Salacious Gods – Oalevluuk (2023) – Review

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Well, by the Lightbringer’s roasted balls, that’s one long wait. Salacious Gods saw the dreary light of hell back in – 1994. Their last full-length record released in 2005. That’s a generation of waiting for – some new Black Metal. And that let the RMR review desk almost recommend this band for this year’s lamestream award series. Almost.

Because here’s to a band that stood proud more or less at the heyday of the old Scandinavian Black Metal movement. Created at a time when church burnings were rampant and Black Metal was populated by truly lost souls. But then, those … [...] Click to raid more!

Iku-Turso – Into Dawnless Realms (2022) – Review

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Already the mystical castle-like shape on the cover art talked to us. Shrouded in terrible mists and surrounded by forests, it positively screams Black Metal. A true visual metaphor for all those extreme things metal has on offer for us. But will the record head down the path of synth-laden tracks plagued by the terrible drum machine? Or will it wander about the well-trodden routes of traditional atrocities? I guess we’re about to find out.

And as is the custom this year, the RMR crew is looking for new contenders for the Malevolent 2022 Series. And here we have a … [...] Click to raid more!