Elvenstorm – “Of Rage and War” (2011)
Label : Infernö Records Review by Tony Cannella From France, Elvenstorm is a pure old school heavy metal band with thrash metal influences as well. They were formed in 2008 and…
El Cuervo de Poe – “Ex-Libris” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Mexico comes the Gothic metal band El Cuervo de Poe. The band was formed in 2004 and released their debut independent album in…
Edge of Paradise – “Mask” (2011)
Label : Shredrock Records Review by Tony Cannella From Hollywood, California the band Edge of Paradise plays guitar-driven traditional melodic metal with some modernized touches to their songs. In addition…
Ecliptica – “Journey Saturnine” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Austria, the band Ecliptica formed in 2003 and features the duel male/female vocals of Sandra Urbanek and Tom Tieber. On their 4th full-length…
Awaken Solace – “In Nightfall’s Embrace” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Formed in Brisbane, Australia in 2010, the symphonic metal band Awaken Solace has just released their debut album “In Nightfall’s Embrace” and it is…
Serenity – “War of Ages” (2013)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Davide Torresan With this “War of Ages” Serenity reaches the goal of the 4th album. Time really flies since it seems like yesterday when…
You Say France and I Whistle – “Angry Men” (2012)
Label : SPV Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish band You Say France and I Whistle are as unique as their name. To call them metal definitely a stretch –…
Ida Hedene – You Say France and I Whistle
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi Indie pop music always has been a bit undervalued but it hides lots of great new acts most of the time. This is the…
Spider Rockets – “Bitten” (2012)
Label : P-Dog Records Review by Tony Cannella Never judge a book by its cover or a band by their name. I was way surprised when I first listened to…
Helena Cos – Spider Rockets
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi AC/DC, Metallica, Five Finger Death Punch and so on. These are a few names that inspired the New Jersey band Spider Rockets, back on…
Inga Scharf – Van Canto
Interview by Andy Axworthy After releasing four successful albums in almost five years, the band Van Canto does not really need an introduction. Their ‘A Capella’ metal has drawn the…
Siva Six – “The Twin Moon” (2011)
Label : Alfa Matrix Review by Luisa Mercier The Greek duo Siva Six is back on the scene after five years of absence. Their latest release was the their second…
Delia – “Recollection” (2013)
Label : Ravenheart Records Review by Vard Aman Back in 2010 a band called Delia, from Kiev, Ukraine, released an album called “Spogad” (“Спогад”) – an album which I regard…
Phildel – “The Disappearance of The Girl” (2013)
Label : Decca/Universal Review by Luisa Mercier One hour ago the postman rang my doorbell, finally laying in my hands one of the most awaited 2013 releases, Phildel‘s debut “…
Kerstin Bischof – “Project Ava” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Germany, Kerstin Bischof first came on to the Femme Metal radar due to her brief time in the German symphonic metal band Xandria.…
Kerstin Bischof
Interview by Miriam C. After some painful band splits (we have already seen her in action with Axxis and Xandria), the German singer Kerstin Bischof has decided to going solo…
Shroud Eater – “ThunderNoise” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier After releasing their EP in 2009, Shroud Eater are back with their brilliant debut album. The guitar player, Jeannie Saiz, is in charge of…
Sakara – “Blood and Stone” (2011)
Label : Ravenheart Records Review by Luisa Mercier “Blood & Stone” is the debut of the UK based singer/songwriter Sakara and features several styles. Not only metal, but also more experimental…
Dying Passion – “Amplify” (2012)
Label : Epidemie Records Review by Tony Cannella From the Czech Republic, Dying Passion’s style may be difficult to put a finger on, maybe Alternative Doom Metal might be a…