Blood Ceremony – “Let It Come Down” SINGLE (2014)
Label: Rise Above Records Review by Alessandra Cognetta Blood Ceremony is back with a new single, released in coincidence with their European tour as headliners, in May. “Let it Come…
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Anathema- “Distant Satellites” (2014)
Label: Kscope Review by Luisa Mercier Two years after the masterpiece “Weather Systems”, the British Anathema are back with another album, as always full of feelings. They are among the…
ElupiA – “Departure” SINGLE (2014)
Independent Release Review by Alessandra Cognetta “Departure” is the latest work from the Japanese-based band ElupiA. This single is a combination of new material and vibes from their previous album,…
Amberian Dawn – “Magic Forest” (2014)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella Capri, the new lead vocalist for the Finnish symphonic metal band Amberian Dawn was first introduced to us last year via the “Re-Evolution”…
Arch Enemy – “War Eternal” (2014)
Label: Century Media Review by Tony Cannella When lead vocalist Angela Gossow decided to step down from her post fronting the extreme metal legends Arch Enemy it came as a…
Magion – “A Different Shade of Darkness” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella On Valentine’s Day of this year the Dutch symphonic power metal band Magion announced that they were calling it quits. Since the band formed…
Teardown – “Drowned in Your Tears” DEMO (2004)/”Cold Rooms” EP (2006)/”Signs of (In)Humanity” SINGLE (2011)
Independent Release Reviews by Tony Cannella Released in 2004, “Drowned in Your Tears” is the first recorded output from the Finnish band Teardown. Even though this is their first attempt,…
Mount Salem – “Endless” (2014)
Label: Metal Blade Records Review by Alessandra Cognetta If I had to describe Mount Salem, I’d go for something along the lines of “female fronted psychedelic doom metal”, but I’d…
Sleeping Romance – “Enlighten” (2013)
Label: Ulterium Records Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the band Sleeping Romance plays intricate, cinematic symphonic metal. Their debut album is called “Enlighten”, and for a debut it could…
Levania – “Renascentis” (2014)
Label: Wormholedeath Review by Tony Cannella Formed in 2007, the Italian Gothic metal band Levania released their debut album “Parasynthesis” in 2012. Now, the band follows that with a brand spankin’…
Evenoire – “Herons” (2014)
Label: Scarlet Records Review by Tony Cannella With their second full-length album, “Herons”, the Italian symphonic metal Evenoire continues what they started in 2008 with their debut EP “I Will…
Ravenscry – “The Attraction of Opposites” (2014)
Label: Revalve Records Review by Luisa Mercier I have been following Ravenscry since they released their very first record, and from that moment on I never stopped appreciating what they do. In…
Holy Moses – “Redefined Mayhem” (2014)
Label: SPV/Steamhammer Review by Tony Cannella It is very rare to find a female in metal music – especially extreme metal – that has had the career that Sabina Classen…
Ancient Bards – “A New Dawn Ending” (2014)
Label: Limb Music Review by Tony Cannella In the realm of symphonic metal there are very few bands that are more epic and grandiose than Italy’s Ancient Bards. Not many…
Tarja Turunen & Mike Terrana – “Beauty and the Beat” (2014)
Label: earMusic Review by Tony Cannella “Beauty and the Beat” is a unique and interesting new project. In this case, the beauty is none other than Tarja Turunen and the…
Savn – “Savn” (2014)
Label: CDR Records/Intergroove Review by Tony Cannella Every so often, I’ll think, “Whatever happened to The Sins of Thy Beloved?” They released two albums in the late 90s and early…
Epica – “The Quantum Enigma” (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Luisa Mercier First of all, let me start confessing a secret: I really liked Epica‘s previous record “Requiem for The Indifferent”, but along the…
HOLY SHiRE – “Midgard” (2014)
Label: Bakerteam Records Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the symphonic fantasy metal band HOLY SHiRE was formed in 2009. After releasing their initial demo in 2010, they followed that with…
Elegy of Madness – “Brave Dreams” (2014)
Label: Wormholedeath Review by Tony Cannella Elegy of Madness is a female fronted symphonic metal band from Italy. They formed in 2006 and in 2009 they released their debut full-length…
Elysion – “Someplace Better” (2014)
Label: Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella From Greece, The Gothic metal band Elysion released their debut album “Silent Scream” in 2009 and now the band returns with a vengeance…