Interview : Vanessa “Nane” Ramirez – Crownless
Interview by Connie Bach Hailing from Madrid, Crownless carries a sound all its own, which is tough to describe. With its mix of Nane’s clean, strong vocals,…
Interview : Masha Mysmane – Exilia
Interview by Connie Bach “No Tears for You” is featured on the upcoming Femme Metal compilation Beauty and Brutality is an example of the fiery energy that…
Interview : Viktoria “Kiwi” Revko – Infinite Tales
Interview by Connie Bach From Kiev, Infinite Tales is a unique band with a dark, fiery sound. The vocal stylings of Zolik and Kiwi contrast each other perfectly,…
Interview : Sabrina Valentine, Camden Cruz, Kevin Byrd & Keith Byrd – Seven Kingdoms
Interview by Robin Stryker Femme Metal is here with Seven Kingdoms, a power metal band from Florida that ROCKED the stage last night at the Mid-Week Mayhem show…
Interview : Zala Hodnik – Aperion
Interview by Connie Bach Compared to every other symphonic metal band I have ever come across, Aperion stands out. Their use of flute, cello, and other instruments…
Interview : Sanna Salou – Dimlight
Interview by Ed MacLaren Rife with dark atmospherics and dramatic flourishes, Greece’s Dimlight push the crumbling limits of goth metal with their debut album “Obtenebration”. Feeding on…
Interview : Annabella – Vanity Ink
Interview by Connie Bach I’d describe Vanity Ink as having an energetic, vivacious sound designed to have audience members head banging and shaking their hips in time to…
Interview : Sassy Skeleton & Rotten – Reactive Black
Interview by Robin Stryker As Halloween creeps closer on stealthy black-cat feet, my musical taste shifts gears towards darker fare, and you can’t get much darker than…
Interview : Magali Luyten – Virus IV
Interview by Connie Bach Virus IV is pure, solid, razor-sharp metal. No axes, just swords for this band; and it is an excellent sound. “Frightening Lanes” from…
Interview : Dianne van Giersbergen – Ex Libris
Interview by Connie Bach What is the expression people have? Where they feel they’ve heard a song before, and it has a flavour all its own. While…
Interview : Carlotta “Cheryl” Cimeli – Raven Tide
Interview by Connie Bach Raven Tide offers an energizing, yet soothing blend of driving guitars with a strong bass line, and balanced orchestra. The result is dark, warm,…
Interview : Anneka Latta – Exoterik
Interview by Connie Bach Here is a band with quite a strong, distinctive voice. Exoterik’s brand of metal blends raw power with sweetness, with element blending fluidly with…
Battlelore – “Doombound” (2011)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella With 2011 just underway, one of the most highly anticipated Femme Metal albums is “Doombound” by Finland’s Battlelore. This epic, fantasy metal…
Interview : Nitte Valo – Battle Beast
Interview by Ary R. With an upcoming album that will be released for Nuclear Blast, Finnish metal band Battle Beast is ready to bring its music around Europe.…
Interview : Barbara Licciardi – Todio
Interview by Erwin Van Dijk An interview with Barbara from Todio. Todio is a crossover progressive metal band from Italy. The band has been active since 1992 and…
Interview : Roberto “Brodo” Potenti & Ashley Watson – Skylark
Interview by Miriam NocturnalConcerto Well, it’s time for some Italian bands, don’t you think? So I think that we must give to a piece of the Italian metal…
Interview : Amanda Somerville – Trillium
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi Many are her collaborations in the metal scene, such is her reputation in Europe. After having released an album for her new project,…
Interview : Barbara Mischeri – Shining Fear
Interview by Robin Stryker Fifteen hundred years ago, Verona was the stronghold of Theodric the Great and his army of Goths. Today, it is the stronghold of…
Interview : Ayin Aleph
Interview by Ed MacLaren Every once in a while an artist comes along that defies description, challenges convention and polarizes the listening public – like all great musicians…
Interview : Aziza Amy Poggi – Dendura
Interview by Erwin Van Dijk The band Dendura is from Detroit/Grand Rapids, Michigan (USA). Dendura describes themselves as (breath in) Female fronted Egyptian themed prog metal or Egyptian…