Protokult – “No Beer in Heaven” (2014)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Canada, Protokult is a folk/death/thrash/polka metal band. At least they sound something like a mix of those genres. With their debut album “No…
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Crucified Barbara – “In the Red” (2014)
Label: Despotz Records Review by Tony Cannella The thing about Sweden’s Crucified Barbara is that you always know what you are going to get. Sometimes familiarity is good and that…
Butcher Babies – “Uncovered” EP (2014)
Label: Century Media Review by Tony Cannella The Los Angeles based groove metal band released their sophomore album “Goliath” last year to a huge amount of fanfare. The album proved…
Ganglion – “Rising” (2013) [Type-A] MINI ALBUM
Label: Chiral Records Review by Tony Cannella Ganglion is an all female hard rock band from Japan. Their style is an eclectic mix of genres, but mostly focuses on hard…
Adrenaline Rush – “Adrenaline Rush” (2014)
Label: Frontiers Records Review by Tony Cannella From Sweden, Adrenaline Rush is a band with a sound that harkens back to the 80s. Not that it’s a bad thing, to…
HavenLost – “Haven, Lost” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Clocking in at 37-minutes, “Haven, Lost” the debut from Italy’s HavenLost lies somewhere between an EP and a full-length. Whatever the case, this symphonic…
Edenkaiser – “Doomsday Juggernaut” EP (2014)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Edenkaiser is a “Thrashened” Black Metal band from Spain. The band formed in 2009 and has just issued their debut EP “Doomsday Juggernaut”. After the…
Ann My Guard – “Innocence Descent” (2014)
Label: Smash Fabric Records Review by Tony Cannella Ann My Guard is an alternative metal band from Budapest, Hungary. Their new album is out now and it is entitled “Innocence…
Knifeworld – “The Unravelling” (2014)
Label: InsideOut Review by Tony Cannella What do you get when you mix folk, psychedelic music with prog? Well, I am pretty sure it would come out sounding something like…
Deadlock – “The Re-Arrival” COMPILATION (2014)
Label: Lifeforce Records Review by Tony Cannella Ladies and gentlemen, Deadlock has re-arrived! On their latest output, “The Re-Arrival”, the German melodic death/thrash metal band Deadlock brings the listener a…
Eluveitie – “Origins” (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella When it comes to Celtic influenced Folk metal, Switzerland’s Eluveitie have to be considered one of the best, most influencial – and…
Tarja – “Left in the Dark” EP (2014)
Label: earMUSIC Review by Tony Cannella “Left in the Dark” is not the new Tarja Turunen album. Instead, this should be looked at as a companion to her previous album…
BABYMETAL – “Babymetal” (2014)
Label: BMD FOX Records/Toy’s Factory Review by Davide Torresan I remember like it was yesterday the first time I’ve heard of BABYMETAL. It was on the end of November 2012 and I…
Blues Pills – “Blues Pills” (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Alessandra Cognetta Blues Pills’s self-titled debut album is a journey through time. The band manages to incorporate and mix together soul, blues and rock’n’roll to…
Akribi – “Black Morning Sun” (2011)
Label: Jyden Music Review by Tony Cannella From Sweden, Akribi is a progressive metal band who fuses Dream Theater style song arrangements with heavy riffs and clean vocals courtesy of…
Your Last Wish – “Desolation” (2012)
Label: Maple Metal Records Review by Tony Cannella From Montreal, Quebec, Canada comes the melodic Death Metal band Your Last Wish. The band formed in 2003 and in ’07 released…
Selene – “Among the Frozen” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The symphonic metal band Selene hails from Northern Ireland and was formed in 2013. They have recently released their debut EP “Among the Frozen”.…
Neopera – “Destined Ways” (2014)
Label: EarMUSIC Review by Tony Cannella With “opera” in the band name, it is a safe bet that the German band Neopera would embrace operatic metal. You would think right?…
Cherry & the Vipers – “Cherry & and the Vipers” (2013)
Label: Epic/Sony Music Finland Review by CriX What happens if you put an actress, a cellist and 2 established musicians in the same band? An explosion of energy and pure…
Theatrum Mundi – “The Eyes of the Realm” (2013)
Label: Punk-Upon-Avon Review by Tony Cannella I have been receiving some quality female fronted symphonic metal coming from the USA as of late. That is always a good thing and I…