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Liv Kristine – Deus Ex Machina (1998 / 2024) – Review

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Liv Kristine never quite ‘clicked’ with the RMR Review Desk until now. She undoubtedly has been a force to reckon with once she appeared on our feed as the lead for Leaves’ Eyes. That was when Symphonic Metal was en vogue and kicking and she was one of the most prominent female metal vocalists out here. And yet, apart from King of Kings, not many of her – or more precisely – her band’s offerings could truly convince us for some reason. And that confused the heck out of us because Cradle of Filth’s video for Nymphetamine Fix – … [...] Click to raid more!

Final Coil – The World We Inherited (2024) – Review

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Transition. That’s what comes to mind once you fire up Final Coil‘s new chapter The World We Inherited. You see, their 2019 piece The World We Left Behind for Others never quite made it through boot camp here. A heavy listen, relatively rough-hewn, and often a bit frazzled around the edges.

Yet here, you get the increased power of a dronish version of Gojira on steroids, a new-found heaviness, and increased refinements that weren’t quite there before. And as the latter navigate the treacherous waters of environmental issues, the band around Phil Stiles raise the specter of a … [...] Click to raid more!

XCIII – Void (2022) – Review

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As always, the time must be right to write reviews. The writing process of such a recension is as much an artistic process as it is for a music album. Well, maybe not quite that elaborate, but you get my drift.

So, at the beginning of the terrible year of the Dark Lord 2022, XCIII‘s1 newest offering Void just did not talk to us. Impossible to wrap our minds around something so avant-garde, it just wouldn’t fit the RMR crew’s Extreme Metal damaged brains of mid-January.

But things have lightened up since. RMR just covered some psych and … [...] Click to raid more!

Somnambulant II, tales of sleepwalking by Final Coil!

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At first, this sounded like the background music at my local sushi restaurant. It really did, and it made me hungry just listening to that stuff. In other words, Final Coil‘s Somnambulant II took us a moment or two to get into. But we are glad, we took the time.

This band has been lurking in the background of our review pipe for a number of years. Their eclectic and somewhat funky style never quite made it to the forefront, though. Unfortunately, time constraints, seasonal woes, and staff issues1 often prevent us from covering everything. And for such … [...] Click to raid more!