Stream of Passion – “A War of Our Own” (2014)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Originally starting out in 2005 as an Arjen Lucassen project, the band Stream of Passion has evolved into so much more. With their 4th…
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Leah – “Otherworld” EP (2013)
Label: Ex Cathedra Records Review by Tony Cannella Leah McHenry is a very talented singer/songwriter from Canada. Her debut album “Of Earth & Angels” was pretty damn impressive. Now she…
AkromA – “La Cene” (2014)
Label: Fantai’Zic Review by Tony Cannella For their 3rd album “Le Cene”, France’s AkromA has delivered what must have been a huge undertaking. The Black/death/gothic metal band have really outdone themselves…
Temperance – “Temperance” (2014)
Label: Scarlet Records Review by Tony Cannella At this point it is becoming redundant to say ‘here is another great band from Italy’. Aw, what the hell, here is another…
Magistina Saga – “Two-Facedness of A Tale” MINI ALBUM (2013)
Label: Starwave Records Review by Tony Cannella From Japan, Magistina Saga may not be widely known just yet, but on their 3rd mini-album, “Two-Facedness of a Tale” the band looks…
Lacuna Coil – “Broken Crown Halo” (2014)
Label: Century Media Records Review by Tony Cannella It’s hard to believe that Italy’s Lacuna Coil first released their self-titled debut EP sixteen years ago. Well, obviously a lot of…
Heart – “Fanatic Live From Caesars Coliseum” (2014)
Label: Frontiers Records Review by Tony Cannella For me, Heart is one of those bands that it is easy to forget how many great songs they have. Everyone knows “Barracuda”,…
Eths – “Ex Umbra In Solem” EP (2014)
Label: Season of Mist Review by Tony Cannella The French modern metal band Eths have been around since 2000. The band released their last studio album in 2011 and now…
Revontulet – “Hear Me” (2014)
Label: Arcus Records Review by Vard Aman Revontulet are a band whose progress I have been following with great interest ever since I discovered them; and thanks to Alexandra‘s regular…
Louna – “Behind a Mask” (2013)
Label: Red Decade Records Review by Vard Aman Does Louna really need an introduction? OK, just to be on the safe side: In 2008, two members of Tracktor Bowling, Armenian…
Shear – “Katharsis” (2014)
Label: Lifeforce Records Review by CriX Shear is a metal band from Helsinki, after their EP “In Solitude” (2009) and the first full length “Breaking the Stillness” (2012), they are…
Memoira – “Memories, Tragedies, Masquerades” (2013)
Independent Release Review by CriX Memoria is a prog-goth metal band from Pori, Finland, that merges technical playing, melancholic melodies, and symphonic atmospheres. Their second album “Memories, Tragedies, Maquerades” has been…
Diabulus in Musica – “Argia” (2014)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella The Spanish symphonic metal outfit Diabulus in Musica returns with their third album “Argia”. The band first burst onto the scene with their…
The Pretty Reckless – “Going to Hell” (2014)
Label: Razor & Tie/Cooking Vinyl Review by Tony Cannella The Pretty Reckless is an aggressive modern metal band from New York City. The band is fronted by actress Taylor Momsen.…
Magistina Saga – “The Tone of Temptation” MINI ALBUM (2012)
Label: Starwave Records Review by Tony Cannella From Japan, Magistina Saga’s second mini-album is titled “The Tone of Temptation”. Released in November 2012, the mini album features seven songs worth…
Silent Opera – “Reflections” (2014)
Label: Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella Not to be confused with the female fronted Italian metal band of the same name, THIS Silent Opera hails from France and were…
Sabbath Assembly – “Quaternity” (2014)
Label: Svart Records/Ajna Offensive Review by Alessandra Cognetta “Quaternity” is Sabbath Assembly‘s answer on the matter of the Christian concept of Trinity. The band’s third album once again explores the…
exist†trace – “Diamond” MAXI SINGLE (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Japan, the all female band exist†trace have been around for a number of years and have already released quite a few albums and EPs.…
Nervosa – “Victim of Yourself” (2014)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella Nervosa is an all female thrash metal trio from Brazil. They’ve already been receiving some pretty positive buzz based on their initial 3-song…
Delain – “The Human Contradiction” (2014)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella The Dutch Symphonic metal band Delain returns with their fourth full-length album “The Human Contradiction”. This is the follow up to their excellent…