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Týr – Battle Ballads (2024) – Review

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The RMR crew just learned something new about the Faroes. In 2021, some two years after Týr‘s Hel hit our shores, archaeologists established that settlers arrived at the islands way before the Vikings did. That must have shocked the entrenched descendants of the Norse on those isles and the axe-wielding metallists of the Viking Metal fan crowd. It looks like present-day island dwellers’ mighty ancestors didn’t step on virgin lands. Sheep and some folk were there before them.

As the lore goes, some acolytes of the nailed god allegedly usurped the spot way before the first longships appeared. I … [...] Click to raid more!

Nocturna – Of Sorcery and Darkness (2024) – Review

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Ah, the RMR crew finally found the exit out of the murky underground. The hollow caves where the blackest of metal dwells on sumpy morasses of eerily glowing mushrooms. Ritual magick at work at any dark turn of endless black masses. Thus, we emerged into a magical forest where witches cast spells upon unsuspecting travelers. But then, the mauve-colored album art already gave this away, right?

A landscape inhabited by the Italians of Nocturna and their newest concoction Of Sorcery And Darkness. A new installment of Power Metal, courtesy of Scarlet Records. And before confusion sets in, this outfit … [...] Click to raid more!

Kronowski – Ashes of Amber (2024) – Review

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Well, what kind of strange fish have we caught ourselves today? A record the old geezers over at the review desk downloaded because – the artwork intrigued them. And we were greeted with the story of Jasmine. Or something. An unknown outfit called Kronowski with a start date of 2020, boasting typical SoCal feel-good rock fare, complete with an overly sweetish sugary coating and a chipmunk voice spewing dark-ish lyrics at ye. And that, even if the artist hails from Georgia which is – incidentally – on the other side of the US.

And that’s where the inconsistencies already … [...] Click to raid more!

Axenstar – Chapter VIII (2023) – Review

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2023 boasts a pretty good crop of all things Power Metal. This is a trend that the RMR crew has already observed since the beginning of last year. From veiled madness to frozen objects, refreshing PM geekery provided us with hours of freshly grated cheese and boundless sugar-filled energy.

So – late in the year – Axenstar makes an entry with their new piece Chapter VIII. The band’s been around for some 24 years or so and should be able to provide some true olde Power Metal that will have us rocking in a second. After all, the … [...] Click to raid more!