MaYaN – “Antagonize” (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella On their second album, “Antagonise”, MaYaN – led by Epica guitarist/grunter extraordinaire Mark Jansen – have a lot to say and they’re…
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INTERVIEW: Virginie Goncalves – Kells
Interview by Ary R. They rocked Europe last year with Leaves’Eyes and Tarja Turunen, and with Epica and ReVamp the former year as well. Now they’re back on the music…
INTERVIEW : Lotus van den Wijngaard – Sin7Sins (2009)
Interview by Erwin Van Dijk An interview with Lotus from Sin7sinS, update Summer 2009. Last year I had an interview with Lotus, the singer of Sin7sinS. They have…
Interview : Marieke Delanghe – Heonia
Interview by Lindz Riot Progressive metal has finally started to emerge to the forefront for metal the past few years and finally from Lille, France we have Heonia!…
Trillium – “Alloy” (2011)
Label : Frontiers Records Review by Tony Cannella Until recently, Amanda Somerville has been most notable for her work with Epica and Avantasia, but in the last few years she…
Interview : Marco Heubaum & Manuela Kraller – Xandria
Interview by Ary G.& Anna Fortini On the occasion of the two new italian dates that see Xandria as the opener act for the new Epica tour, Femme…
Interview : Manuela Kraller – Xandria
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi After so many years of silence, Xandria comes back in the metal scene with a masterpiece album, “Neverworld’s End”, showing the power and…
Review Gig : Epica @ Alcatraz, Milan, Italy 27/10/2009
Photo by Roberta Ilaria Rossi Gig Review by Marcy Bell It’s clear: Epica and Italy are entwined. The concert at the Alcatraz in Milan on the 27th October…
Review Gig : Epica & Kingfisher Sky @ Paradiso (DYU Release Party), Amsterdam, The Netherlands 10/10/2009
Gig Review & Photos by Erwin van Dijk Epica has released their new album and this evening is more or less the release party. And because Epica is…
Interview : Mark Jansen – Epica (2009)
Interview by Erwin Van Dijk An interview with Mark Jansen from Epica. The band Epica does not really need an introduction. 2009 was a busy year for the…
Interview : Amanda Somerville – Trillium
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi Many are her collaborations in the metal scene, such is her reputation in Europe. After having released an album for her new project,…
Interview : Heidi Parvianen – Amberian Dawn (2009)
Interview by Eetu “Ene” Niskanen An Interview with Heidi, the soprano singer of the Finnish Metal Band Amberian Dawn. During this interview, we’ll talk about about the new…
Interview : Elize Ryd – Amaranthe
Interview by Ed MacLaren It’s been long considered that in most things two’s company and three’s a crowd but in the case of Swedish power metal outfit Amaranthe,…
Interview : Amanda Somerville (2009)
Interview by Eetu “Ene” Niskanen We have reached singer and vocal coach Amanda Somerville for discover the latest news about Epica, her new solo album “Windows” and more…
Epica – “Requiem for the Indifferent” (2012)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella Whether you like them or don’t, the one thing that you have to admire about Epica is that they never ‘half-ass’…
The Road to Consciousness – “The Road to Consciousness” (2011)
Label : Fakto Records Review by Tony Cannella Road to Consciousness is the new project from mastermind Bernard Daubresse (ex-Free Launch, Lovelorn). The 13-song, 60-minute CD features a vast array…
MaYan – “Quarterpast” (2011)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella MaYaN is the new Melodic Death Metal project featuring Mark Jansen of Epica. In addition to Mark – who adds his…
VV.AA – Femme Metal Records Presents “Beauty and Brutality” (2010)
Label : Femme Metal Records Review by Tony Cannella In the realm of female fronted metal bands, there are so many great artists to choose from. Now, here in all…
VV.AA. – “Des Filles et des Riffes Vol 1” (2010)
Label : Savage Prod/Season of Mist Review by Tony Cannella This compilation is put out by the French web zine Des Filles et des Riffs and issued by the label…
Sphinx – “White Moon” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Hungry for more female fronted Symphonic Metal? Well, look no further than the Russian band Sphinx. Actually the band is fronted by two female…