Interview : Ida Haukland – Triosphere
Interview by Ed MacLaren Blowing through the gates with their sophomore release “The Road Less Travelled”, Norwegian prog metallers Triosphere hijack our musical sensibilities and overpower us…
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Interview : Jessica Thierjung – Lyriel (2012)
Interview by Ed MacLaren German folk-metal septet, Lyriel, have taken a giant musical leap forward with its latest album “Leverage”. Fully embracing its inspirations and influences, Lyriel have crafted…
Doro – “Under My Skin (A Fine Collection of Doro Classics)” COMPILATION (2012)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella I’m always suspicious of compilation albums. Especially if there is no new music included in the set, I mean, what’s the point?…
Epysode – “Obsession” (2011)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Fans of Progressive Power Metal rejoice! The new project from Virus IV guitarist Samuel Arkan is here and he is joined by…
Review Gig : Doro @ Webster Theater Underground, Hartford, CT, USA 06/09/2009
Review Gig & Photo by Tony Cannella You have to give it up for Doro and her band. It doesn’t matter the size of the venue or the…
Interview : Doro Pesch (2008)
Interview by Tony Cannella I have interviewed Doro Pesch countless times and she always remains one of the nicest and coolest people to talk to. Her passion and…
Interview : Marta Gabriel – Crystal Viper (2010)
Interview by Lindz Riot Traditional Metal still lives! You can find it in the great grandfathers of metal or in band like Crystal Viper from Poland. Their…
Interview : Ana Mladinovici – Magica
Interview by Robin Stryker Founded in 2002 by guitarist Bodan Costea, Romanian melodic power metal band Magica has an impressive five full-length albums under their belts. Femme Metal…
Wolfpakk – “Wolfpakk” (2011)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella The talent assembled on the debut album from Wolfpakk is a virtual who’s who of metal royalty. Wolfpakk is the brainchild of…
Theatre of Tragedy – “Last Curtain Call” (2011) LIVE ALBUM
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella & Disgraced For many – myself included – the Norwegian Goth Metal band Theatre of Tragedy was one of the first (co)…
Eklipse – “A Night in Strings” (2012)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Now for something complete different. Eklipse are a German string quartet who gives their special treatment to some modern rock and pop…
Lyriel – “Paranoid Circus” (2009)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Germany’s Folk Celtic Metal band has been in existence since 2003. Their debut album “Prisonworld” was released in 2005 followed by a…
Marta Gabriel – Crystal Viper (2012)
Interview by Tony Cannella The Polish band Crystal Viper has been proudly flying the flag for traditional heavy metal since 2007 when their debut “The Curse of Crystal…
Dalriada – “Igeret” (2011)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella From Hungary, the Folk Metal band Dalriada has been in existence since 1998. On their 6th album, “Igéret” the band is perfectly…
Crystal Viper – “Crimen Excepta” (2012)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Is this 2012 or 1985? I absolutely, positively DO NOT mean that in a negative way either. The Polish band Crystal Viper…
Triosphere – “The Road Less Travelled” (2010)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Triosphere are a Progressive Power Metal band from Norway. Their second album, “The Road Less Travelled” has just been issued via AFM…
Magica – “Dark Diary” (2010)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella From Romania, Magica have previously released 4-albums with their last one being the excellent “Wolves & Witches” effort in 2008. Now the…
Dreamtone & Iris Mavraki’s Neverland – “Ophidia” (2010)
Label : AFM Records Review By Tony Cannella The band Neverland is a collaboration between Greek female singer Iris Mavraki and the Turkish prog/power metal band Dreamtone to create the…
Crystal Viper – “Legends” (2010)
Label : AFM Records Review By Tony Cannella Are you ready for some true Heavy Metal? The thing that I have always loved about Poland’s Kings – and queen –…
Crystal Viper – “Defenders of the Magic Circle : Live in Germany” LIVE ALBUM (2010)
Label : AFM Records Review By Tony Cannella You always know what you are going to get with Poland’s Crystal Viper – just pure, unadulterated Heavy Metal. Their latest release,…