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Skade – Gudinnen (2022 / 2023) – Review

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The RMR crew won’t touch re-releases with a flagpole. Usually. You know, records that somehow got launched into the ether earlier by some band and now get a revamp by a label. And as often happens, said labels carry a much more powerful marketing punch than standalone artists. But – exceptions rule the world. And Skade‘s Gudinnen1 is one of them.

The record indeed crossed our hawse in 2022. But for some reason, it got some tough love dished out by the masters of grump over at the RMR review desk. Reasons? Unknown, the silence of the lambs … [...] Click to raid more!

As Light Dies – The Laniakea Architecture, Volume II (2023) – Review

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The RMR crew had their share of intricate metal pieces to review that strained to make sense. So, one day this early 2023, some RMR hands peacefully rummaged about the moldy lost corners of our review pipe. Just to discover that the Spaniards of As Light Dies brutally struck again.

And I freely admit it here for the record, The Laniakea Architecture, Volume II must be one of the most challenging records this crew ever attacked. This is no album for the faint of heart – and it probably belongs into the realm of Trve Metalheads ov the Weird. Oblivion … [...] Click to raid more!

Dust Prophet – One Last Look Upon the Sky (2023) – Review

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Why is it that pretty much all deserts on album covers are orange? The mighty influence of the sands of Arizona or virtual visits to the worms of Dune, perhaps. Or again, a subconscious submission to all those Hollywoodian fantasy shenanigans that happened to crawl across our screens over the years. Or is orange the color of the grim reaper? We got three of them right here on the artwork after all. I guess we’ll never know for sure.

What we do know, however, is that Dust Prophet not only chose their dystopian album cover well, but also their style … [...] Click to raid more!

Forlesen – Black Terrain (2022) – Review

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Hierophant Violent didn’t quite work out for us. Don’t ask me why, Forlesen‘s debut album just didn’t click, despite the magnificent album art. It might have been a case of sensory overload, who knows? It does happen, though, when too much metal1 (real or wannabe) suddenly blows yer senses to smithereens. And that’s a pity because this band’s debut got rave reviews – and somehow the RMR crew just phased out.

So, here we got our second chance to get a review out to the fawning fanbase. At first sight – Black Terrain sounds like one of the … [...] Click to raid more!