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Cnoc An Tursa – A Cry For The Slain (2026) – Review

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Is it Saor season yet? I reckon it’s time again to roam them standing stones and stuff to find more country lore, yarns, and fairy tales of all sorts. And 2026 seems to be the year that those unsung warriors of the arcane lurch forth. The Scots of Cnoc An Tursa1 didn’t manifest themselves for almost a decade and are now back with their newest concoction, A Cry For The Slain.

Never heard of them? You’re not alone. The old geezers of the RMR Review Desk have seen the name mentioned here and there. But their earlier wares … [...] Click to raid more!

Daemonium Regni – Daemonium Regni (2026) – Review

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Ah, a sign of the times. The daemons are on the loose, it seems. Or to freely paraphrase Anaal Nathrakh, the devils are all on Earth right now. At least that is what today’s world feels like. So, what about a little excursion into ritualistic territory? We may invoke some abysmal thing dispatched to this mortal coil, after all. A real demon, perhaps? Or – again – a whiff of sulphur and mischief without consequences? Well, we won’t know until we do. And then it will be too late to take the right-hand path. And no spellbook will save you, … [...] Click to raid more!

Inferi – Heaven Wept (2026) – Review

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Hell’s calling. Sounds about right these days, doesn’t it? Inferi, meaning hell in Italian and kind of the same in Latin, the band called their outfit, first seen around these parts in 2006. And yes, I heard the theories that the band moniker derives from some Harry Potter fantasy. And if true, they need to grow up. But otherwise, ’tis yet another long-standing metal band that eluded the RMR crew for long years.

There goes Archspire was the RMR crew’s first mutual thought when Heaven Wept led off into the metallic yonder. And we weren’t all that wrong with … [...] Click to raid more!

Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis (2026) – Review

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A Dark Poem, Part I roared forth on sturdy wings of woe (too) late in 2025. A record that didn’t deny its roots to Doom Metal Central with pronounced progressive airs, and powerfully so. A piece full of poignant melancholy that took us by surprise first and then by storm. It did miss reaching superb levels by a fraction of an inch, though. And this was mainly due to inexplicable slowdowns and an undeniable lack of oxygen in certain spots.

So, barely a few months later, Green Carnation reappeared on our radar with more sadboi tunes. Rushing new records usually … [...] Click to raid more!