Ellende – Todbringerin (2024) – Review

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Remakes only sparsely grace our review pipe. There must be a couple at best, and that’s for good reason. Usually, the RMR crew prefers the raw material, the stuff that came before, the real thing. And not some crazy-ass remix with – Loki forbid – some atrocious synth-pop elements added for fun. You get all kinds, y’know, and not everything is pretty.

But – as always – exceptions do apply and Ellende is one of them. Since the 2022 piece Ellenbogengesellschaft hit our turntables, the RMR crew holds this artist in the highest esteem. Thus, Todbringerin will get a shot … [...] Click to raid more!

Weltenbrandt – Transzendenz Schatten Romantik (2024) – Review

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Ellende is on our minds a lot these days. Todbringerin is their newest record and it’s ear-catching. And to no-one’s surprise, it messed up our turntables for way too long. A style we have trouble resisting, even if the doom ‘n’ gloom can weigh heavily on one’s soul.

And speaking about which. Lo and behold, out of nowhere Weltenbrandt loudly made its presence known. Yet another band wallowing in the murky depths of an almost gothic sadboi melancholy that roars forth in some established blackened splendor. An underground band that only the initiated will recognize. But then, mainstream fame never … [...] Click to raid more!

Totengott – Beyond the Veil (2024) – Review

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2024 may very well turn into a new year where abject metal malevolence hits hard all over again. Seems to be a sign of the time with all that upheaval going on in the world around us.

So, here’s to Totengott from – Spain (not Germany). Starting out as a Celtic Frost cover band, they found their very own sound in some weird thrashy, doom-laden Black Metal thing. And it’s a sound that piqued the interest of the folks over at the RMR Review Desk. Which can be good – or bad, depending. And yet, magic spells galore spew forth … [...] Click to raid more!

Sarke – Endo Feight (2024) – Review

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Sarke is a feisty one. Created by the man himself and fueled by Nocturno Culto of Darkthrone, this outfit is one of the quirkiest the RMR crew encountered in this metal multiverse of ours. And that means we’re all ears whenever the band lets loose with a new record.

Allsighr didn’t talk to us at first. But in time, the quirky ways of Sarke got into our metal bloodstream and took hold like one of those sneaky viruses. And Nocturno snarkily croaking ‘allsighr’ a felt every five seconds made it bounce about our mutual heads for way too long.1[...] Click to raid more!