Via Obscura – “Gedanken” (2012)
Label: Woodhouse Records/Feuerbaum Records Review by Tony Cannella For anyone who still hangs on to the notion that metal is a limiting art form than I would direct them to…
The Mariana Hollow – “Velvet Black Sky” (2012)
Label: Trieste Records Review by Tony Cannella “Velvet Black Sky” is the title of the 2nd album from The Mariana Hollow, a 5-piece alternative metal band hailing from the UK.…
Storyum – “Insomnia” (2012)
Label: Edge Records/Ravenheart Records Review by Tony Cannella One thing I have learned is to never judge a band on first listen. A perfect example of this is the Slovakian…
Snei Ap – “Hidden Floors” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Snei Ap is an Alternative/Modern Metal all female band from Italy. Their debut EP is entitled, “Hidden Floors” and features 6-songs and 27-minutes worth…
Sin7sinS – “Carnival of No Tomorrow” (2012)
Label: S7S Records Review by Tony Cannella On their 2010 debut album “Perversion LTD.”, the Dutch melodic Gothic metal band Sin7sinS hit the mark with an impressive debut, now with…
MaterDea – “Satyricon” (2011)
Label: Midsummer’s Eve Review by Luisa Mercier The Italian prog/pagan-folk metal band MaterDea has released their second full-length last year and it is inspired by Latin literature. “Satyricon” is a novel…
Rampart – “War Behast” (2012)
Label: Inferno Records Review by Tony Cannella It seems like a lot of albums of the classic metal variety have been coming my way as of late. That’s fine by…
Lita Ford – “The Bitch is Back… Live” LIVE ALBUM (2013)
Label: SPV/Steamhammer Review by Tony Cannella When rock legend Lita Ford released her album “Living Like a Runaway” on an unsuspecting public, there was really no reason to expect greatness.…
Epysode – “Fantasmagoria” (2013)
Label: AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella For their second epic album, “Fantasmagoria”, Epysode main man Samuel Arkan has assembled another impressive array of metal musicians to complete his vision.…
Beyond God – “Dark Light of Dawn” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella My head is spinning. There is so much killer music coming out these days, particularly in the Femme Metal genre that sometimes it is…
Ayreon – “The Theory of Everything” (2013)
Label: Inside Out Music Review by Tony Cannella Arjen Anthony Lucassen released the last album on the Ayreon moniker back in 2008. Since then he has kept his creative spirit…
Seremonia – “Ihiminen” (2013)
Label: Svart Records Review by Cristina Gregori Seremonia is a Finnish band, they play heavy psychedelic rock sings in Finnish language. The band influence can rely on the Finnish punk…
Tuomas Tuovinen & Eveelina Kojo – myGrain
Interview by Ary R. and Miriam C. MyGRAIN is a melodic-death band from Finland. In these recent years, this 6-piece esemble gained more celebrity thanks to a few tours in…
TEODASIA announces European Tour with TARJA TURUNEN
From the Teodasia official site: “Dear friends, we have a wonderful update to share with you! We are happy and deeply excited to announce that we will be the opening…
I Left the Planet – “I Left the Planet” EP (2011)
Label: Adversum Review by Luisa Mercier Alexander Nordgaren, already member of the Norwegian black-avant-garde metal band Fleurety, is the mind behind the project I Left the Planet. He has been…
Grimes – “Visions” (2012)
Label: 4AD Review by Luisa Mercier Grimes aka Claire Boucher, is an indie artist from Quebec, Canada and this is her third release, the first released through 4AD, cult label…
Грай [Grai] – “О Земле Родной” [“O Zemly Rodnoj” – “About Native Land”] (2011)
Label: Sound Age Production Review by Luisa Mercier From Russia with love. Following their most famous country mates, Arkona, Grai play folk metal, maybe a bit more lively than the…
Gin Wigmore – “Gravel and Wine” (2011)
Label: Island Records Australia Review by Luisa Mercier Gin is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, and “Gravel and Wine” is her second effort that is now being released globally. Even though coming…
Funin – “Unsound” (2011)
Label: Karisma Records Review by Luisa Mercier Norway-based Funin released their debut in their homecountry in 2010 and one year after in the rest of the world. The band line up…
Fenrir – “Echoes of the Wolf” (2012)
Label: Savage Productions/Season of Mist Review by Luisa Mercier “Echoes of the Wolf” is the debut full length of the Celtic folk metal band Fenrir. Hailing from France, they deliver…