Tusmørke – Dawn of Oberon (2024) – Review

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I said it before. RMR seems to be forever failing on our quest to ram in a few Jethro Tull records. But it never happened (so far) and Ian Anderson only ever prominently appeared on the late Opeth album on this zine. Well, luckily, the folks over at Karisma Records seem to sport an unending supply of retro-rock bands. Mischievous goblins fond of the flute, old-style drumming, full of wonky synth sounds, oldish Hammond vibes, and screechy guitars drunk on wah-wah. Case in point, the pretty sturdy Jordsjø hit our mighty music machine some time ago with their runaway style … [...] Click to raid more!

RMR’s 2016 Top 10 Records

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Well, it is time for some 2016 Top 10 reflections on RockmusicRaiders‘ most coveted findings for the last year. And it might turn out to be a few more than ten, but we will keep the official ranking to this magic number. We will just add a few honorable releases to the list that kinda missed this Viking fighting ship. The list is also a reflection on those bands that got us thinking and managed to mess up the peace (of mind) and quiet of the writer supreme on this blog.

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Huldre – Tusmørke (2016) – Review

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Landscapes shrouded in fog. Mystic swamps filled with goblins, and dark terrifying forests that start at the Danish border.

Right? 

Well, not to my knowledge. But if you listen to some of the tunes breezing over to us from Daneland, one could believe it. 

Indeed last year, the stellar, but pitch dark Black Metal contribution of Myrkur appeared out of nowhere. And now Huldre comes along with songs from the twilight. And they even perform in a woody, leafy fashion on stage to top it. So, there you go, fits the forest theme, now does it? 

The fairies start flying once you start on Tusmørke! 

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