Insomnium – Netherworlds (2026) – Review

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So, we are at Ze Number Ten. The sleepless ones have been at that Melodeath thing for almost 30 years and produced a critically acclaimed record every 3 years on average. And the fire still burns bright. The RMR crew covered all records from somewhere around 2009 to this day. 2016’s Winter’s Gate was without a doubt the strongest piece this band produced under our watch. That’s not to say that Heart of a Grave and Anno 1696 weren’t great records in their own right.

And that begs the question: has the act around Niilo Sevänen kept the high-octane levels … [...] Click to raid more!

Frozen Soul – No Place of Warmth (2026) – Review

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The RMR crew spent a lot of time in hybrid country lately. Explorative records that will strain and weave to escape your mental grip. Difficult to grasp and even worse to review. But then, nobody ever said that the existence of an unpaid reviewer should be easy over at the RMR Office Tower. Right?

But sometimes, just sometimes, this crew yearns for something predictable. For feisty riffs and thundering drums rumbling over our stomachs and rough-hewn growls trying to rip our ears off our vibrating skulls. Let the terrible power of Death Metal shower us with metal shards and burn … [...] Click to raid more!

Ov Sulfur – Endless (2026) – Review

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Ov Sulfur‘s debut album The Burden Ov Faith never reached our review pipe. 2023 was a busy year and – I reckon – there just was no time left in our 24-hour workdays to stuff yet another obscure Extreme Metal outfit into the fray. Besides, ‘core-ish material isn’t necessarily our daily bread, so we gave it a pass. Little did we know that this band would bang up a ruckus in the heavy music world ever since.

Deservedly so or not remains to be seen. Opinions and gruff misunderstandings have been mixed ever since, after all. So, this time, … [...] Click to raid more!

Lacuna Coil – Comalies (2002) – Review

The RMR crew just covered Lacuna Coil‘s 2025 Sleepless Empire piece. And the merciless judges over at the RMR Review Desk found the band’s newest chunk of alloy quite to their taste. Now, if you remember, the last two records, Delirium and Black Anima, found effusive praise from all corners of LC‘s fan universe. And these two pieces were indeed quite impressive.

In contrast, the aforementioned Sleepless Empire got a somewhat mixed reception from critics and fans alike. And that made us reach into the past to understand the present better. So, let’s get a closer look … [...] Click to raid more!