Manzana – “Babies of Revolution” (2009)
Label: Dynamic Arts Records Review By Tony Cannella Manzana hail from Finland. Their press bio lists their musical genre as Grunge/Rock/Metal. I was a bit put off by the mention of…
Mandragora Scream – “Volturna” (2009)
Label : Lunatic Asylum Records/Massacre Records Reviews By Tony Cannella and Danny Robertson Italy’s Mandragora Scream have been playing their dark and sinister brand of gothic metal since as far…
Magion – Promo 2009
Independent Release Review By Tony Cannella In 2008, the Dutch symphonic metal band Magion released their first demo. The band have already finished their full-length debut, which is called “Close…
Maledia – “She and Her Darkness” (2009)
Label: Zero Effect Records Review by Tony Cannella From Rome, Italy come the dark Gothic metal band Maledia. The band is fronted by female soprano extraordinaire Loo. The line-up is…
Madder Mortem – “Eight Ways” (2009)
Label : Peaceville Records Review by Tony Cannella Norway’s Madder Mortem have already been around since 1997. They were always a band that I would hear about and read about…
Lust for Oblivion – “Black Moon” DEMO (2009)
Independent Release Review By Tony Cannella Lust for Oblivion is a female fronted band from Italy who specialize in Gothic, operatic and symphonic metal. Their first introduction to the metal…
Lunar Path – “Broken World” EP (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Lunar Path are really the kind of band that I hold in high esteem. They play epic, symphonic metal with a hard rock edge.…
Lunatica – “New Shores” (2009)
Label: Napalm Records Review By Tony Cannella Swiss symphonic metal band Lunatica have already released three very good albums. Their last one “The Edge of Infinity” (released in 2006) was…
Lunacy Box – “Lunacy Box” (2009)
Label: New Model Label/Black Fading Records Review By Tony Cannella The strangely monickered band Lunacy Box hail from Italy and they play hard-edged rock/metal, but other than that they are…
Luna Obscura – “Feltia” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Greece comes Luna Obscura. The band play a dark style of gothic, atmospheric metal with some avant-garde elements thrown in as well. The…
Lord Vampyr – “Carpathian Tragedies” (2009)
Label: Zero Effect Records Review By Tony Cannella Sometimes you can’t judge a book (or a CD) by it’s cover. Take Italy’s Lord Vampyr for example. When this CD arrived…
Lethian Dreams – “Bleak Silver Streams” (2009)
Label: Orcynia Records Review By Tony Cannella Doom metal is alive and well and currently residing in France of all places. Actually I’m talking about the band Lethian Dreams. At…
Le Monnier – “Cynic Sister” (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Sometimes it is a refreshing change of pace to hear a new, young band get back to basics and play just good, no frills…
Legenda Aurea – “Ellipsis” (2009)
Label: Twilight Zone Records Review By Tony Cannella Swiss symphonic metal band Legenda Aurea have already been around for a few years. In 2007 they released their debut CD with…
Leaves Eyes’ – “Njord” (2009)
Label : Napalm Records Review By Erwin Van Dijk “Njord” is the new album from Leaves’Eyes, one of the most successful female fronted bands in Europe. In short, Leaves’ Eyes…
Lateless – “Lonely Days” EP (2009)
Independent Release Review By Tony Cannella Russia’s Lateless have already released a very promising demo CD titled “Breath Again”. That was a strong output that really set the band well…
Lateless – “Breath Again” DEMO (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Lateless are a Russian female fronted metal band. The band is fronted by singer Nataly. Joining her in the band are: Vecheslav (guitar), Sergey…
Lacuna Coil – “Shallow Life” (2009)
Label: Century Media Records Review by Jenna K. Barry I happened upon Lacuna Coil by chance in late 2003; as it turns out, they were my gateway femme metal band,…
Krypteria – “My Fatal Kiss” (2009)
Label : On Fire Records/Roadrunner Records Review By Danny Robertson Here we have “My Fatal Kiss”, the latest album from Roadrunner Records act Krypteria. Hailing from Germany, this goth-metal quartet…
Kittie – “In the Black” (2009)
Label : Massacre Records / E1 Entertainment Review By Tony Cannella The Canadian band Kittie first formed in 1996 and have previously released four albums. The band have now unleashed…