Exploded View – “Exploded View” (2016)

Label: Sacred Bones Records Review by Warren Mayocchi “Fully live, fully improvised, first-takes only” is part of the record label’s description for Exploded View‘s self-titled album. The band are Annika…
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Ji-In Cho – And Then She Came

Interview by Miriam C. Once upon a time the German Symphonic rock band Krypteria. We should date back to 2011 the last public appearance of Ji-In & Co. with their…
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Black Mountain – “IV” (2016)

Label: Jagjaguwar Review by Warren Mayocchi Fuzzy guitars, spacey keyboards, drawling vocals are all ingredients on Black Mountain‘s “IV” album. They seem to have displayed their influences prominently on their…
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Larissa Dawn – Celestial Ruin

Interview by Tony Cannella From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the symphonic power metal band Celestial Ruin formed in 2011. In 2013 the band released their debut album “The Awakening” and…
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Celestial Ruin – “Pandora” EP (2016)

Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Celestial Ruin is a female-fronted symphonic metal band from Vancouver, Canada. The band released their very good debut EP “The Awakening” in 2012 and…
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BO-PEEP – “THANK YOU” (2015)

Independent Release Review by Warren Mayocchi “THANK YOU” is a relatively short album at 34 minutes. BO-PEEP are a band with a sound the is something of a cross of…
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Rizon – “Power Plant” (2016)

Label: Pure Rock Records Review by Tony Cannella Rizon is a male/female fronted melodic power metal band from Zurich, Switzerland. The band formed way back in 1997 but it was…
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Marco Hietala – Nightwish

Interview by Alessandra Cognetta You probably saw the live report we did of the show Nightwish recently did in Rome. As I mentioned there, I also had the chance to…
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Lizzies – “Good Luck” (2016)

Label: The Sign Records Review by Tony Cannella From Madrid, Spain, the all-female rock band Lizzies took their name after one of the gangs in the 1979 classic movie “The…
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The Lumineers – “Cleopatra” (2016)

Label: Decca Records/Universal Music Review by Warren Mayocchi Folk rock is how The Lumineers describe themselves and that is what they deliver with an emphasis on modern American influences. Wesley…
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Ecliptica – “Ecliptifide” (2016)

Label: Mars Music Review by Tony Cannella The Austrian metal ‘n’ roll band Ecliptica returns with their 3rd full-length album “Ecliptified”. Their last album “Journey Saturnine” was released in 2012…
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Former Life – “Blank” (2015)

Independent Release Review by Alysha Hayden 2008 marked the beginning for French alternative rock band, Former Life. In 2015 they released their third album, “Blank”. “Blank” is an 8-track album…
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Night Viper – “Night Viper” (2015)

Label: Svart Records Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, Night Viper is a powerful metal band. Earlier in 2015 they released their debut single and now have unleashed…
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Roberto Potenti & Ashley – Skylark

Interview by Miriam C. Don’t be afraid if this interview, at first sight, would look long and redundant but believe me, in Femme Metal Webzine‘s tradition, we always have tried…
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