Sirenia – “The Enigma of Life” (2011)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella The long running Norwegian Symphonic/Gothic Metal band Sirenia has always managed to write good songs, going all the way back to…
Shield of Wings – “Solarium” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella On their debut EP “Solarium”, Chicago, Illinois’s Shield of Wings offer up a satisfying cocktail of Symphonic Metal that is sure to please fans…
The Project Hate MCMXCIX – “Bleeding the New Apocalypse (Cum Victriciis in Manibus Armis” (2011)
Label : Season of Mist Review by Stina “Bleeding the New Apocalypse” sounds quite like an appropriate album title to frame this relentless Swedish entity at this point of its…
Temujin – “Demons” SINGLE (2011)
Label : BlueFreya Media Review by Tony Cannella Australia’s Gothic Metal duo Temujin released their debut effort “1000 Tears” in 2008. Now, three years later they have returned with a…
Theatres Des Vampires – “Moonlight Waltz” (2011)
Label : Dreamcell11/Aural Music Review by Andrea Disgraced Theatres des Vampires are back and this time with full force! Ok, let’s start from the beginning: being an old, huge fan of…
Scarlet Canary – “Scarlet Canary” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Colorado, Scarlet Canary plays good, basic hard rock/heavy as these five songs presented on their EP can and will attest to. Scarlet Canary…
Interview : Marina – Ambehr
Interview by Vard Aman Ambehr are one of the most unique bands around, from their sound to their history. They were founded in 1995 by Art (bass & vocals) in…
Marvel – “Reduce My Pain” EP & “Naiti Sebya” SINGLE (2011)
Independent Releases Review by Vard Aman Delia, and now Marvel – Kiev, Ukraine, seems to be holding onto some real gems currently, that’s for sure! Marvel formed in 2006, and…
Артания (Artania) – “Ночь Оденет Тебе Свой Венец” (“Night Shall Crown Ye”) (2011)
Label : Grailight Productions Review by Vard Aman In Russian: Артания – “Ночь Оденет Тебе Свой Венец” (“Noch Odenet Tebe Svoy Venets”). Formed in 2007, Artania hail from Voronezh in…
Ambehr – “Amber Dreamland” (2011)
Label : Grailight Productions Review by Vard Aman Ambehr was founded in Armenia in 1995 and moved to Russia in 1998, first to St. Petersburg and then to Moscow where…
Interview : Olga Skripova – Marvel
Interview by Vard Aman Marvel formed in 2006 in Kiev, Ukraine, where they are still based. Outside Ukraine, they are perhaps not that well known, but they certainly deserve…
Interview : Anastasia Sverkunova – Delia
Interview by Vard Aman We are all familiar with the big names of female fronted Metal: Nightwish; Within Temptation; Lacuna Coil; etc. These are the names that dominate the…
Ex Libris – “Medea” DEMO (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella My first introduction to Holland’s Ex Libris was on the Femme Metal compilation “Beauty and Brutality” with their excellent contribution “Destined”. That song also…
Evil Rise – “…In War and Hate” (2011)
Label : Evil Mind Records Review by Tony Cannella One of the most endearing traits (in my opinion) that Spain’s Evil Rise possesses is their penchant for delivering some top-notch…
Eternity Stands Still – “The Reckoning” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, Eternity Stands Still released their debut EP “The Reckoning” back in 2010. The band is quite adept at melodic power metal and…
Eternal Dream – “The Fall of Salanthine” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Fans who have a love for melodic, up-tempo, symphonic epic metal ala classic Helloween, Dark Moor and Rhapsody of Fire and can’t get enough…
Epica – “Requiem for the Indifferent” (2012)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella Whether you like them or don’t, the one thing that you have to admire about Epica is that they never ‘half-ass’…
End of September – “End of September” (2012)
Label : Ulterium Records Review by Tony Cannella End of September is a very promising melodic metal band from Sweden. They were formed in 2009 and have just released their…
Elyose – “Théogyne” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Paris, France, the band Elyose was formed around 2009. After releasing a 6-song EP the band began work on their debut. “Théogyne” is…
Holy Moses – “30th Anniversary: In the Power of Now” (2012)
Label : Steamhammer Records/SPV Review by Tony Cannella To commemorate their milestone of reaching 30 years, German thrash legends Holy Moses recently went into the studio to re-record 20 classic…