My Silent Wake – Lost in Memories, Lost in Grief (2024) – Review

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Lost in Memories, Lost in Grief. For a moment, the RMR crew was afraid that Rise to the Sky had awoken yet again with another round of endless noisy sorrow. Catalán is famous for bolstering his croaky doom with such headlines after all.

But fear naught, we’re dealing with Ian Arkley‘s My Silent Wake. A band that has been as versatile as it has become consistent on this zine. Doom ‘n’ gloom is their daily tear-drenched bread, true. But the records RMR covered to date were never really cut from the same cloth. Let’s face it, Gothic … [...] Click to raid more!

Rise to the Sky – Two Years of Grief (2023) – Review

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Methinks we just covered another one of Sergio González Catalán‘s musings. And sure enough, it was Winds of Tragedy, the blackened branch of this one-man band’s two-sided artistic spigot. Yet, the RMR crew had some reservations about that one with some elements that wouldn’t quite fit the mold.

Now, Rise to the Sky is back with Catalán on safe territories he knows best. And that is Doom Death Metal filled with weeping strings, soaring guitar riffs, and the relentless raw roar that is the man’s trademark. Every Day, A Funeral already impressed us with its sorrowful prowess. A … [...] Click to raid more!

Winds of Tragedy – Hating Life (2023) – Review

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Sometimes the terrible Gods o’ Vile Metal are merciful. They often curtail the most brutal records to a length usually reserved for EPs. But it is for a good cause. Because how would you possibly survive such an onslaught of molten alloy for a full hour or more? So, less is indeed more for once.

And if the offering is juicy enough, we will blatantly ignore the instructions on EPs handed down from management, and just go ahead with a full review. And this here record truly qualifies.

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Rise To The Sky – Every Day, A Funeral (2022) – Review

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Indeed. It looks like the folks over at Officium Triste really are in mucho trouble right now. A short while ago, the RMR crew enjoyed a deluge of tears with the folks over at Celestial Season.1 And now, more great Doom Death Metal is heading our way. Rise to the Sky the outfit is called, a Chilean one-man show. And they want a funeral, every friggin’ day. Woe, that truly calls for an ocean of tears. So, go ahead, inflate that rubber dingy, and grab yer oars. A dark storm is a-lurkin’.


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