Final Coil – The World We Inherited (2024) – Review

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Transition. That’s what comes to mind once you fire up Final Coil‘s new chapter The World We Inherited. You see, their 2019 piece The World We Left Behind for Others never quite made it through boot camp here. A heavy listen, relatively rough-hewn, and often a bit frazzled around the edges.

Yet here, you get the increased power of a dronish version of Gojira on steroids, a new-found heaviness, and increased refinements that weren’t quite there before. And as the latter navigate the treacherous waters of environmental issues, the band around Phil Stiles raise the specter of a … [...] Click to raid more!

ASET – Astral Rape (2023) – Review

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I am sure you heard those ghost stories about voices wafting over from inside the walls. Late at night when you’re supposed to get some beauty snooze. But you can’t. Because strange mutterings reach you from – somewhere in the dark. And while you try to discern if the sound emerges from the ceiling, the terrible closet, or – again – the walls, it suddenly stops.

ASET‘s Astral Rape did that to us. The record was brutally ignored upon release and continued to dwell in our boggy review pipe’s dark and smelly depths. And from time to time we … [...] Click to raid more!

Rorcal – Silence (2023) – Review

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When I first read the title of Rorcal‘s newest pile of filth, I had to laugh. Silence – the contrary to what one expects from any of this band’s vanta black offerings. In fact, peace and quiet is what you will yearn for once the record is done with you. And it comes with a whopping 42 minutes of insane heaviness, so take heed.

Welcome to one of the vilest shards of some sort of Blackened Noize from Hell that 2023 threw at us to date. And there’s nothing pretty to see here. Ready? Jump right in if you … [...] Click to raid more!

Enslaved – Heimdal (2023) – Review

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For those not in the know, the RMR crew started a series catering to metal mainstream bands that never quite made it onto the ‘zine. For some reason, the powers that be over at the RMR office tower decided that the ignored ones needed some unwanted attention. So, here we are scouring the enlightened depths of established metal bands that didn’t quite reach n00b status in our review pipe to date. And 2023 turns out to be one rich source of those outfits.

So, welcome yet again to a review desk unencumbered by the richly embroidered pasts in metal lore … [...] Click to raid more!