Scout – “Field of Ash” 7″ (2013)
Label: Pesanta Urfolk Records Review by Luisa Mercier I had the pleasure to appreciate Scout Paré-Philips in The Sterling Sisters album “Hale” where she backed the male vocalist. Therefore I…
Leila Abdul-Rauf – “Cold and Cloud” (2013)
Label: Saadi Saati Records (Pesanta Urfolk Records) Review by Luisa Mercier I already got to know Leila through her work in one of her bands, the metal combo Hammers of…
Heini Kuusisto – Migraine Eyes
Interview by Cristina Gregori Migraine Eyes is a melodic metal band from Finland, after some changes in the line-up they have found their way. A new band able to overwhelm…
Parallax – “Sputnik” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman Parallax are a recently formed (2011) band from Ukraine, playing what they describe as “Martian Progressive Oriental Metal”, or “Oriental Flavoured Prog Metal”, and…
Inviolate – “Feast of Ashes” EP (2012)
Label: Strange One Records Review by Tony Cannella From Atlanta, Georgia the alternative electro-metal band is led by front woman, belly dancer Kadria. The uniqueness of their shows has already…
Illnath – “Third Act in the Theatre of Madness” (2011)
Label: Pitch Black Records Review by Tony Cannella From Denmark, Illnath is a female fronted extreme metal outfit. They were formed in 2000 and in 2011 released their third album,…
Hysterica – “The Art of Metal” (2012)
Label: Black Lodge Records Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish all Female heavy metal band Hysterica returns with their second album “The Art of Metal”. Their debut “Metalwar” was issued…
Hand of God – “The Hand of God” (2013)
Label: Sleaszy Rider Records Review by Tony Cannella Hand of God is a power metal outfit from Greece. The band is fronted by lead vocalist Marissia and guitarist Theodore Ziras.…
Flames of Fury – “FoF” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From New York City, Flames of Fury were formed in 2009 and in such a short amount of time they have already shared the…
Effloresce – “Coma Ghosts” (2012)
Label: Generation Prog Records Review by Tony Cannella Effloresce is a progressive metal band from Germany. Back in 2009 the band released their independent 3-song EP “Shades of Fate”. Effloresce…
Marie Fredriksson – “Nu!” (2013)
Label: Warner Music Sweden Review by CriX The queen of swedish pop-rock, Marie Fredriksson, is back with her 8th full length, “Nu!”. Marie is mostly known as the singer of…
Anneke Van Giersbergen
Questions by Ed MacLaren Collected by Edoardo Fiumi Dutch singer Anneke van Giersbergen is never one to rest on her musical laurels. Since leaving The Gathering in 2007, she has…
Ines Lukkanen – Embassy of Silence
Interview by Cristina Gregori Embassy of Silence is a finnish metal-rock band. Catchy melodies filled with grandeur, as well as experimentation are key elements in this musical project. Actually,after an…
Leaves Eyes’ – “Symphonies of the Night” (2013)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella “Symphonies of the Night” is the title of the 4th full-length album from the German/Norwegian metal band Leaves’ Eyes. The band – which…
Phildel – “The Glass Ghost” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier Most talented Phildel is back, after her stunning spring debut “The Disappearance of the Girl”, with the new release, the EP “The Glass Ghost”.…
Sarah Teets – MindMaze
Interview by Laura Medina MindMaze is an American traditional, progressive, power metal band from Pennsylvania. They released their debut album,“Mask of Lies” that is out now and has received promising…
Susanna Vesilahti – Unshine
Interview by Laura Medina Susanna Vesilahti is the female vocalist of Unshine, a Finnish druid metal band from Finland. Unshine’s third album, “Dark Half Rising” is currently out now via…
Trobar de Morte – “The Silver Wheel” (2012)
Label: In The Morningside Records Review by Luisa Mercier Trobar de Morte are back, three year after their latest full-lenth release and last year acoustic album. This time the album is…
Viper Venom – “In Venom Veritas” (2012)
Label: Anko Music Review by Tony Cannella The Italian aggressive metal band Viper Venom has been in existence since 1999. After a few demos they released their debut EP in…