Le Monnier – “Russian Doll Life” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Following on the heels of their excellent debut, “Cynic Sister”, the powerhouse U.K. trio Le Monnier returns with their sophomore effort, “Russian Doll Life”.…
Le Monnier – “Con Amor Siempre” SINGLE (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella After their impressive debut, “Cynic Sister” which was released in 2009, the U.K. based power rock trio Le Monnier will finally return with their…
Echoterra – “Land of the Midnight Sun” (2011)
Label : Blinding Force Recordings Review by Tony Cannella Active since 2007, the Minneapolis based Symphonic Metal Band Echoterra released their debut album “The Law of One” in 2009 with…
Eatliz – “Teasing Nature” (2010)
Label : Anova Music Review by Tony Cannella The 2nd full-length album from Israel’s Eatliz, “Teasing Nature”, can be quite a challenge to listen to at times. I don’t mean…
Eatliz – “Delicately Violent” EP (2010)
Label : Anova Music Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Tel Aviv, Israel the pop, prog rock band Eatliz seems to be picking up some momentum, thanks in part to…
Eatliz – “Violently Delicate” (2008)
Label : Anova Music Review by Tony Cannella Tel Aviv, Israel’s prog pop band Eatliz has – up to this point – released two full-length albums and one EP. Their…
Interview : Ada Flechtner & Mareike Makosch – Coronatus (2012)
Interview by Matteo Bussotti We have listened to their latest album, “Terra Incognita”, and we liked it. Now we are ready and pleased to interview Coronatus‘ two singers: Ada…
Divine Ascension – “As the Truth Appears” (2011)
Label : Nightmare Records Review by Tony Cannella The debut album from the Australian power metal outfit Divine Ascension, “As the Truth Appears”, is a high energy album that certainly…
Delia – “Fire” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella & Vard Aman From the Ukraine, the band Delia was formed in 2005 and has previously released one full-length and two singles. Now, they…
Crownless – “Dark Evolution” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Spain, Crownless plays a dark brand of symphonic power metal. The band was formed in 2006 and released their initial demo in 2008.…
Coronatus – “Terra Incognita” (2011)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella The double female fronted German metal band Coronatus returns with their fourth release “Terra Incognita”. The duel female vocals provided by Mareike…
Citizen Charlie – “Up Yours” (2012)
Label : Rocksektor Records Review by Tony Cannella The second album from Norway’s Citizen Charlie “Up Yours” (album title of the year, in my opinion), was originally released in 2010.…
Christina – “Broken Lives & Bleeding Hearts” (2010)
Label : Tigermoth Records Review by Tony Cannella Christina Booth is the lead singer for the UK prog rock outfit Magenta. On her new solo album “Broken Lives & Bleeding…
Interview : Rachel Grech – Weeping Silence
Interview by Scott Johnson Doom metal, the side of music that expresses the deepest of human sadness and despair. We all have been there and we all can relate…
Leaves Eyes’ – “Meredead” (2011)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella The German/Norwegian outfit Leaves’ Eyes released their debut album “Lovelorn” back in 2004. Since then they have continued to churn out great…
Lateless – “Bless from the Heaven” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella After two EP’s and a full-length, the Russian Gothic Metal band Lateless has returned with a new 4-song, 16-minute EP titled, “Bless from the…
Lapis Lazuli – “A Loss Made Forever” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The 6-member Swedish symphonic metal band first formed in 2005 by keyboardist Timo Hautamaki. They released their debut in 2010 and after being joined…
Krampus – “Shadows of Our Time” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Si Smith Italian folk metal? What’s not to like! From the first strains of the intro “Echoes from the Ancients” it is clear that this is…
Lacuna Coil – “Dark Adrenaline” (2012)
Label : Century Media Records Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s greatest metal export Lacuna Coil returns with their 6th album. It’s been almost 3-years since they released “Shallow Life” to…
Knifeworld – “Dear Lord, No Deal” EP (2011)
Label : Believers Roast Review by Luisa Mercier After their debut album “Buried Alone: Tales of Crushing Defeat” was released in 2009, Knifeworld are back with a 3-track EP. Even…