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Aeons – The Ghosts Of What We Knew (2024) – Review

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Now, wait a minute. The Isle of Man usually shines with its rebellious streak and – those totally crazy bike races. You know, these maniacs roaring about narrow country roads and trying not to end up as road kill.

But there’s more. Aeons dwell there, too. A band on the edge of prog with serious boy-band issues. And a knack for straying into nu territory and insisting on anything ‘core’. The RMR crew called them a band at a crossroads on Consequences, their last record. And the question is, have Aeons passed beyond their past alleged sins? Purgatory or … [...] Click to raid more!

Sarke – Endo Feight (2024) – Review

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Sarke is a feisty one. Created by the man himself and fueled by Nocturno Culto of Darkthrone, this outfit is one of the quirkiest the RMR crew encountered in this metal multiverse of ours. And that means we’re all ears whenever the band lets loose with a new record.

Allsighr didn’t talk to us at first. But in time, the quirky ways of Sarke got into our metal bloodstream and took hold like one of those sneaky viruses. And Nocturno snarkily croaking ‘allsighr’ a felt every five seconds made it bounce about our mutual heads for way too long.1… [...] Click to raid more!

Darkend – Viaticum (2024) – Review

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For some reason, Black Metal has become one of the strongest genres on RMR. The inherent mystique and ungodly debauchery with its deadly siren song always seem to draw us near that particular black fire. It’s like this irresistible invitation out of the dark void from the Vampyre. Or, the deal with the devil, if you will. The invocation of dark spirits and worse daemons of the kinds even the horrible Aleister Crowley dared not speak of. In short, the RMR crew sports a driving force of trve dark souls with that strange blackened inhuman hunger.

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Crypt Sermon – The Stygian Rose (2024) – Review

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Since Out of the Garden artfully garnished the RMR zine’s early days, Crypt Sermon has been a fixture at the RMR office tower. And for cause. The undeniable doom-laden quality of The Ruins of Fading Light yet again delivered one cool sophomore album in 2019. But since then, nada.

So, finally, the Philadelphians are back with a vengeance after some 5 years of wait. And the band survived this pretty much unscathed with only two new guys induced into their halls of fame over time.

If anything, The Stygian Rose is a slick one. The style still is undeniably Crypt … [...] Click to raid more!