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Ars Moriendi – Lorsque les coeurs s’assèchent (2023) – Review

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Ars Moriendi, the art of dying. Many a band already used that striking phrase to name a track, the recently reviewed record of Sanguine Glacialis being the last addition to the RMR ‘zine. But a handful of them out there embraced this moniker as their own. And that’s pretty heavy if you consider the sinister and morose meaning of the phrase. Visions of doom, damnation, and French-tainted brutalities? Ars Moriendi – gruesome roadways ahead.

Arsonist‘s1 one-man outfit never made it onto our review pipe. Previous records must have sailed straight past its murky entrance and never returned. … [...] Click to raid more!

Melt Motif – Particles. Death Objective (2023) – Review

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Ever since Steven Wilson left the solid grounds of Progressive Metal and went full-tilt Pop Rock adorned with colorful electronica, the RMR review folks were searching for that next one. Gotta have some break from the endless avalanche of metal heading towards us from time to time.

Now, the electronic metaverse is as full of garbage as it is varied. Yet, there are those proverbial cherries on that misaligned cake of garishly colored horrors. To find them is terribly difficult. And – of course – a second such record needs to be outrageously out-of-the-box and so avant-garde that it will … [...] Click to raid more!

Video: Breath, or the lack thereof. By Rioghan!

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Pretty much one year ago, Rioghan appeared on our radar with her 2021 blurb Blackened Sky. The RMR crew was greatly impressed by the insane talent on display from someone so young. So, our valiant scouts kept a sturdy lookout for that first album that certainly should drop at some point.

And indeed, Different Kinds Of Losses has been announced for later in 2022.1 This is splendid news. Apart from the apparent involvement of one Einar Solberg, whose new-found style clearly didn’t garner any brownie points over here.2 At all. Let’s just hope that those annoying … [...] Click to raid more!

Jestr – The Dead & Riches (2022) – Review

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Alright, let’s move away from all those Post Metal folks for a minute. You know, the ones that don’t quite want to be metal anymore. But they haven’t quite decided yet if or if not being a real rock band might be great, too.

So, whilst the latter folks are kinda undecided, you get outfits out there that have rock written all over their flags and banners. And it’s on one of those that RMR will focus a bit better in the near future. Because – like it or not – the masters of ‘zine management neglected true rock way … [...] Click to raid more!