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RANCHO RELAXO (New Kind Of Orchide) CD

There are two poppy capsules on the backside of RANCHO RELAXO's debut album 'New Kind Of Orchide', released by Merlins Nose Records in 2010, and it should therefore be clear that this Norwegian band is interested in mind-altering substances. And, if not, they were still able to record ...

REALMBUILDER (Summon The Stone Throwers) LP/CD

The music and artwork here look and sound "authentic", and I seriously thought REALMBUILDER were some lost early-1980's metal band until I looked at the press info. This is a pretty new band from New York and 'Summon The Stone Throwers' is their debut album, released through I ...

ROOT (Zjevení) CD

Somewhere else I had already mentioned that I have an ambivalent relationship to the music of Czechoslovak black/thrash metal pinoeers ROOT. I particularly enjoy the early albums because of their raw and aggressive sound. There was no kitsch and bombast though it was already foreseeable that vocalist and ...

RITUALS OF THE OAK (Hour Of Judgement) 2LP/CD

Well, actually Australia is a known country because of its ass-kickin' rock 'n' rolls bands. The first thing that people recall about Oz' rock/metal are popular bands such as AC/DC, Rose Tattoo, and Radio Birdman. But there are also a few others that are closely linked with the ...

RIPPER (The Dead Have Rizen) LP/CD

Very often, the return of a so-called cult band is a double-edged sword. Mostly those bands do not manage to revive the old spirit so that they try to keep pace with the current musical trends. Usually, this strategy is doomed to failure. Formed in 1977, RIPPER is such ...

REVELATION (Revelation) CD

Actually, this album should be released through Leaf Hound Records, but unfortunately this fine Japanese label suddenly disappeared. Luckily, we got The Church Within Records, which decided to put these plans into effect in 2009. To make a long story short, here we have the end result which provide insights into ...

ROOT (The Book) CD

And it goes on with I Hate Records' announced re-release of ROOT's back catalogue. This time, it's their fifth album, which was originally released in 1999 through Red Black, and impossible to find over the past years. Here again, additional bonus tracks and a new improved layout ensure an extra consumer ...

ROOT (Hell Symphony) CD

It would be interesting to know how many bands did use the inverted pentagram with a slightly altered image of baphomet as a cover artwork and then one should sort out the good covers from the bad ones... For me the cover from ROOT's 'Hell Symphony' would definitely belong to the ...

ROADSAW (See You In Hell!) CD

I can't remember if ROADSAW really split or if the band was just on a hiatus for a few years, but whatever happened (or not) here's a new album. After Small Stone Records did an re-issue of their last album 'Rawk n' Roll', they also released 'See You In Hell!' in ...

READY FOR THE RODEO (s/t) MCD-R

A few years ago I received two demos from a Finnish band named Plutonium Orange. They delivered a solid sound, with strong influences from classic heavy metal and 1970's heavy rock. Sadly, the band broke-up months later, but they were a further proof for the fact that Finnland isn't only the ...

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03.09.2010 11:37

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