Crystal Castles – “Amnesty (I)” (2016)
Label: Fiction/Casablanca Records/Caroline Review by Warren Mayocchi Crystal Castles are Ethan Kath and Edith Frances. While Ethan formed the band in 2003, this is Edith‘s first album after the departure…
Mercy Isle – “Undying Fire” (2016)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Mercy Isle is a new Dutch/American symphonic metal outfit. Their debut album “Undying Fire” is set to be unleashed on October 21, 2016 just…
Simone Simons – Epica
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta This summer I had the chance to catch up with Simone Simons from Epica for a quick chat about the band’s upcoming album “The Holographic Principle”.…
Garbage – “Strange Little Birds” (2016)
Label: Stunvolume/BMG/PIAS Review by Tony Cannella The legendary band Garbage returns with their sixth album and first in 4 years, “Strange Little Birds”. Throughout their 20 plus year history, Garbage…
Anna Netrebko – “Verismo” (2016)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon Review by Alessandra Cognetta This review is probably unprecedented for our webzine, but since we like breaking boundaries, we are proud to write about an artist that…
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Interview by Miriam C. From disco diva to singer-songwriter: Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s career can be resumed in this sentence. You can still remember her for her hits “Murder On the Dance…
Alexa Kabazie – Letters From the Fire
Interview by Tony Cannella From the Bay Area, Letters From the Fire returns with a great new album, “Worth the Pain” (which is due out in September). This will also…
Heart – “Beautiful Broken” (2016)
Label: Concord Records Review by Tony Cannella With their new album, “Beautiful Broken”, Heart have re-visited some of the lesser known (but equally great) songs from their catalogue and re-recorded…
Darkher – “Realms” (2016)
Label: Prophecy Productions Review by Warren Mayocchi There is a majestic sound to Darkher‘s debut album “Realms”. Darkher is the work or maybe alter-ego of Jayn Hanna Wissenberg. There is…
Myrkur – “Mausoleum” EP (2016)
Label: Relapse Records Review by Warren Mayocchi There are albums one does not expect, “Mausoleum” is such a production. It is a listening surprise for those familiar with the studio…
Matilda Roth – MaidaVale
Interview by Miriam C. and Alessandra Cognetta Hailing from the Swedish island of Gotland, MaidaVale brings together 70s influences and a more contemporary feel to create an energetic, groovy sound.…
Sylvaine – “Wistful” (2016)
Label: Season of Mist Review by Warren Mayocchi Sylvaine performs all aspects of her musical creations. Labeled well as alternative/atmospheric post-metal/post-rock, she has created an album which lives up to…
G.O.T.H. – “G.O.T.H.” (2016)
Label: Musicarchy Media Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Lisbon, Portugal, G.O.T.H. (short for Glam On Thy Hell) is indeed a goth band… sort of. I don’t know if I…
September (Emily Lazar) – September Mourning
Interview by Tony Cannella With the release of their new album, ”Volume II”, the band September Mourning have released an album that is visually and sonically striking. To put it…
Epica – “The Holographic Principle” (2016)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella Dutch symphonic metal legends Epica have always been the model of consistency throughout their career. Each album has been bigger, more grandiose and…
Exploded View – “Exploded View” (2016)
Label: Sacred Bones Records Review by Warren Mayocchi “Fully live, fully improvised, first-takes only” is part of the record label’s description for Exploded View‘s self-titled album. The band are Annika…
Letters From the Fire – “Worth the Pain” (2016)
Label: Sand Hill Records Review by Tony Cannella Letters From the Fire is a hard rock outfit from the San Francisco Bay Area. The band returns with a new album,…
Even Vast – “Hear Me Out” (RE-ISSUE) (2016)
Label: Sleazy Rider Records Review by Warren Mayocchi In 1999 Even Vast released their first album “Hear Me Out”. In 2016 they have re-mastered the album, packaged it with a…
Charlotte Wessels – Delain
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta With a new album coming up in August, summer festivals and a successful crowdfunding campaign to celebrate their 10th anniversary, Delain is having one of their…
Die Like a Mayfly
Interview by Miriam C. It’s an old Femme Metal Webzine tradition to take a chance on unknown but rather talented bands. Though, if the band in question comes from Japan,…