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Freeze The Fall plough The Red Garden!

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They’re young, they’re hungry, and that’s a good thing. Teen band or not, Freeze The Fall boast a musical prowess well beyond their years. And all of that comes with a professional media marketing package that’s almost flawless in nature and execution. But it ain’t snazzy marketing that got our attention, it’s that irresistible sound roaring out of our mighty music machine.

The Red Garden boasts a mix of Alternative and Heavy Rock and a few crazy jaunts into Metalcore country. Plus, you’ll have the pleasure of enjoying some remnants of Nu-Metal that raise their ugly heads suddenly. The band’s … [...] Click to raid more!

Savage Lands – Army of the Trees (2025) – Review

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Let me tell you what made us pick this record up in the first place. Black Rock Heart, the first track on Savage Lands‘ debut album Army of the Trees, wildly reminded us of Slap Betty‘s piece of work that aired some years ago. A record containing a lot of progression, some limited emotion, but little substance otherwise.1 Apart from loads of red-hot, well-chiseled Heavy Rock, that is. A feature that rarely garnishes this zine’s review pipe.

So, here we got ourselves a record featuring a limited core band created by Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth) and Sylvain … [...] Click to raid more!

The Moor – Ombra (2024) – Review

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The RMR upper echelons maintain a List ov Laggards. Record promos that were accepted with grace but – somehow – escaped through the cracks in the woodwork later. And sometimes one of those albums falls victim to a random pick, wrestled kicking and screaming from its comfortable sumpy resting place into the harsh merciless spotlight of the review desk.

And today, The Moor‘s Ombra fell prey to the burly blind guardians of our dark and mysterious review pipe. But – is this going to be that cathartic experience embedded in a riot of Progressive Death Metal or will this … [...] Click to raid more!

Video: Words that Burn launch Mirror Perfect Mannequin!

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RockmusicRaider Newsflash - Words That Burn - Regret is for the Dead - Mirror Perfect Mannequin

Judging by their former video work, this is the Irish band Words That Burn‘s most elaborate project yet. And indeed: Mirror Perfect Mannequin from their late album Regret is for the Dead dazzles with a stunning choreography.

Hints of threats lurking in the shadows somewhere around you. Colors ranging only from white over a gazillion shades of grey to black, the story exudes an expertly orchestrated sense of menace that will not leave you throughout the length of the clip.

You won’t see any frenzied drummer hitting their kit like The Animal from the muppets. Nor do we have … [...] Click to raid more!