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Viande – Monument Aux Morts (2026) – Review

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In trying times like these, what better idea than to sit your ass down with some truly vile metal? It will (hopefully) burn the mental fat off your grey matter real fast and help get rid of this aggression fest aimlessly careening about your skull.

And today I have a special suggestion that will brutally expel vegetarians and vegans, too. Not that they cannot partake in this endeavor, far from it. But they’re not gonna like the smells and texture of this particular meal.

Viande1, the band, brings you the putrid fare you need. Terrible fetid musings in … [...] Click to raid more!

Duir – Catarsi (2026) – Review

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At first, the RMR crew thought we were getting yet another of them gnarly Italian Black Metal albums, such as this one. You know, the storytellers who describe features of the arid land they live in. And truly so, an abundance of tales and legends can be found throughout the Italian countryside.

Well, gnarly it’s going to be this time as well. But you won’t be getting any legends. Instead, it is war stories yet again, and more precisely, WWI, the first war of (modern) mass destruction of human history. Y’know, the one starting with cavalry trying to ride … [...] Click to raid more!

Soothsayer – The Unbinding (2026) – Review

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You won’t believe how much the RMR crew dreaded the thought of the Irish gang Soothsayer having a sophomore moment. Back in 2021, the band’s debut full-length piece, Echoes of the Earth, didn’t sit too well with the grouchy geezers of the RMR Review Desk. And as we all know, the (dreaded) second record usually is the one when things settle for the worse.

But – not always. Sometimes the exception to the rule kicks in, and our ice-cold metal hearts discover something that will hold our attention. So, will The Unbinding reach those lofty heights in one giant … [...] Click to raid more!

Flykt – Sinister Strain (2026) – Review

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2026 hasn’t really regurgitated a great crop of dyed-in-the-wool, daemon-infected Black Metal records. At least on the RMR webzine, it didn’t. There’s no sign of the feisty French branch of heretical metal to date. Apart from this act, perhaps. And they’re from Sweden, which fits the current contender’s profile pretty well. But even if nothing much has been happening in the filthy old realms where the stinking breath reigns, we want moar, much moar.

But never fear, there’s always something cooking in the Scandinavian outback. And here we found ourselves a devilishly good bonfire in the Swedish outfit Flykt… [...] Click to raid more!