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Slaughtersun boast some Black Marrow!

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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!

Video: Epica play the Arcana Card!

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“Our very first single in two years…”, Simone Simons crooned some time ago. Not quite true, The Alchemy Project of 2022 came and went without much reverb out in the fan crowd. But I guess, she meant Epica-owned music following in the wake of the astonishing Omega. But one can never be quite sure.

So, lo and behold, a new video called Arcana appeared on our to-view list. The clip granting – to quote the label – “…a glimpse into the band’s future music, coming in 2025.” Fair enough. Aspiral beckons you, that kind of thing.

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Video: Aeons rage against the Machines!

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The islanders are at it again. Earlier this year, RMR covered Aeons‘ latest full-length The Ghosts of What We Knew. A powerful and very good record that garnered pretty sturdy criticism nonetheless. But things can change once a band chooses one of their tracks to elaborate further. Deep dives with often astonishing outcomes.

So, here the band’s back with a brand-new clip for their second-to-last song Machines. A clip that stopped the RMR crew dead in its tracks. The clip doesn’t shine with flamboyant cinematography throwing a thousand details at you all at once. You know, like … [...] Click to raid more!

Newsflash: Until Our Tale is Told, by VallorcH!

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Ah, the Cimbrian community in the Italian Veneto seems to be very active in metal. The RMR crew covered Kanseil’s piece Doin Erde earlier in 2015. Folk Metal with a quirk and a solid historical background.

Now, the Italian Folk Metal band VallorcH released their sophomore full-length album Until Our Tale Is Told back towards the end of that same year. And similar to the aforementioned medievally-tainted dudes, this act takes a pretty folksy, yet truly metallic approach to local themes. Mainly based on the cultural remnants of the highlands North of Venice. 

VallorcH came into existence in 2010 and released their first EP … [...] Click to raid more!