Eluveitie – “Origins” (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella When it comes to Celtic influenced Folk metal, Switzerland’s Eluveitie have to be considered one of the best, most influencial – and…
Tarja – “Left in the Dark” EP (2014)
Label: earMUSIC Review by Tony Cannella “Left in the Dark” is not the new Tarja Turunen album. Instead, this should be looked at as a companion to her previous album…
BABYMETAL – “Babymetal” (2014)
Label: BMD FOX Records/Toy’s Factory Review by Davide Torresan I remember like it was yesterday the first time I’ve heard of BABYMETAL. It was on the end of November 2012 and I…
Anyri & Ivan Boyarkin – Mysterya
Questions by Vard Aman Interview collected by Miriam C. Mysterya, from Kiev in Ukraine have quickly established themselves as one of the hottest prospects in Female Fronted Metal, thanks to…
Blues Pills – “Blues Pills” (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Alessandra Cognetta Blues Pills’s self-titled debut album is a journey through time. The band manages to incorporate and mix together soul, blues and rock’n’roll to…
Riena – Hiidenhauta
Interview by CriX From the North comes a brand-spanking new black metal band, this time not from Norway but from Finland. Hiidenhauta is not your typical black metal band, for…
Laura Dziadulewicz – Medeia
Interview by CriX Medeia is a bright star in a sea of monotonously predictable heavy bands. This Tampere-based band, with their sound so fresh and brutal, gained the attention of the…
Akribi – “Black Morning Sun” (2011)
Label: Jyden Music Review by Tony Cannella From Sweden, Akribi is a progressive metal band who fuses Dream Theater style song arrangements with heavy riffs and clean vocals courtesy of…
Your Last Wish – “Desolation” (2012)
Label: Maple Metal Records Review by Tony Cannella From Montreal, Quebec, Canada comes the melodic Death Metal band Your Last Wish. The band formed in 2003 and in ’07 released…
Selene – “Among the Frozen” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The symphonic metal band Selene hails from Northern Ireland and was formed in 2013. They have recently released their debut EP “Among the Frozen”.…
Kobra Paige – Kobra and the Lotus
Interview by Tony Cannella For anyone hungry for a true, authentic metal band look no further than Canada’s Kobra and the Lotus. With their just released 3rd album “High Priestess”…
Neopera – “Destined Ways” (2014)
Label: EarMUSIC Review by Tony Cannella With “opera” in the band name, it is a safe bet that the German band Neopera would embrace operatic metal. You would think right?…
Cherry & the Vipers – “Cherry & and the Vipers” (2013)
Label: Epic/Sony Music Finland Review by CriX What happens if you put an actress, a cellist and 2 established musicians in the same band? An explosion of energy and pure…
Theatrum Mundi – “The Eyes of the Realm” (2013)
Label: Punk-Upon-Avon Review by Tony Cannella I have been receiving some quality female fronted symphonic metal coming from the USA as of late. That is always a good thing and I…
Training Icarus – “Stand Aside” (2014)
Label: Ravenheart Music Review by Tony Cannella Training Icarus is a melodic heavy metal band from London, England. The band is recently signed to the Ravenheart label (quite honestly one…
Dogma – “Under Dogma” (2013)
Indepedent Release Review by Vard Aman What are the first things that come to the minds of the average John and Jane Doe when they hear the name “Armenia”? The…
Kobra and the Lotus – “High Priestess” (2014)
Label: Titan Review by Tony Cannella Canada’s Kobra and the Lotus have been making a huge noise in the metal world – both figuratively and literally – these past few…
TWIN – SoundWitch
Interview by Miriam C. Well, Japan, despite its limited geographical width, is able to offer one of the best and exciting musical scene in the world (excluding the Scandinavian one)…
Carla van Huizen-Douw – La-Ventura
Interview by Abigail Henry Carla Van Huizen is the incredible voice behind the Dutch Band La-Ventura. La-Ventura came crashing into the music scene in 2005 with their first album “A…
Blood Ceremony – “Let It Come Down” SINGLE (2014)
Label: Rise Above Records Review by Alessandra Cognetta Blood Ceremony is back with a new single, released in coincidence with their European tour as headliners, in May. “Let it Come…