Evadne – The Fragile Light of Fireflies (2025) – Review

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Confusion reigned. Truly. In 2021, Evadne released The Pale Light of Fireflies. A record, which – at that time – didn’t make the cut over at the RMR review desk. If our mutual memory is correct, it was the strange choices of the band when to metal and when not that held us back from coverage.

Now, four years of water have gone under the proverbial bridge, and Evadne presents us with The Fragile Light of Fireflies. Meaning, the band releases the same material all over again. Only this time, you get the Post Metal, kind of unplugged … [...] Click to raid more!

Katatonia – Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State (2025) – Review

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Katatonia graced our zine in 2023 only as part of an effort to acknowledge the metal mainstream a bit better. Thus, Sky Void of Stars fell victim to our first lamestream n00b listing, and the RMR crew wasn’t quite impressed. Meaning, if you’re not a fan, you’re looking at things differently. Not that our cold, hard gaze at one of metal’s most established bands changed any diehard fans’ pre-established convictions. But given the hype and roar surrounding the act, one would expect bigger and better sounds to hit our turntables.

So, expectations aren’t sky-high for Nightmares as Extensions of the … [...] Click to raid more!

Trick or Treat – Ghosted (2025) – Review

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Ghosted, huh. I wish it not to ye, fans and friends. It usually means someone – and I quote the mighty Merriam Webster – “…abruptly cutting off all contact with someone usually without explanation.” Damn. No doubt the creatures on Trick or Treat‘s newest album cover look kinda worried and mighty lost.

Or, perhaps, it’s some sort of omen of what’s to come here. Because the RMR crew did a lot of headscratching on where these Italians are taking their newest concoction. After all, the band’s last record, Creepy Symphonies, kinda landed on our better side back … [...] Click to raid more!

Puteraeon – Mountains of Madness (2025) – Review

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Something called Mountains of Madness has gotta be good, right? We won’t know for certain until the review concludes, of course. But records boasting mini-Cthulhus on their album art with stories from cold plains must appear on our zine. H.P. Lovecraft is one of our favorite sources for horror stories after all.

And sure enough, Puteraeon here delve deep into the lore of primordial terrors that we cannot comprehend. And they do this with a real sturdy and pretty merciless brand of Swedish Death Metal unchanged by the eons spent on the cold wastes of Kadath. Let the Mountains of … [...] Click to raid more!