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Omnivortex – Circulate (2023) – Review

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A webzine like RMR gets a ton of review requests every day of the week, Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays included. And this often leads to difficult decisions about what and who to review. So, once a first selection is made and the files are secured in the review vault, things start to go South. Priorities take over, good records may get the cold shoulder, and – suddenly – the end of the year is here and we just missed out on a memorable piece or twelve. Thus, more decisions need to be made and some select few records will … [...] Click to raid more!

Serpent of Old – Ensemble Under A Dark Sun (2023) – Review

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Do you know why Serpent of Old‘s June 2023 piece Ensemble Under A Dark Sun always slithered back down into the abyss of the oubliette? It’s because this fully bricked wall of sound bores down on you like a herd of bull elephants on a rampage.1 And that turns it into heavy fare, whereas you’ll find an abundance of juicier targets throughout the year.

But first looks can be deceptive. Because, under that heavy armor, excellence may lurk and they hit it like Negative Vortex at a more majestic pace. And this late in the year, we finally … [...] Click to raid more!

Anima Hereticae – Descended from the Mountains (2023) – Review

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Now that’s funky. The RMR crew just wasted some ink on Animae Haeretica, Apostolica’s latest Power Metal record. Thus, confusion reigned in our office suite when the band Anima Hereticae dropped their very own Extreme Metal record Descended from the Mountains with the same release date.

Oh boy. This is either one of Loki’s cosmic jokes or we got ourselves the evil twin from the adepts of the Metal o’ Darkness. Or is the apparent name-dropping just pure coincidence? Let’s find out.

Well, I think the sleepy ones of Insomnium better wake up. There’s a new gang on the … [...] Click to raid more!

Orphalis – As The Ashes Settle (2023) – Review

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What about – some Brutal Death Metal lost in translation with Technical Death Metal? You know, extreme ferocity that won’t change its attack vector until you either fled or were trampled by the horde. It depends, I guess. On the day and the level of rage that the Dark Lord delivers. Because fury is what you need once Orphalis‘ newest As The Ashes Settle unleashes its wares on your sorry bones.

The RMR crew had its differences with the netherworld of Death Metal’s underbelly. You get a pretty broad spectrum, from pretty atrocious and slammy to brutally refined. … [...] Click to raid more!