Fire and Forget – “Operation Freedom” (2011)
Label : Serbest Review by Luisa Mercier Fire and Forget is a Turkish band and the content of their death/thrash metal is heavily influenced by politics. “Operation Freedom” is a…
Fiona – “Unbroken” (2011)
Label : Life on the Moon Records/Cargo Records Review by Tony Cannella Talk about a long break between albums. It has been 19-years since Fiona Flanagan released her last album “Squeeze”.…
Fateless Tears – “Dawn’s Oblivion” SINGLE (2011)
Label : BlueFreya Media Review by Luisa Mercier Fateless Tears just released their new single, “Dawn’s Oblivion” and here we are with this short 3-track EP .The title track showcases…
Fastlane Flower – “Deadline” (2011)
Label : Nordic Records Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from that Black Metal hotbed of Norway come the decidedly non Black Metal band Fastlane Flower. Yes, as difficult as it…
Fallen Arise – “Eternal” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Symphonic Power Metal with duel male/female vocals is not a new concept. Talk about stating the obvious. This metal sub-genre has become increasingly crowded…
Evolvent – “Spiritual Confession” EP (2008)
Label : Alien Productions Review by Luisa Mercier From France, another little masterpiece of gothic-doom has landed on my desk. Evolvent‘s “Spiritual Confession” was released back in 2008 and soon…
Ecliptyka – “A Tale of Decadence” (2011)
Label : Die Hard Records Review by Tony Cannella If you like some strong lyrical subject matter to go with your metal, than look no further than Brazil’s Ecliptyka. On…
EarlyRise – “What If” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella On their debut album, Israel’s EarlyRise demonstrate a definite accessibility factor to go along with their hard edged, hard rock approach. I would never…
Sinheresy – “The Spiders and the Butterfly” EP (2011)
Independent Release/Revalve Records Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s Sinheresy began in 2009 as a Nightwish cover band before they started playing their own original music. In 2010 they released a…
Lana Lane – “El Dorado Hotel” (2012)
Label : Think Tank Media Review by Tony Cannella Ever since her excellent debut, “Love Is An Illusion” was released in 1995, the queen of progressive rock Lana Lane has…
Marta Gabriel – Crystal Viper (2012)
Interview by Tony Cannella The Polish band Crystal Viper has been proudly flying the flag for traditional heavy metal since 2007 when their debut “The Curse of Crystal…
Draconian – “A Rose for the Apocalypse” (2011)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Si Smith The album starts quite explosively with “The Drowning Age” but after the intro the song soon settles into the familiar sound of…
Dotma – “Sleep Paralyses” (2011)
Label : Scarlet Records Review by Tony Cannella Thankfully the debut album “Sleep Paralyses” from Finland’s Dotma is NOT sleep inducing. That’s one thing it has going for it, another…
Doro feat. Onkel Tom Angelripper – “Merry Metal X-Mas” SINGLE (2011)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella It’s that time of year again. The weather turns colder, the days shorter, snow, lights, bells, whistles. Yes, it’s Christmas time…
Djerv – “Headstone” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Norway, Djerv plays a pretty strong combination of Hard Rock/Metal, mixing that with the energy and enthusiasm of Punk Rock, put all of…
Djerv – “Djerv” (2011)
Label : Indie Recordings Review by Tony Cannella On their debut 3-song EP, Norway’s Djerv demonstrated their blunt brand of raw Hard Rock, combined with a punk-like energy and enthusiasm.…
Deadend in Venice – “See You on the Ground” (2011)
Label : Casket Music Review by Tony Cannella Germany’s Deadend in Venice combine melodic Death Metal with old school Thrash riffs to create a 9-song, 32-minute powerhouse of a debut,…
Disembrace – “Scratching the Surface” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella When one thinks of Memphis, Tennessee, metal is not the first form of music that comes to mind. Maybe, just maybe the band Disembrace…
Disdained – “Kill My Only Enemy” (2011)
Label : Disdained Entertaiment/Rambo Music Review by Tony Cannella Unfortunately, Sweden’s Disdained are currently a band without a record label. This is a shame really, because after listening to their…