Phavian – “Meridian I” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Los Angeles, California based Avant-Garde Progressive metal band Phavian released their debut in 2009, followed by the previously reviewed “Foreword” EP in 2011,…
Panic Room – “Skin” (2012)
Label: Esoteric Antenna/Cherry Red Records Review by Tony Cannella My introduction to the UK prog/folk rock outfit Panic Room came via the excellent, “Satellite” album which was released in 2010.…
Nuit – “Time of Innocence” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Nuit is a duo (male and female) hailing from France. Their debut EP is titled “Time of Innocence” and the band plays what might…
My Endless Wishes – “My Endless Wishes” (2013)
Label: Doolittle Group AB Review by Tony Cannella From Sweden, My Endless Wishes was formed in 2005. In 2009 they released the 9-song demo “Never Walk Alone” and four years…
Mortillery – “Murder Death Kill” RE-RELEASE (2013)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella With all of the talk about the ‘true metal’ movement, it is easy to forget that there are those bands who are making…
Kaipa – “Vittjar” (2012)
Label: Inside Out Music Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish folk/progressive rock has been with us since 1975. Actually Kaipa is a band with a pretty eclectic pallet and is…
Isis Child – “Strange Days” (2011)
Label: Yesterrock Review by Tony Cannella Isis Child is the brain child of French guitarist Freddy Mazzucco. Mazzucco spent 12 years in the U.S. before returning to France and the…
In Tenebra – Promo 2012 (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Another band from Italy, the operatic/symphonic metal band In Tenebra was formed in 2005 and releases their first demo “Introspection” in 2009. The band…
Maria Nosyk – Mortalium
Interview by Vard Aman Mortalium is a Gothic Doom Metal band from Kharkiv in Ukraine. However, don’t let the the phrase “Gothic Doom Metal” fool you into thinking that you…
Marloes Voskuil – Izegrim
Interview by Ary R We’ve already had the great pleasure of talking about Izegrim a few years ago and now we have still the chance to talk about this band.…
Polly Scattergood – “Arrows” (2013)
Label: Mute Records Review by Luisa Mercier “Arrows” is the sophomore album of the English singer-songwriter Polly Scattergood. I confess I never heard of her before, but when I got…
Paige & Palermo – “Go” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier After the “Stay” EP that I already had the privilege to appreciate in the past weeks, now Jennifer Paige and Coury Palermo have released…
Anneke Van Giersbergen – “Drive” (2013)
Label: PIAS/Inside Out Music/Agua Recordings Review by Luisa Mercier Our dear Anneke is back with her fourth solo record, one year and a half after “Everything Is Changing”. Since I was…
Anathema – “Universal” DVD (2013)
Label: Kscope Review by Luisa Mercier Last year in September, Anathema held a special event, a very special event: a concert with the Plovdiv Philarmonic Orchestra in the Roman theatre…
Cold Sight – “A/H1N1” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman I first heard about Cold Sight a few years ago when they were still living in Bryansk (they’re now in St. Petersburg) and not…
Alkonost – “Сказки Странствий” [“Skazki Stranstviy” -“Tales of Wanderings”] (2013)
Label: Sound Age Productions Review by Vard Aman Alkonost is back! Since 1996, they have deservedly grown into one of Russia’s best known and most accomplished Epic Pagan/Folk Metal bands…
Gloria in Excelsis – “Cage” SINGLE (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella It is really hard to get a feel for an artist based on two songs. It’s even harder when it is two different versions…
Dark Moor – “Ars Musica” (2013)
Label: Scarlet Records Review by Tony Cannella Remember when the Spanish symphonic metal band Dark Moor had a female singer? It seems like ages ago since the band released their…
Cadaveria – “Horror Metal” (UnDead Edition) (2013)
Label: Bakerteam Records Review by Tony Cannella Are you ready for some Horror Metal? That is the name of the new album from Italy’s masters of the macabre, Cadaveria, and…
Windhand – “Soma” (2013)
Label: Relapse Records Review by Matteo Bussotti I’ve already reviewed Windhand, on the occasion of their split-EP with Cough. And I have to say my thoughts about this band haven’t…