Risha – “Дороженька” (“Dorozhenka” – “Road”) SINGLE (2012)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman …It seems I didn’t have long to wait for something new from Risha (although to be honest, I wrote the review of their debut…
Рарогъ (Rarog) – “Сыны Сокола” (“Syny Sokola” – “Sons of the Falcon”) (2012)
Label : Sound Age Productions Review by Vard Aman Rarog (the band) formed in 2004 in Moscow (although Shmel’ had been writing material for some time already), released their debut…
NeverDie – “The Source of Black Water” (2011)
Label : Darknagar Records Review by Vard Aman NeverDie formed in 2005 in Oktyabrsky, Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia. You’d better look that up on Wikipedia – Oktyabrsky that is,…
Wizardmask – “Карнавал Иллюзий” (“Carnival of Illusions”) (2011)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman Wizardmask is a recently formed band from Novosibirsk in South Western Siberia, made up of some very accomplished and professional musicians indeed.“Carnival of Illusions”…
RabieS – “Капля в Бесконечность” (“Kaplya v Beskonechnost” – “A Drop in Infinity”) (2012)
Label : Fono LTD Review by Vard Aman RabieS (the band… with a capital S – they asked me really nicely) comes from Magnitogorsk in the Chelyabinsk Region in Russia,…
Гуахо (Guaho) – “На Пути в Икстлан” (“Na Puti v Ixtlan” – “On the Way to Ixtlan”) (2011)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman Founded in St. Peterburg in 2006, Guaho are certainly one of the more original bands around from both a musical and a topical perspective.…
Dark Princess – “The World I’ve Lost” (2012)
Label : Out of Line Music Review by Vard Aman From 2004-2008, Dark Princess was a band that had perfected rather than pioneered the art of producing fairly mainstream Gothic…
Interview : Debora Serri – Seven Angels
Interview by Marc “Peston” Sels Brasil. Pele, football, almost naked women dancing the samba at Rio’s carnaval, but also the favelas, the disappearing rainforest and indian tribes. In…
Interview : Nera – Darzamat
Interview by Erwin Van Dijk An Interview with Nera from Darzamat. Nera (real name Agnieszka Górecka) is the singer of Darzamat, a Polish symphonic death metal band. Darzamat…
Interview : Sabine Scherer – Deadlock
Interview by Si Smith Rooted in 60s DC comic culture, the idead of the bizarro world has long fascinated those with the time to wonder; a place…
Interview : Dani Nolden – Shadowside (2009)
Interview by Danny Robertson We caught up with Dani Nolden, singer for Brazilian heavy power metallers Shadowside, to get a glimpse into the band’s history and talk about…
Interview : Christina Kalantzi & Thomais Chatzigianni – Dakrya (2010)
Interview by Si Smith Although Dakrya is derived from the Greek word for tears, there is nothing weepy and morbid about this group of theatrical musicians! Dubbing themselves “The…
Interview : Christina Kalantzi & Thomais Chatzigianni – Dakrya (2008)
Interview by Erwin van Dijk Dakrya is a gothic metal band from Greece and the bandname means “Tears” in Greek. They recently released their debut album called “Monumento”.…
Interview : Marta Gabriel – Crystal Viper (2010)
Interview by Lindz Riot Traditional Metal still lives! You can find it in the great grandfathers of metal or in band like Crystal Viper from Poland. Their…
Interview : Chiara Malvestiti – Crysalys (2009)
Interview by Erwin Van Dijk An interview with Chiara from Crysalys. Italian metal band Crysalys was founded in 2005 by singer Chiara “Dusk” and drummer Alessandro “Doomtrain” .…
Interview : Christelle Muguet – C-ROM
Interview By Andy Axworthy A band unafraid to liberally sprinkle some synth and associated electronica into the mix, Amiens’ C-Rom are an intriguing mélange of styles,…
Interview : Chiara Malvestiti – Crysalys (2011)
Interview by Lindz Riot And finally after some trouble, including a split and a brand new line up, Crysalys are ready to present their first opera “The…
Interview : Barbara Schera Vanoli – Dama
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi Dama is a gothic Italian band that is moving its own first step in the metal music business. I had the chance to…
Interview : Bohdan Torchylo & Olga Guziy – Crimson Sky
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi Undertaking the road to success, the Ukrainian band Crimson Sky offers the general public a doom sound, related to gothic melodies. With their…
Royal Thunder – “CVI” (2012)
Label : Relapse Records Review by Luisa Mercier This record is not the usual Relapse record, it is an album that is quite far away from the styles which are…