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,…
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Nuit – “Time of Innocence” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Nuit is a duo (male and female) hailing from France. Their debut EP is titled “Time of Innocence” and the band plays what might…
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…
Cold Sight – “A/H1N1” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman I first heard about Cold Sight a few years ago when they were still living in Bryansk (they’re now in St. Petersburg) and not…
Gloria in Excelsis – “Cage” SINGLE (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella It is really hard to get a feel for an artist based on two songs. It’s even harder when it is two different versions…
Mena Brinno – “Princess of the Night” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Mena Brinno is a symphonic, operatic outfit from Tampa, Florida. Meno Brinno formed in 2006 and released their debut “Icy Muse” in 2007. They…
SilentLie – “Blood Under Snow” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the band SilentLie was formed in 2005 by vocalist Giorgia and guitarist Luigi. In 2007 they recorded the demo “Behind My Face”.…
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…
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…
Motogruv – “Nowhere & Here” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The four-piece band Motogruv formed in 2006 in Petaluma, California. They released their debut album in 2009 and now have released this 7-song, 30-minute…
MindMaze – “Mask of Lies” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Allentown, Pennsylvania MindMaze play power metal and have just released their stunning, mesmerizing (insert adjective here) debut album “Mask of Lies”. There are…
Rouge – “Rouge” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella What is there for me to say about the Dutch melodic rock band Rouge? Will I love this band do? Okay, their debut self-titled…
Zephyra – “Kämpaglöd” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Sweden, Zephyra released their first demo, “Behave” in 2010 and followed that up two years later with the EP “First Blood”. Now they…
Victorians Aristocrats’ Symphony – “Revival” (2012)
Independent Release/Ravenheart Records Review by Tony Cannella From Poland, Victorians – Aristocrats’ Symphony is their full name and their debut album is called “Revival”. Musically, they play symphonic metal and…
Rainfall – “Fading Frames” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Italian, Melodic Progressive Metal band Rainfall has previously released an impressive 3-song Demo/EP titled, “Lost in a Cold World”. Now two years later…
Luana Caraffa – Belladonna
Interview by Matteo Bussotti Name any italian band you know which is as famous (if not more) abroad as it is in Italy. Done? If you didn’t by yourself, add…
Guaho [Гуахо] – “Vozvraschenie” [“Возвращение” – “The Return”] (2013)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman What an apt name for an album! Guaho are back with their second full length album, after their brilliant first offering, “На Пути в…
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…
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…
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…