Therion – “Beloved Antichrist” (2018)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish band Therion, with a career spanning 30-years continues to up the ante. Case-in-point – their new album “Beloved Antichrist” is an…
Kamelot – “The Shadow Theory” (2018)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella The thing about Kamelot is that they have been so incredibly consistent throughout their career, which has spanned well over 20-years. The band…
Brittany Slayes – Unleash The Archers
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta Canadian heavy metallers Unleash The Archers have recently released what s probably their best work yet with “Apex” [read our review here] an incredibly heavy and…
NOÊTA – “Beyond Life and Death” (2017)
Label: Prophecy Productions Review by Warren Mayocchi NOÊTA‘s stated aim is to make music as “an accompaniment for introspection”. Even the band’s name originates in the works of philosophy and…
Neun Welten – “The Sea I’m Diving In” (2017)
Label: Prophecy Production/Auerbach Tonträger Review by Warren Mayocchi In Norse mythology there are nine worlds. When “nine worlds” is translated to German the result is Neun Welten. The band are…
Adrienne Cowan – Seven Spires
Interview by Tony Cannella From Boston, Massachusetts, the band Seven Spires is one of the most promising metal bands on the horizon. The band is made up of charismatic front…
Blackwater Holylight – “Blackwater Holylight” (2018)
Label: RidingEasy Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Immediately striking about the Blackwater Holylight album cover is the retro styling of the art. This looks like something which would wrap around…
Leila Abdul-Rauf – “Diminution” (2018)
Label: Cloister Recordings/Black Horizons/Malignant Records Review by Warren Mayocchi “Diminution” means a reduction in size, extent, or importance. This meaning is intended; Leila Abdul-Rauf wishes to highlight the reduction in…
Anathema – “The Optimist” (2017)
Label: KScope Review by Warren Mayocchi In 2001 Anathema released an album called “A Fine Day to Exit”. On the cover was the dashboard of a car, the view through…
Ann-Sofie Hoyles – Spiders
Interview by Miriam C. A new album means a new interview. A lot of years have been passed from our first interview (read it here), so, it’s clearly time for an update…
Sinistro – “Sangue Cássia” (2018)
Label: Season of Mist Review by Warren Mayocchi For we foreigners the exotic sound of music sung in a language we do not understand can be captivating. For the right…
Arch Enemy – “Will to Power” (2017)
Label: Century Media Review by Tony Cannella Arch Enemy is so freaking good at this point. The band has remained consistent throughout their history and show no signs of slowing down.…
Auri – “Auri” (2018)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella Since the last Nightwish tour, Tuomas Holopainen and Troy Donockley have used their “off-time” wisely and effectively. The duo has joined voices…
King Witch – “Under the Mountain” (2018)
Label: Listenable Records Review by Warren Mayocchi “Don’t talk to me of blasphemy, I’d strike the sun if it insulted me”. King Witch begin their album with this quote from “Moby…
Elferya – “Eden’s Fall” (2015)
Independent Release Review by Warren Mayocchi From the opening notes of “Eden’s Fall” it is obvious Elferya are a symphonic metal band. The first track is a short instrumental introduction.…
Anna von Hausswolff @ Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS – 8th March 2018
Review by Miriam C. I do realize that it’s not the proper introduction that you might expected from me on the other hand, after so much years, I feel like we…
Robin Wattie – BIG|BRAVE
Interview by Miriam C. This interview marks the beginning of a new start after an unwanted stop due to force majeure (which include work and study) thus with a huge…
Thomas Corpse – Jess and the Ancient Ones
Interview by Miriam C. Almost two years ago [read here], I’ve accomplished one of my dreams: interview JATAO‘s mainmain Thomas Corpse – now, it’s time to dig into the new…
Zola Jesus – “Okovi” (2017)
Label: Sacred Bones Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Zola Jesus has an arresting voice. A voice deep with the humanity of experience. On “Okovi” this voice is paired with a…
Tarja Turunen
Interview by Miriam C. For all of us, Christmas has a different and personal meaning but no matter what, you’ll always listen to the same good ol’songs and this in effect…