Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Interview by Miriam C. From disco diva to singer-songwriter: Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s career can be resumed in this sentence. You can still remember her for her hits “Murder On the Dance…
Alexa Kabazie – Letters From the Fire
Interview by Tony Cannella From the Bay Area, Letters From the Fire returns with a great new album, “Worth the Pain” (which is due out in September). This will also…
Heart – “Beautiful Broken” (2016)
Label: Concord Records Review by Tony Cannella With their new album, “Beautiful Broken”, Heart have re-visited some of the lesser known (but equally great) songs from their catalogue and re-recorded…
Darkher – “Realms” (2016)
Label: Prophecy Productions Review by Warren Mayocchi There is a majestic sound to Darkher‘s debut album “Realms”. Darkher is the work or maybe alter-ego of Jayn Hanna Wissenberg. There is…
Myrkur – “Mausoleum” EP (2016)
Label: Relapse Records Review by Warren Mayocchi There are albums one does not expect, “Mausoleum” is such a production. It is a listening surprise for those familiar with the studio…
Matilda Roth – MaidaVale
Interview by Miriam C. and Alessandra Cognetta Hailing from the Swedish island of Gotland, MaidaVale brings together 70s influences and a more contemporary feel to create an energetic, groovy sound.…
Sylvaine – “Wistful” (2016)
Label: Season of Mist Review by Warren Mayocchi Sylvaine performs all aspects of her musical creations. Labeled well as alternative/atmospheric post-metal/post-rock, she has created an album which lives up to…
G.O.T.H. – “G.O.T.H.” (2016)
Label: Musicarchy Media Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Lisbon, Portugal, G.O.T.H. (short for Glam On Thy Hell) is indeed a goth band… sort of. I don’t know if I…
September (Emily Lazar) – September Mourning
Interview by Tony Cannella With the release of their new album, ”Volume II”, the band September Mourning have released an album that is visually and sonically striking. To put it…
Epica – “The Holographic Principle” (2016)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella Dutch symphonic metal legends Epica have always been the model of consistency throughout their career. Each album has been bigger, more grandiose and…
Exploded View – “Exploded View” (2016)
Label: Sacred Bones Records Review by Warren Mayocchi “Fully live, fully improvised, first-takes only” is part of the record label’s description for Exploded View‘s self-titled album. The band are Annika…
Letters From the Fire – “Worth the Pain” (2016)
Label: Sand Hill Records Review by Tony Cannella Letters From the Fire is a hard rock outfit from the San Francisco Bay Area. The band returns with a new album,…
Even Vast – “Hear Me Out” (RE-ISSUE) (2016)
Label: Sleazy Rider Records Review by Warren Mayocchi In 1999 Even Vast released their first album “Hear Me Out”. In 2016 they have re-mastered the album, packaged it with a…
Charlotte Wessels – Delain
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta With a new album coming up in August, summer festivals and a successful crowdfunding campaign to celebrate their 10th anniversary, Delain is having one of their…
Die Like a Mayfly
Interview by Miriam C. It’s an old Femme Metal Webzine tradition to take a chance on unknown but rather talented bands. Though, if the band in question comes from Japan,…
Doro – “Strong and Proud – 30 Years of Rock and Metal” DVD (2016)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella To celebrate her 30th anniversary rocking on stage, the German Metal Queen Doro Pesch has released another DVD/live album entitled, “Strong and Proud”…
Delain – “Moonbathers” (2016)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella It’s always exciting when one of your favorite bands releases a new album. Rightly or wrongly expectations are always so high, that it…
Kat Sproule – Horizon’s Edge
Interview by Warren Mayocchi Horizon’s Edge is a power metal band from Melbourne, Australia. They have been touring the country to promote their second album, “Heavenly Realms”, released in 2015.…
Mourn – “Ha, Ha, He” (2016)
Label: Captured Track Review by Warren Mayocchi At twenty-six minutes Mourn‘s album is a quick listen. It is full of jangly, not quite in-your-face punk. Lyrically there is a lot…
Blues Pills – “Lady In Gold” (2016)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Alessandra Cognetta Blues Pills emerged into the music scene with a great EP, a stellar debut album, a deal with Nuclear Blast and a lot…