Khôra – Ananke (2025) – Review

The RMR crew just sat transfixed as Timaeus, Khôra‘s 2020 debut album, roared out of our music machine some 5 years ago. The find was some heavy-duty Extreme Metal prone to shoving its gritty dissonance straight down your gullet. And that, combined with a certain weird cheekiness, made our metal day back in time.

So, Oleg I., or Ole as he calls himself these days, is back with more Khôra fare. Yet, the new piece comes with a totally new lineup, apart from the old master. And that makes us pose the age-old question. Will they be able … [...] Click to raid more!

Ghörnt – Bluetgraf (2025) – Review

Ghörnt - Bluetgraf - Album Cover

Weren’t we forgetting something? Ah, yes. The RMR crew navigated a lot in the prog / doom / NWoBHM1 sphere lately, filled with genres reaching us in many shades and nuances. But somehow, 2024’s dark streak full of excellent Extreme Metal appeared to be gone and lost for good.

That’s a pity in a year that already seems worse than the last one. It is thus good that another grimy Black Metal act just found our review pipe. Because – you know – it can always get worse. Murphy’s law on full display.


Ghörnt2 take no prisoners. Bluetgraf[...] Click to raid more!

Christ Dismembered – Ov Vampiricy (2025) – Review

To Whom The Bell Tolls! ‘A term often (mis)used in music and literature alike.1 Metal, specifically, latched on to this foreboding and ominous sound of doom as if it were Satan’s Tit. And earnestly, who can resist the Roar ov Wrath emanating from those frayed belltowers? Black Sabbath and AC/DC are most fondly remembered for prominently ‘ringing the bell’ anywhere on the globe some eons ago.

But, the Black Metal community took the plague bell theme to the next level. The harbinger of doom and damnation, sounding like the echos of the Daemon’s mighty footsteps solemnly waltzing into … [...] Click to raid more!

Zéro Absolu – La Saignée (2025) – Review

Zéro Absolu - La Saignée - Album Cover

The RMR crew was somewhat underwhelmed with Alcest’s latest offering back in 2024. A disheartening moment in a difficult year with a record full of promises but an annoying lack of true substance and no true metal spine left. And what does this have to do with the price of butter on this review here? Well, read on.

Thus, Zéro Absolu (absolute zero in English)1 enter the scene. Zero who? Never heard of them. And unsurprisingly so, because this outfit emerged from the remnants of the band Glaciation in 2024. The latter fell prey to some legal (or kind … [...] Click to raid more!