Video: Somewhere Far Beyond, by Zornheym!

Zornheym - Somewhere Far Beyond - Video Cover

An early iteration of the RMR crew covered a first version of Zornheym‘s video, The Opposed back in 2017. But for some reason, the old geezers at the RMR review desk missed both full-length records following the clip, Where Hatred Dwells and Darkness Reigns, and The Zornheym Sleep Experiment. Don’t ask, we have no idea why no coverage was found over here twice in a row.

But fear naught, this time things worked out. The new clip, Somewhere Far Beyond, struck a chord and strongly so. And it is yet again the elaborate storyline propped on a … [...] Click to raid more!

Video: Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel, rituals by Dimmu Borgir!

Dimmu Borgir - Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel - Video Cover

I am fascinated. Dimmu Borgir was last heard of when Eonian hit our zine – in 2018. Since then, the RMR Record Detection Squad found no sign of these Norwegians on our mighty radar screen. And it’s not that they weren’t busy. Live albums, compilations, singles, it all continued to appear. Gotta make money for Nuclear Blast’s cavernous coffers. But then, that may just be an erroneous perception on our side. Who knows, right?

So, a few days ago, the RMR crew learned that a new record was in the offing out late May 2026, Grand Serpent Rising. That’s … [...] Click to raid more!

Video: A Ritual for Fabienne Erni!

Fabienne Erni - Ritual - Video Cover

Fabienne Erni has crossed our hawse a few times since she abruptly appeared on Eluveitie‘s roster in 2017. And from that moment on, she embarked, with this outfit and a couple more bands, on a widely recognised and critically acclaimed musical career.

Now, in the run-up to her first solo album, Starveil, out later this year, she released a first clip worth mentioning. Same as the new piece currently in prep, Ritual is a pigheaded little blurb. The song kinda sails close to what early Symphonic and Melodic Metal did in the ’00s and tweens. You’ll get a

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Video: Ik Kom Uit Het Graf, sepulchral musings by Carach Angren!

Carach Angren - Ik Kom Uit Het Graf - Video Cover

Long time no hear, sez I. After their take on Frankenstein (or Franckensteina) left the gate, Carach Angren kinda disappeared from sight. A few deep knocks here and there, but nothing to write home to the Dark Lord about.

So, here they suddenly appeared on our radar with a thunderclap of a clip called Ik Kom Uit Het Graf. Meaning, ‘I come from the grave’, courtesy of infamous translators available on the wide interweb. And I never knew that Dutch could sound so menacing.

The track itself is a raspy malevolent rant taken from the band’s upcoming EP The [...] Click to raid more!