Florence + The Machine – “High as Hope” (2018)
Label: Virgin EMI Records/Universal Music Review by Warren Mayocchi In the list of bands with a distinctive sound, Florence + the Machine are sure to rank. Commanding and melancholic, with a…
Nightwish – “Decades” (2018)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella Nightwish is one of my favorites – if not my favorite – bands these days. In my opinion, the band always deliver whether it be…
Ken Kängström & Linda Toni Grahn – Follow the Cipher
Interview and transcription by Miriam C. Surely, Sweden‘s melodic metal powerhouse Follow the Cipher represents one of the band revelation’s of this year whose musical panorama proves to be quite stagnant…
Courtney Barnett – “Tell Me How You Really Feel?” (2018)
Label: Milk! Records/Remote Control/Mom + Pop Music/Kobalt/Marathon Artist/Self Review by Warren Mayocchi When it contains a song titled “Crippling Self Doubt and a General Lack of Self Confidence” it is…
Kobra and the Lotus – “Prevail II” (2018)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella Five albums in and it sure seems like Canada‘s Kobra and the Lotus are on some kind of a roll. It certainly hasn’t…
TT – “LoveLaws” (2018)
Label: LoveLeaks/Caroline/Universal Review by Warren Mayocchi Theresa Wayman, also known as TT, debuts her solo album “LoveLaws”. The cover shows a suitably arty one-shoe seated pose, including a chair, shadow,…
Witch Mountain- “Witch Mountain” (2018)
Label: Svart Records Review by Warren Mayocchi In releasing their self-titled album Witch Mountain have obviously begun anew. Founding members Rob Wrong (guitars) and Nathan Carson (drums) join with Justin…
Chiara Manese – Kantica (ITALIAN VERSION)
Intervista di Arianna Govoni In un ambiente che, spesso, preferisce puntare a cose trite e ritrite piuttosto che dare spazio all’innovazione, è bello poter constatare che c’è chi, ancora, sa…
Chiara Manese – Kantica (ENGLISH VERSION)
Interview by Arianna Govoni In an area of interest that is often orientated to point to overused cliché instead of trying to innovate, it’s good and nice to see that there’s…
Johanna Kurkela – AURI
Interview by Miriam C. I have been following Johanna Kurkela‘s career since I’ve discovered her in Sonata Arctica‘s “Days of Grays” album which featured her incredible vocals on the songs “Deathaura”…
Super Unison – “Auto” (2016)
Label: Deathwish Inc. Review by Warren Mayocchi Twelve songs and thirty-two minutes in length, “Auto” is full of the short songs, sharp riffs, and fierce sounding vocals of raw punk.…
Cardinal Wyrm – “Cast Away Souls” (2016)
Label: Svart Records Review by Warren Mayocchi “Cast Away Souls” is the product of Leila Abdul-Rauf (trumpet, vocals), Pranjal Tiwari (vocals, drums), and Nathan Verrill (bass, guitar, organ, vocals) –…
Leila Abdul-Rauf
Interview by Miriam C. Californian multi-instrumentalist Leila Abdul-Rauf is one of the rare and exceptional artists who really put no boundaries to her creativity and she prefers to express with her…
Therion – “Beloved Antichrist” (2018)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish band Therion, with a career spanning 30-years continues to up the ante. Case-in-point – their new album “Beloved Antichrist” is an…
Kamelot – “The Shadow Theory” (2018)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella The thing about Kamelot is that they have been so incredibly consistent throughout their career, which has spanned well over 20-years. The band…
Brittany Slayes – Unleash The Archers
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta Canadian heavy metallers Unleash The Archers have recently released what s probably their best work yet with “Apex” [read our review here] an incredibly heavy and…
NOÊTA – “Beyond Life and Death” (2017)
Label: Prophecy Productions Review by Warren Mayocchi NOÊTA‘s stated aim is to make music as “an accompaniment for introspection”. Even the band’s name originates in the works of philosophy and…
Neun Welten – “The Sea I’m Diving In” (2017)
Label: Prophecy Production/Auerbach Tonträger Review by Warren Mayocchi In Norse mythology there are nine worlds. When “nine worlds” is translated to German the result is Neun Welten. The band are…
Adrienne Cowan – Seven Spires
Interview by Tony Cannella From Boston, Massachusetts, the band Seven Spires is one of the most promising metal bands on the horizon. The band is made up of charismatic front…
Blackwater Holylight – “Blackwater Holylight” (2018)
Label: RidingEasy Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Immediately striking about the Blackwater Holylight album cover is the retro styling of the art. This looks like something which would wrap around…