Die After Day – “Ad Illuc Memoria” (2011)
Label : Amarus Cantus Records Review by Tony Cannella Fans that are missing Tarja-era Nightwish may have another band to rally around. They are France’s Die After Day. Of course…
Deadlock – “Bizarro World” (2011)
Label : Lifeforce Records Review by Tony Cannella From Germany, Deadlock was formed in 1997 and released their full-length debut (“The Arrival”) in 2002. “Bizarro World” is the name of…
Dama – “Eirwen” (2011)
Label : Ravenheart Music Review by Tony Cannella The new album from Italian Gothic metal band Dama is titled “Eirwen”. It is separated into 2 discs. The first one is…
Dalriada – “Igeret” (2011)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella From Hungary, the Folk Metal band Dalriada has been in existence since 1998. On their 6th album, “Igéret” the band is perfectly…
Betty Poison – “Beauty is Over” (2011)
Label : Fastermaster Review by Tony Cannella The band Betty Poison are a lot different than most of the bands we are seeing come out of Italy these days. They…
Battle Beast – “Steel” (2011)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella You like true heavy metal? If bands like Manowar, Crystal Viper, Holy Hell, Zed Yago and Accept are your speed, than…
Crysalys – “The Awakening of Gaia” (2011)
Label : Wormhole Death/Aural Music Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s power, operatic metal band Crysalys released their debut EP “White Lotus on Acheron Shores” in 2007, it has been a…
Cryptic Age – “Homeland” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The UK’s Cryptic Age features a melding of several different metal genres, Folk, Symphonic, Progressive, Power and even a bit of Thrash are all…
Cruadalach – “Lead – Not Follow” (2011)
Label : Black Bards Entertainment Review by Luisa Mercier The Czech band Cruadalach has just published its debut and it is a crushing mix of folk elements and metal which…
Crowmorph – “Chroma” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From France comes the female fronted Death Metal outfit Crowmorph. On their debut EP, “Chroma” the band delivers a 28-minute exercise in pure, unadulterated…
Crimson Sky – “Rising” (2011)
Label : Black Art Productions Review by Luisa Mercier Crimson Sky is an Ukrainian band founded in 1998, but they started their real activity only recently. “Rising” is their debut…
Crimson Rivers – “Sorrowful Hell” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Greece, Crimson Rivers plays symphonic/dark metal. The band features two lead singers going with the tried-and-true method of pairing an operatic female style…
Crimfall – “The Writ of Sword” (2011)
Label : Spinefarm Records Review by Tony Cannella From Helsinki, Finland comes the Symphonic/Epic/Viking/ Folk Metal band Crimfall. In 2009, they released their full-length debut “As the Path Unfolds…”. Their…
Cornerstone – “Somewhere in America” (2011)
Label : ATOM Records Review by Tony Cannella The Austrian Melodic Hard Rock band Cornerstone (not to be confused with the band featuring ex-Rainbow singer Doogie White), released their debut…
Control the Storm – Demo 2011
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The UK’s Control the Storm was formed in 2010. Their first recorded output is a professionally sounding (and looking) 3-song demo totaling about 15-minutes…
Claudine – “Wrestling Consciousness” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Claudine Dentoni is a singer/songwriter based in California and she offers something far different than many of the Femme Metal artists out there today.…
Clandestine – “The Invalid” (2011)
Label : Nightmare Records Review by Tony Cannella From Los Angeles, California comes the band Clandestine. They combine elements of metal, alternative and modern rock sounds with electronic and prog…
Chaos in Paradise – “Let the Bliss Remain” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Portugal, Chaos in Paradise had previously released a 4-song demo. They now return with a 6-song 26-minute EP called “Let the Bliss Remain”.…
VV.AA – “Chalice of Femme Metal – Chalice of Obsidian Volume 1” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The new compilation from Chalice of Femme Metal is a pretty varied collection of songs from ten bands on the current Femme Metal scene.…
Celestial Ruin – “The Awakening” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada comes the Gothic, Symphonic Metal outfit Celestial Ruin. The band has not been together for a long amount of…