Death Penalty – “Death Penalty” (2014)
Label: Rise Above Records Review by Alessandra Cognetta Death Penalty was founded in late 2013 by Gaz Jennings, after the split of Cathedral. Death Penalty released an EP, “Sign of…
Evenmore – “The Beginning” EP (2014)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Evenmore is a melodic symphonic/power metal band from Switzerland. Their debut EP is appropriately titled “The Beginning”. “The curse is coming… Run” is the opening…
Sophia Sama – Season of Ghosts
Interview by Naomi Rigley Transcription by Miriam C. Season of Ghosts, conceived by ex-Blood Stain Child vocalist Sophia Aslanidou came together during October 2013. The newly established band combines a…
Battle Beast – “Unholy Savior” (2015)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by CriX The Finnish band Battle Beast is back with a brand new album called “Unholy Savior” and if the previous albums (“Steel” and “Battle Beast”)…
Xanima – “Prototype: Homo Sapiens” (2013)
Label: Freeside Records Review by Tony Cannella Now for something just a little bit different. They are called Xanima and hail from Stockholm, Sweden. Previously they have already released an…
Merkabah – “Ubiquity” (2014)
Label: Metal Maple Records Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Quebec, Canada, the melodic metal band Merkabah was formed in 2002. The band released their debut EP “Elliptic Thoughts” that…
Motor Sister – “Ride” (2015)
Label: Metal Blade Review by Tony Cannella Motor Sister is an all-star musical project that pays homage to Mother Superior a Los Angeles based hard rock band that existed from…
Equisa – “Strange Release” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Dutch prog rock band Equisa was formed in 2011 and released their debut EP “Straight Lines” the following year. They have since followed…
The Nearly Deads – “Survival Guide” EP (2013)
Label: Standby Records Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Tampa, Florida, The Nearly Deads are a modern hard rock band with a definite amount of commercial viability. The band has…
Kaipa – “Sattyg” (2014)
Label: Inside Out Review by Tony Cannella Originally formed in 1974, the Swedish prog rock outfit Kaipa is perhaps the greatest progressive band that nobody has heard of. Well, it…
Illuminata – “Where Stories Unfold” (2015)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Austria, the symphonic metal band Illuminata has existed since 2006. With their 3rd album “Where Stories Unfold”, the band has released an epic record…
Alison Moyet – “Minutes and Seconds – Live” (2014)
Label: Metropolis/Cooking Vinyl Review by Tony Cannella Musically speaking, Alison Moyet is a bit different than what you might find at Femme Metal. This U.K. born singer has already had…
Devilment – “The Great and Secret Show” (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella Devilment was originally formed by guitarist Daniel Finch in 2011. Unable to find a suitable vocalist Daniel turned to longtime friend and Cradle…
Coronatus – “Cantus Lucidus” (2014)
Label: Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella The symphonic metal band Coronatus was formed in 1999 in Ludwigsburg, Germany. They released their debut album (“Lux Noctis”) in 2007 and have…
Avatarium – “All I Want” EP (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella Avatarium is the new project of Leif Edling from Candlemass. In 2013 they released their self-titled debut which – as it turns out…
Milena Eva & Thomas Sciarone – GOLD
Interview by Michelle Henriquez The Netherlands based band GOLD define themselves as “a contemporary rock band that’s heavy because of the songs, not the sound, but why? Let’s discover with…
The Oath – “The Oath” (2014)
Label: Rise Above Records Review by Tony Cannella Since the release of their self-titled debut, the female duo The Oath has called it quits. Too bad too, because “The Oath”…
Whyzdom – “Symphony for a Hopeless God” (2015)
Label: Scarlet Records Review by Tony Cannella When it comes to philharmonic metal, France’s Whyzdom have got to be one of the leaders in the genre. Okay, I don’t know…
The Agonist – “Eyes of Providence” (2015)
Label: Century Media Records Review by Tony Cannella The Montreal based melodic death metal outfit The Agonist suffered a huge loss when front woman Alissa White-Gluz left to join Swedish…