Hammers of Misfortune – “The Locust Years” (2006)
Label : Metal Blade Records Review by Tony Cannella Originally released in 2006 – and re-issued in 2010 by Metal Blade – “The Locust Years” was the third album from…
Hammers of Misfortune – “The August Engine” (2003)
Label : Metal Blade Records Review by Tony Cannella The second release from San Francisco, California’s avant-garde/progressive metal band Hammers of Misfortune is called “The August Engine” and was originally…
Hammers Of Misfortune – “The Bastard” (2001)
Label : Metal Blade Records Review by Tony Cannella From San Francisco, California, Hammers of Misfortune are a band that I have always heard about, yet have never actually heard.…
Haggard – “Eppur Si Muove” (2004)
Label : Artoffact Records Review by Tony Cannella The German band Haggard recently had two of their CDs re-issued by Artoffact Records. Good thing too, because otherwise I would never…
Haggard – “Awaking the Centuries” (2000)
Label : Artoffact Records Review by Tony Cannella Germany’s Haggard are not so much a band as they are an orchestra. They utilize an endless array of musicians to create,…
Effloresce – “Shades of Fate” EP (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Effloresce are a Progressive Metal band hailing from Germany. On their debut EP, “Shades of Fate” the band unleash 3-songs and almost 30-minutes worth…
Cornerstone – “Head Over Heels” (2008)
Label : ATOM Records Review by Tony Cannella Cornerstone is a melodic hard rock band from Austria. There one and only (so far) album was originally released in 2008, but…
AREA51 – “Daemonicus” (2008)
Label : Black Logde Records Review by Tony Cannella For those who are lamenting the demise of the guitar hero, then I have got a band for you. They are…
League of Lights – “League of Lights” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The UK’s League of Lights is a Melodic Rock super group with a 80s pop rock influence. The self-titled debut showcases the outfit’s strong…
Interview : Farrah West – League of Lights
Interview by Si Smith Oh, finally after so much time we’re able to unveil this little musical jewel. Here we present you a special interview with Farrah…
Cadaveria – “Horror Metal” (2012)
Label : Bakerteam Records Review by Luisa Mercier After five years of silence, the Italian extreme metal band Cadaveria is back. They are quite an institution of the Italian scene…
Interview : Cadaveria – Cadaveria
Interview by Ary R. Cadaveria is one of the most famous Italian black metal bands ever. A new album will be released soon and I had the…
Ayin Aleph – “II” (2008)
Label : Invencis Limited Records Review By Tony Cannella “II” is the title of the newly released second CD from Moscow born – and now – France based singer Ayin…
Interview : Aina – Blackthorn
Interview by Vard Aman Blackthorn may not need that much of an introduction to the more dedicated fans of the genre, this they have likely done for themselves.…
Blackthorn – “Codex Archaos” (2011)
Label : MSR Productions Review by Tony Cannella & Vard Aman On their 2rd album “Codex Archaos”, the Russian all female Black Metal band Blackthorn brings forth plenty of brutality…
A Sound of Thunder – “Out of the Darkness” (2012)
Label : Nightmare Records Review by Alessandro Narcissus American heavy metallers A Sound of Thunder are a young yet fast growing act. Fronted by powerful and charismatic lead singer Nina…
Interview : Nina Osagueda – A Sound of Thunder
Interview by Alessandro Narcissus We have already have the occasion to promote A Sound of Thunder with the review of the self titled debut EP in 2009 and before…
Zephyra – “Behave” DEMO (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Zephyra hails from Sweden and they play fairly straight forward metal with some progressive overtones. But make no mistake about it, metal rules on…
Woodscream – “Pentadrama” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Si Smith Russia already has a name for great folk metal, but hot on the heels of the existant masters come St Petersburg’s Woodscream. Following on…
Winter Storm – “Serenity in Darkness” (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella As I write this, we are in the midst of a BRUTAL winter storm, oh the irony. The band is called Winter Storm and…