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Flamekeeper – Flamekeeper (2024) – Review

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Ha! May 2024’s crop seems to yield a fair amount of Trad and Heavy Metal. Young bands with a desire to keep the flame of the spirit of the wizened old warhorses alive and start leading the charge. Greyhawk – for instance – just got a review on RMR and it was a revelation.

But – this will prove a challenge for Flamekeeper, the next contender. The bar has been set mighty high by the old, seasoned geezers of the genre and the potent new folk alike. Your belly needs to be afire with ferocious fervor and the power … [...] Click to raid more!

Sidus Atrum – Розірване Небо (2024) – Review

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Sidus Atrum. The band that astonished the hell out of us back in 2022 when Spiral of Life suddenly hit our review pipe. The RMR crew was smitten right away by the elegant arrangement and pretty neat songwriting on offer. And, the piece made it onto the 2022 Top 10 Records. Deservedly so.

Meanwhile, a full-fledged shooting war ensued between Russia and the band’s home country Ukraine. And it’s, by the time of writing this review, still raging full-throttle. Sidus Atrum‘s 3rd full-length record Розірване Небо (Torn Sky) understandably instrumentalizes that war and the tribulation that goes … [...] Click to raid more!

Greyhawk – Thunderheart (2024) – Review

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Ah, we got ourselves another one. 2024 seems to be the year of early metal and gritty rock that wafts straight up from the ’80s. New interpretations from bands who should know better than to rehash the past. But then, I’ve seen many a youngster embrace the olden and golden times of young Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. And those are people I know personally, not some odd acquaintances on Social Media. So, these ‘young’ bands embracing old-style rock ‘n’ roll may be on to something after all.

And this is amazing and telling at the same time. Methinks that … [...] Click to raid more!

Nyrak – Devourer of All (2024) – Review

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Melancholy, oh terrible melancholy. A rich tapestry of downtrodden deathly vibes slowly wafts our way straight down from Belgium. From haunted graveyards on cursed hills hidden in the mists of time. Holy moly, the things just looking at the album art might conjure up from nothingness and decay.

So indeed, we did it again. The RMR Review Desk picked up Nyrak‘s sophomore effort Devourer of All solely by the terrible powers of the ominous graveyard on the album cover. But – did it pay off? Looks can be deceiving. There may be more than meets the ear.

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