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Incursed – Amalur (2017) – Review

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The blasted July 2017 EP The Slavic Covenant of Incursed did not impress the RMR deck crew. Too many oldies and not enough goodies, I can tell ya. Bands need to produce new, awesome material that is unique and people will want to hear. Not endlessly regurgitate old stuff or go for weird pop covers.

The mighty Symphonic Metal front chicks from Exit Eden recently tried to pull that pop cover stunt as well. The outcome was – well – bizarre to say the least. With tracks ranging from juvenile wet dreams to age-old pop disasters that we all hoped … [...] Click to raid more!

Rainbow – Down To Earth (1979) – Review

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Blasphemy, oh sweet blasphemy. After Rainbow‘s resounding successes Rising and Long Live Rock’n’Roll, the master decided to take a different route. Down to Earth took a much more commercial tack that sent the mainstream haters into flight mode.

In other words, Dio defected and landed in the bosom of Black Sabbath as a first step. One huge ego thrust into another bunch of huge egos, wow. But – quite predictably –  not for long, ’cause he then got out of dodge relatively quickly to settle in his own gig. So, things were pretty simple back then.

Right?

Well, … [...] Click to raid more!

Kaledon – Carnagus: Emperor of the Darkness (2017) – Review

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Sometimes you get this sense of déjà-vu. Like that prickly feeling down your spine, when you sense something unknown. And it started straight from the beginning of Kaledon‘s newest album Carnagus: Emperor of the Darkness. 

‘Tis the flavor of Overtures, a known entity belting away at a Power Metal event. And – lo and behold – it is indeed Michele Guaitoli (Overtures, Temperance), who got hired to advance the glory of Kaledon‘s 9th full-length album.

The band started to spin their tale many years ago already, in 1997 to be precise. A medieval-fantastic story, … [...] Click to raid more!

Rainbow – Rising (1976) – Review

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It is funny how hindsight vision 20/20 is clear and precise. Back in time, Rainbow and their second full-length record Rising did – at first – not garner a lot of heightened attention. It really did not, apart from a tight circle of rock nerds perhaps. The sound was good, damn straight, but not stellar.

‘Yet Another Decent Hard Rock Record’ as we would say today.

It is also true that Rainbow was ever-present and blasting out of a multitude of loudspeakers. But so was Status Quo and many others. Yet still, Rising kind of had the nerve to stick itself … [...] Click to raid more!