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Newsflash: Where The Silence Reigns, by As The Sun Falls!

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I just watched Omnium Gatherum’s latest video and was – no surprise there – struck all over again with the closeness to the sleepless ones. And indeed, Insomnium and their somewhat stereotypical brand of melodeath often stands for the law by which all shalt be measured.

Good that we have new folks on the block who will hopefully challenge that (alleged) supremacy. Anima Hereticae just sent a serious warning that things may be about to change. And now we just met up with As the Sun Falls. And this band sports a pretty sturdy brand of Melodic Death Metal. … [...] Click to raid more!

Black Birch releases – Black Birch. Boon or bane?

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The Swedes from Black Birch are one of those bands. Fresh off the press in December 2022, they started to release a bunch of singles that – I guess – should serve as an investment into the future. Some sort of small-format Henry Metal. You know, the guy who released eight bad-quality LPs between 2017 and 2018, and since then, nada.

So, BB here decided to release one new track a month in 2023 with this here new EP – supposedly – as a go-between of sorts. A confusing strategy that’s ascerbated by the missing cover for the EP … [...] Click to raid more!

Undergang concoct De syv stadier af fordærv!

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You know, some time ago we covered a band that somewhat overdid it in so many ways. One part of their sins was a totally overwrought interpretation of Death Metal. The RMR crew opined at that time that we occasionally love ourselves a good gurgle. But – of course – this must be done with mastery or all that phlegm-filled depravity will not be worth it. And since that time we scouted the vast Death Metal universe for just THAT band.

Luckily, Undergang just came along with a short blurb. De syv stadier af fordærv they called their concoction. And … [...] Click to raid more!

Allfather share A Violent Truth!

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Hells bells! We got ourselves another one of those bands thinking that a mere 27-minute airplay would melt the ice-cold metal hearts over at the RMR review desk.1 Usually, we’ll allow some leeway to punk records or some truly outstanding performance reaching us in short format. Yet, Allfather‘s A Violent Truth won’t hit any of those lofty standards, gruff fury and apparent eviscerations notwithstanding. And that means that this EP-ish piece here ain’t no candidate for an in-depth full review. Anger issues brutally untreated. ‘Soit’, as we say in French.

To be fair, though, the unforgiving rage … [...] Click to raid more!