Tribunal – In Penitence and Ruin (2025) – Review

Posted on 18 April 2025 by RockmusicRaider — Leave a reply

Tribunal - Of Penitence and Ruin - Album Cover

The last time, the guardian of the review pipe screwed up and the RMR crew finally covered Tribunal‘s 2023 debut with some delay the following year. A ‘faux pas’ that won’t bear repeating yet again. The RMR crew found the Quality ov Doom to be pretty outstanding and compelling for a simple starter package. Material that would have landed on the top 10 with a fair degree of certainty.

So, luckily, the band’s somewhat unwieldily named new piece In Penitence and Ruin reaches our dark shores somewhat early in 2025. Time enough to let its desperate deliberations sink in … [...] Click to raid more!

Cirkus Prütz – Manifesto (2025) – Review

Posted on 17 April 2025 by RockmusicRaider — Leave a reply

‘Come back with more anytime, Cirkus Prütz, the door’s wide open’, screamed the RMR crew at the end of the Blues Revolution review. And we meant it. Because Manifesto‘s predecessor was a revelation. A journey back to times long gone. That thirsty feeling of a band playing in a saloon on a dusty highway while the tumbleweeds are rolling by.

And here the Prütz boyz are back in action with another bunch of gritty musings full of grinding rock ‘n’ roll. But – will they be able to recreate the vibe this here crew found so alluring? … [...] Click to raid more!

Ghörnt – Bluetgraf (2025) – Review

Posted on 13 April 2025 by RockmusicRaider — Leave a reply

Weren’t we forgetting something? Ah, yes. The RMR crew navigated a lot in the prog / doom / NWoBHM sphere lately, filled with genres reaching us in many shades and nuances. But somehow, 2024’s dark streak full of excellent Extreme Metal appeared to be gone and lost for good.

That’s a pity in a year that already seems worse than the last one. It is thus good that another grimy Black Metal act just found our review pipe. Because – you know – it can always get worse. Murphy’s law on full display.

Ghörnt take no prisoners. Bluetgraf tells a … [...] Click to raid more!

Alien Realms, as imagined by Vortex!

Posted on 11 April 2025 by RockmusicRaider — Leave a reply

Ah, so many vortices out there in the Metal Multiverse. It’s a fascinating choice for a band name, as you never know where you will end up once the vortex sucks you into its terrible embrace. And theories are legion out there, with the most likely outcome that you will simply die if the thing is lethal enough. No mystery there.

So, this here Vortex is the Canadian pendant from Quebec. A band born back in 1998 with a penchant for Melodic, Symphonic, and Blackened Death Metal and an urge to discover uncomfortable Alien Realms. And would there be … [...] Click to raid more!