Black Sites – For Eternity (2026) – Review

Black Sites - For Eternity - Album Cover

There’s one thing Black Sites do expertly well. And that is producing easily accessible, somewhat traditional modern metal. Their offering is – of course – not all that simply explained, but you get my drift. We’ll be exploring what’s there and what isn’t a bit further down.

Already Untrue and The Promised Land? gave us a good taste of what the folks over at Black Sites dispensed of that very medicine. Now, here’s a new piece on the chopping block. Mark Sugar‘s gang of merry men have been at it again. So, let’s push the play button on our … [...] Click to raid more!

Finsterforst – Still (2026) – Review

Finsterforst - Still - Album Cover

Mach Dich Frei was the first Finsterforst piece to grace this fledgling zine’s pages back in 2015. Rastlos provided that firm foothold into the RMR roster necessary for repeat reviews. Now, it’s been 7 years since the mysterious, Greta-infested Zerfall hit us in 2019. A kinda weird blackened record that didn’t really land on our best side for long stretches. But it finally managed to convince in a few obscure ways. Somewhat.

Now, the mudfaces of Finsterforst are back with Still. The name would translate into ‘silent’, as in ‘total silence’ or ‘still’, as in deadly silent. Pun intended, … [...] Click to raid more!

TodoMal – Graveyards of Joy (2026) – Review

TodoMal - Graveyards of Joy - Album Cover

TodoMal, all is wrong. Talk to me about announcing your intentions in a rock ‘n’ metal setting. Already, the album cover positively screams misery and desolation without a note having been played on our music machine yet. It is actually an extract from a painting by Lluís Rigalt, titled Landscape with Ruins or simply Ruïnes, dated 1865. Yup, melancholy and decay date back eons already. Who would have thought that?

But what really drew us to this record was this oxymoron of a moniker called Graveyards of Joy. There’s usually nothing joyful about them cemeteries, unless you … [...] Click to raid more!

Soothsayer – The Unbinding (2026) – Review

Soothsayer - The Unbinding - Album Cover

You won’t believe how much the RMR crew dreaded the thought of the Irish gang Soothsayer having a sophomore moment. Back in 2021, the band’s debut full-length piece, Echoes of the Earth, didn’t sit too well with the grouchy geezers of the RMR Review Desk. And as we all know, the (dreaded) second record usually is the one when things settle for the worse.

But – not always. Sometimes the exception to the rule kicks in, and our ice-cold metal hearts discover something that will hold our attention. So, will The Unbinding reach those lofty heights in one giant … [...] Click to raid more!