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Haken – Fauna (2023) – Review

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Somebody famously opined that Haken‘s Fauna somehow flew under the radar for many reviewers in 2023. And there may be some truth to this. Or is there?

After masterpieces like Virus that made it straight to the top of our 2020 Top 10 or sturdy records like The Mountain with their Cockroach King, it will be a difficult climb for any new piece to reach those lofty heights. And I daresay, these olde albums still resonate with the RMR crew to this day.

Also, Haken here were called out for being an abject djent machine and should thus … [...] Click to raid more!

Drown in Sulphur – Dark Secrets of the Soul (2024) – Review

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Now, we’re a bit confused. Scarlet Records are usually known for their penchant for high-end Power Metal. But blatant Extreme Metal? That’s kinda unusual, but why the hell not? Especially when the material presented could well rival stuff peddled by bigger and more established outfits.

Already the band name Drown in Sulphur is darkly ominous, to say the least. That’s not a fate we wish to impose on our worst enemies. Right? But – in hindsight – nomen est omen, the record often exudes that odor of drowning in something unpleasant. Now, where’s that gas mask and full bodysuit? Chemical … [...] Click to raid more!

Tribunal – The Weight of Remembrance (2023) – Review

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Doom ‘n’ gloom indeed formed an important part of last year’s metal DNA. Succulent, shiny morsels like Isole and Shores of Null stand proud in that dreary light they so lustfully project. But contrite RMR truly missed some excellent fare that somehow wasted away in our swampy review pipe until it washed ashore just a few days ago.

And that is Tribunal‘s The Weight of Remembrance. The piece blows every doom album we covered last year out of the water. An astute record that would have made it onto our Top 10. Would. Because now it’s too … [...] Click to raid more!

Panzerchrist go all in with All Witches Shall Burn!

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Panzerchrist‘s Last of a Kind kicked up a ton of dust over here in 2023. To the point that all this brutally vile debauchery landed straight on the RMR Top 10 of that very same year. Somber and terrible – as was the Year of the Dark Lord 2023. Now, we got new beginnings and all, and already we’re looking for the real thing. Like that slab of burnin’-hot metal that will soothe our frayed nerves. Looks like 2024 doesn’t bode well – already.

Well, good that PC didn’t comfortably lean back against their black altar, but sent … [...] Click to raid more!