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Impure Wilhelmina – Le sanglot (2026) – Review

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Admitted. The RMR crew heard the name of this act mentioned on some occasions. Unsurprisingly so, as some of the RMR crew practically sit atop Impure Wilhelmina‘s main location. Not that the folks around Michael Schindl have an inkling of this. And besides, our bunch here changes location often, so one day this is true and the next no more. And that’s a good thing, by the way. After all, discretion is the iron rule in this business. Fraternization, in contrast, is poison to good anonymous review-smithing, that kind of thing. It’s not all that stringent, of course, but … [...] Click to raid more!

A Desert Ritual for Obey The Sun!

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Looking at the band pic, the RMR crew thought these guys emerged from somewhere out of the scorched US South. Around the Tucson/Tombstone area, where the rocks are gritty and the cacti huge. Y’know, good ol’ Wyatt’s ancient hunting grounds, now turned tourist trap. Thereabouts.

But not so. Obey The Sun hail from Hungary, of all places. But I gotta admit, they play their part well. The way they chew craggy rock just like ’em parched good ‘uns straight out of those dusty arroyos down there draws us like a bear to honey. Saguaro country comfort right there. Or do … [...] Click to raid more!

Moon Mother – Meadowlands (2026) – Review

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Flying high on rage and ferocity is somewhat easy for a metalhead. And this here crew is full of ’em hungry gobblers of sharp metal shards. But as RMR’s credo flies, this zine ain’t only about Bastards from Asgard, the evil musings of the daemonic squad, or brutal evicerations in Death Metal country. Far from it.

A somewhat underdeveloped but important part of our musical triarchy @ RMR is rock and its many facets. And quite often, those records, so different from our usual fare in mood and texture, must meet the right moment for an in-depth investigation. That glimpse … [...] Click to raid more!

Dawnwalker – The Between (2025) – Review

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Perhaps it was destiny that David Gilmour knocked at RMR’s steely gate late at night this fall and – to everybody’s surprise – garnered a review. For a solo piece he released in 2024, no less. So, the crew here basked in the creamy, warm light of smooth groove and established alt-rock with a flow addiction for a long while.

Fast forward to reality, and Dawnwalker just appeared on our radar. Again? It sounds like the Review Desk just did a piece on them – last year. And indeed so. The psychedelically tainted The Unknowing hit in 2024 and garnered … [...] Click to raid more!