Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody – “Ascending to Infinity” (2012)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella Several years ago the members of the virtuoso Italian metal band Rhapsody found themselves in a unique situation. The band –…
Indie Zone Reviews : Ellie Goulding – “Halcyon” (2012)
Label : Polydor Review by Luisa Mercier I loved and still love Ellie Goulding debut “Lights” and really welcomed with open arms this second official release. From samples, you could…
Interview : Gogo Melone – Luna Obscura
Interview by Danny Robertson We spoke to vocalist Gogo Melone from Greek metal act Luna Obscura, to get an insight into the band’s history and influences. How and…
Interview : Enid Williams – Girlschool
Interview by Tony Cannella For over 30-years Girlschool has been one of the more iconic and influential bands to emerge from the legendary New Wave of British Heavy…
Interview: Giorgia Gueglio – MasterCastle (2009)
Interview by Danny Robertson Giorgia Gueglio, singer and founder for heavy/melodic Italian metal act MasterCastle, spoke to us to discuss their debut album “The Phoenix” (released April 2009) and…
Interview : Gaelle Pruvost – Sad Siberia
Interview by Marc “Peston” Sels Sad Siberia is a gothic metal band from the French speaking part of Belgium. In November 2008 they had a serious change of…
Winter in Eden – “Echoes of Betrayal” (2012)
Label : Lycan Records Review by Tony Cannella Winter in Eden is a female fronted Gothic/Symphonic Metal from the UK. The band formed around 2007, released their debut EP “At…
Sabbath Assembly – “Ye Are Gods” (2012)
Label : Svart Records/The Ajna Offensive Review by Luisa Mercier Four are the entities of God: Christ, Jehova, Satan and Lucifer and each of them can be found in human…
Ephel Duath – “On Death and Cosmos” EP (2012)
Label : Agonia Records Review by Luisa Mercier Italian avantgarde band Ephel Duath is back on the scene after a long break due to personal and economic reasons. These are…
Anneke Van Giersbergen – “Everything Is Changing” (2011)
Label : Pias/Agua Recordings Review by Luisa Mercier After releasing “In Your Room” I was a bit sceptic about Anneke‘s new record. Beware: I was not sceptic about her vocals…
Indie Zone Review : The Jezabels – “Prisoner” (2012)
Label : Pias/Self Review by Luisa Mercier The Jezabels come from Austrialia and their self-released was quite a plesant surprise for me. I have to admit that indie rock, indie…
Indie Zone Review : Beth Hart – “Bang Bang Boom Boom” (2012)
Label : Mascot Records/earMusic Review by Davide Torresan I confess that I knew nothing of Beth Hart, until yesterday. Bad, very bad. Searching for a bit of information about this…
Eerie Sounds Review : Tarja Turunen & Harus – “In Concert – Live at Sibelius Hall” (2011)
Label : earMusic Review by Luisa Mercier Harus is a side project of Tarja, former Nightwish singer, founded to rearrange classical tracks in a more modern way together with other…
Eerie Sounds Review : Hekate – “Die Welt der dunklen Gärten” (2011)
Label : Auerbach Tonträger/Prophecy Productions Review by Luisa Mercier Hekate is a German ensemble which delivers us a quite eerie Folk, Neoclassical sound mixing it with lyrics that draw from…
Eerie Sounds Review : Les Discrets – “Ariettes Oubliées” (2012)
Label : Prophecy Productions Review by Luisa Mercier Les Discrets with Alcest and other bands are one of the main representatives of the French shoegaze scene that has produced so…
Hexvessel – “No Holier Temple” (2012)
Label : Svart Records Review by Luisa Mercier The Finnish folk/psychedelic band is back with their second album and what first stroke me the most is the wonderful cover artwork.…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Kirlian Camera – “Nightglory” (2011)
Label : Out of Line Review by Luisa Mercier The Italian industrial combo Kirlian Camera is a cult throughout Europe and now is back with another beautiful release. “Nightglory” is…
Interview : Vicky Johnson – Winter in Eden (2012)
Interview by Si Smith Intro by Miriam C. It’s time again to give space to the British symphonic rock band Winter in Eden, after the 2010 debut “Awakening”…
Interview : Karyn Crisis & Davide Tiso – Ephel Duath
Interview by Si Smith Ephel Duath have always been at the cutting edge of metal, exploring the possibilities of the genre rather than following trends. As such any…
Interview : Dave Nuss & Jamie Myers – Sabbath Assembly
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta If you’ve never heard about them, this is a good chance to get to know more about Sabbath Assembly, a daring musical project that…