Cirkus Prütz – Manifesto (2025) – Review

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‘Come back with more anytime, Cirkus Prütz, the door’s wide open’, screamed the RMR crew at the end of the Blues Revolution review. And we meant it. Because Manifesto‘s predecessor was a revelation. A journey back to times long gone. That thirsty feeling of a band playing in a saloon on a dusty highway while the tumbleweeds are rolling by.

And here the Prütz boyz are back in action with another bunch of gritty musings full of grinding rock ‘n’ roll. But – will they be able to recreate the vibe this here crew found so alluring? … [...] Click to raid more!

Lionheart – The Grace of a Dragonfly (2024) – Review

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You gotta love the promo dude. “LIONHEART (ex-IRON MAIDEN)…” in huge letters. The headline shrilly hollers its wares at the audience like some seethingly bright neon sign over at Times Square. So, naive RMR fully believed that staged Heavy Metal would grace our turntable and started looking for Iron Maiden‘s newest clone or something. But upon a closer look, the situation is a tad different.

Dennis Stratton indeed once rocked with Iron Maiden back around 1980 before Dickinson was even invented. And he only plied the one and only self-titled debut album. So, THAT’s the sole claim for fame … [...] Click to raid more!

Liv Kristine – Deus Ex Machina (1998 / 2024) – Review

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Liv Kristine never quite ‘clicked’ with the RMR Review Desk until now. She undoubtedly has been a force to reckon with once she appeared on our feed as the lead for Leaves’ Eyes. That was when Symphonic Metal was en vogue and kicking and she was one of the most prominent female metal vocalists out here. And yet, apart from King of Kings, not many of her – or more precisely – her band’s offerings could truly convince us for some reason. And that confused the heck out of us because Cradle of Filth’s video for Nymphetamine Fix – … [...] Click to raid more!

Seraina Telli – Addicted to Color (2023) – Review

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Seraina Telli. The name floated about the rocksphere for a while and popped up here and there in our backyard. Mainly as an up-and-coming talented frontwoman both for metal and rock. So, here her solo band project finally hit the swampy depths of our review pipe with a colorful splash. And we can’t ignore that. The vilest creatures metal can cough up usually crawl and slither around down there. And Addicted to Color isn’t even metal. So, rock it is and that’s good. We’ve been screwing about the fetid metal underground for way too fucking long. Some light and … [...] Click to raid more!