JULIA MARCELL – “Skull Echo” (2020)
Long Branch Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Julia Marcell was born in the early Eighties and “Skull Echo” is more than a passing hint to the bouncing synth tunes she…
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DARK SARAH – “Grim” (2020)
Review by Cristina Gregori Napalm Records The Finnish cinematic-symphonic metal band Dark Sarah is back with a new concept album called “Grim” released via Napalm Records on July 17th. After…
MARJANA SEMKINA – “Sleepwalking” (2020)
KScope Review by Warren Mayocchi For those familiar with iamthemorning the voice of Marjana (pronounced Mariana) Semkina will be a familiar pleasure. With “Sleepwalking”, the rest of the world once…
LUCIFER – “Lucifer III” (2020)
Century Media Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Before listening to “Lucifer III” it is worth appreciating the album cover. Gravestones bloom from the dark depths and set the general architectural…
STITCHED UP HEART – “Darkness” (2020)
Another Century / Red Music Review by Warren Mayocchi Mid-2019 Stitched Up Heart released “Lost” the first track on their new album Darkness. The music video for “Lost” shows the…
KARI RUESLÅTTEN – “Sørgekåpe” (2020)
Spindelsinn Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Few will understand the Norwegian lyrics but the rest of us can appreciate the sublime music. In her latest album Kari Rueslåtten sings to…
MYRKUR – “Folkesange” (2020)
Relapse Records Review by Tatianny Ruiz Rise over the snow-covered plains and cross the sky’s boundaries of ice mountains and pearly polar clouds and welcome to my home of howling…
OPEROSE – “Oceans Of Starlight” (2020)
Lion Music Review by Tatianny Ruiz OPEROSE, the glittering progressive symphonic metal band from the UK is back alongside rising opera lady Jennifer Coleman for the release of the album…
DELAIN – “Apocalypse & Chill” (2020)
Napalm Records Review by Warren Mayocchi “This is fine.” In 2013 a comic was released in which one panel showed a dog seated calmly in front of a coffee cup.…
AMBERIAN DAWN – “Looking For You” (2020)
Napalm Records Review by Tatianny Ruiz With just a few days left now for the expected release of the elegant eighth studio album by the Finnish band AMBERIAN DAWN, I…
MARKO HIETALA – “Pyre Of The Black Heart” (2020)
Nuclear Blast Records Review by Warren Mayocchi For many years Marko Hietala has been well known for his day job as bass player and vocalist in Nightwish. His distinctive facial…
EDENBRIDGE – “Dynamind” (2019)
AFM Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Averaging an album every two years since its formation, Edenbridge now offers “Dynamind” to us. The album’s title is inspired by the words of…
METALITE – Biomechanicals (2019)
AFM Records Review by Tatianny Ruiz Formed in 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden, the modern metal band METALITE has undergone some changes over the years, both in the line-up following the…
Revenience – Daedalum (2016)
Sliptrick Records Review by Tatianny Ruiz Oh the modern metal (sighs), this seems like a definite new wave to the year we live but what about when we go back…
HACKEDEPICCIOTTO – “The Current” (2019)
Howlin’ Wuelf Media Review by Warren Mayocchi “Cinematic drone” is how hackedepicciotto describe their music, and it is a description which suits the sound well. On their new album, “The…
BLAME ZEUS – “Seethe” (2019)
Rockshots Records Review by Tatianny Ruiz Welcome to the age of modern metal. Today my eyes and ears turn to Portugal for the meteoric band BLAME ZEUS and their third…
ELEINE – ‘All Shall Burn’ EP (2019)
Black Lodge Records Review by Tatianny Ruiz ELEINE, the beautiful Swedish jewel of Landskrona, is about to deliver another treasure to the reign of symphonic metal. The “All Shall Burn”…
CRYSTAL VIPER – “Tales Of Fire And Ice” (2019)
AFM Records Review by Warren Mayocchi “Tales Of Fire And Ice” uses well-worn artistic imagery in its title. It is not a tribute to George RR Martin, Robert Frost, or…
LED BY VAJRA – ‘ΨΥΧΗ’ (2017)
Sliptrick Records Review by Tatianny Ruiz The colors and nuances of the human emotional, this is the focus theme for the Italian prog/core band from Caserta, Italy, LED BY VAJRA.…
AEPHANEMER – “Prokopton” (2018 – 2019)
Napalm Records Review by Tatianny Ruiz These are good times for melodic death metal lovers, swept up by the wave of bands such as Soilwork and Arch Enemy, the rising…