Megaton Leviathan – Magick Helmet (2023) – Review

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Loki must have that content ‘gotcha’ smirk all over his visage, the animal.1 Because the RMR crew had these senseless deliberations yet again. And it’s all about the need for a ‘worst album of the year’ list. Yeah, that kind of thing. The reply from management – as always – is the same. RMR won’t usually push negative reviews for the simple reason that manpower and time available don’t sync. There’s an abundance of material to choose from, true. But only 24 hours in a day, and we’d add the night if we had to. So, what would you … [...] Click to raid more!

ASET – Astral Rape (2023) – Review

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I am sure you heard those ghost stories about voices wafting over from inside the walls. Late at night when you’re supposed to get some beauty snooze. But you can’t. Because strange mutterings reach you from – somewhere in the dark. And while you try to discern if the sound emerges from the ceiling, the terrible closet, or – again – the walls, it suddenly stops.

ASET‘s Astral Rape did that to us. The record was brutally ignored upon release and continued to dwell in our boggy review pipe’s dark and smelly depths. And from time to time we … [...] Click to raid more!

Convocation – No Dawn for the Caliginous Night (2023) – Review

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No dice! That was the very first verdict on Convocation‘s No Dawn for the Caliginous Night. The record bounced off the RMR review desk like those terse one-line rulings the Supreme Court likes to issue. And this probably was a knee-jerk reaction, some sort of overdose of too much Raise to the Sky and Shores of Null.

But then – luckily – came the inevitable ‘wait a minute’. A welcome moment of reason. The roaring doomy soundscapes, the spectacular atmosphere, and the overall artistic delivery of No Dawn just cannot be missed after all.

Yet – it … [...] Click to raid more!

Axenstar – Chapter VIII (2023) – Review

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2023 boasts a pretty good crop of all things Power Metal. This is a trend that the RMR crew has already observed since the beginning of last year. From veiled madness to frozen objects, refreshing PM geekery provided us with hours of freshly grated cheese and boundless sugar-filled energy.

So – late in the year – Axenstar makes an entry with their new piece Chapter VIII. The band’s been around for some 24 years or so and should be able to provide some true olde Power Metal that will have us rocking in a second. After all, the … [...] Click to raid more!