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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Paige & Palermo – “Stay” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier Previously known as The Fury, Paige & Palermo is the a project that involves two talented artists: Jennifer Page, voice of the ’90s hit…
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…
Dante Fox – “Lost Man’s Ground” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Ever since their debut album was released in 1996, Dante Fox has always stood for high quality AOR/hard rock. Even when this style of…
Infinitus Mortus – “The Conspiracy of Love” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From New Jersey, the Symphonic metal band Infinitus Mortus released their debut album “2012” in 2010. At that time the band consisted of only…
Hitherside – “Hitherside” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The band Hitherside formed in 2011 and features American vocalist Jennifer Summer and Belgian multi instrumentalist Sam Oerlemans. They have just released their self-titled…
Оксидерика – “Step to Darkness” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman Transliterated as Oksiderika or Oxiderika (I’m going to use the latter). Oxiderika are from Samara in Russia. They formed in 2011, and are therefore…
My Ruin – “The Sacred Mood” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella My Ruin has quietly (or loudly) forged a solid career for themselves based on integrity and the quality of the music. On their just…
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…
Lumus – “Bacchus’ Curse” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Portland, Oregon, the band Lumus (named after Violin player Jon Lumus) offers a unique brand of symphonic metal. Of course Violins have…
Eidon – “Crystalight” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From France comes the symphonic metal band Eidon. The band formed in 2008 and released their debut EP “Fantasia” in 2010, now they have…
As Angels Bleed – “As Angels Bleed” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Australia, As Angels Bleed plays beautifully vampiric gothic metal with a romantic edge. Their self-titled debut is out now and for fans who…
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…
Akoma – “The Other Side” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Denmark, the Symphonic/Gothic metal band Akoma formed in 2004. Since their inception, the band released an EP in 2006 (“Angels of Revenge”), followed…
Ｇ∀ＬＭＥＴ- “HELLMET” (2010)
Independent Release Review by Davide Torresan It’s hard to do a little biography of this band. The main fault is their country of origin: Japan. You can understand it from…
Pesante – “Overplayed” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman Pesante formed in 2008 in the city of Tver, about 160km North East of Moscow. In 2012, they were joined by their new vocalist,…
Natalia Alvane Sibilskaya & Alexio Sunwalter – Sunwalter
Interview by Vard Aman Sunwalter – an Extreme Metal band from Moscow who have recently released their debut album, “SETI Evidence”. I caught up with their vocalists: Natalia, to talk…
Clair de Lune – “Introduction to…” DEMO (2012)
Independent Release Review by Davide Torresan It’s always nice to discover new bands like this one. Clair De lune tries with this “Introduction to…” to make itself known outside of…
Psychogod – “Alone” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Davide Torresan Psychogod is a Romanian metal band formed at the end of 2009. It was born from the idea of Dank (guitar) and Cristina (vocals)…
Anti-M – “Damage” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier Anti-M is a California electronica band formed by keyboardists John Wardlaw, Ruston, and Mark Rumer (who’s no longer with the band). This album is…