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Uburen – Usurp The Throne (2023) – Review

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To say that Uburen‘s 2016 piece Frå Døden Fødes Liv didn’t impress us much would be an understatement. This earlier record foisted a sub-par production upon the unsuspecting listener that was almost painful to endure and – thus – it got brutally ditched by a still young RMR webzine. The band’s 2019 follow-on record And the Mountains Weep also found some tough love and fell through the cracks pretty miserably at the Review Committee’s desk.

So, here we are in early 2023 and Usurp The Throne, Uburen‘s newest concoction, is finally on the menu. Third time’s the … [...] Click to raid more!

Crown of Madness try some Elemental Binding!

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Do have a care, will ya? Binding elementals will work through strong magick only. And if it goes wrong, you’re so much scorched toast – or turned into a toad to croak upon the world until it or you finally disappear, whatever comes first. So, powerful metal will be needed to cast spells that will hold the forces of evil at bay.

And in come Crown of Madness with their snazzy brand of Technical Death Metal that continually reminded me of sins that Abiotic and the sick-to-god Archspire already committed some time ago. Exactly the kind of red-hot metal the … [...] Click to raid more!

Murray? Who the hell is Murray?

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It’s no secret that Dio has a pretty sturdy following at RMR. Which netted this particular artist a few pretty long reviews already.

So, whenever our crew got to work on this band, we inevitably stumbled across this horned figure. This terrible being that waves those devil’s horns at you, same as Dio himself always did. But – by Loki’s miserable minions – nobody quite knew who or what Murray really was.

But let’s take a step back for a moment. Dio rose to fame in the ’80s, after some remarkable stints with outfits like Rainbow and – yes – … [...] Click to raid more!

In Flames – Foregone (2023) – Review

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It’s time to continue to make our underground genes work on the dreaded (metal) mainstream1 some more. A new series of sorts that should show some results later that year. The RMR crew already started on Katatonia with some – interesting and also unexpected results.

Now here In Flames is on the menu, another heavyweight in Extreme Metal, in business since 1990. And yet another n00b on the RMR review pipe, because – for some reason – the ‘zine never quite paid attention to one of the most established metal bands out there. Foregone conclusions or true quality on … [...] Click to raid more!