Factory of Dreams – “Poles” (2008)
Label: ProgRock Records Review by Jon Estelle Factory of Dreams features the enchanting voice of vocalist Jessica Lehto and instrumental work of Hugo Flores. This duo from Europe pack a…
Evenoire – “I Will Stay” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Is Italy fast becoming the capital of the female fronted metal world? It sure seems that way. Another great band to emerge from that…
Epsylon – “The Gift” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Jon Estelle Epsylon combines the creative forces of multi-instrumentalist Yves Vermeersch and singer/lyricist Sylvie Boisieux. Based out of Belgium, the duo came together in 2006 to…
El Cuervo de Poe – “Voz Corvus – La Voz del Cuervo” (2007)
Independent Release/Renaissance Records (Distribution) Review by Mortuai One troubling aspect of musical genres these days is the ‘me too’ factor – the tendancy of a band or group of bands…
Crystal Viper – “The Last Axeman” (2008)
Label : Karthago Records Review by Tony Cannella Crystal Viper are a female fronted band from Poland. Their last album “Curse of Crystal Viper” announced the bands mission statement, loud…
Crysalys – “White Lotus on Acheron’ Shores” EP (2008)
Independent Release/SG Promotions Review by Tony Cannella Crysalys are a 5-piece band out of Italy. They are fronted by vocalist Chiara Malvestiti (aka Dusk) and they have just released their…
Dyonisis – “Blue Shift” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella I was a big fan of the self-titled debut from the U.K.’s Dyonisis, so I was very excited when I recieved a copy of…
Dunwich – “Heilagmanoth” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella I have been reviewing CDs for over ten years and in that time I have been fortunate enough to be exposed to many great…
Doro – “Celebrate – The Night of the Warlock” EP (2008)
Label: AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella On December 2008, Doro has celebrated her 25th anniversary as a performer. Man, how time flies. The German metal queen has released a…
Diathra – “My Endless Sorrow” (2008)
Label : Stygian Crypt Productions Review by Luisa Mercier “My Endless Sorrow” is the second album of this Eastern Europe gothic metal band. They hail from Belarus and deliver…
Decembers Fall – “Awakening” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Decembers Fall are a female fronted 4-piece outfit from New York City. The band is fronted by singer/songwriter Francesca Scivetti. She is joined by…
Decadence – “3rd Stage of Decay” (European Version) (2008)
Label: HTI Records/Massacre Records Review by Lithium Well, it’s about damn time this band got a decent label behind them. Swedish band Decadence, founded in Stockholm in 2003 by female…
Dakrya – “Monumento” (2008)
Label: Another Sphere Records/279 Productions Review by Tony Cannella Dakrya is a Greek word written with Latin characters and means Tears In metal circles they are a six person band…
Crownless – Demo (2008)
Independent Release Review by Mortuai While the self-titled CD I received from Madrid, Spain’s Crownless is ostensibly the band’s first release, they are not quite as new a band as…
Coronatus – “Porta Obscura” (2008)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Mortuai So, what’s better for the femme metal lover than a talented band with an excellent female vocalist on the microphone? How about one…
Benighted Soul – “Anesidora” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Lithium A running joke in the region where I live is, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait… it will change”. That same principle applies…
Angel of Anger – “Angel of Anger” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The great country of Italy seems to be a metal hotbed these days. The latest band to hail from Italy is Angel Of Anger.…
Arven – Demo (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Deutschland, Arven are a six piece (mostly) female band. The one male they feature in their ranks is the drummer Till Felden.…
Artep – “Black War” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Vancouver’s Artep have been in existence since 2005. Their line-up currently includes: Petra Sobotka (Artep) on guitar and vocals, Jaron Good (Vultyrous) guitar and…
Amberian Dawn – “River of Tuoni” (2008)
Label: Suomen Musikki Review by John Davies Amberian Dawn’s debut release is one of the most anticipated albums to come out since Nightwish’s “Dark Passion Play”. I know a lot…