Diehard – “When Illusion Gone” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier Diehard is a very young German band; they were founded in 2010 and released their first album at the begininning of 2011. They play a…
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Corde Oblique – “A Hail of Bitter Almonds” (2011)
Label: Prikosnovenie Review by Luisa Mercier Fourth release for Riccardo Prencipe‘s project Corde Oblique, musician focused on reinterpreting the Mediterranean folk music. He is always joined by his usual collaborators: Edo…
Circus of Lamia – “Welcome Madness” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier “Welcome Madness” is the debut EP of this gothic-metal influenced Swedish band. I really like the imaginary they have created that resembles a bit…
Illuminata – “A World So Cold” (2011)
Label : Twilight Zone Records Review by Tony Cannella My first introduction to the double female fronted Austrian band Illuminata came via their impressive EP, “A Frame of Beauty” in…
Masterforce – “Until the End of Time” DEMO (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from (Where else?) Italy comes the 6 person power metal band Masterforce. This band also employs a full time violinist which perhaps sets…
Jennifer Borg – Divine Ascension
Interview by Miriam C. “As The Truth Appears” marked, in 2011, the debut of this Melbourne-based progressive metal band, even if some time is passed (precisely 2 years) it was…
Black Sun Aeon – “Blacklight Deliverance” (2011)
Label : Cyclone Empire Records Review by Luisa Mercier Black Sun Aeon is the solo project of Tuomas Saukkonen, who is already involved in many other bands (Before The Dawn, Dawn…
Black Heaven – “Dystopia” (2011)
Label : Trisol Music Group GmbH Review by Luisa Mercier Black Heaven is the side project of mastermind Martin Schindler, which tried to complete the gothic rock played with Mantus through…
Alhena – “Alhena” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Alhena is a progressive rock/metal outfit from Poland. The band formed in 2010 and here they are with their self-titled EP. Actually at 35-minutes…
Aythis – “New Earth” (2011)
Label : Twilight Records Review by Luisa Mercier Aythis is the side project of Carline Van Roos, already known for being the frontwoman of doom-metallers Lethian Dreams, which releases I…
Angist – “Circle of Suffering” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier Angist come from Iceland and play extreme metal, a mix of death and black. They are one of the most promising acts in the…
Elvenstorm – “Of Rage and War” (2011)
Label : Infernö Records Review by Tony Cannella From France, Elvenstorm is a pure old school heavy metal band with thrash metal influences as well. They were formed in 2008 and…
Edge of Paradise – “Mask” (2011)
Label : Shredrock Records Review by Tony Cannella From Hollywood, California the band Edge of Paradise plays guitar-driven traditional melodic metal with some modernized touches to their songs. In addition…
Helena Cos – Spider Rockets
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi AC/DC, Metallica, Five Finger Death Punch and so on. These are a few names that inspired the New Jersey band Spider Rockets, back on…
Inga Scharf – Van Canto
Interview by Andy Axworthy After releasing four successful albums in almost five years, the band Van Canto does not really need an introduction. Their ‘A Capella’ metal has drawn the…
Siva Six – “The Twin Moon” (2011)
Label : Alfa Matrix Review by Luisa Mercier The Greek duo Siva Six is back on the scene after five years of absence. Their latest release was the their second…
Shroud Eater – “ThunderNoise” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier After releasing their EP in 2009, Shroud Eater are back with their brilliant debut album. The guitar player, Jeannie Saiz, is in charge of…
Sakara – “Blood and Stone” (2011)
Label : Ravenheart Records Review by Luisa Mercier “Blood & Stone” is the debut of the UK based singer/songwriter Sakara and features several styles. Not only metal, but also more experimental…
DyNAbyte – “2KX” (2011)
Label : Wormholedeath/Dreamcell 11 Review by Davide Torresan DyNAbyte is an Italian industrial metal band formed in 1998. Their monicker is the fusion of the words “Dynamite”, “DNA”, and “byte” that…
Lisa Hannigan – “Passengers” (2011)
Label: ATO/Hoop Recordings/PIAS Review by Luisa Mercier Sophomore album for Lisa Hannigan. After seven years spent beside Damien Rice (both in public and private life), the singer decided to start…