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Fvneral Fvkk – Indecent Idols (2026) – Review

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Hehe! Gotta love these guys. Their stated calling as acolytes of Epic Pastoral Doom Metal already elicited some evil chuckles over at the RMR Review Desk. No note has rang out yet, and already Fvneral Fvkk‘s (imagined) genre exudes that musty musky1 odor of pasty, slightly sweaty men in robes from another world, chanting weirdly in vast, empty buildings surrounded by scented smoke. Dire cases of modern sorcery duly established. Right?

Now, the main motif of the band’s very existence is the bane of the Catholic Church. The proven records of sexual abuse and other aberrations of the … [...] Click to raid more!

Insomnium – Netherworlds (2026) – Review

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So, we are at Ze Number Ten. The sleepless ones have been at that Melodeath thing for almost 30 years and produced a critically acclaimed record every 3 years on average. And the fire still burns bright. The RMR crew covered all records from somewhere around 2009 to this day. 2016’s Winter’s Gate was without a doubt the strongest piece this band produced under our watch. That’s not to say that Heart of a Grave and Anno 1696 weren’t great records in their own right.

And that begs the question: has the act around Niilo Sevänen kept the high-octane levels … [...] Click to raid more!

In This Hell – Bliss (2026) – Review

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This zine’s 2026 supply of truly malevolent records has not been at a standstill. But it has slowed to a trickle, that’s for sure. Instead, the doom squad took the baton from the devil’s advocates this year. And it is indeed so that the bigger names on the Blackened Beat stayed mute this year.

But that doesn’t mean that we cannot reach into the underground and grab ourselves some truly raw fare. Metal that feels like the fiends’ steely claws reaching for your immortal soul. Even when your time hasn’t come quite yet. Or at least, that is what we … [...] Click to raid more!

Chalice of Suffering – The Raven Cries One Last Time (2026) – Review

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Metal newbies, speed metal adepts, and acolytes of thundering screamo fare, pay attention! This record ain’t for you. You’ll be faced with a cartload of Snailpace Metal that will be anathema to any metalhead worshipping at the altar of the metal equivalent of The Hulk.

That said, for all with a morose condition, do pause for an avalanche of felt eons of slow-marching beats. You will not be disappointed. Because of Chalice of Suffering‘s unwieldingly named The Raven Cries One Last Time, patience will be of the order. And a lot of that, too. So, either you take … [...] Click to raid more!