Ex Libris – “Medea” DEMO (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella My first introduction to Holland’s Ex Libris was on the Femme Metal compilation “Beauty and Brutality” with their excellent contribution “Destined”. That song also…
Evil Rise – “…In War and Hate” (2011)
Label : Evil Mind Records Review by Tony Cannella One of the most endearing traits (in my opinion) that Spain’s Evil Rise possesses is their penchant for delivering some top-notch…
Eternity Stands Still – “The Reckoning” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, Eternity Stands Still released their debut EP “The Reckoning” back in 2010. The band is quite adept at melodic power metal and…
Eternal Dream – “The Fall of Salanthine” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Fans who have a love for melodic, up-tempo, symphonic epic metal ala classic Helloween, Dark Moor and Rhapsody of Fire and can’t get enough…
Epica – “Requiem for the Indifferent” (2012)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella Whether you like them or don’t, the one thing that you have to admire about Epica is that they never ‘half-ass’…
End of September – “End of September” (2012)
Label : Ulterium Records Review by Tony Cannella End of September is a very promising melodic metal band from Sweden. They were formed in 2009 and have just released their…
Elyose – “Théogyne” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Paris, France, the band Elyose was formed around 2009. After releasing a 6-song EP the band began work on their debut. “Théogyne” is…
Holy Moses – “30th Anniversary: In the Power of Now” (2012)
Label : Steamhammer Records/SPV Review by Tony Cannella To commemorate their milestone of reaching 30 years, German thrash legends Holy Moses recently went into the studio to re-record 20 classic…
Eluveitie – “Helvetios” (2012)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella In the burgeoning metal sub-genre of Folk Metal, it doesn’t get much better than Eluveitie. If they are not at the…
Eklipse – “A Night in Strings” (2012)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Now for something complete different. Eklipse are a German string quartet who gives their special treatment to some modern rock and pop…
Settima Draconis – “Vengeance” DEMO (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, Settima Draconis are an interesting Symphonic/Gothic/Death Metal band. Their debut 4-song, 30-minute demo is titled “Vengeance”, and it is a heavy, bombastic…
Shadows’ Grey – “Bonjour Tristesse” (2011)
Label : Twilight Zone Records Review by Tony Cannella Austria’s Melancholic Gothic Metallers Shadows’ Grey was born in 2007 under the banner Scargod. After releasing an obscure demo the band…
Seduce the Heaven – Promo (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella My goodness, what is this? I have to admit that I was pretty blindsided by the debut promo from Greece’s Seduce the Heaven. I…
ReVerbed – “Lies You Can Believe” (2011)
Label : Native/Universal Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from the U.K., ReVerbed are a young band, very young, like in their teens young. They have just issued their debut album…
White Skull – “Under This Flag” (2012)
Label : Dragonheart Records/Audioglobe Review by Tony Cannella It is hard to believe that the Italian traditional heavy metal band White Skull released their debut album back in 1995. And…
Interview : Federica “Sister” De Boni – White Skull
Interview by Miriam “NocturnalConcerto” Talking via Skype with a legend of the heavy metal is not one of your regular day, believe me but we’re able to track down Federica…
Sad Alice Said – “Open Your Eyes” SINGLE (2011)
Label : BlueFreya Media Review by Tony Cannella Sad Alice Said began in 2005 as an all female outfit called Alice In Wonderland. Since changing the name, the band has…
The Road to Consciousness – “The Road to Consciousness” (2011)
Label : Fakto Records Review by Tony Cannella Road to Consciousness is the new project from mastermind Bernard Daubresse (ex-Free Launch, Lovelorn). The 13-song, 60-minute CD features a vast array…
Rhevan – “Drunk with the Blood of Saints” SINGLE (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella After the impressive introduction of their full-length debut, “Perpetually”, it was with great anticipation and enthusiasm that I dove into the new single from…
Repsel – “The Double Mask of Human Kind” (2011)
Label : Nomadism Records Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s Repsel formed in 2003 and have just issued their full-length debut, “The Double Mask of Human Kind”. The band plays good…