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,…
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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…
Märchenbilder – “Flickering Truth” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Canadian symphonic metal band Märchenbilder (German translation: Images of Fairy Tales) were formed in 2009 by James Slainmann (guitar, keyboards, etc.) and vocalist…
Kiara Laetitia – “Fight Now” EP (2013)
Label: Spider Rock Promotion Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s Kiara Laetitia was previously the lead singer for the symphonic metal band Skylark from 2003-2011. She sang on five albums with…
Gemini Abyss – “Claim of the Planet” (2013)
Label: Ravenheart Records Review by Tony Cannella From Poland comes the melodic metal band Gemini Abyss. Their debut album is titled, “Claim of the Planet”. The album is a solid…
Windfall – “Tales of an Ordinary Life” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella A few years ago, I had the opportunity to review the debut EP from the Italian power metal outfit Windfall called “Crush”. Well, it…
Riverlust – “Innocence” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Hungarian symphonic metal band Riverlust formed in 2008 under the unusual moniker Leaf Storm. Thankfully, in 2011 they changed the band name to…
PelleK – “Bag of Tricks” (2013)
Label: Liljegren Records Review by Tony Cannella Per Fredrik “PelleK” Asly is a Norwegian rock/metal vocalist. He is a member of several bands including the British symphonic rock band Damnation…
Mongrel – “Reclamation” (2012)
Label: THC:Music Review by Tony Cannella From Boston, the aggressive punk/metal outfit Mongrel was first introduced to me via their 6-song EP “The New Breed of Old School” in 2010.…
Chastain – “Surrender to No One” (2013)
Label: Leviathan Records Review by Tony Cannella Back in the 80s female fronted metal bands were certainly nowhere near as a prominent as they are today, but there were some…
Janey Summer – “Time Wil Tell” SINGLE (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From the UK, Janey Summer released her debut “Along the Way” way back in 2008. She returns now with a phenomenal, fantastic and just…
Blodwen – “When Autumn Ends” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Jakarta, Indonesia the Symphonic metal band Blodwen formed in 2004. In 2009 they released their debut mini-album “After Joker” and followed that up…
myGrain – “Planetary Breathing” (2013)
Label: Spinefarm Records Review by Cristina Gregori Still unknown to some in the metal panorama, myGRAIN is a melodic death metal band from Finland, already musically active on the scene…
Crystal Viper – “Possession” (2013)
Label: AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Poland’s Crystal Viper is fast becoming one of the best bands in the traditional/true heavy metal genre. Actually to say that they are…
Epica – “Retrospect” (2013)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella On March 23rd 2013 Epica celebrated their 10-year anniversary with a very special show in Eindhoven, Holland. In fact, this was more…
Nightwish – “Showtime, Storytime” (2013)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella Floor Jansen is one of my favorite singers on the planet. Nightwish is one of my favorite bands on the planet. So…
Touchstone – “Oceans of Time” (2013)
Label: Hear No Evil Recordings/Cherry Red Records Review by Tony Cannella From the U.K., Touchstone has become one of the most significant (and best) female fronted progressive rock bands. On their…