Blues Pills – “Live at Rockpalast” EP (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella Blues Pills is a Swedish, French and American combo who plays blues based hard rock. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast and…
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A Sound of Thunder – “Time’s Arrow” (2013)
Label: Mad Neptune Records Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Washington, D.C., A Sound of Thunder is a no holds barred, take no prisoners power metal outfit. The band has…
Sanctorium – “The Depths Inside” (2014)
Label: Graviator Records Review by Vard Aman I first heard Sanctorium (from St. Petersburg, Russia) when they released their debut self-titled demo in 2006. The song “Harvester and the Rose”…
Unleash the Archers – “Demons of the Astrowaste” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Back in my formative metal years, I “discovered” many a great band because of their album cover art (that’s how I first got into…
Unleash the Archers – “Behold the Devastation” (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Canada’s Unleash the Archers formed in 2007. In 2009 they released their debut album “Behold the Devastation”. “Behold the Devastation” contains 8-songs and almost…
Se Delan – “The Fall” (2014)
Label: KScope Review by Eetu Niskanen Se Delan are a duo consisting of multi-instrumentalist Justin Greaves and vocalist Belinda Kordic (Killing Mood). “The Fall” is Se Delan‘s debut album and…
Tuomas Holopainen – “The Life and Times of Scrooge” (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella On his debut solo album, Nightwish keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen has created a concept album based around the graphic novel “The Life and Times…
Xandria – “Sacrificium” (2014)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella When it was announced that the long running German symphonic metal band Xandria parted ways with vocalist Manuela Kraller after just one album…
Arkona – “Yav” (2014)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella From Russia, Arkona has already made a heavy footprint in the pagan/folk metal genre. Now they return with their 7th album (yes, I…
Hanna Pakarinen – “Olipa kerran elamä” (2013)
Label: Sony Music Finland Review by CriX Hanna Pakarinen was the first winner of Idol’s Finnish edition in 2004, after Eurovision in 2007 and 5 albums she’s back with a…
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…
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…