Tystnaden – “Anima” (2012)
Label : Valery Records Review by Tony Cannella Formed in 1998 the Italian Gothic Metal band Tystnaden first came on the radar with their impressive 2006 debut “Sham of Perfection”.…
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Vandroya – “One” (2012)
Label : Inner Wound Recordings Review by Tony Cannella From Brazil, the band Vandroya has existed since 2001. They released their debut 2-song demo “Within Shadows” in 2005 and have…
Soulspell – “Hollow’s Gathering” (2012)
Label : Inner Wound Recordings Review by Tony Cannella Soulspell is the all-star metal opera brainchild of Brazilian drummer Heleno Vale. The project got off the ground in 2007 with…
Tatiana’s Niovi – “Breath of Light” (2012)
Label : Ravenheart Music Review by Tony Cannella Beautiful, passionate, full of heart and cinematic, those are some of the words that I would use to describe Tatiana’s Niovi. First…
Heretic’s Dream – “Chains of Blood” SINGLE (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Italian – now based in the UK – Gothic/prog metal band Heretic’s Dream released their debut album “The Unexpected Move” last year and…
Solisia – “UniverSeasons” (2012)
Label : Scarlet Records Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the symphonic progressive metal band Solisia released their debut album “Ordinary Fate” in 2010. Since then, the band has changed…
Heretic’s Dream – “The Unexpected Move” (2012)
Label : Videoradio Edizioni Musicali Review by Tony Cannella Heretic’s Dream is an Italian Gothic/Progressive metal outfit currently based in the U.K. Their debut album – which was released in…
Envinya – “Inner Silence” (2013)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella The Munich, Germany based melodic metal outfit Envinya formed in 2006. After releasing a demo in 2007 they released their debut EP…
Amaranthe – “The Nexus” (2013)
Label : Spinefarm Records/Universal Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish melodic metal band Amaranthe released their impressive self-titled debut in 2011. The album created a huge buzz in the metal…
Jess and the Ancient Ones – “Astral Sabbat” EP (2013)
Label : Svart Records Review by Luisa Mercier After their high praised self-titled debut, Finnish Jess and The Ancient Ones are back with a elegant new EP. They are a band…
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,…
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…