Sister Sin – “Switchblade Serenades” (2008)
Label : Victory Records Review by Tony Cannella From Sweden comes Sister Sin. They play no frills, in-your-face, basic hard rock/heavy metal ala Motorhead and AC/DC. The great thing about…
Scarecrown – “Letters from the Darkness” (2008)
Label : Deadsun Records Review by Nina Sky Hailing from Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy we have gothic metallers Scarecrown, who formed in 2004. The band is currently signed to Deadsun…
MoonMadness – “All In Between” (2008)
Label : Blue Violet Records Review by Tony Cannella MoonMadness hail from Finland and their style is melodic rock and metal that also shows off a strong 70s classic rock/metal…
Menagerie – “In Moderation” (2007)
Label : Goatland Music/Femme Metal Records Review by Tony Cannella New Orleans based progressive metal band Menagerie released their first album in 2004 that album was titled “Cages”. Their latest…
Memoira – “Memoira” (2008)
Label : Nightmare Records Review by Tony Cannella Finland’s Memoira released their self-titled debut back in 2008. Since the album’s release the band have changed lead vocalists, so this is…
Pyrrah – “Eternal Cremation” EP (2008)
Label : Satanica Productions Review by Tony Cannella I can’t think of a more male dominated genre of music than death metal. Thankfully artists such as Angela Gossow of Arch…
Hypnotic Waltz – “Anime Insane” DEMO (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, Hypnotic Waltz formed in 2006, and now present their first demo titled, “Anime Insane”. The band meld various styles of metal –…
Half Past Four – “Rabbit in the Vestibule” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Toronto, Canada’s Half Past Four had me instantly intrigued with their 2008 debut platter “Rabbit In The Vestibule”. The band is described as art/prog…
Faces of March – “Confessions” (2008)
Label : Kurfew Records/Ravenheart Records Review by Tony Cannella Faces of March are a modern rock band from Miami, Florida. On their debut album “Confessions”, the band showcases their brand…
Ex Libris – “Amygdala” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Erwin Van Dijk Ex Libris is Latin for bookplate and means “From the book of…” Usually it is a decorative label to identify the owner of…
En Tu Alma – “The Third” DEMO (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish band En Tu Alma are tough band to figure out. They mix really heavy, doomy, death metal with progressive rock and some…
Eli – “Darkness Will Fall” (2008)
Label : Lion Music Review by Tony Cannella Eli is the new Gothic/Symphonic/Progressive Metal project featuring Italian vocalist extraordinaire Elisa Pezzuto – who also happens to be the new singer…
Driver – “Paranoid Rage” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From the UK, Driver – led by vocalist Miss Driver – plays abrasive in-your-face hard rock/metal with tons of attitude. The title of their…
Choaswave – “Dead Eye Dreaming” (American Version) (2008)
Label: Nightmare Records / Silverwolf / SPV Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s Chaoswave are a 5 person metal band. Their line-up consists of: Giorgia (Female Vocals), Fabio (Male Vocals), Guf (guitars),…
Ayin Aleph – “I” (2008)
Label : Invencis Limited Records Review By Tony Cannella Ayin Aleph is a singer born in Russia and currently residing in the U.S. (Los Angeles). She plays a mix of…
Astray Path – “The Hidden Line” (2008)
Label : Heckmann Studios Review by Tony Cannella From Germany, Astray Path play classically influenced Melodic, Gothic metal, and featuring the soaring classically trained vocals of Kathrin Kaifel. Their second…
A New Dawn – “Falling from Grace” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella A New Dawn hail from The Netherlands. Their Current Line-up looks like this: Elbert de Hoog (Guitar), Sanne Kluiters (Vocals), Jamila Ifzaren (Vocals), Michel…
Ally the Fiddle – “Red Unicorn” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Now for something completely different. Germany’s Ally The Fiddle play instrumental folk metal in which the violin is one of the more prominent instruments…
Alchemists of Darkness – “Laments” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Spain’s Alchemists of Darkness are a tough band to categorize. They are a metal band but I’m not sure as to what sub-genre they’d…
Aeterna – Promo (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella I already reviewed the latest output from Santiago, Chile’s Aeterna. Their “Mares de Atardecer” CD was an impressive collection of songs that have the ability…