Alantia – “Alantia” DEMO (2010)
Independent Release Review By Tony Cannella From The Netherlands, Alantia play good symphonic power metal with operatic vocals provided by Yvette. The bands new demo has just been made available…
Acelsia – “Quietude” DEMO (2010)
Independent Release Review By Tony Cannella On their third demo “Quietude”, Norway’s Acelsia presents its brand of melodic based metal which also carries along with it some Doom, Progressive, Gothic…
Absinthe – “La Féè Verte” EP (2010)
Label : Green Fairy Review By Tony Cannella Absinthe are a powerhouse all female rock/metal band from Southern California. They play no frills, no gimmicks, just straight forward heavy rock,…
Sinergy – “Suicide By My Side” (2002)
Label : Metal Mind Productions Review By Tony Cannella “Suicide By My Side” is title of the third (and final?) release from Sinergy, this re-issue was recently put out by…
Sinergy – “To Hell and Back” (2000)
Label : Metal Mind Production Review By Tony Cannella After a number of line-up changes that saw Kimberly Goss and Alexi Laiho as the only returning members from their first…
Sinergy – “Beware the Heavens” (1999)
Label : Metal Mind Production Review By Tony Cannella The band Sinergy were formed way back in 1998 by former and current members of some rather significant metal bands, such…
Orphanage – “Driven” (2004)
Label : Metal Mind Productions Review By Tony Cannella Holland’s Orpanage have long been one of the most influential and respected bands in the Dutch gothic metal scene. Unfortunately, the…
Madder Mortem – “Deadlands” (2002)
Label : Peaceville Records Review By Tony Cannella Norway’s Madder Mortem originally released the “Deadlands” album in 2002 via the Century Media Records label, if I’m not mistaken. This was…
Eerie Sounds : Life’s Decay – “Dysrieuses” (2009)
Label : Abstraktsens Productions Review By Tony Cannella The style of the French duo known as Life’s Decay is difficult to put a finger on. They play an eclectic mix…
Eerie Sounds : Chariovalda – “Chariovalda” EP (2009)
Independent Release Review by Danny Robertson Chariovalda presents this debut EP. Essentially a solo side-project of Sebas (from the band Heidevolk) who wrote the majority of the music, this EP…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Theatre of Tragedy – “Assembly” (2002)
Label : Metal Mind Productions Review By Tony Cannella The Polish label Metal Mind have re-issued two of the more interesting albums from Norwegian metallers Theatre of Tragedy. “Musique” and…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Theatre of Tragedy – “Musique” (2000)
Label : Metal Mind Productions Review by Tony Cannella Norway’s Theatre of Tragedy were undeniable leaders in the female fronted metal movement and one of the first bands of note…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : The Dreamside – “Lunar Nature” (2009)
Label : Lion Music Review By Tony Cannella Holland’s The Dreamside have been at it since 1994. In that period they have released four albums and on December 4, 2009,…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : The Birthday Massacre – “Show and Tell” LIVE ALBUM (2009)
Label : Metropolis Records/Repo Records Review By Erwin Van Dijk The Birthday Massacre is a band from Canada, the country that gave us Melissa auf der Maur, Poutine and the…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Sub-Division – “Ten Years Before the Dream” (2009)
Label : Danse Macabre Records Review By Tony Cannella From France comes Sub-Division. They play a unique mixture of Electro-Rock, Gothic and Industrial Metal. Their new album (and fourth overall)…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Omega Lithium – “Dreams in Formaline” (2009)
Label : Drakkar Records Review by Tony Cannella Croatia is not a country you would normally associate with metal, but it does seem like some good bands are coming from…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Lahannya – “Defiance” (2009)
Label : Kabuki Records Review By Danny Robertson This is “Defiance”, the second full-length album from British underground act Lahannya who, though possible to classify as an industrial-goth act, mix…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Interria – “Les Corps Impatient” (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Paris, France comes Interria. The band features two female members Jenni Signorino on vocals and keyboardist Julie Hénau. The rest of the band…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Erben der Schöpfung – “Narben der Zeit” (2009)
Label : M.O.S. Records Review By Tony Cannella Hailing from Lichtenstein Erben der Schöpfung have been in existence since 2000 and have just released their second full-length CD titled “Narben…
Yotangor – “King of the Universe” (2009)
Label : Brennus Music Review By Tony Cannella Yotangor are a melodic, progressive/symphonic metal band from France. The band is a rather large musical ensemble featuring seven members in its…