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Dantalion – Dantalion (2026) – Review

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It is true, you know. The RMR zine covered a ton of moody doom pieces in 2026. But real vile Black Metal and ferocious Extreme Metal disasters? None too many. Not that there weren’t any, of course. In This Hell graced our turntables lately, and it wasn’t necessarily bad fare. Thus, it’s time to reach yet again into the underground and grope around in the abject darkness down there. Ze Grand Masters of ze Okkvlt have been strangely silent these days. Or perhaps they missed our very own freight train, who knows?

So, luckily the Spaniards of Dantalion appeared on … [...] Click to raid more!

In This Hell – Bliss (2026) – Review

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This zine’s 2026 supply of truly malevolent records has not been at a standstill. But it has slowed to a trickle, that’s for sure. Instead, the doom squad took the baton from the devil’s advocates this year. And it is indeed so that the bigger names on the Blackened Beat stayed mute this year.

But that doesn’t mean that we cannot reach into the underground and grab ourselves some truly raw fare. Metal that feels like the fiends’ steely claws reaching for your immortal soul. Even when your time hasn’t come quite yet. Or at least, that is what we … [...] Click to raid more!

Pâenil Era – A Wilting Fountain (2026) – Review

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The RMR crew received a message from a guy in Romania. Erwin Weber wrote about his project Pâenil Era. At first, confusion reigned. Romania, the band’s funky moniker, and the artist’s name just didn’t sync. Half of the crew here speak German. So, judging by the sound of the artist’s name, this should have been a Teutonic act, in our minds at least. Well, no, of course not. Pâenil Era are hailing from the vast Romanian lands alright, and reached us through Weber‘s very own vanity label Neuronoir.

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Taake – En Skog av Nidstang (2026) – Review

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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!