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…
COURAGE MY LOVE return with “Becoming” EP
June 11 release of new EP marks the start of a very, very busy year Band launches online video series: “The (Un) Real Lives” of Courage My Love Homeskool Prom…
Maledia – “Your Angels Cry” EP (2012)
Label : Ravenheart Records Review by Tony Cannella From Rome, Italy the Gothic metal band Maledia released their debut album “She and Her Darkness” in 2009. It was quite impressive…
Lumus – “Bacchus’ Curse” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Portland, Oregon, the band Lumus (named after Violin player Jon Lumus) offers a unique brand of symphonic metal. Of course Violins have…
Lightless Moor – “The Poem – Crying My Grief to A Feeble Dawn” (2013)
Label: Dreamcell 11/Wormholedeath/Aural Music Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the Gothic Doom Metal band Lightless Moor formed in 2001. After their initial EP “Renewal” was released in 2006, they…
Hurtful Witch – “Spectra” (2013) [DEMO] [REISSUE]
Label : Andromeda Relix Review by Tony Cannella There is no doubt that the 80s were an exciting time in the history of metal. Long before there was an internet,…
Ivalys – “Lumen” (2013)
Label: Dreamcell 11/Wormholedeath/Aural Music Review by Tony Cannella The French metal band Ivalys already made a mark with their impressive EP “Words in Time” last year. Now with their debut…
Hydrogyn – “Private Sessions” (2012)
Label: Rapid Fire Entertainment Review by Tony Cannella The Kentucky based melodic hard rock band Hydrogyn first burst onto the scene in 2004 “Best Served With Volume” and followed that up…
Heart Shaped Rock – “Brought it On” SINGLE (2012)
Label : Zen Hill Records Review by Tony Cannella It is difficult to get a feel on a band based on one song. Such is the case with Portland, Maine’s…
Igorrr – “Hallelujah” (2012)
Label : Ad Noiseam Review by Luisa Mercier I stumbled over French Igorrr (aka Gautier Serre) by mere chance on the Facebook page of another musician and after thirty seconds…
North Diamond – “По Ту Сторону Бытия” [“On the Other Side of Being” – “Po Tu Storonu Biytiya”] (2012)
Label : Grailight Productions Review by Vard Aman North Diamond formed in Moscow in 2008 and play what could be described as a combination of melodic Black Metal and Death…
Kvitrafn (Einar Selvik) – Wardruna
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta When I was asked if I wanted to interview Einar “Kvitrafn” Selvik from Wardruna I had to stop for a good five minutes to register the…
THE EDGE OF PARADISE @ The Mix, Seattle, WASHINGTON, USA – 27/04/2013
Live Report and Photo by Vinnie Johnson Edge of Paradise, heavy metal band from California stormed through Seattle WA this past Saturday, April 27th and they marked their presence. I’ve…
Jessie Ware – “Devotion” [The Gold Edition] (2013)
Label : Cherrytree Records/Island Records/Universal Review by Jesse StClaire In today’s pop music, the bass is down low, the tempo is fast and the vocals are processed to elaborate extremes.…