Cradle of Filth – The Screaming of the Valkyries (2025) – Review

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Actually, I wanted to ignore their new piece. We had enough Cradle of Filth on this zine over the years. Right? Well, not quite, it appears. Dani Filth‘s troupe of daemonic misfits brought much entertainment to these offices, starting with Dusk… And Her Embrace. And since then, the RMR team consumed record after record of frantic back and fro on stage with the (in)famous filthy screams reminding us who we were dealing with.

So, now, The Screaming of the Valkyries appeared on our radar. And – in a way – it got stuck to our frontal lobe like

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Nile – The Underworld Awaits Us All (2024) – Review

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A short while ago, RMR tackled a feisty mix of mainly dissonance and tech death, served on a platform of overwrought occultism. A peculiar set of styles that somehow worked nonetheless. Oddly so, but it did. So, why not continue with yet another tech death act that waited for attention over here for a few months now? Nile‘s the name, and The Underworld Awaits Us All is the game. But man, did the overindulging fanbois and girls swoon over this record that comes with a cover art sporting a wave or vortex of something that must not be … [...] Click to raid more!

Video: Nanowar of Steel make Pirates go Sober!

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RMR regulations strictly ban lyric video posts from publication on the ‘zine. And for cause. Low-budget clips like these won’t sport any stellar cinematography – at all. None, nada, zilch. And that is why, those won’t even warrant consideration. Usually.

But there’s always Nanowar of Steel to force an exception. After all, they’re the self-proclaimed masters of comedy – and they’re also good at it. After all, their Norwegian Reggaeton caused a lot of raucous uproar over here with its Latin tune and metallic antics. And the band got a few mentions from us on social media on a variety … [...] Click to raid more!

Video: Bastard von Asgard, by Feuerschwanz!

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Hehe! RMR is moving out of the moldy underground sump of our review pipe into the bright-lit realm of Metal o’ the Light. But fear naught, it will only be for a short while and we will be back.

The RMR clip scouts stumbled across Feuerschwanz and their new video Bastard von Asgard. Meaning, ’tis their second appearance on this ‘zine – and that is quite a dastardly feat for a parody band to pull off over here. But then, Feuerschwanz proved to be more metal than some of those other overly silly funny bunnies out there.

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