A Dark Halo – Omnibus One (2023) – Review

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Ah, the woes of Pop Metal out there in the alloy-infested wild. Some of it is good, and most of it is bad. But they all are energetic to a point, somewhere up there with the Power Metal folks. Only that the majority of those records feels like a maniacal Barbie Cheesefest for grownups with a metal twist. And that netted some big bands like Amaranthe the might of our terrible banhammer. Theirs is just too much of a money grab with overdone tropes1 that we all heard a gazillion times before.

So, the RMR review desk’s loath to … [...] Click to raid more!

Mammuthus – Imperator (2023) – Review

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Mammuthus. That’s one helluva band name. It speaks of big-boned animals, heavy in tusks and voracious appetites. A menace and food source to early humans that desperately roamed their ice-infested hunting grounds during the last cold spell. Until some unknown event brought about their extinction a few thousand years ago, that is. The when or why nobody quite knows and opinions sharply diverge.

But let’s take this lumbering beast one step further. Mammuthus Imperator, the second word being the name of the record, is the full name of the piece. And whilst this ain’t the current description of … [...] Click to raid more!

Raider – Trial by Chaos (2023) – Review

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One would think that anything with ‘Raider‘ in its band name should get onto this webzine. Something like – immediately because the RMR crew over here usually has a soft spot for namesakes in metal band multiverse. Yet, the folks at the review desk were pussyfooting about the record for long months without rhyme or reason. Too much aggression in one record or just abject laziness? I guess, we’ll never know. They’re a tight bunch over there. Chaotic trials straight ahead.


Alright! If you’re looking for measured slightly oldish Death Metal à la Rogga Johansson, Raider ain’t … [...] Click to raid more!

Red Cain – NÄE’BLISS (2023) – Review

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Red Cain like it short, intense, and wild. Already the Kindred Series, Act I & II, fascinated the hell out of the grouchy joint – ahem – chain smokers over at the review desk. To the point that some of ’em started fantasizing about meeting Juliet, which – of course – wouldn’t have ended well. A case for the RMR security squad armed with oversized tasers and tranquilizer guns.

And those records always rolled in on a reasonably short airtime of 36-39 minutes or so. All of that filled to the brim with a crazed medley of elements, … [...] Click to raid more!