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RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 14h

Ah, quo vadis #RMR? More woozy flow and groove suddenly appeared over here in the midst of some #metal musings. #Dawnwalker did this from in the between. Ring the bell.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/dawnwalker-the-between-review/

#TheBetween #AlternativeMetal #NewAlbum #metalsky

Dawnwalker - The Between (2025) - Review

Perhaps it was destiny that David Gilmour knocked at RMR's steely gate late at night this fall and - to everybody's surprise - garnered a review. For a

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RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 3d

#Dawnwalker or #Testament. That is the question.

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 3d

Let's step off the #metal train for a bit. David Gilmour had something to say in 2024, and we ignored it. Meet Luck and Strange and its suave messages. Quiet parts said out loud.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/odd-tidbits-david-gilmour-luck-and-strange-review/

#DavidGilmour #LuckAndStrange

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 5d

Its #metal is olde, but The X Factor's wares are still being discussed today. A maiden classic and remarkable achievement, but did it meet #RMR's stern quality standards? Measurement sticks openly wielded.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/iron-maiden-the-x-factor-review/

#IronMaiden #TheXFactor

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RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome to the gruesome world of Kariba. Invocations with apparitions you cannot control. Carach Angren cast them spells. Don't get caught. You may get devoured by the cult, else.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/carach-angren-invoke-the-cult-of-kariba/

#CarachAngren #TheCultOfKariba #NewEP

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 9d

Brace yerselves! A new wind is blowing in the Heavy Metal universe, and it's powerful. Meet Wings of Steel, a whirlwind of all things #metal we all thought dead already. Think again.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/wings-of-steel-winds-of-time-review/

#WingsOfSteel #WindsOfTime #NewAlbum

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RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 11d

Tall tales of war and conquest. #Sabaton are on the warpath again, and they loudly boast about # Legends and stuff. Gear up and get moving.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/sabaton-legends-review/

#PowerMetal #NewAlbum #metalsky

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RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 15d

#Thorondir just returned from their latest incursions into the Bavarian jungle. And they brought tall tales about the guardians of the forest. Stay clear of talking trees and wispy fairies.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/thorondir-wachter-des-waldes-review/

#WächterDesWaldes #NewAlbum #metalsky

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 17d

Welcome to #Borderland, the bridge any soul must cross. Big themes demand huge soundscapes full of snazzy aural surprises. So, did #Amorphis' latest concoction make #RMR marvel the way it should? Hit the link to find out.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/amorphis-borderland-review/

#NewAlbum

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 19d

Not sure why, but the new #Amorphis piece just won't stick right over here. For now, at least. Borderline #borderland? Perhaps.

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 22d

Should the #RMR crew still issue a 2024 top 3 list for EPs and Videos? To whet yer appetite for the upcoming listing season. Could be interesting. Asking for a friend...

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 23d

Expect to be skewered and drawn. De Profundis are back, and they preach the Gospel of Rot. Raw fury straight ahead. Hold on to summin'.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/de-profundis-spew-the-gospel-of-rot/

#DeProfundis #TheGospelOfRot #DeathMeta #NewEP #metalsky

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 24d

Blood, gore, flesh 'n' terror. The revenant from the grave is haunting the streets, and it is in fine, gruesome shape. Carach Angren have struck with a thunderclap. Be very afraid.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/video-ik-kom-uit-het-graf-carach-angren/

#CarachAngren #IkKomUitHetGraf #NewClip

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 26d

Good pirating is a tricky business. If done badly, you'll end up on rope-infested shores and worse. So, how did Terra Atlantica fare with their wild tales? #Oceans will tell you.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/terra-atlantica-oceans-review/

#TerraAtlantica #PowerMetal #NewAlbum #metalsky

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · 28d

Underground #metal brutality is boring down on us with mindless ferocity. Overt Enemy are at the helm and they declare an #Insurrection. Angry mobs straight ahead.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/overt-enemy-insurrection-review/

#OvertEnemy #ThrashMetal #NewAlbum #metalsky

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · Sep 24

The mighty #Vintersorg sent us a tale of water and its mysterious ways. Running or stale, that is the question. So, pick up your paddle, man yer boat, and up-creek ye go.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/vintersorg-vattenkrafternas-spel-review/

#VattenkrafternasSpel #NewAlbum #metalsky

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · Sep 23

Can masterful doom turn into geekery? #RMR here thinks it can. Paradise Lost may have sent their best wares yet. That's why it is called #Ascension.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/paradise-lost-ascension-review/

#ParadiseLost #DoomMetal #NewAlbum #metalsky

Paradise Lost - Ascension (2025) - Review

Is it fall yet? Not quite. But doom 'n' gloom promptly appears on the menu again. And this time, wistful roaring reaches us from the cold and windy island

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RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · Sep 23

#Vintersorg, tomorrow. Stay tuned.

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · Sep 18

Paradise Lost are on the move again. And this time it is all about moths and serpents on crosses. Check the #clip, wisdom awaits.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/video-serpent-on-the-cross-an-invocation-by-paradise-lost/

#SerpentOnTheCross #ParadiseLost #NewVideo #metalsky

Video: Serpent on the Cross, an invocation by Paradise Lost!

Ah, damn. Vacations make you miss things. When good ol' RMR was pounding the sand and playing with giant squids, Paradise Lost here snuck in a clip right

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RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · Sep 17

#RMR's #Vintersorg-ing currently. But the happiness level ain't quite there yet. At least for now. Wait and see, I guess.

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · Sep 16

#Týr just invoked a rune, straight onto the craggy rocks of their home islands. Will this bode well? Honestly, we don't know. Hit the link to find out.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/video-tyr-find-the-rune-2025/

#TheRune2025 #MelodicMetal #ProgressiveMetal #NewVideo #metalsky

Video: Týr find The Rune (2025)!

Týr are back with news, straight from their cold islands of the Faroes. And, as is often the case, the RMR crew was keen to hear what the old metal

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RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · Sep 12

Moonbase to RMR: Missing prog, find some. RMR to moonbase: Found djentified #Traversus. Let's hope they know how to #Navigate. Prog satellite is straight ahead.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/traversus-navigate-what/

#ProgressiveMetal #NewEP #SelfReleased #metalsky

RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · Sep 11

Old masters just spoke. Green Carnation sent a mighty poem of doom and melancholy, full of moods and flavors. Dive in. It's long, but good.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/green-carnation-a-dark-poem-part-i-the-shores-of-melancholia-review/

#GreenCarnation #ADarkPoemPartITheShoresOfMelancholia

Green Carnation - A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores of Melancholia (2025) - Review

Green Carnation. A band stating that they - and I quote "...are returning to long-form storytelling..." with their first installment of a trilogy,

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RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · Sep 5

Witchery is on the pillory again @ #RMR. Yet, bloodshed ain't on #Faun's mind. #Hex tells tales of spells, potions, and magick. No rack in action, far and wide.

https://www.rockmusicraider.com/faun-hex-review/

#Folk #PaganFolk #NewAlbum

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RockmusicRaider @rockmusicraider.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hehe, De Profundis are back with some festering rot. 'Tis gonna be good..

#DeProfundis