blasts from the Past may well be richly endowed with material not seen here to date.

The long and arduous pagan history of the lands in present-day Italy forever fascinated the RMR crew. It is an old land, full of often famous epochs. A rich blend of past cultures that are still remembered to this day. … [...] Click to raid more!