Larissa Dawn – Celestial Ruin
Interview by Tony Cannella From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the symphonic power metal band Celestial Ruin formed in 2011. In 2013 the band released their debut album “The Awakening” and…
Dakesis – “The New Dawn” (2016)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Formed in Birmingham, UK in 2008, Dakesis is a progressive, power metal band. They released an EP and then their debut full-length, “Trial By…
Sofie-Lee Johansson – Night Viper
Interview by Tony Cannella Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, the heavy metal band Night Viper has recently released their devastatingly awesome self-titled debut (actually, it’s not that recent, it came out…
Celestial Ruin – “Pandora” EP (2016)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Celestial Ruin is a female-fronted symphonic metal band from Vancouver, Canada. The band released their very good debut EP “The Awakening” in 2012 and…
BO-PEEP – “THANK YOU” (2015)
Independent Release Review by Warren Mayocchi “THANK YOU” is a relatively short album at 34 minutes. BO-PEEP are a band with a sound the is something of a cross of…
Laura Dolan – Electric Citizen
Interview by Tony Cannella Electric Citizen hails from Cincinnati, Ohio. Having just released their sophomore effort “Higher Time” via RidingEasy Records the band has been tirelessly promoting the record through…
Kristen Woutersz – Conquer Divide
Interview by Tony Cannella I first had the pleasure of seeing Conquer Divide in 2015 on the All-Stars Tour. It was at a gig on that tour that I had…
Rampart – “Codex Metalum” (2016)
Label: Iron Shield Records Review by Tony Cannella The Bulgarian metal band Rampart have been proudly and unapologetically flying the flag for true heavy metal since 2002. In that time…
Mamiffer – “The World Unseen” (2016)
Label: SIGE Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Imagine a speaker, volume up to maximum, there is an underlying buzz being emitted reflective of the high volume but nothing else. Gradually…
Johanna Kurkela – “Ingrid” (2015)
Label: Kaiku Recordings Review by CriX The Finnish star of melodic pop Johanna Kurkela has released her 7th full-lenght album “Ingrid” last November. An emotional album rich of feelings in…
Patricìa Andrade – Sinistro
Interview by Miriam C. I’ve always asked myself why it’s so hard to appreciate and listen to the music without forcing any useless musical categorization on it. We should enjoy…
Rizon – “Power Plant” (2016)
Label: Pure Rock Records Review by Tony Cannella Rizon is a male/female fronted melodic power metal band from Zurich, Switzerland. The band formed way back in 1997 but it was…
One-Eyed Doll – “Witches” (2015)
Label : Standby Records Review by Tony Cannella One-Eyed Doll is a rock/metal duo from Austin, Texas. With their new album “Witches”, OED looks to one of the most sordid…
Marco Hietala – Nightwish
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta You probably saw the live report we did of the show Nightwish recently did in Rome. As I mentioned there, I also had the chance to…
Silent Cry – “Hypnosis” (2016)
Label: Megahard Records Review by Warren Mayocchi The words “Silent Cry” evoke thoughts of hidden agony, or the image of a young child in so much pain they do not…
Blodwen – “Winter Falls” (2016)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Jakarta, Indonesia the female fronted symphonic metal band Blodwen first came on our radar with their debut “Black Symphony” in 2010. They…
Immortal Bird – “Empress/Abscess” (2015)
Label: Broken Limbs Recordings Review by Alysha Hayden From the streets of Chicago comes a full length grind/hardcore album from Immortal Bird. When we last heard from this band back…
Stacey Peak – Savage Master
Interview by Tony Cannella Hailing from Louisville, Kentucky, the band Savage Master formed in 2013 and released their debut album, “Mask of the Devil” only a year later. They have…
Nightwish, Epica, Apocalyptica and Temperance @ Ippodromo delle Campannelle, Rome (IT) 08/06/2016
Report by Alessandra Cognetta “Postepay Rock in Roma” is a yearly series of big concerts held at Ippodromo delle Capannelle, a horse race venue repurposed into concert venue for the…
Heidi Solheim – Pristine
Interview by Miriam C. Fresh of their new worldwide deal with the gigantic label Nuclear Blast, Norwegian psychedelic blues rock band Pristine have ahead of them a bright (and I…