Interview : Issa (Isabell Øversveen) (2011)
Interview by Ed MacLaren In the evolution of metal, one of the most lastingly popular genres is arguable the glam metal sound of the 80s. While the look of…
Interview : Dilenya Mar – Beyond the Bridge
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi Debut albums have the goal of introducing a band in the best way possible. Nowadays, music biz has a varied range of bands,…
Lita Ford – “Living Like a Runaway” (2012)
Label : SPV/Steamhammer Review by Tony Cannella In 2009 after many, many years of musical inactivity, hard rock legend Lita Ford returned with “Wicked Wonderland” which was met by… derision,…
Interview : Lita Ford
Interview by Tony Cannella Lita Ford has built up an impressive body of work throughout her career which began almost 40 years ago with the seminal all female band…
Interview : Heike Langhans – Draconian
Interview by Vard Aman Over the years Draconian has become a household name in (Gothic) Doom Metal circles, so I’ll skip any long introductory monologues here and move…
Interview : Elizabeth Andrews – Frantic Amber
Interview by Si Smith From the retro feel of Girlschool to the heavier riffage of Kittie, all-girl bands are slowly becoming more prevalent in the metal scene. More and more we are…
Interview : S.Lee Baysinger – Fateless Tears (2008)
Interview by Erwin Van Dijk Fateless Tears is not completely unknown to Femme Metal readers. They were featured on the “Ferocity & Femininity” compilation and there is an…
Trillium – “Alloy” (2011)
Label : Frontiers Records Review by Tony Cannella Until recently, Amanda Somerville has been most notable for her work with Epica and Avantasia, but in the last few years she…
Gone Til Winter – “The First Season” COMPILATION (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Formed in 2002, the UK based metal band Gone Til Winter has released a single, an EP and this 31-minute mini-album “The First Season”.…
Gone Til Winter – “Gone Til Winter” DEMO (2009)
Label : Headroom Records Review by Tony Cannella From the UK comes the dark melodic power metal outfit Gone Til Winter. Their self-titled debut was released in 2009. Of course,…
Forward Shapes – “Legacy” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Matteo Bussotti “Legacy”, Forward Shapes‘ first release is a well made mixture of different sonorities, which obviously lead to prog-rock. Every song, in its own way,…
HolyHell – “Darkness Visible – The Warning” EP (2012)
Label : Magic Circle Music Review by Tony Cannella With their newly released EP “Darkness Visible – The Warning”, HolyHell are really, really starting to come into their own. Their…
Evenpath – “IX5VI2” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From France, the symphonic power metal band Evenpath features the powerful vocals of Sarah Liodenot. Their debut EP is out now and goes by…
Doro – “Raise Your Fist in the Air” EP (2012)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella The long awaited new song from the German metal queen Doro Pesch is finally here. The new album “Raise Your Fist”…
Doro – “Under My Skin (A Fine Collection of Doro Classics)” COMPILATION (2012)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella I’m always suspicious of compilation albums. Especially if there is no new music included in the set, I mean, what’s the point?…
Visions of Atlantis – “Maria Magdalena” EP (2011)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella It’s only been a few months since Austria’s Visions of Atlantis returned with their new singer Maxi Nil and the excellent “Delta”…
Interview : Andrei Kryssov & Alison Vance – Forward Shapes
Interview by Matteo Bussotti You’ve probably heard before of “long-distance relationships”. Some of them end well, others…do not. But, have you ever heard about a “long-distance band”? No?…
Interview : Hugo Flores & Jessica Lehto – Factory of Dreams (2011)
Interview by Ed Mac Laren Portugal’s Factory of Dreams make it clear from the first molar-rattling power chord that they’re ready to make your head explode with their…
Interview : Hugo Flores & Jessica Lehto – Factory of Dreams (2009)
Interview by Ed MacLaren “A Strange Utopia” is the latest progressive metal release from Lisbon-based Factory of Dreams. Combining dramatic vocals with intricate guitar lines and atmospheric keyboards,…
The Way of Purity – “Equate” (2012)
Label : Wormhole Death/Aural Music Review by Luisa Mercier The Way of Purity is a mysterious band, Supportive of The Animal Liberation Front, they are convinced that in the future…