Taake – En Skog av Nidstang (2026) – Review

Taake - En Skog av Nidstang - Album Cover

Taake is a decade-old, well-established band of the Extreme Metal arts. Yet another renowned act that bypassed our review pipe time and again, and will thus unwillingly qualify for appearing on our n00b list. But this time it wasn’t because somehow the terrible mainstream got the better of us. It was – a wretched reputation preceding them. Same as other Black Metal bands from Bergen in Norway,1 the outfit’s notoriety was starkly apparent, even before the RMR crew had a chance to look at it.

You know, the usual culprits. Right-wing afflictions, psychopathic behaviour, violence of all couleur, purported … [...] Click to raid more!

Moonspell – Far From God (2026) – Review

Moonspell - Far From God - Album Cover

From early on in the RMR zine’s existence, Moonspell has been an ever-returning companion of sorts. The crew was forever fascinated with our first finding, Extinct. The puffy-nippled, yet gruesome female torso kinda drew us to the record as if the Lord of The Flies had called. But then, the record itself was somewhat hard fare for a fledgling music review site. But then, we stumbled across Night Eternal. This one carried real heft, a brutally dark, murderously ominous atmosphere that would not leave you until the last note disappeared into the ether.

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Destructor – Tales of Glory (2026) – Review

Destructor - Tales of Glory - Album Cover

You know, when I looked at Destructor‘s band pic, the members’ somewhat fossilized countenances looked ancient to me. So much so that the geezers at the RMR Review desk looked them up. And indeed, this is a band ravaging stages since 1984. This is the year when Steve Jobs, yes THAT guy, invented the Macintosh computer, Indira Gandhi was cancelled, and the Soviet Union boycotted the US Olympics. And – drumroll – Iron Maiden hitting the market with Powerslave. Early Heavy Metal on full display.

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Sarcasm – Lifeforce Omnibound (2026) – Review

Sarcasm - Lifeforce Omnibound - Album Cover

Here’s to a band with an (alleged) understanding that traditional Swedeath will be a difficult sell to an audience conditioned on too much Rogga Johansson1 and little else. So, Sarcasm gave their offering a little push to move outside of the confines of THAT Swedish brand of metal. To get a breath of fresh air and some room to maneuver, I reckon. And who can blame them? The aforementioned genre itself is sadly overcrowded and is fraught with – norms after all.

So, let Lifeforce Omnibound shine its sickly light unto us measly dwellers of the metalverse and teach … [...] Click to raid more!