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Receiver – Whispers of Lore (2023) – Review

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I have a confession to make. Receiver here almost got the boot, plucked out of the muck of our review pipe, and unceremoniously dismissed. And I blame the quality of the promo preview that returned a horrible tinny sound. Luckily, things improved once we got our hands on a real copy. Never brutally judge something by its first appearance, right? So very true.

Thus, Whispers of Lore got some real love over here after a few spins. And for cause. The record combines (some of) the exuberance of Splintered Throne with the galloping machinations of Iron Maiden. All of … [...] Click to raid more!

Eldritch – Innervoid (2023) – Review

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Will the number 13 turn out to be bad? After all, it’s considered THE bad omen for most of the world. Loki managed to get Baldur1 killed after arriving as the 13th guest at a dinner in Valhalla. Or – Judas served as the 13th participant at the last supper, allegedly.2 So, there’s a certain unease about that number in Western Culture, which is often associated with bad luck.

But. There’s always a ‘but’, right? 13 undoubtedly wasn’t an unlucky number for the latest Black Sabbath record. And in Italy, so I’m told, the numeric sign for bad … [...] Click to raid more!

Xaon – The Lethean (2022) – Review

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By the end of 2022, the RMR reviewers realized that Xaon‘s latest record – The Lethean – never quite made it onto our swampy review pipe. And in truth, what record in its right state would want to dwell in that steamy sump just to be lost forever, right? So, with enough material to last a lifetime, we concocted the 2022 top ten list, sadly without Carson’s boyz.

Fast forward to late 2023. A few weeks back we tortured our eardrums with the Black Metal act Félonie, and happened across Red Beard Studios. Another of Rob Carson‘s … [...] Click to raid more!

Sorcerer – Reign of the Reaper (2023) – Review

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The 2015 record In the Shadow of the Inverted Cross immediately got our full attention. The release marked the moment when Sorcerer finally came out of hibernation for real. After five years of trying to decide what they wanted to become since 2010, the year of resurrection of the band after a long time of stop ‘n’ go and deep freeze. And that record restarted their metal machinations with a friggin’ thunderclap.

They rocked on to VIP status over at the RMR review desk when the fire king was crowned. Whereas – the next album – Lamenting of the … [...] Click to raid more!