Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody – “Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus” (2015)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Warren Mayocchi This is exciting, new music from a one of the pioneers of modern symphonic metal. Here is the second album from Luca…
Thundermother – “Road Fever” (2015)
Label: Despotz Records Review by Alysha Hayden ThunderMother = a Swedish based quintet of badass rock n roll chicks! Main vocals are by Clare Cunningham, on lead guitar we have…
Leslie Hunt – District 97
Interview by Tony Cannella District 97 is a progressive rock band hailing from Chicago. The band has received much (well deserved) critical acclaim for their releases – in particular, their…
Lyria – “Catharsis” (2014)
Independent Release Review by Warren Mayocchi With the introduction of electricity the sounds available to musicians expanded, over time popular music moved from acoustic bands to the new sounds generated…
Cradle of Filth – “Hammer of the Witches” (2015)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Alysha Hayden Cradle of Filth are an English extreme gothic metal band from Suffolk with Dani Filth out front on vocals, Richard Shaw and Ashok…
Whispering Woods – “Perditus et Dea” (2015)
Label: Loud Rage Music Review by Tony Cannella “Perditus Et Dea” is the second album from the Romanian/dark/ gothic metal band Whispering Woods. Musically and lyrically the band definitely likes to…
Alissa White-Gluz – Arch Enemy
Interview by Tony Cannella Arch Enemy’s popularity continues to grow in the metal stratosphere. When the band released their latest album “War Eternal” in 2014 there was a wait-and-see attitude…
Tarja – “Luna Park Ride” CD/DVD (2015)
Label: earMusic Review by CriX The queen of the symphonic metal Tarja Turunen is back with the live DVD and double CD “Luna Park Ride” and this is not your typical DVD because it…
Natalie Koskinen – Shape of Despair
Interview by Miriam C. Interview Shape of Despair, in particularly the talented singer Natalie Koskinen, feels like crowning an old dream. I’ve always considered the Finnish quintet one of the most…
Tezaura – “Unleash the Butterflies” (2015)
Label: Crysella Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Tezaura have given us a brilliant scene to imagine by naming their debut album “Unleash the Butterflies”. The band place themselves in the…
Royal Thunder – “Crooked Doors” (2015)
Label: Relapse Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Royal Thunder have let our ears tune into what seem like songs of personal and emotional experiences. Looking through the lyrics and attempting…
Zola Jesus
Interview collected by Tony Cannella Questions by Miriam C. & Tony Cannella With her latest album “Taiga”, Zola Jesus (AKA Nika Roza Danilova) presents the listener with an eclectic potpourri of…
Jenny Hval – “Apocalypse, girl” (2015)
Label: Sacred Bones/Tissue Review by Warren Mayocchi There are some albums that require effort to appreciate. Consider the opening track on “Apocalyse, girl” by Jenny Hval. The track is called…
Kobra Paige – Kobra and the Lotus
Interview by Peach Galea Kobra and the Lotus is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 2009 by lead vocalist and songwriter Kobra Paige and we have been lucky enough…
Frantic Amber – “Burning Insight” (2015)
Label: FA/Bertus Review by Peach Galea Frantic Amber is a international metal band based in Stockholm, Sweden. This melodic death metal band have originated from four different countries (Sweden, Denmark,…
Johanna Sadonis – Lucifer
Interview by Tony Cannella “Lucifer I” is the title of the debut album from Lucifer. The album has certainly been one of my top highlights for 2015 and is a…
Galley Beggar – “Silence & Tears” (2015)
Label: Rise Above Records Review by Peach Galea Galley Beggar are a London and Kent based band formed of 6 members who have all fallen in love with the rich…
Shape of Despair – “Monotony Fields” (2015)
Label: Season of Mist Review by Warren Mayocchi Funeral doom is not a metal genre to which I typically listen, and that is what has been created by Shape of…
Lucifer – “Lucifer I” (2015)
Label: Rise Above Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Big riff laden heavy seventies sound. This album is awesome. I love listening to bands that I have not heard from before, will…
Lullacry – “Legacy 1998-2014” (2014)
Label: Spinefarm Records Review by CriX “Legacy 1998-2014” is the swansong of the Finnish band Lullacry. For me it’s still hard to think that this band ended its career, they…