Stream of Passion – “A War of Our Own” (2014)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Originally starting out in 2005 as an Arjen Lucassen project, the band Stream of Passion has evolved into so much more. With their 4th…
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Misth – “Rise of the New Day” (2013)
Label: Progress Records Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish progressive rock and metal outfit Misth formed in 2010 and have just issued their debut album “Rise of a New Day”…
Parallax – “Sputnik” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman Parallax are a recently formed (2011) band from Ukraine, playing what they describe as “Martian Progressive Oriental Metal”, or “Oriental Flavoured Prog Metal”, and…
Effloresce – “Coma Ghosts” (2012)
Label: Generation Prog Records Review by Tony Cannella Effloresce is a progressive metal band from Germany. Back in 2009 the band released their independent 3-song EP “Shades of Fate”. Effloresce…
Ines Lukkanen – Embassy of Silence
Interview by Cristina Gregori Embassy of Silence is a finnish metal-rock band. Catchy melodies filled with grandeur, as well as experimentation are key elements in this musical project. Actually,after an…
Sarah Teets – MindMaze
Interview by Laura Medina MindMaze is an American traditional, progressive, power metal band from Pennsylvania. They released their debut album,“Mask of Lies” that is out now and has received promising…
Epysode – “Fantasmagoria” (2013)
Label: AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella For their second epic album, “Fantasmagoria”, Epysode main man Samuel Arkan has assembled another impressive array of metal musicians to complete his vision.…
Ayreon – “The Theory of Everything” (2013)
Label: Inside Out Music Review by Tony Cannella Arjen Anthony Lucassen released the last album on the Ayreon moniker back in 2008. Since then he has kept his creative spirit…
Trans-Siberian Orchestra – “Tales of Winter: Selections From TSO Rock Operas” COMPILATION (2013)
Label: Lava/Universal Republic Review by Tony Cannella As the holiday season approaches, Trans-Siberian Orchestra gets ready to embark on their annual Christmas tour/extravaganza. In conjunction with the bands holiday dates…
Daísa Munhoz – Vandroya
Interview by Robert Brady Intro by Miriam C. The last power progressive metal sensation comes from Brazil and it’s called Vandroya and they are fronted by the majestic force (and…
Phavian – “Meridian II” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The progressive/avant-garde metal band Phavian returns with their third album “Meridian II”. The band first came on the radar in 2009 with their debut…
Phavian – “Meridian I” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Los Angeles, California based Avant-Garde Progressive metal band Phavian released their debut in 2009, followed by the previously reviewed “Foreword” EP in 2011,…
Kaipa – “Vittjar” (2012)
Label: Inside Out Music Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish folk/progressive rock has been with us since 1975. Actually Kaipa is a band with a pretty eclectic pallet and is…
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…
Factory of Dreams – “Some Kind of Poetic Destruction” (2013)
Label: ProgRock Records Review by Tony Cannella On their fourth album, “Some Kind of Poetic Destruction” the Portuguese/Swedish progressive rock duo Factory of Dreams returns with their biggest, most ambitious…
Céphée Lyra – “Privati Honoris Causa” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella At 31-minutes, the new EP from the French progressive metal band Céphée Lyra is almost a full-length album. “Privati Honoris Causa” is the bands…
Eye Ra Haze – “Eye of the Storm” EP (2013)
Label: Who Music Review by Davide Torresan Eye Ra Haze is a New York-based band, and this “Eye Of The Storm” is their debut EP. The main feature of this…
Todtgelichter – “Apnoe” (2013)
Label: Aural Music/Code666 Review by Davide Torresan I waited a long time before writing something about the new work of Todtgelichter. I hope my boss is not angry, but this way…
Early Cross – “Pathfinder” (2013)
Label: Lion Music Review by Tony Cannella From Japan, the doom, progressive, gothic metal band Early Cross is one of the newest artists to find a home on the excellent…
Elferya – “The Straight and Narrow” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Switzerland, the band Elferya began in 2008. In 2010 they released their debut 4-song EP titled “Afterlife”. Now they have issued their debut…