Krampus – “Shadows of Our Time” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Si Smith Italian folk metal? What’s not to like! From the first strains of the intro “Echoes from the Ancients” it is clear that this is…
Lacuna Coil – “Dark Adrenaline” (2012)
Label : Century Media Records Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s greatest metal export Lacuna Coil returns with their 6th album. It’s been almost 3-years since they released “Shallow Life” to…
Knifeworld – “Dear Lord, No Deal” EP (2011)
Label : Believers Roast Review by Luisa Mercier After their debut album “Buried Alone: Tales of Crushing Defeat” was released in 2009, Knifeworld are back with a 3-track EP. Even…
Eilera – “Darker Chapters and Stars…” – (2011)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier I already knew Eilera and had appreciated their second album “Fusion”. The following “Darker Chapters and Stars…” features the characteristics that made this band…
Interview : Eilera
Interview by Claudio Grippi Femme Metal Webzine got the chance to interview Eilera, a French artist who was able to draw the attention of the Finnish label Spinefarm Records,…
Katanga – “Moonchild” (2011)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella Katanga is a Gothic Rock/Metal outfit from Germany. Their second album (“Moonchild”) is out now via Massacre Records and the band is…
Karkaos – “In Burning Skies” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Karkaos are an interesting band to come out of Canada. On their debut 6-song, 25-minute EP the band comes at you fast and heavy…
Julian’s Lullaby – “Dreaming of Your Fears” (2011)
Label : STF Records Review by Tony Cannella Greece’s Julian’s Lullaby already released their debut demo “I Can Hear You Thinking…” in 2008 and was an impressive first step for…
Izegrim – “Code of Consequences” (2011)
Label : Listenable Records Review by Si Smith Dutch death metal warriors Izegrim changed their name from “Isegrim” because it wasn’t metal enough. This is their third full-length since formation…
Desideria – “End the Curse” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Si Smith Desideria was a subject for Englishman Wordsworth’s poetry and also of an Italian fantasy mini-series. It is unclear if either of these have been…
Iwrestledabearonce – “Ruining It for Everybody ” (2011)
Label : Century Media Records Review by Si Smith Apparently Iwrestledabearonce don’t play by the rules. Except their own. What comes out the other end is a mixed up hash…
Ivalys – “Words In Time” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From France, Ivalys plays Symphonic Metal, featuring the strong vocals of Jessica Donati. Their debut 4-song, 20-minute debut EP, “Words in Time” was released…
Issa – “The Storm” (2011)
Label : Frontiers Records Review by Tony Cannella The Norwegian queen of Melodic Hard Rock returns with her second album “The Storm”. On her debut album “Sign of Angels” Issa…
In Virtue – “Embrace the Horror” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Yet another reason you can never judge a book by its cover, especially when it comes to metal bands, artists and musicians. Take the…
Interview : Patricia Hillinger – Cornerstone ®
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi The Austrian hard rock band Cornerstone is back to town, with a new singer. We had the chance to interview the amazing singer Patricia Hillinger.…
Infinity Overture – “The Infinite Overture Part 1” (2011)
Label : Lion Music Review by Tony Cannella On their 2009 debut album, Denmark’s Infinity Overture released a solid debut album that set the template for their melodic, symphonic metal…
Infinite Tales – “Only the Beginning” (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella To be completely honest with you, once I received the debut full-length from the Ukraine’s Infinite Tales, dubbed “Only the Beginning”, I had absolutely…
Imperia – “Secret Passion” (2011)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella It is hard to believe that it has been 13-years since Helena Iren Michaelsen first burst on to the metal scene as…
Iluminato – “Reflections of Humanity” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Brazil’s dark Symphonic/Gothic Metal band Iluminato came to fruition in 2010. The band is comprised of two full-time members. Female vocalist Liz Demier is…
Hollywood Groupies – “Punched by Million, Hit by None” (2011)
Label : Nomadism Records Review by Tony Cannella Now for something just a little bit different. Hollywood Groupies is a Female Fronted glam metal band from Italy. On their debut…