Mournful Congregation and Rote Mare - Higher Ground November 4th

Russian Circles with Rote Mare - September 18th Fowlers Live

Serpents Of The Church - September 2011

Our debut album "Serpents of the Church" will be out on September 2nd! Containing 7 tracks and 76 minutes of crushing DOOM

"this album is highly recommended for fans Reverend Bizarre, Black Sabbath, Trouble, Candlemass, Sleep, Ogre, Saint Vitus, and early Electric Wizard and IT WILL become an instant favorite for many lovers of the traditional doom-riff. They are great players who play doom-metal with passion and an adherence to the finest principles of the doom-metal tradition" (8/10) (Doomantia)

"Dit is doom van bovenste plank, die zowel de trance-inducerende, kolossale riffs van Electric Wizard bevat, als de traditionelere aanpak van Reverend Bizarre. (TM) GOUD (6/7)" (Mindview)

“you will be rewarded if you sit back and really focus on what this band is constructing.” (Heavy Metal Time Machine)

“Die erdige Produktion lässt die Riffs und Melodien glänzen”, 7/10 (Metal.tm)
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“das Debüt zeigt auf jeden Fall viele Stärken auf” (Alternativmuzik.de)

Rote Mare sign to Altsphere Production

Rote Mare are proud to announce that they have signed to Altsphere Production. "Serpents of the church" will be released in September 2011.

http://www.altsphere.com/altsphere-production-home.html

Rote Mare with Thrones

Rote Mare will be opening for Thrones & John Wiese on Friday 1st of April at the Ed Castle

Hellion Records review

Thanks to Hellion records for stocking our "Sorrows Path" disc and for the very generous review.

ROTE MARE
Sorrows path

This australian band has caught my attention a few years ago through a couple of demo releases, now this is the first regular output and even though it is just an eighteen minute two track EP, this record has it all. Slow motion lava sounds and mid paced ultra heavy rawk get mixed in both tracks here and will not release your soul until the last chord has faded into eternity. The voice comes raw, yet melodic with a unique approach, so you will certainly recognize the band on these memorable tracks whenever you take a listen. And you will take, not only one, but certainly many listens as this is pure magick, this is haunting stuff that fills the standards of true doom with life and spiritual power. No innovations, just fresh and passionate music for the true lovers of doom, as this is living hell to all who cannot stand the heaviest of the heavy riffing and simmering lead axe work. Burn, baby, burn, this band will give it all to you if you like WARNING or MINOTAURI. Doom rules eternally!

Sir Lord Doom

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Doom-metal.com review

For five years Rote Mare was a highly acclaimed solo project which churned out one strong demo after another. Then, suddenly and unexpectedly, 'Sorrows Path' comes along and with it comes the end of the solo project and the birth of the band: Phil has hired lead guitarist Sean Wiskin, bassist Andrew Gillingham, and drummer Ben Dodunski; re-molding Rote Mare as a four piece band.

I must admit that I've missed out on the demos that came after 'The Red Sea', yet I recognized the style instantly. The basic traditional doom sound of Rote Mare is as prominent as ever, and the addition of an extra three skilled musicians has only reinforced all that was good about it. It is also apparent that Phil has made some amazing progress on his voice during the three years which I've missed. He was good before, but now he's excellent. I can't think of more than a few vocalists who can pull off truly grievous vocals without sounding out of place in a trad. doom band.

'Sorrows Path' may be just 19 minutes long, but it is still a culmination of all the promise which the solo project era held. It may contain no more than two tracks, but the high standard which they both hold shows great promise for the forthcoming album. If it is anywhere near as good as this then it will be a classic.

http://www.doom-metal.com/reviews.php?r=1783

Reviewed on 16-09-2010 by Arnstein H. Pettersen