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Lion’s Share – Inferno (2026) – Review

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By the mighty Gawds ov Metal, this album cover of Lion’s Share‘s Inferno here is simply atrociously bad. This blue pseudo-alien looking like a deranged shrimp1 feels so cliché that the prospect of what kind of music might be found inside this blurb here makes me shudder. And not in a good way.

That Lion’s Share already appeared on this zine in 2017 speaks for them, though. This was for a then-brand-new clip for their single, Another Desire. We reckon it will be the same track with this moniker on Inferno‘s Heavy Metal list. That’s impossible … [...] Click to raid more!

Decipher – ΘΕΛΗΜΑ (Thelema) (2026) – Review

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The RMR crew and the Greek Black Metal community are pretty sturdy acquaintances. Rotting Christ1, Dødsferd, Isolert, or – again – Dark Portrait, all appeared on this zine. In fact, you get a fair number of the ritual folks roaming about the Southern reaches of Europe. This, and the sturdy French section, got ourselves a pretty virulent base to judge newcomers against.

So, will the sophomore record of a still obscure Greek Black Metal band be able to invoke the lightbringer, or will boredom set in after a while? Grab that spell book. That should … [...] Click to raid more!

Obscurity – Ascheregen (2026) – Review

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Trollzorn Records are always good for a metal surprise or two. In 2025, they steadily fed us German underground fare and landed two hits onto our roster, Bergthron and Thorondir. That’s not a bad crop to reap on a webzine like ours with limited firepower and crew members beset with bad taste and terrible decision-making urges.

So, it looks like the RMR crew will get moar German roar as 2026 finally takes off to tastier shores. And this time it is meaty Death Metal with blood dripping still from its recently dissected innards. Raw and furious, that’s kinda what … [...] Click to raid more!

Saxon – Innocence is No Excuse (1985) – Review

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Saxon‘s ’84 piece Crusader was a true disaster, a vinyl turntable torture device full of cringe and posturing. Well, it was that one, and the other unspeakable piece preceding it. Both were rightly shunned by the metal crowd back then.

Whatever took Saxon to end up in glam country will forever be beyond me. Was it the allure of the forbidden fruit that the rise of the Sunset Boulevard frenzy promised? Perhaps. Or expensive hairdressers at the top of their game?1 Or, could it be that they got the itch for some easy greenbacks to earn? Being stinking … [...] Click to raid more!