Angus McSix – Angus McSix and the Sword of Power (2023) – Review

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Well, I guess for this one you need to leave your cheese filter at home and just let the record engulf you in its gluey embrace. This – thing is so smothered in various types of smelly goo, even the nerdiest of fantasy nerds will have trouble stomaching the new Angus McSix epos going by the ungainly title of Angus McSix and the Sword of Power.1 So, brace yourselves, a new fat slice of Gloryhammer dumbfoolery is heading your way. Merciless space lore with a Scottish flavor, filled with armed dinosaurs, fireflies of doom, and Sixcalibur, the … [...] Click to raid more!

Video: Nanowar of Steel make Pirates go Sober!

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RMR regulations strictly ban lyric video posts from publication on the ‘zine. And for cause. Low-budget clips like these won’t sport any stellar cinematography – at all. None, nada, zilch. And that is why, those won’t even warrant consideration. Usually.

But there’s always Nanowar of Steel to force an exception. After all, they’re the self-proclaimed masters of comedy – and they’re also good at it. After all, their Norwegian Reggaeton caused a lot of raucous uproar over here with its Latin tune and metallic antics. And the band got a few mentions from us on social media on a variety … [...] Click to raid more!

Metallica – 72 Seasons (2023) – Review

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The RMR crew literally had to sift through 72 Seasons of Metallica‘s miscarriages of album art for them to finally hit a new low. We already suffered through things like the piss and blood covers on the Load / Reload series. But this one is the most awful vinyl sheath ever to appear on a metal album.1 I mean, scorched items, including a wrecked crib and miscellaneous instruments on a bright canary-yellow background. That’s like a migraine on painted cardboard. If the folks over at Metallica wanted to annoy everyone and provoke reactions, then – hells bells – … [...] Click to raid more!

Elderseer – Drown in the Shallowness (2023) – Review

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Elderseer. Never heard of them, I declare. And how could we? The band saw the light of day in 2017 and only released one first EP way back in 2018. And some five years later, the band’s debut Drown in the Shallowness lets us have a go at their kinda belated first issue.

So, let’s don our cilice and – head over to sadboi country. A new record pregnant with potent doom-laden offerings awaits our inspection, we’re told. Just let me grab the tissues and that crusty whip before we head down there. Tearful flagellation time.


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