Vol I: As in Life, by Red Method!

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Detonate, Red Method called one of their songs. And this is how you feel once their newest EP As in Life sets its sights on you. You’ll face a series of hardly controlled explosions without cover for your sorry ass. Or let me freely steal someone’s opinion, saying that every song of this band “…feels like a shotgun blast to the face.” We quite agree.

Now, those with some knowledge of the inner workings of the old geezers over at the RMR Review Desk will remember that whatever ‘core has in store usually don’t sit too well. It’s just … [...] Click to raid more!

Lamb of God – Into Oblivion (2026) – Review

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It’s n00b time again. Bands that were able to build themselves a considerable brand name in metal straight from the early days when this uneasy genre was still young. But they never quite made it onto our review pipe. One of the reasons is this affliction called mainstream and its addiction to this cantankerous slice of the label community, who look at us measly reviewers with utmost disdain. You know, the ones that will only send you streams to review from and generally thumb their noses at webzines like ours. But they gladly take the free marketing these reviewers provide, … [...] Click to raid more!

Voidchaser – Interstellar I (2026) – Review

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RMR isn’t Prog Central, true. But the crew has visited its share of prog pieces of all couleur to at least have an inkling of the genre at large. The old geezers at the review desk fondly remember the times when Steven Wilson wasn’t yet the electronica dude, but did some real outstanding progressive work. Or when Haken’s animalistic urges blew us away with finely-chiselled technical artistry and pure savoir-faire. Caligula’s Horse visited a few times as well. But, finally, their early work mostly stuck with us. I could go on.

So, here Voidchaser hit the RMR detection radar. … [...] Click to raid more!

Ov Sulfur – Endless (2026) – Review

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Ov Sulfur‘s debut album The Burden Ov Faith never reached our review pipe. 2023 was a busy year and – I reckon – there just was no time left in our 24-hour workdays to stuff yet another obscure Extreme Metal outfit into the fray. Besides, ‘core-ish material isn’t necessarily our daily bread, so we gave it a pass. Little did we know that this band would bang up a ruckus in the heavy music world ever since.

Deservedly so or not remains to be seen. Opinions and gruff misunderstandings have been mixed ever since, after all. So, this time, … [...] Click to raid more!