Kamelot – Dark Asylum (2026) – Review

Kamelot - Dark Asylum - Album Cover

Kamelot‘s 2023 piece The Awakening already gave us that notion of a much refined piece of metal, produced with nary a hair out of bounds. Tidbits of metal music that this crew already heard somewhere before, revamped, and served with gusto. Kinda, sorta what The Awakening‘s predecessor already had in store. Back in time, a sort of an infinity mirror on its journey to nowhere. This syncs with the progression of Magick Metal Sorceresses or something on Kamelot‘s covers in various poses. All of them are pieces of fine art, but none of them rocked this crew … [...] Click to raid more!

Moonspell – Far From God (2026) – Review

Moonspell - Far From God - Album Cover

From early on in the RMR zine’s existence, Moonspell has been an ever-returning companion of sorts. The crew was forever fascinated with our first finding, Extinct. The puffy-nippled, yet gruesome female torso kinda drew us to the record as if the Lord of The Flies had called. But then, the record itself was somewhat hard fare for a fledgling music review site. But then, we stumbled across Night Eternal. This one carried real heft, a brutally dark, murderously ominous atmosphere that would not leave you until the last note disappeared into the ether.

The heavy, all-Portuguese 2017 piece … [...] Click to raid more!

Draconian – In Somnolent Ruin (2026) – Review

Draconian - In Somnolent Ruin - Album Cover

The sun’s shining, early summer just broke out over here, and this reviewer really doesn’t feel like covering some Doom Metal piece. This is the time when you yearn for some neat, happy metal. But, alas, Draconian‘s irresistible siren call just reached this crew.

And it is a new version with – surprise – Lisa Johansson back in session. And that’s a reason to celebrate. Her vocal powers may well be better suited for the current Draconian fare. And don’t get me wrong, Heike Langhans did a fine job on Sovran and Under A Dark Veil, both covered by … [...] Click to raid more!

Katatonia – Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State (2025) – Review

Katatonia - Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State - Album Cover

Katatonia graced our zine in 2023 only as part of an effort to acknowledge the metal mainstream a bit better. Thus, Sky Void of Stars fell victim to our first lamestream n00b listing, and the RMR crew wasn’t quite impressed. Meaning, if you’re not a fan, you’re looking at things differently. Not that our cold, hard gaze at one of metal’s most established bands changed any diehard fans’ pre-established convictions. But given the hype and roar surrounding the act, one would expect bigger and better sounds to hit our turntables.

So, expectations aren’t sky-high for Nightmares as Extensions of the [...] Click to raid more!