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Sangre de Muérdago – O Vento que Lambe as miñas Feridas (2023) – Review

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The RMR crew discovered Sangre de Muérdago (blood of mistletoe) more by accident than by design. One late night with rain hitting the roof, I set out to find some vile metal to rumble across my stomach and blur the screams in my head. Instead, I found a gem of a pig-headed version of folk. Galician Folk, to be precise. And same as Ljungblut‘s latest blurb, this offering feels like soothing balm spread on an often overly tortured soul. A record the band already released worldwide back in April and which will now get a vinyl facelift by 6 … [...] Click to raid more!

Ljungblut’s excursion to Sauda!

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A few weeks ago I went to the movies. Le Otto Montagne1 the film was called, and it played in Italian language only. A zero-action piece so contrary to the usual overwrought Hollywood productions, it almost hurt. Powerfully grand yet quiet pictures of mighty mountains, raw nature, and locals trying to eke out a living from this picturesque tract of land near to the Swiss border. A movie that had an almost visceral effect on many of the viewers. And what – at first – felt boring and bland, morphed into a potent almost overpowering impression of roaring silence. … [...] Click to raid more!

Video: Ren says Hi!

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Well, Loki and his fucking minions must be laughing. It’s a true cosmic joke. In 2022, the RMR crew roamed the global videoscape from harsh to soft rock, over folk to the worst ideas metal could think of. But the pickings were scarce, even if our top 3 finally coughed up some pretty snazzy gems.

And now, well into 2023, Ren roars onto our radar with this tasty video called Hi Ren. And this clip would have had the chops to waltz straight to the top. Would. Because here we are, game’s over for 2022, and the lists are … [...] Click to raid more!

Video: Gwydion, Faun’s tale of trees and mystique!

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The RMR crew just covered Eluveities latest video that found highest praise from the review committee at our mighty office tower. But a short while earlier, Faun joined forces with the Swiss folk metallists for their video Gwydion. And this is – in and by itself – a stellar idea.

Faun are of course known for their pretty sumptuous video productions. You’ll always find a pretty snazzy storyline based on some mythical character or ancient legend. Albeit that lately, the band produced some avalanche of different clips that somehow muddied the waters. In other words, instead of just only … [...] Click to raid more!