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Nightwish – Yesterwynde (2024) – Review

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Nightwish came a long way since they started their endeavor in 1996. The band around Tuomas Holopainen truly was with the pioneers of what was to become Symphonic Metal. Their fulminant career didn’t come without their hiccups, though. First, the somewhat messy divorce from Tarja Turunen made headlines across the mainstream metal press. Anette Olzon didn’t fare much better after a couple of thunderous records or so. And that left the band – rightly or wrongly – with a bad rap.

Luckily, with the arrival of the spirited and somewhat carismatic Floor Jansen, some calm finally came to Nightwish… [...] Click to raid more!

Marche Funèbre – After The Storm (2024) – Review

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The RMR crew was a bit reticent to entertain the idea of yet another Doom Metal piece on RMR’s roster this year. After all, our daily lives seem to be inundated by bigly yet terrifying news and ominous warnings. All about the end(s) of the world in a variety of foreboding paintings and dark musings. And truly so, every disaster-loving fearmonger out there kinda describes a new one.

But what can we say? A new Marche Funèbre piece needs some serious attention. So, in we jump into this miasma of tears and wistful woe and get going. Signs of the … [...] Click to raid more!

Tomorrow’s Rain – Ovdan (2024) – Review

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Some records sometimes take a little longer to sink into the RMR crew’s consciousness. And often the time must be right for them to get a review. Tomorrow’s Rain‘s Ovdan1 sailed about the sumpy depths of our review pipe for a while in search of an exit. But – the Review Desk’s been busy busting the nuts of Extreme Metal folks of the smelly underbelly of the metal multiverse. So, we now seem to be in sensory overload and ready for a welcome bit of moody blues, some thoughtful woeful soul, and melancholy galore. Ovdan is here and … [...] Click to raid more!

Thorium – The Bastard (2024) – Review

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When your Death Metal sounds Rogga-ish, there must be some truth to it. And sure enough, Thorium‘s new piece The Bastard does include one Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, et al) as the main guitarist. Sometimes I cannot fathom how this man can stuff so much work into his 24 hours of waketime without adding the night to it. After all, he’s got a gazillion bands to attend to, plus some loving attention to fans and friends. AND we will for sure hear from him later in the year all over again.

But what really piqued our interest … [...] Click to raid more!