The Neptune Power Federation – Goodnight My Children (2024) – Review

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When the RMR crew picked up the video Let Us Begin, we expected Goodnight My Children to be a superfast 70’s rock piece. One that would blow us straight into space to join all that miscellaneous junk floating about the outer reaches of our (still) blue planet. High-octane Sunset Strip fare, some – thing hurtling in like a hurricane over the Pacific. But to our surprise, this was not so, or at least not quite.

Of course, the aforementioned high-velocity intro was a good one. Even if – strangely – the track always felt like some tailor-made placeholder to … [...] Click to raid more!

Stygian Crown – Funeral for a King (2024) – Review

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Stygian Crown‘s 2020 self-titled album led to a lot of head-scratching over at the RMR Review Desk. A debut full of rough ‘n’ dirty metal, stomping riffs, harsh blast beats, and the singer’s almighty roar. All the ingredients were there, with established veterans of pain and tribulation hard at work. Proto doom in action, like. And yet, this – thing often felt like a square peg in a round hole.

So, here we are more or less four years later and the band’s ready to unchain their sophomore album Funeral For a King. An interment worthy of a … [...] Click to raid more!

Video: Let Us Begin, sez The Neptune Power Federation!

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Well, holy moly. These age-old rock tunes never cease to excite us, now, don’t they? The deliciously musty smell of ’70s and ’80s Hard Rock assaulting our ears. Those recordings hitting early metal without really going there – yet. The high-pitched wails, and fast-moving rock ‘n’ roll on goddam steroids. Or was it LSD? We’ll never quite know.

So, here the Australian outfit The Neptune Power Federation appeared on our radar ready to pervert our youth with some unsuitable children’s books. On a video, no less. Let Us Begin boasts a lusty fast-moving Hard Rock piece that reeks of good … [...] Click to raid more!

Fer de Lance – The Hyperborean (2022) – Review

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What on earth is a Hyperborean? I had to look that up, can’t know everything, right? In short, it is a Northerner, a dude from the frozen tundras plagued by wind and ice. But before all Finns and Inuits start their lucky dance, just hold on for a minute. In Greek mythology, it’s all about those folks living in a place of perpetual sunshine beyond the reach of the God of the North Wind. There, take that, ye metal folks. I like that one better, some sort of Garden of Eden 3.0, complete with pickled herring and potent clear … [...] Click to raid more!