I Left the Planet – “I Left the Planet” EP (2011)
Label: Adversum Review by Luisa Mercier Alexander Nordgaren, already member of the Norwegian black-avant-garde metal band Fleurety, is the mind behind the project I Left the Planet. He has been…
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Grimes – “Visions” (2012)
Label: 4AD Review by Luisa Mercier Grimes aka Claire Boucher, is an indie artist from Quebec, Canada and this is her third release, the first released through 4AD, cult label…
Грай [Grai] – “О Земле Родной” [“O Zemly Rodnoj” – “About Native Land”] (2011)
Label: Sound Age Production Review by Luisa Mercier From Russia with love. Following their most famous country mates, Arkona, Grai play folk metal, maybe a bit more lively than the…
Gin Wigmore – “Gravel and Wine” (2011)
Label: Island Records Australia Review by Luisa Mercier Gin is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, and “Gravel and Wine” is her second effort that is now being released globally. Even though coming…
Funin – “Unsound” (2011)
Label: Karisma Records Review by Luisa Mercier Norway-based Funin released their debut in their homecountry in 2010 and one year after in the rest of the world. The band line up…
Fenrir – “Echoes of the Wolf” (2012)
Label: Savage Productions/Season of Mist Review by Luisa Mercier “Echoes of the Wolf” is the debut full length of the Celtic folk metal band Fenrir. Hailing from France, they deliver…
Polly Scattergood – “Arrows” (2013)
Label: Mute Records Review by Luisa Mercier “Arrows” is the sophomore album of the English singer-songwriter Polly Scattergood. I confess I never heard of her before, but when I got…
Paige & Palermo – “Go” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier After the “Stay” EP that I already had the privilege to appreciate in the past weeks, now Jennifer Paige and Coury Palermo have released…
Anneke Van Giersbergen – “Drive” (2013)
Label: PIAS/Inside Out Music/Agua Recordings Review by Luisa Mercier Our dear Anneke is back with her fourth solo record, one year and a half after “Everything Is Changing”. Since I was…
Anathema – “Universal” DVD (2013)
Label: Kscope Review by Luisa Mercier Last year in September, Anathema held a special event, a very special event: a concert with the Plovdiv Philarmonic Orchestra in the Roman theatre…
Eklipse – “Electric Air” (2013)
Label: Premium Records/Soulfood Distribution/The End Records Review by Luisa Mercier Second release for the four girls string quartet that debuted an year ago and supported Nightwish during their Euro tour. I…
Camerata Mediolanense – “Vertute, Honor, Bellezza” (2013)
Label: Auerbach Tonträger/Prophecy Productions Review by Luisa Mercier Camerata Mediolanense, the Italian Neoclassical ensemble, is back after fifteen years with a new, elegant album. I alreasdy knew them thanks to one of…
Annie Moses Band – “Pilgrims & Prodigal” (2013)
Label: Manalive Records Review by Luisa Mercier The Annie Moses Band hails from Tennessee and it is the brainchild of Annie, one of the Wolaver brothers and sisters that named…
Blackmore’s Night – “Dancer and the Moon” (2013)
Label: Frontiers Records Review by Luisa Mercier Ninth record for the band led by legend Ritchie Blackmore and his wife Candice Night. If I should sum up in a few words…
Dylath-Leen – “Semeïon” (2008)
Label: Great Dane Records/Season of Mist Review by Luisa Mercier “Semeïon” dates back to 2008 and it is the second full-length effort by the French band Dylath-Leen. Their music is…
Dreaming Dead – “Midnightmares” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier Elizabeth Schall and Dreaming Dead come from Los Angeles and “Midnightmares” is the second studio full-length that this prog-death metal band has released. Elizabeth, lead…
Dol Theeta – “The Universe Expands” (2008)
Label : Electronic Art Metal Review by Luisa Mercier Dol Theeta is another project by Thanasis Lightbridge, who is the leader of another electronic metal band, Dol Ammad. This project is…
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…
Desdemona – “Endorphins” (2012)
Label : Danse Macabre Records Review by Luisa Mercier Desdemona is a Polish industrial rock band and “Endorphins” is their fourth full-length effort after a break due to singer Agnieszka…
Corde Oblique – “A Hail of Bitter Almonds” (2011)
Label: Prikosnovenie Review by Luisa Mercier Fourth release for Riccardo Prencipe‘s project Corde Oblique, musician focused on reinterpreting the Mediterranean folk music. He is always joined by his usual collaborators: Edo…