RMR’s 2023 Infamous Lamestream N00bs!

RMR's 2023 Infamous Lamestream N00bs - Skeletal Metal Band

Ha! I got ya, didn’t I? Negative headlines indeed create clicks. You thought this was all about miserable underground bands nobody ever heard of. Snazzy ranting destroying the month-long efforts those outfits put in to eke out a living. Right? RIGHT?

Nope, it isn’t. Much to the contrary, this is all about established metal bands that the RMR Review Desk shamefully ignored for all those years. You know, because – mainstream. They may all represent hardened metal but they were also insanely successful, alive and kicking for decades, and show no signs of slowing down. Most of them don’t, of … [...] Click to raid more!

Drott – Troll (2023) – Review

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Drott‘s 2021 opus Orcus didn’t quite make it onto the RMR must-write list. That was unfortunate, but the rampant complexity of the piece and its weird out-of-the-box feeling turned it into a victim of the dreaded guillotine. 2021 was indeed a busy year full of excellent metal. And the time wasn’t right for this band’s dark musings. In the meantime, however, the folks over at the review desk had a go at the backlog – and found much to like on Drott‘s debut album. So, here we go. New world order @ RMR? Not quite. But some appetite … [...] 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!