Mental Defect – “Longplayer” (2011)
Label: Equinoxe Records Review by Tony Cannella Some Old school Death Metal combined with Melodic more traditional metal is what you’ll get on “Longplayer”, the debut album from Germany’s Mental…
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MandragorA Scream – “Luciferland” (2012)
Label: Lunatic Asylum Records Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the ‘Vampire Gothic’ metal band MandragorA Scream was formed in 1997 by female vocalist Morgan Lacroix. In 2001 they released their…
La Strange – “Queen of Disguise” (2012)
Label: All Out Music Review by Tony Cannella La Strange – also known as – Angela Castellani is a singer from Northern Italy. Her debut album is called “Queen of…
La Luz – “It’s Alive” (2013)
Label: Hardly Art Review by Tony Cannella Now for something completely different – off the charts different and all together unique. The band is called La Luz and they are…
Madness of the Night – “The Asgarda” (2013)
Label: Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella Madness of the Night is a Gothic metal duo from Sweden. They’ve just issued their debut album via massacre which is titled “The…
Macbeth – “Neo Gothic Propaganda” (2014)
Label: Dragonheart Records Review by Tony Cannella The Italian Gothic metal band Macbeth was formed in 1995. They have just released their fifth album “Neo-Gothic Propaganda”. I have to admit…
Valkyre – “Our Glorious Demise” (2014)
Label: Valkyre Rising Review by Tony Cannella From Belgium, the melodic metal band Valkyre were formed in 2004, but have only now just released their debut full-length “Our Glorious Demise”.…
Van Canto – “Dawn of the Brave” (2014)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella With their new album “Dawn of the Brave” Germany’s a cappella metal trailblazers Van Canto returns with an album featuring its usual blend…
Eve’s Fall – “From Here On” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Eve’s Fall is a melodic hard rock and metal band from The Netherlands. The band formed in 2012 and in a short amount of…
Raven X – “Essence Without Light” (2013)
Label: Bat Zuge Records Review by Tony Cannella Holy crap! This is an unexpected surprise. The Gothic Death Metal duo Raven X hails from Ohio, USA and I have to…
La Ventura – “White Crow” (2013)
Label: Ravenheart Records/Valkyrie Rising Review by Tony Cannella La-Ventura is a melodic hard rock/metal band from The Netherlands. They formed in 2007 and released their debut album, “A New Beginning”.…
Poemisia – “La Danza degli Spiriti” (2013)
Label: Spider Rock Promotions Review by Tony Cannella Poemisia is a Symphonic/Operatic metal band from Italy. Their debut album is out now and it is titled, “La Danza Degli Spiriti”…
Against Me! – “Transgender Dysphoria Blues” (2014)
Label: Total Treble Music Review by Alessandra Cognetta The American punk rock band Against Me! is back with a new album. After their “White Crosses” (2010), the band went through…
Within Temptation – “Hydra” (2014)
Label: BMG Rights Management/Dramatico/Victor Entertaiment Japan Review by Tony Cannella When the Iconic Dutch metal band Within Temptation released the EP “Paradise” featuring a duet with Tarja a few months…
Blues Pills – “Devil Man” EP (2013)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Matteo Bussotti I noticed a recent thread, the comeback of old school rock. Away from all the digital evolutions, the synth supremacy, the electro-kingdom, many…
Avatarium – “Avatarium” (2013)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Matteo Bussotti It’s great to have a band with so much experience like Avatarium put out an album after only 8 months of activity,…
Nota Profana – “The Devil’s Playground” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Adam Todd Nota Profana has really surprised me with “The Devil’s Playground”. While I found the album as a whole disjointed with no real flow, the…
Misth – “Rise of the New Day” (2013)
Label: Progress Records Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish progressive rock and metal outfit Misth formed in 2010 and have just issued their debut album “Rise of a New Day”…
Coronatus – “Recreatio Carminis” (2013)
Label: Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella Germany’s Coronatus were formed in 1999 and have just released their 5th album, “Recreatio Carminis”. Their style is symphonic metal but they also…
Kalidia – “Dance of the Four Winds” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the power metal band Kalidia formed in 2010. They have just released their debut EP “Dance of the Four Winds”. It seems…