Awaken Solace – “In Nightfall’s Embrace” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Formed in Brisbane, Australia in 2010, the symphonic metal band Awaken Solace has just released their debut album “In Nightfall’s Embrace” and it is…
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Serenity – “War of Ages” (2013)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Davide Torresan With this “War of Ages” Serenity reaches the goal of the 4th album. Time really flies since it seems like yesterday when…
Spider Rockets – “Bitten” (2012)
Label : P-Dog Records Review by Tony Cannella Never judge a book by its cover or a band by their name. I was way surprised when I first listened to…
Delia – “Recollection” (2013)
Label : Ravenheart Records Review by Vard Aman Back in 2010 a band called Delia, from Kiev, Ukraine, released an album called “Spogad” (“Спогад”) – an album which I regard…
Kerstin Bischof – “Project Ava” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Germany, Kerstin Bischof first came on to the Femme Metal radar due to her brief time in the German symphonic metal band Xandria.…
Shroud Eater – “ThunderNoise” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier After releasing their EP in 2009, Shroud Eater are back with their brilliant debut album. The guitar player, Jeannie Saiz, is in charge of…
Sakara – “Blood and Stone” (2011)
Label : Ravenheart Records Review by Luisa Mercier “Blood & Stone” is the debut of the UK based singer/songwriter Sakara and features several styles. Not only metal, but also more experimental…
Dying Passion – “Amplify” (2012)
Label : Epidemie Records Review by Tony Cannella From the Czech Republic, Dying Passion’s style may be difficult to put a finger on, maybe Alternative Doom Metal might be a…
Dunkelrot – “Mistress Fear” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Yet another oddly named band, Dunkelrot is an alternative metal band from Italy. Musically they recall the glory days of such 90s alternative bands…
Docker’s Guild – “The Mystic Technocracy: Season 1- The Age of Ignorance” (2012)
Label : Lion Music Review by Tony Cannella It doesn’t get more progressive or grandiose than Docker’s Guild. This project is put together by Douglas R. Docker (Biloxi, Area 51)…
Dhune – “Silence of Sound” (2012)
Label : Revalve Records Review by Tony Cannella Dhune is an alterna-metal band from Italy. They were formed in 1997 and released their debut album “Medusa” in 2007. Their second…
Dharma – “Dharmageddon” (2012)
Label : Nail Records/Hammer Music Review by Tony Cannella The second full-length album from Hungary’s Dharma is one that requires a certain amount of open minded-ness. Musically the band sort of…
At the Lake – “Mäyä” (2012)
Label : Ravenheart Music Review by Tony Cannella Formed in Warsaw, Poland in 2005, the band At The Lake combine elements of Symphonic, Gothic, Folk and Celtic music and an…
Экскалибур [Excalibur] – “Душа” [“Dusha” – “Soul”] (2013)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman Excalibur come from the fairly small city of Orel (Орёл – pronounced Oryol) about 400km South of Moscow, which is just next door in…
Sunwalter – “SETI Evidence” (2013)
Label : Grailight Productions Review by Vard Aman 2013 is off to a very promising start on the Russian/CIS Femme Metal scene with some great releases scheduled and some already…
Transbohêm – “Déserts” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Matteo Bussotti Transbohêm classify themselves as World Prog Metal, which is a pretty ambitious definition, if you ask me. Nonetheless…it’s the most correct one! Sincerely, I’ve…
Marvel – “Black Stone” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman Perhaps the only thing that can be relatively safely guaranteed when it comes to Marvel is that anything they release will be totally different…
Venturia – “Dawn of a New Era” (2012)
Label : Lion Music Review by Tony Cannella From France, the melodic metal band Venturia released their debut album “The New Kingdom” in 2006. After a few line-up changes Venturia…
Edge of Attack – “Edge of Attack” (2013)
Label : Spread the Metal Records Review by Tony Cannella Canada’s Edge of Attack has recently been signed to the label Spread the Metal which is a great thing because…
Weeping Silence – “For the Unsung” (2012)
Label : Ravenheart Records Review by Tony Cannella Malta is not known as a metal hotbed. In fact, the only band I can think of that hails from there is…