Blood Ceremony – “Blood Ceremony” (2012)
Label : Metal Blade Records Review by Luisa Mercier After four years from the first release, Blood Ceremony, Canadian doom band is reissuing their self-titled album. Sometimes happens that some young,…
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Magica – “Center of the Great Unknown” (2012)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Is it overstating things when I say that the new album from Romania’s Magica is the best album of their career? That’s…
Dawn of Destiny – “Praying to the World” (2012)
Label : Phonotraxx Publishing Review by Tony Cannella The German melodic power metal band Dawn of Destiny returns with their fourth album and first since 2009’s “Human Fragility”. My introduction…
Dalriada – “Napisten Hava” (2012)
Label: Hammer Music/Nail Records Review by Tony Cannella Dalriada is a Folk metal band from Hungary and “Napisten Hava” is their 7th album. They were formed in 1998 under the…
Crimson Sky – “Dawn” (EP) (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella In 2009 the U.K. based progressive rock outfit Crimson Sky released their debut full-length “Misunderstood”. Since that time, the band has undergone numerous line-up…
Circle of Moebius – “Elegy for a Broken Life” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, Circle of Moebius was founded in 2003 by Paolo “P2K” Salvati. In addition to Paolo the band utilizes a wide array of…
Celestial Wish – Demo (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From the U.K., Celestial Wish plays ethereal gothic rock/metal. Their new 4-song demo has a certain quality that is eerie, a bit avant-garde and…
SUNN O))) – “ØØ Void” REISSUE (2011)
Label : Southern Lord Review by Luisa Mercier I have to admit that, before listening to this record, I had always heard talking about Sunn O))) as a band with…
White Willow – “Terminal Twilight” (2011)
Label : Termo Records Review by Tony Cannella The Norwegian art-rock band White Willow has been around for a long time. This is my first experience with them, so I…
Saint Just Again (di Jenny Sorrenti) – “Prog Explosion” (2011)
Label : Raro! Records Review by Luisa Mercier When you less expect something, it happens. Saint Just are back again! After three solo records, the Italian singer Jenny Sorrenti felt…
Rituals of the Oak – “Come, Taste the Doom” (2012)
Label : Eyes Like Snow Review by Luisa Mercier Australia is a country very prolific in the field of doom, gothic-doom metal and Rituals of the Oak are just another…
Issa – “Can’t Stop” (2012)
Label : Frontiers Records Review by Tony Cannella For her third album, the Norwegian rock diva Issa chose to go in a different direction. Sure “Can’t Stop” is chock full…
Armonight – “Tales from the Heart” (2012)
Label : Ravenheart Music Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the Gothic metal band Armonight formed in 2008. In 2011 their debut “Suffering and Passion” was released. The band has…
Hanging Doll – “The Sacred & Profane” (2012)
Label : Rocksector Records Review by Tony Cannella The U.K. based Gothic metal band Hanging Doll released their full-length debut, “Reason and Madness” in 2008 and have now returned with…
Eluveitie – “The Early Years” (2012)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella When it comes to Folk Metal, it simply doesn’t get much better than the Swiss band Eluveitie. The band formed in 2002…
Only Fate Remains – “Breathe” (2011)
Label : Ravenheart Music Review by Tony Cannella From Holland, Only Fate Remains is formerly known as Trisomy and were formed in 1996. They released three demos under that moniker…
FeedForward – “Upstream” (2012)
Label : Independent Release/Nightmare Records Review by Tony Cannella The Dutch Progressive Rock/Metal band FeedForward has been around since 2002. After releasing two demos in 2002 and 2003, they issued…
Kontrust – Second Hand Wonderland (2012)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Matteo Bussotti I’ll make it clear from the beginning: this album is stunning. It’s simply exceptional. It spills energy from every hole (metaphorically speaking).…
No More Speech – “No More Speech” (2012)
Label : Massive Arts Review by Matteo Bussotti With their debut album, No More Speech surely want a place for themselves among the high-rated metal bands. One thing I can…
Triaxis – “Rage & Retribution” (2012)
Label : Rocksector Records Review by Tony Cannella From the U.K., Triaxis plays classic power metal the way it was meant to be played. On their second album, “Rage &…