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Finsterforst – Mach Dich Frei (2015) – Review

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We covered Mach Dich Frei of Finsterforst already in 2015 for the first time. With the new record looming and RockmusicRaider with more than 510 posts under our belt, we decided to have another go at all that goodness. At these epic sounds reaching us from the – supposedly – darkest of all forests.

In the meantime, the RMR deck crew even insisted to cover Rastlos, which we quite enjoyed. So, something must be good with these folks, right?

This will also stop the endless confusion of Googlebot that did not know where to turn, once it hit the … [...] Click to raid more!

Intermittent Digest – Tome V

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It is high time for a new update of the latest state of affairs and exciting findings on the RMR website. Many months have elapsed since Tome IV came aboard and the 2016 Top 10 saw the light of day.

The mighty post count now is way beyond the three-hundred mark, and a new logo was unleashed. RMR has just a few days ago gone fully secure on this virus-infested internet, too. That is something the IT security officer was nagging us about for some time – and rightly so. 

Last year however the RMR deck crew experienced a massive … [...] Click to raid more!

Moonsorrow – Jumalten Aika (2016) – Review

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The things we missed in 2016. And it is 67 minutes of raw and rough metal issued by one of the most prodigious metal bands out there. The Finnish outfit Moonsorrow released their 7th full-length album Jumalten Aika (The Age of Gods) last year. This after five years of wait, when many thought that nothing would be forthcoming anymore. And boy is this a peppered dish.

And it is funny. I am hearing their sound described as Folk Metal a lot. Yet, I hear the mighty ogres marching towards the King’s castle, making their sounds of war. Nothing of the … [...] Click to raid more!

Finsterforst – Rastlos (2012) – Review

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I came across Finsterforst via their latest 2014 record Mach Dich Frei and found them forest boys of good, crunchy quality. In style, clear delivery, and technical prowess. Yet the lyrics were wanting somewhat, too much hate mail there. But by and large, their tune turns out to be pretty mature.  

Now, their magic potion Rastlos is different. Insomnium with a Black Forest Pie flavor mixed with a portion of Moonsorrow style of bleak, black winter lakes? Sometimes the similarities are quite startling and perhaps Finsterforst pushed this one a bit far in this here record. Evil tongues say that … [...] Click to raid more!