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The 7th Guild – Triumviro (2025) – Review

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The 7th Guild. A brand-new massive Italian collective of eight professional adepts of the art of Power Metal. Well, the project in itself is not that brand new, apparently. Tomi Fooler (SkeleToon) started the action back in 2021. But it is only this February 2025 that the first full-length album Triumviro will see the light of day. In other words, this burgeoning gang of band members stayed undercover for a while, methinks. So much so that even the mighty Metal Archives don’t sport an entry for the band yet at the time of writing this review. And that means … [...] Click to raid more!

Lacuna Coil – Sleepless Empire (2025) – Review

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Nobody over here needs to be reminded who Lacuna Coil is. The band has been a staple of this zine for all its existence. At first, the RMR crew covered the somewhat conflicted mid-tens offerings such as Dark Adrenaline or – again – Broken Crown Halo.

Things started to improve by 2016 when the disturbing yet pretty excellent Delirium appeared out of nowhere. That one clearly marked a change in energy levels, posture, and attitude of a band finally capitalizing on their many talents. And this trend continued with the succulent Black Anima of 2019 that made it onto … [...] Click to raid more!

Magnadur – Beautiful Nightmare (2025) – Review

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This is what happens when you select your records to review based on the smart looks of the album cover only. And it is indeed a sublime piece of art glaring back at you from Magnadur‘s latest concoction.1

Other considerations surfaced as well, of course. Such as this band hitting the metal underground out of nowhere in 2024. And with two full-length records under their belt that same year, they concocted a third one – Beautiful Nightmare – this early 2025. The RMR crew saw similar action before, and it wasn’t pretty. So, what’s the deal here? … [...] Click to raid more!

Maceration – Serpent Devourment (2025) – Review

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Rogga Johannson anybody? The RMR crew feared for a moment that the geek-in-chief of Swedeath is on the prowl again. But not so. Instead, we’re faced with an archaic and primordial version of Death Metal brutality. With some – Cthulhu-esque thing from the deep watching you from the cover with evil, hungry, and alien eyes.

And yes, we’re talking about Maceration. An age-old band torturing our eardrums since 1990. A band offering fake Swedish fare because they actually hail from – Denmark? Correct, geographically speaking, but not so fast. Thus, let’s take a step back. After 1995, the band … [...] Click to raid more!