Tag Archives: Dissonance

The Fifth Alliance – Stenahoria (2026) – Review

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Ah, it has been some time since a tried and trve out-of-the-box piece graced our meager abode. The RMR crew already encountered German rebels, seemingly lost in some obscure ideology. Or, unsung confusing acts that seemed to veer off the deep end in the Northern cold wastelands, but finally succeeded astonishingly well. But some misunderstood that disjointed disjointedness doesn’t mean just mindless chaos. And they spectacularly failed. Not once, but twice. I guess some will never learn, and those have now been banned from coverage on RMR.

Meaning, the RMR crew kinda likes these revolutionaries. Adepts of … [...] Click to raid more!

Suffering – Things Seen But Always Hidden (2025) – Review

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The RMR crew liked this metaphor of the red door. The entrance you never want to use, but some compulsive urge takes you there no matter what. It is a bit like this overused Hotel California theme1 of long times past. You can run, but you can never leave, that kind of thing. And wherever you go, suddenly you see that red door appearing out of the poisoned mist. Do you remember the age-old movie The Shining? ‘Xactly, there is a feeling of dread with them doors, colored any which way, that you should never enter.

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Ominous Ruin – Requiem (2025) – Review

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Ha! 2025 didn’t yield its usual crop of brutal Death Metal pieces yet and we’re behind on quota. Management is fuming and will be cutting benefits if the review desk won’t get a move on.

So, luckily, our scouts found an obscure Extreme Metal band from the Bay Area that stubbornly stuck to the smelly underbelly of the alloy-laced underground. Meaning, despite endlessly riffing about stages and soundscapes, they didn’t quite get to that breakthrough yet. The famed metal nirvana many a band attempted to reach but few ever did.

So, let’s explore. Ominous Ruin state that they did something … [...] Click to raid more!

Khôra – Ananke (2025) – Review

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The RMR crew just sat transfixed as Timaeus, Khôra‘s 2020 debut album, roared out of our music machine some 5 years ago. The find was some heavy-duty Extreme Metal prone to shoving its gritty dissonance straight down your gullet. And that, combined with a certain weird cheekiness, made our metal day back in time.

So, Oleg I., or Ole as he calls himself these days, is back with more Khôra fare. Yet, the new piece comes with a totally new lineup, apart from the old master. And that makes us pose the age-old question. Will they be able … [...] Click to raid more!