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Sabïre – Jätt (2024) – Review

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Holy moly, I never knew we were going to review a W.A.S.P. record. The RMR crew steered clear of that overly glamorous genre for some time. After all, the whole idea pretty much turned into roadkill on the Sunset Strip some time ago. With a few remarkable exceptions, I give them that. But – wait, what? This ain’t W.A.S.P.? Damn.

And sure enough, our swampy review pipe just regurgitated an Australian band called Sabïre. An outfit that – apparently – had its coming out event on this planet back in 2010 and was active ever since with a few … [...] Click to raid more!

Greyhawk – Thunderheart (2024) – Review

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Ah, we got ourselves another one. 2024 seems to be the year of early metal and gritty rock that wafts straight up from the ’80s. New interpretations from bands who should know better than to rehash the past. But then, I’ve seen many a youngster embrace the olden and golden times of young Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. And those are people I know personally, not some odd acquaintances on Social Media. So, these ‘young’ bands embracing old-style rock ‘n’ roll may be on to something after all.

And this is amazing and telling at the same time. Methinks that … [...] Click to raid more!

Tarot – Glimpse of The Dawn (2024) – Review

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Haha, I got ya there, right? You thought that good ol’ RMR would treat you to some Hietala fare from Finland. But not so. This here Tarot greets you from down under where they eat Vegemite Sandwich all day long, as Men At Work told us so many eons ago.1 When they’re not hunting crocodiles or shooting the shit in the local swamp bar, that is.

And the band’s specialty? It ain’t metal, that’s for sure. Glimpse of the Dawn sends you straight back to the ’70s of the last millennium. That’s when early prog rock went on a … [...] Click to raid more!

The Neptune Power Federation – Goodnight My Children (2024) – Review

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When the RMR crew picked up the video Let Us Begin, we expected Goodnight My Children to be a superfast 70’s rock piece. One that would blow us straight into space to join all that miscellaneous junk floating about the outer reaches of our (still) blue planet. High-octane Sunset Strip fare, some – thing hurtling in like a hurricane over the Pacific. But to our surprise, this was not so, or at least not quite.

Of course, the aforementioned high-velocity intro was a good one. Even if – strangely – the track always felt like some tailor-made placeholder to … [...] Click to raid more!