Obsidia – “Back to Darkness” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Austria comes the symphonic Power/Gothic metal band Obsidia. Their debut EP is titled “Back to Darkness” and the band mix some grunt style…
Noxiferis – “Signum Noctis” DEMO (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Noxiferis are a new Gothic/Progressive metal entity from Poland. This 5-member band has just issued their new demo and I have say that “Signum…
Nox Aurea – “Ascending in Triumph” (2010)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella Like Doom Metal? Well, I find it hard to imagine that there is a band out there any doomier than Sweden’s Nox…
Noein – “The Initial Tale” EP (2010)
Label : Les Arts Bourrins Review by Tony Cannella From France, Noein plays melodic, industrial death metal. Their debut EP titled, “The Initial Tale” has just been released. For the…
Niobeth – “Dreaming” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Spain, Niobeth released their very well received debut, “The Shining Harmony of Universe” in 2008. The band specializes in sophisticated classically inspired symphonic…
Nemhain – “From the Ashes” (2010)
Label : Tiefdruck Musik Review by Tony Cannella From the U.K. comes the aggressive hard rock/metal band Nemhain. Their debut effort is titled “From the Ashes” and it features 12-songs…
Nàttsòl – “Stemning” (2010)
Label : Lupus Lounge/Prophecy Productions Review by Andrea “Disgraced” Nàttsòl hail from Norway, playing a modern and avantgarde-d black metal with acoustic and folk elements that might easily put the…
My Ruin – “Ghost and Good Stories” (2010)
Label : Tiefdruck Musik Review by Tony Cannella Before that was Otep, In This Moment, The Agonist and countless other bands with aggressive sounding female vocals, there was Tairre B.…
Indie Zone Reviews : Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny – “Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose” (2012)
Label : Mute Records Review by Luisa Mercier Beth Jeans Houghton is a 22 years old girl from Newcastle, who is now releasing her debut album with the monicker of…
Myrkà – “13” (2010)
Label: Cave Music / Töfrahellirinn Review by Tony Cannella Not too many bands are coming from the country of Iceland these days. The band Myrkà just so happen to come…
My Black Light – “Human Haze” (2010)
Label : Pirames International/Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella Melodic Symphonic Metal and Gothic Metal come together on the debut album “Human Maze” from Italy’s My Black Light. “Human Maze”…
Motherstone – “Terror Is Over” (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the band Motherstone plays extremely, groove-laden and aggressive music with Thrash Metal overtones. On their 2nd full-length release, “Terror Is Over” the…
Mostly Autumn – “Go Well Diamond Heart” (2010)
Label : Mostly Autumn Records Review by Tony Cannella The U.K.’s Mostly Autumn is true survivors in the genre of Prog Rock. The band has always done things their own…
Mortalium – “On the Broken Wings” EP (2010)
Label : Siore Immelstorn Records Review by Tony Cannella Mortalium are a Gothic Doom Metal band from the Ukraine. With their debut 4-song, 17-minute output the band show a style…
Indie Zone Reviews : Tune-Yards – “Whokill” (2011)
Label : 4AD/Self Review by Luisa Mercier tUnE-yArDs a.k.a. Merrill Garbus is a real talent. Her sophomore album “Who Kill” is just another evidence of this. She moved from Canada…
Monika Reeve – “Leached Ashes” (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Monika Reeve is a singer/guitarist from Brazil. Her new album is titled “Leached Ashes” and features plenty of frenzied guitar work. “Leached Ashes” is…
Mongrel – “The Breed of Old School” EP (2010)
Label : Immolation Records Review by Tony Cannella Mongrel is a Hardcore Punk/Metal hybrid from Boston, Massachusetts. Their second EP is titled “The New Breed of Old School” and is…
Mizantropia – “Along the Lonesome Alley” (2010)
Label : Grailight Productions Review by Tony Cannella From the Ukraine, Mizantropia plays a hybrid of extreme gothic metal, black metal, melodic power, symphonic metal and sprinklings of traditional heavy…
Interview : Cristina Scabbia – Lacuna Coil
Interview by Ed MacLaren Lacuna Coil has made a career of pushing the sonic boundaries of darkness and melody. Growing from an Italian goth rock phenomenon to…
Meden Agan – Promo 2010
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Greece comes the Gothic/Symphonic metal band Meden Agan. They released their first demo titled, “Nemesis” in 2008. Now, here we have their just…