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Video: Infinitas release Skylla!

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Those having followed the RockmusicRaider webzine last year will certainly remember the Swiss band Infinitas and their 2017 album Civitas Interitus. The album was deemed delightful enough by the RMR deck crew to make it onto the 2017 Top 10 Records, too. And for good reason: Their tune still plays quite often on the mighty RMR music machine to this day.

Since the release of the album, the band went through a series of important line-up changes, but it appears that they are back on surer footing in the meantime. The band has been hard at work and just … [...] Click to raid more!

RMR’s 2017 Top 10 Records

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I have the feeling that the 2016 Top 10 just about released. But time does move fast when you are having fun. And we now need to attack the 2017 Top 10 quickly, lest another few months go by. 

Methinks that the records retained in 2017 were not as blackened as in former years. Instead, we found a fair share of interesting progressive and avant-garde pieces that bubbled to the surface.

Many bands also engaged in all flavors of Post Rock or Metal. And those – I admit – delivered the best quality stuff, in general. In other words, those … [...] Click to raid more!

Skein – Deadweight (2017) – Review

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RockmusicRaider Review - Skein - Deadweight - Album Cover Ah, the things we miss sometimes in the course of a year, and then rediscover them. Just when I should be madly writing the 2017 Top 10 to finalize the last months and move on to bigger and better things in the new year.

The tidbits of sound, slightly unhinged and never straight. Hints of madness and bedlam in tatters. Mad screaming, rusty guitar sounds embedded in wet, scratchy metal. A record that will keep you on your toes throughout the duration. And for which you must be in the mood, lest you will descend to the depth of abject … [...] Click to raid more!

Sorcerer – The Crowning of the Fire King (2017) – Review

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I am transfixed by sounds pouring out of my earphones. Staunch, epic metal sounds. The culprit is the Swedish band Sorcerer and their newest album The Crowning of the Fire King. Their second full-length studio album. 

You will surely remember their 2015 come-back epic In the Shadow of the Inverted Cross. This one got some serious acclaim for a band that over long stretches of their (almost non-existent) career produced nothing more than a few demos and compilations. But then – bang – came this first full-length record. A totally unexpected artillery volley out of the left field some … [...] Click to raid more!