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Liminal Sky – All Tomorrow’s Darkness (2026) – Review

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Now, wait a minute. Karisma Records, some strange building, haphazardly cast into nature. We had that before, right? Correct. It was Ljungblut, that guy telling us about a cabin in the Norwegian mountains. So, that’s why the album cover fascinated us right away.

Now, the core of Liminal Sky consists of two members only, Jaime Gomez Arellano, a known producer and musician, and Daniel Knight (Messenger), both based in the UK. Arellano flickered by a few times on this zine, the last incident being the late Cnoc An Tursa record for mastering. So, why doesn’t the album boast … [...] Click to raid more!

Impure Wilhelmina – Le sanglot (2026) – Review

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Admitted. The RMR crew heard the name of this act mentioned on some occasions. Unsurprisingly so, as some of the RMR crew practically sit atop Impure Wilhelmina‘s main location. Not that the folks around Michael Schindl have an inkling of this. And besides, our bunch here changes location often, so one day this is true and the next no more. And that’s a good thing, by the way. After all, discretion is the iron rule in this business. Fraternization, in contrast, is poison to good anonymous review-smithing, that kind of thing. It’s not all that stringent, of course, but … [...] 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!

Velarium, special shade by Ashen Sun!

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Does anybody remember Johnny Hagel? You know, the bassist who kept popping up here and there on this zine. Most notably on records sponsored by an ancient incarnation of Tiamat and – yes – more recent Sorcerer, too. But since then, he seemed to have taken a deep dive. Like them anal nuclear subs that disappear into nowhere.

Thus, the RMR crew was mighty surprised to see him emerging astride a Gothic Rock gig called Ashen Sun. One that wallows darkly in echoes of dystopian melancholy, electronica-driven Darkwave without the bodices, and soft-spoken messages of fire and … [...] Click to raid more!