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A Dream Of Poe – Katabasis: A Marriage Among Ashes (2026) – Review

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Music has always been a guiding beacon in this reviewer’s life journey. And how could it not? So, it was early Progressive and Gothic Rock mixed with (now) decades-old electronica that got me in first contact with one Edgar Allan Poe.

Back in 1976, The Alan Parsons Project released Tales of Mystery and Imagination. A slightly melancholic yet astonishingly refreshing record dedicated to the long-defunct writer. An ode to dark tales full of birds of death and dark musings about the House of Usher. A record that was very much way ahead of its time, and thus lost a ton … [...] Click to raid more!

Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis (2026) – Review

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A Dark Poem, Part I roared forth on sturdy wings of woe (too) late in 2025. A record that didn’t deny its roots to Doom Metal Central with pronounced progressive airs, and powerfully so. A piece full of poignant melancholy that took us by surprise first and then by storm. It did miss reaching superb levels by a fraction of an inch, though. And this was mainly due to inexplicable slowdowns and an undeniable lack of oxygen in certain spots.

So, barely a few months later, Green Carnation reappeared on our radar with more sadboi tunes. Rushing new records usually … [...] Click to raid more!

In Ruins – We Are All to Perish (2026) – Review

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Romania. A country rich in blood-drenched counts and dark tales, wafting over from the equally somber and mysterious mountain ranges that dominate the place. Full of ominous valleys and frightening figures, such as Vlad the Impaler, commonly called Dracula. The Transylvanian region is particularly noteworthy. But you knew all that already, didn’t you? This should actually generate a ton of abjectly blackened metal. But for some reason, this crew found an ocean of tears. Yet another reflection on the dead and dying. Seems to be the year for that.

If ever there was a funeral version of Rise to the … [...] Click to raid more!

Blazing Eternity – A Certain End Of Everything (2024) – Review

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Sometimes you gotta wait. The time may not be right for the RMR zine to take on a record. And that’s why there’s nary a peep about one given piece left to rot in the catacombs of our review pipe for long years. But once that time comes, things will move fast.

So, here the lazy geezers at the Review Desk were browsing through ‘old’ records, unfinished drafts, and lost ideas. And they came across a relatively unknown Danish band that garnered some attention in 2024 and then fell through the pipe’s greasy cracks. And there it stayed in its … [...] Click to raid more!