Shear – “In Solitude” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Helsinki, Finland, Shear plays melodic Power Metal.Their debut EP goes by the title of “In Solitude” and features 4-songs and 20-minutes worth of…
Shape of Despair – “Written in My Scars” EP (2010)
Label : Solarfall Records Review by Andrea Disgraced Masters of decadent funeral doom Shape of Despair are finally back after six years (not considering that sort of self-titled compilation out…
Shadowgarden – “Ashen” (2010)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella Shadowgarden is the new Gothic Metal project put together by Johan Ericson of the Swedish band Draconian. Their debut album is titled…
Scythia – “…of War” (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Okay, so here is another Folk-Metal band.This band, Scythia hails from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and makes no mistake about it; they play Epic…
Seven Kingdoms – “Seven Kingdoms” (2010)
Label : Nightmare Records Review by Tony Cannella One of the latest signings to the Nightmare label are a power metal band out of Florida called Seven Kingdoms. On their…
Setanera – “Spettralia” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella What is it about the country of Italy that is producing so many great metal bands these days? 2011 is already shaping up to…
Sarah Jezebel Deva – “A Sign of Sublime” (2010)
Label : Rising Records Review by Tony Cannella Sarah Jezebel Deva is perhaps best known for her role as a back-up singer in Cradle of Filth and also guesting on…
Semblant – “Last Night of Mortality” (2010)
Label : Freemind Records Review by Tony Cannella From Brazil, comes the Gothic Metal force known as Semblant. Their debut album is called “Last Night of Mortality” and for fans…
Saved by Ruin – “New Perspective” (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Saved By Ruin are an all girl metal band from Denver, Colorado. Their debut album is titled “New Perspective” and it showcases the bands…
Samandriel – “Awakening” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada comes Symphonic Metal Band Samandriel. This group of Canadians has just issued their independently released debut EP, titled “Awakening”. Samandriel…
Riverain – “Overstepping the Verge…” (2010)
Label : Irond Records Review by Tony Cannella From Russia, Riverain play technical, Melodic Death Metal. Actually their approach is quite interesting. The music seems to have more in common…
Rhode Island Red – “Rhode Island Red” (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Rhode Island Red are a London, England based unit. Their self-titled debut has just been issued and it features 10-songs and 41-minutes worth of…
ReVamp – “ReVamp” (2010)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella Many were absolutely blind-sided when it was announced that the legendary, long running Dutch band After Forever had decided to call…
Remembrance – “Fall, Obsidian Night” (2010)
Label : Firedoom Records Review by Tony Cannella From France, Remembrance play funeral death/doom metal and have previously released two full-length albums. Their third and latest is called, “Fall, Obsidian…
Reactive Black – “A New Dawn…” (2010)
Label : Echozone/Intergroove Review by Tony Cannella Reactive Black is a duo from Germany. They play dark, Gothic metal with electronic and industrial elements. In 2007 they released their well…
Poison Sun – “Virtual Sin” (2010)
Label : Metal Heaven Review by Tony Cannella Germany’s Poison Sun is a hard charging, heavy rock band. To put it simply, you don’t hear too many female fronted metal…
Panic Room – “Satellite” LIMITED EDITION (2010)
Label : Firefly Music Review By Tony Cannella Panic Room are a rock outfit from the U.K. Their line-up features current and ex-members of Mostly Autumn, Karnataka and Fish (ex-Marillion…
Pin-Up Went Down – “342” (2010)
Label : Ascendance Records Review by Tony Cannella The French outfit Pin-Up Went Down is nearly impossible to describe. Their debut album, “2 Unlimited” was a wonderfully bizarre piece of…
Pandemonaeon – “Dangerous Beauty” (2010)
Label : Trance Jam Records Review by Tony Cannella The band Pandemonaeon hails from Oakland, California and plays what they describe as Tribal Folk Metal. Their new album is called…
Orphaned Land – “The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR” (2010)
Label : Century Media Records Review by Tony Cannella Israel’s Orphaned Land have been around since 1991 and have continued to progress since the release of their debut full-length “Sahara”…