Sarcasm – Lifeforce Omnibound (2026) – Review

Sarcasm - Lifeforce Omnibound - Album Cover

Here’s to a band with an (alleged) understanding that traditional Swedeath will be a difficult sell to an audience conditioned on too much Rogga Johansson1 and little else. So, Sarcasm gave their offering a little push to move outside of the confines of THAT Swedish brand of metal. To get a breath of fresh air and some room to maneuver, I reckon. And who can blame them? The aforementioned genre itself is sadly overcrowded and is fraught with – norms after all.

So, let Lifeforce Omnibound shine its sickly light unto us measly dwellers of the metalverse and teach … [...] Click to raid more!

Arroganz – Death Doom Punks (2026) – Review

Arroganz - Death Doom Punks - Album Cover

Didn’t we already encounter some bastardly punkfaces earlier this year? We indeed did. Wolfbastard hail from the windy island in the North Sea, though, whereas here we got ourselves brutal German fare. Straight Teutonic power. Relentless and brutal.

What piqued our attention, though, was the weirdly similar album names. The former called their concoction Satanic Scum Punks, whereas Arroganz here had theirs down as Death Doom Punks. Let’s just hope that this is a naming oversight of the arrogant ones and no botched creativity attempt. But whatever the truth, that’s a godawful load of fucking punkery. Thus, let … [...] Click to raid more!

Forebode, an Essai by Saille!

Saille - Forebode - Album Cover

It has been a while. Saille was seen last on this zine in 2021 with their pretty snazzy piece, V. A true creature of the metal underground that took this crew by storm. But since then? Nada. The silence of the lambs. The lightbringer probably took a break from feeding this gang of acolytes with fodder for the evil and depraved. Or, maybe, he was busy elsewhere in the world with some Grand Mal of power politics. You fill in the blanks.

Fast forward to 2026, and they’re back on our mighty radar. Now signed to Non Serviam Records, … [...] Click to raid more!

Obscurity – Ascheregen (2026) – Review

Obscurity - Ascheregen - Album Cover

Trollzorn Records are always good for a metal surprise or two. In 2025, they steadily fed us German underground fare and landed two hits onto our roster, Bergthron and Thorondir. That’s not a bad crop to reap on a webzine like ours with limited firepower and crew members beset with bad taste and terrible decision-making urges.

So, it looks like the RMR crew will get moar German roar as 2026 finally takes off to tastier shores. And this time it is meaty Death Metal with blood dripping still from its recently dissected innards. Raw and furious, that’s kinda what … [...] Click to raid more!