Blodwen – “Requiem for Odette” EP RE-RELEASE (2014)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Indonesia, Blodwen are not a new band to emerge on to the Femme Metal Genre. They have actually been in existence for 10-years.…
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White Empress – “Rise of the Empress” (2014)
Label: Peaceville Records Review by Tony Cannella White Empress is a symphonic death metal band which features former members of Luna Mortis, Cradle of Filth and Coal Chamber. The band…
Daria Zhukova – Sanctorium
Interview by Vard Aman Well crafted, with superb songwriting, arrangement and lyrical skills, Sanctorium is a band whose art has grown and matured with time and patience (not unlike, as…
Charlotte Wessels – Delain
Interview by Tony Cannella The Dutch band Delain have been on tour with Sonata Arctica and Xandria supporting their killer new album “The Human Contradiction”. I recently had a chance…
Dianne Van Giersbergen – Xandria
Interview by Tony Cannella The German metal band Xandria are currently on tour in North America with Sonata Arctica and Delain. This is one of the better tours out there.…
XANDRIA @ Dames of Darkness, The Robin, Bilston, UK – 10/05/2014
Live review by Abigail Henry On the 10th May many fans, united by their love and support for German band Xandria, travelled to attend the annual Dames of Darkness Festival…
HavenLost – “Haven, Lost” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Clocking in at 37-minutes, “Haven, Lost” the debut from Italy’s HavenLost lies somewhere between an EP and a full-length. Whatever the case, this symphonic…
Anyri & Ivan Boyarkin – Mysterya
Questions by Vard Aman Interview collected by Miriam C. Mysterya, from Kiev in Ukraine have quickly established themselves as one of the hottest prospects in Female Fronted Metal, thanks to…
Neopera – “Destined Ways” (2014)
Label: EarMUSIC Review by Tony Cannella With “opera” in the band name, it is a safe bet that the German band Neopera would embrace operatic metal. You would think right?…
Theatrum Mundi – “The Eyes of the Realm” (2013)
Label: Punk-Upon-Avon Review by Tony Cannella I have been receiving some quality female fronted symphonic metal coming from the USA as of late. That is always a good thing and I…
ElupiA – “Departure” SINGLE (2014)
Independent Release Review by Alessandra Cognetta “Departure” is the latest work from the Japanese-based band ElupiA. This single is a combination of new material and vibes from their previous album,…
Amberian Dawn – “Magic Forest” (2014)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella Capri, the new lead vocalist for the Finnish symphonic metal band Amberian Dawn was first introduced to us last year via the “Re-Evolution”…
Magion – “A Different Shade of Darkness” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella On Valentine’s Day of this year the Dutch symphonic power metal band Magion announced that they were calling it quits. Since the band formed…
Nene – ElupiA (ENG Version)
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta Translation by Yoshiaki Miyasaka & Alessandra Cognetta ElupiA is a very unusual band. From the mysterious and evocative name, to the line-up, with two keyboardists, this Japanese…
Sleeping Romance – “Enlighten” (2013)
Label: Ulterium Records Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the band Sleeping Romance plays intricate, cinematic symphonic metal. Their debut album is called “Enlighten”, and for a debut it could…
Natalia Terekhova – Dark Princess
Interview by Miriam C. Translation by Vard Aman Dark Princess is probably (even without probably) THE most underrated symphonic metal band of the whole Russian musical panorama. But, beside their…
Evenoire – “Herons” (2014)
Label: Scarlet Records Review by Tony Cannella With their second full-length album, “Herons”, the Italian symphonic metal Evenoire continues what they started in 2008 with their debut EP “I Will…
Ancient Bards – “A New Dawn Ending” (2014)
Label: Limb Music Review by Tony Cannella In the realm of symphonic metal there are very few bands that are more epic and grandiose than Italy’s Ancient Bards. Not many…
Charlotte Wessels – Delain
Interview by Ary R Considered as one of the leading figures of the metal music panorama nowadays, Delain has gained a huge fame that a few female fronted bands has…