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…
Winter Haze – “Silent Deception” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Formed in 2003, the Italian Symphonic Power Metal band Winter Haze released their debut album “The Storm Within” in 2009. Now this powerful metal…
Crystal Viper – “Crimen Excepta” (2012)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Is this 2012 or 1985? I absolutely, positively DO NOT mean that in a negative way either. The Polish band Crystal Viper…
Apparition – “Ghost of the Past – The Story So Far” COMPILATION (2010)
Label : Ravenheart Music Review by Tony Cannella It is rare when a band releases a “retrospective” compilation after only releasing one album. It’s unheard of in fact. Well, that…
Ankor – “My Own Angel” (2011)
Label : STF Records Review by Tony Cannella From Spain, Ankor has previously released a full-length album and an EP which were both sung in their native Spanish language. Now…
Andem – “Graal” EP (2011)
Label : Irond LTD Review by Tony Cannella Andem (Meaning Angel and Demon in English) is a really good band. I don’t mean to oversimplify things, and it is only…
Ancient Bards – “Soulless Child” (2011)
Label : Limb Music Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s Ancient Bards issued their debut album “Alliance of the Kings” in 2010 and caused quite a positive impression in Symphonic Power…
Amberian Dawn – “Circus Black” (2012)
Label : Spinefarm Records Review by Tony Cannella The Finnish symphonic metal band Amberian Dawn has come a long way since their inception in 2006 and their debut in 2008.…
Amantyde – “Mädchen” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, Amantyde were formed in 2006 and plays melodic yet still aggressive, riff heavy ‘modern’ metal. On their new album “Mädchen”, Amantyde deliver…