Darcode – Demo (2008)
Independent Release Review by Lithium When one thinks of metal, the words ‘sophisticated’ and ‘sexy’ are not exactly the first that spring to mind. In the case of Greek metallists…
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Whispers of Fate – “Embrace My Winter” (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy comes another Symphonic Metal band, adding to that countries rich heritage in that genre of metal. They are Whispers of Fate and…
Silent Stream of Godless Elegy – “Navaz” (2011)
Label : Season of Mist Review by Stina “Tradition” the operative word with Silent Stream of Godless Elegy: once again, the Moravians’ sixth official visit to the recording studio (this…
ReVerbed – “Lies You Can Believe” (2011)
Label : Native/Universal Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from the U.K., ReVerbed are a young band, very young, like in their teens young. They have just issued their debut album…
Repsel – “The Double Mask of Human Kind” (2011)
Label : Nomadism Records Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s Repsel formed in 2003 and have just issued their full-length debut, “The Double Mask of Human Kind”. The band plays good…
Pursuing the End – “Dawn of Expiation” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The operatic, symphonic metal band Pursuing the End were formed in May 2010 in Italy, and although the band has only been together for…
Eatliz – “Teasing Nature” (2010)
Label : Anova Music Review by Tony Cannella The 2nd full-length album from Israel’s Eatliz, “Teasing Nature”, can be quite a challenge to listen to at times. I don’t mean…
Coronatus – “Terra Incognita” (2011)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella The double female fronted German metal band Coronatus returns with their fourth release “Terra Incognita”. The duel female vocals provided by Mareike…
Desideria – “End the Curse” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Si Smith Desideria was a subject for Englishman Wordsworth’s poetry and also of an Italian fantasy mini-series. It is unclear if either of these have been…
Hollywood Groupies – “Punched by Million, Hit by None” (2011)
Label : Nomadism Records Review by Tony Cannella Now for something just a little bit different. Hollywood Groupies is a Female Fronted glam metal band from Italy. On their debut…
Black Oak – “Black Oak” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella & Luisa Mercier Sweden’s Black Oak is a tad bit different than a lot of metal these days. Okay, they are a lot different…
Historica – “Historia Magistrae Vitae” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier Born in 2009 thanks to an idea of the singer Danielle Fiore, Historica hail from Turin and deliver a powerful debut EP. The tracks…
Headshot – “Syncronicity” (2011)
Label : Firefield Music Review by Luisa Mercier Headshot play plain German thrash metal since mid ’90s and now have released their fifth record. “Synchronicity” is the first record with…
Gallhammer – “The End” (2011)
Label : Peaceville Records Review by Si Smith Gallhammer are well-known to fans of extreme metal, for they are masterful at their craft. Some focus on their all-female identity; others…
Demon Lung – “Pareidolia” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier Demon Lung was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2010. Singer Shanda Frederick met Jeremy Brenton, the drummer and bass player Patrick Warren years…
Fire and Forget – “Operation Freedom” (2011)
Label : Serbest Review by Luisa Mercier Fire and Forget is a Turkish band and the content of their death/thrash metal is heavily influenced by politics. “Operation Freedom” is a…
Fateless Tears – “Dawn’s Oblivion” SINGLE (2011)
Label : BlueFreya Media Review by Luisa Mercier Fateless Tears just released their new single, “Dawn’s Oblivion” and here we are with this short 3-track EP .The title track showcases…
Die After Day – “Ad Illuc Memoria” (2011)
Label : Amarus Cantus Records Review by Tony Cannella Fans that are missing Tarja-era Nightwish may have another band to rally around. They are France’s Die After Day. Of course…
Betty Poison – “Beauty is Over” (2011)
Label : Fastermaster Review by Tony Cannella The band Betty Poison are a lot different than most of the bands we are seeing come out of Italy these days. They…
Crowmorph – “Chroma” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From France comes the female fronted Death Metal outfit Crowmorph. On their debut EP, “Chroma” the band delivers a 28-minute exercise in pure, unadulterated…