Alien Realms, as imagined by Vortex!

Vortex -Alien Realms - Album Cover

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!

Newsflash: Lauren Babic has Too Much and Never Enough!

Lauren Babic - Too Much and Never Enough - Album Cover

Those who have followed the RMR zine for a while, probably discovered that we like the unexpected and the weird. Genre-benders that go out on a limb to stand out and shine. But only if the stuff they strut is well done and has some valor attached.

Meet Lauren Babic and her EP Too Much and Never Enough. She mixes synth-pop songs with some beatz and metallic musings. Something like Taylor Swift on speed from a dark and dystopian universe. First, you’ll get some poppy tunes thrown at ye. But those morph quickly into some caustic Punk attack. … [...] Click to raid more!

Newsflash: Nebula Nine and The Last Sky Piercer!

Nebula Nine - The Last Sky Piercer - Album Cover

I found a new genre. Sublime Progressive Rock is its name and Nebula Nine adorned themselves with it. Already the word ‘sublime’ should melt on your tongue like that Café de Paris served on a perfect steak in a French 5-star eatery. Dreams of otherworldly rock delights that will surely dethrone the long-defunct Genesis of times long gone. Or others, such as Yes, Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, the list goes on and on. So, have we just found funny bones with egos larger than the Indian subcontinent? Or is Nebula Nine‘s The Last Sky Piercer worth every … [...] Click to raid more!

Slaughtersun boast some Black Marrow!

Slaughtersun - Black Marrow - Album Cover

By Loki’s undead minions, the RMR crew just had one of those ‘strap in for the ride’ moments. Welcome to the wild and dystopian world of Slaughtersun. The band calls itself NJ1 Death Metal. A moniker that elicited some evil chuckles over here at the office tower. You know, bad New Jersey dad jokes and all. But make no mistake, the joking will stop once Black Marrow starts scorching your eardrums.

Death Metal truly is an overused and fully saturated genre. Many a big metal band dwells in its vast realms, some of them trve Metal Royalty. And … [...] Click to raid more!