Interview : Daniel Håkansson – Diablo Swing Orchestra (2012)
Interview by Miriam C. For the second time we give space to one of the most eclectic act of the last years : Diablo Swing Orchestra. This time…
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Diablo Swing Orchestra – “Pandora’s Piñata” (2012)
Label : Candlelight Records Review by Luisa Mercier Back in 2006, when “The Butcher’s Ballroom” was released, I truly felt it was something totally new, a breath of fresh air…
Interview : Ayin Aleph
Interview by Ed MacLaren Every once in a while an artist comes along that defies description, challenges convention and polarizes the listening public – like all great musicians…
Unexpect – “Fables of the Sleepless Empire” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Si Smith “Fables of the Sleepless Empire” is the latest release from Canada’s Unexpect since 2006’s “In a Flesh Aquarium”, and this release is a bit…
Knifeworld – “Dear Lord, No Deal” EP (2011)
Label : Believers Roast Review by Luisa Mercier After their debut album “Buried Alone: Tales of Crushing Defeat” was released in 2009, Knifeworld are back with a 3-track EP. Even…
Iwrestledabearonce – “Ruining It for Everybody ” (2011)
Label : Century Media Records Review by Si Smith Apparently Iwrestledabearonce don’t play by the rules. Except their own. What comes out the other end is a mixed up hash…
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…
Hammers of Misfortune – “Fields/Church of Broken Glass” (2008)
Label : Metal Blade Records Review by Tony Cannella The fourth and final of the Hammers of Misfortune re-issues by Metal Blade is “Fields/Church of Broken Glass”, originally released in…
Riverain – “Overstepping the Verge…” (2010)
Label : Irond Records Review by Tony Cannella From Russia, Riverain play technical, Melodic Death Metal. Actually their approach is quite interesting. The music seems to have more in common…
Pin-Up Went Down – “342” (2010)
Label : Ascendance Records Review by Tony Cannella The French outfit Pin-Up Went Down is nearly impossible to describe. Their debut album, “2 Unlimited” was a wonderfully bizarre piece of…
Nàttsòl – “Stemning” (2010)
Label : Lupus Lounge/Prophecy Productions Review by Andrea “Disgraced” Nàttsòl hail from Norway, playing a modern and avantgarde-d black metal with acoustic and folk elements that might easily put the…
Dakrya – “Crime Scene” (2010)
Label : Sensory Records Review By Tony Cannella From Greece comes the avant-garde metal band Dakrya. On their impressive 2008 debut, “Monumento”, Dakrya proved to be a difficult band to…
Madder Mortem – “Deadlands” (2002)
Label : Peaceville Records Review By Tony Cannella Norway’s Madder Mortem originally released the “Deadlands” album in 2002 via the Century Media Records label, if I’m not mistaken. This was…
Madder Mortem – “Eight Ways” (2009)
Label : Peaceville Records Review by Tony Cannella Norway’s Madder Mortem have already been around since 1997. They were always a band that I would hear about and read about…
Diablo Swing Orchestra – “Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious” (2009)
Label : Ascendance Records Review By Erwin Van Dijk When a reviewer writes a review about a relatively unknown band he or she will try to compare the music with…
Brave – “Lost in Retrospect” COMPILATION (2009)
Label : Femme Metal Records Review by Tony Cannella It’s hard to believe that it’s been 12 years since Virginia’s Brave released their first recordings. Back then they were known…
Anneke van Giersbergen & Agua de Annique – “In Your Room” (2009)
Label : Agua Recordings Review by Tony Cannella Everyone knows that Anneke van Giersbergen was the voice of the seminal Dutch band The Gathering up to a few years ago.…
Amphitryon – “Drama” CD/DVD (2009)
Label : Pervade/Manitou/Thundering Records Review by Tony Cannella You have to give France’s Amphitryon huge marks for doing something a little different and so ambitious. Their new release is titled…
Aeterna – “Mares de Atracer” EP (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Aeterna are a band from Santiago, Chile. They played a mix of rock, hard rock, metal and alternative. The band line-up looks like this:…
Pin-Up Went Down – “2Unlimited” (2008)
Label: Ascendance Records Review by Tony Cannella Wow! All I can say is wow! Pin-Up Went Down are unlike any band I have ever heard. Before I put this CD…