Tristania – “Darkest White” (2013)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella The Norwegian Gothic metal veterans Tristania returns with “Darkest White”, their seventh album and first since 2010’s “Rubicon”. “Darkest White” is also…
Infinitus Mortus – “The Conspiracy of Love” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From New Jersey, the Symphonic metal band Infinitus Mortus released their debut album “2012” in 2010. At that time the band consisted of only…
Illuminata – “A World So Cold” (2011)
Label : Twilight Zone Records Review by Tony Cannella My first introduction to the double female fronted Austrian band Illuminata came via their impressive EP, “A Frame of Beauty” in…
Hitherside – “Hitherside” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The band Hitherside formed in 2011 and features American vocalist Jennifer Summer and Belgian multi instrumentalist Sam Oerlemans. They have just released their self-titled…
Hanging Doll – “The Sacred & Profane” (2012)
Label : Rocksektor Records Review by Tony Cannella The U.K. based Gothic metal band Hanging Doll released their full-length debut, “Reason and Madness” in 2008 and have now returned with…
Edenbridge – “The Bonding” (2013)
Label : SPV/Steamhammer Review by Tony Cannella On their long awaited eighth studio album, the Austrian symphonic metal icons Edenbridge continue where they left off on their previous album “Solitaire”…
Delain – “Interlude” (2013)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella On their new release, the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain offers their fans a little bit of everything. “Interlude” is the title…
Emily Lazar – September Mourning
Interview by Ed MacLaren Deep within the dark purgatory between life and death lurks September, a young girl whose soul acts as a desolate bridge between life and death. She…
Ashley Costello – New Years Day
Interview by Miriam C. Straight from OC [Orange County, yeah like that eponymous The CW’s series], California, comes the alternative rock band New Years Day. Although their proved live experience…
Androniki Skoula – Chaostar
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta In this interview we get to know more about Chaostar with the help of their lovely vocalist Androniki Skoula. Trying to describe Chaostar‘s music is a…
Arkona – “Decade of Glory” LIVE (2013)
Label : Sound Age Productions/Napalm Records Review by Vard Aman Arkona (Аркона) have existed for only 10 years (well, 11 now), it feels like they have been around much longer…
Оксидерика – “Step to Darkness” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman Transliterated as Oksiderika or Oxiderika (I’m going to use the latter). Oxiderika are from Samara in Russia. They formed in 2011, and are therefore…
Chaostar – “Anomima” (2013)
Label : Season Of Mist Review by Davide Torresan Born in 1998, Chaostar is the side-project of Christos Antoniou, the guitarist of the symphonic death metal band Septicflesh. In this…
Helalyn Flowers – “White Me In Black Me Out” (2013)
Label : Alfa Matrix Review by Davide Torresan Born in 2006, the Italian Helalyn Flowers reach the goal of the 3rd album after a couple of nice works like “A…
My Ruin – “The Sacred Mood” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella My Ruin has quietly (or loudly) forged a solid career for themselves based on integrity and the quality of the music. On their just…
Belladonna – “Shooting Dice With God” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Matteo Bussotti Italian band Belladonna formed in 2005, and since then they gained a constantly growing attention from media, bringing them also to Grammys, which is…
Visions of Atlantis – “Ethera” (2013)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella It’s been a long road for the Austrian Symphonic power metal band Visions of Atlantis. They are true survivors of the genre.…
Upon Wings – “Afterlife” EP (2013)
Label : Sword of the Spirit LLC Review by Tony Cannella “Afterlife” is the debut EP from the Detroit based operatic metal band Upon Wings. The EP features only 4-songs and…
Maxine Petrucci – “Back to the Garden” (2013)
Label : Angelina Records Review by Tony Cannella Some fans may remember Maxine Petrucci from the early 80’s metal band Madame X. They had a minor hit on MTV with…
Masterforce – “Until the End of Time” DEMO (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from (Where else?) Italy comes the 6 person power metal band Masterforce. This band also employs a full time violinist which perhaps sets…