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Ponte Del Diavolo – De Venom Natura (2026) – Review

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Ponte Del Diavolo, or devil’s bridge in English. You got a bunch of them across Northern Italy and neighboring Switzerland. There is one in Cividale del Friuli in the North-East. The one Corte Di Lunas famously rocked about. The Ponte della Maddalena in Borgo a Mozzano, Tuscany, is another famous one. But let’s turn to the one just outside Turin. Located in Lanzo Torinese, a few clicks away from the city, this is the one that might have inspired the band’s name. A mystery of a construction, apparently built by the devil himself for the price of one soul.1… [...] Click to raid more!

Dawn of a Dark Age – Ver Sacrum (2025) – Review

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It is still early in 2026. And, as always, the records we somehow missed late in 2025 are bubbling to the surface. I daresay, though, that the end of last year was very chaotic over at the RMR offices. So the next installment of Blasts from the Past may well be richly endowed with material not seen here to date.

The long and arduous pagan history of the lands in present-day Italy forever fascinated the RMR crew. It is an old land, full of often famous epochs. A rich blend of past cultures that are still remembered to this day. … [...] Click to raid more!

Dawn of a Dark Age – Transumanza (2023) – Review

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I am going to make a bold statement. Those who don’t fancy Myrkur1 and her metal machinations won’t appreciate Dawn of a Dark Age. The RMR reviewers just came across a band so out-of-the-box that the famous crate already disappeared in the haze somewhere. An outfit that has put the term ‘pig-headed’ to shame – and then added a few layers to the meaning of genre fusion.

Case in point, the critiques about the band’s past works I was able to find range from overflowing exuberance to – mainly – darkly ominous mutterings about abject noise pollution. In … [...] Click to raid more!