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Named after a television series from the 1950s, RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON is an instrumental power trio which is located in Eindhoven, Netherlands....

For those unfamiliar with the work of New York's epic metal duo REALMBUILDER, they don't offer the usual heavy metal fare. These guys have created an...

I fail to understand why it took so long until I finished this review about the new album of Norway's RANCHO RELAXO. The music cannot be the reason,...

My favorite band from South America is back with a new album. The Peruvian doomsters Reino Ermitaño release their first album with the new guitarist...

Long before bands like Airbourne or 77' paid homage to AC/DC, there was RHINO BUCKET who never made any secret about their predilection for...

This is already the second album from Australia's most popular traditional Doom band, Rituals Of The Oak. As there is no typical Aussie Doom sound, so...

ROTOR's first live album is just the right thing for people like me, who so far hadn't the opportunity to see this Berlin band live. For one thing,...

Rising were unknown to me until I received their promo-CD. But the Danish band must have done something interesting and right to get on the radar of...

Jeez, this is already the fourth album by Rise And Shine. This surprising fact led to two strange findings on my side. First, I missed they had a...

Are you still searching for your current heavy rock album for summer 2011? If so, I would thoroughly recommend the new ROADSAW, released by Small...

Everyone who's interested in obscure Italian heavy metal should pay close attention to this luxuriously equipped digipack, which has been released by...

It is always a pleasure to receive a vinyl copy. This time, ROMERO were kind enough to send me their new 7" which has been released by Triceratrax...

Basically I think that it is completely unnecessary to introduce Baltimore's REVELATION to the regular Cosmic Lava reader, because anyone who is...

It's now five years since the release of RED GIANT's last album 'Devil Child Blues', but they have not forgotten how to write ass-kickin songs. Quite...

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...

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...

Somewhere else I had already mentioned that I have an ambivalent relationship to the music of Czechoslovak black/thrash metal pinoeers ROOT. I...

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...

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...

Actually, this album should be released through Leaf Hound Records, but unfortunately this fine Japanese label suddenly disappeared. Luckily, we got...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Boston's RAMMING SPEED will be a new highlight for all those, who love the good old thrash metal of the 1980's. Maybe some of you already know the...

It was a big surprise in 2007 when Japanese label Leaf Hound Records announced a new album from REVELATION, especially that it will be the line-up of...

Very much indebted to early Black Sabbath, Lima natives REINO ERMITANO may already be familiar to some of you from their previous albums. Here now is...

It's my first meeting with this US-band, although it's their fifth release since 2004. Their music is much slower than the time they need in the...

Doom Metal fans rejoice, because Leaf Hound Records continue with the re-release of REVELATION's back catalogue. Fortunately, the band's second album,...

Some album-titles are so mysterious, that they are on my mind for weeks while I try to think about their meaning. But probably I will never know what...

I still love this album as much as I did in 1990 and I suppose that it doesn't need a detailed introduction, especially not for die-hard Doom Metal...

Berlin's ROTOR been developing over the past years and it seems as if they've kinda reached their destination with the new album, that has been again...

Since more than a decade people discuss about the term 'Doom'. Some people's definition is more based on the sound of traditional bands like Saint...

I must confess, that I didn't take much notice from the German three-piece ROTOR in the past, but with the actual album, released by Elektrohasch in...

This disc has been out a while now, but it's too powerful to let it pass by unnoticed. It's the first full-length from RUE, a group considering...

Have I ever mention, that I don't like the mix of cheesy keyboard sounds together with classic metal riffs? If not, R.E.T. force me to do it! Hailing...

It's been a long time ago since we heard anything new from Cleveland's RED GIANT. "Ultra Magnetic" has been their latest life sign, and it was an...

The self-called servers of traditional Doom Metal are back! Currently, this Finnish trio are everybody's darling in the Doom Metal underground press,...

Been waiting a long time for the second RWAKE album to be released, and I'm glad to report that they are continuing to evolve as a band quite nicely....

This Finnish three-piece is something like the shooting stars of the Doom Metal community. A few years ago, they received a lot of good reviews for...

This release is the result between the American record label UNDERDOGMA and GAME TWO and the English MARKSOUND E-Zine. Every band presents us a cover...

It's nearly impossible to describe some bands with words. In this case, it's RWAKE with their second album, released on the fine underground label...

Formed in 1998 in Brisbane, Australia, ROLLERBALL are belonging to the genre of heavy ultrafuzzy rock bands. This album contains their two CD-EP's,...

This album was also released as a limited 2 LP set earlier this year, but the Swedish label Lunasound Recording had taken the opportunity to make this...

Therefore, that the Finnish band RITE is around since 1994 they weren't very busy during the last eight years in the process of recording albums. One...

At first I must admit that I never liked the earlier RED AIM releases. Whenever I've listen to them I missed something outstanding and remarkable. Now...

The members of this band are coming from Russia and Israel and that's the only interesting thing about RABIES CASTE. They have some heavy sludgy riffs...

Sweden is well-known for the amount of 70's retro rock bands, but apart of it there's a strong scene, that is more into extreme metal, crust and...

For all of the readers, who own a well-sorted collection of Heavy Metal records, RIPPER shouldn't be something unknown. Black Widow Records, the...

This is maybe one of the most mythologized bands ever, more than early Pentagram or Bedemon f.e. They were only active for less than a year-- from...