Alight – “Don’t Fear the Revenge” (2009)
Label : My Funeral Records Review by Tony Cannella At only 7-tracks and 31-minutes worth of music, the debut effort from Italy’s Alight is more of an EP than an…
Alerion – “Turn of Fate” PROMO (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From the Netherlands comes the symphonic, progressive female-fronted band Alerion. They have already released a 5-song demo in 2007 called “Fledgling”. I would urge fans…
Anemonia – “Moonlit Numina” (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Montreal, Canada based band Anemonia are here to present their debut full-length release of Gothic/Symphonic/progressive metal inspired music called “Moonlit Numina”. The band…
Andem – “Doch’ Lunnogo Sveta” (2009)
Label : Irond Records Review by Tony Cannella Andem come from Moscow, Russia and they play a solid, up-tempo brand of power metal. Their strong debut “Pendulum of Life” was…
Akroma – “Seth” (2009)
Label : Thundering Records Review by Tony Cannella Akroma are a melodic Black Metal band from France. They have just released their second album titled, “Seth”. Musically, Akroma‘s style is…
Adyta – “Rose of Melancholy” EP (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Norway’s Adyta is the symphonic metal project of Joakim Severinsen. When I say this is his project, I mean this is his project. He…
Aeterna – “Mares de Atracer” EP (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Aeterna are a band from Santiago, Chile. They played a mix of rock, hard rock, metal and alternative. The band line-up looks like this:…
Acelsia – “Primrose Path” DEMO (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Norwegian melodic hard rock/metal band Acelsia formed in 2006. In 2008 they released their first demo, which was followed by their second…
69 Chambers – “War on the Inside” (2009)
Label : Silverwolf Productions Review by Tony Cannella The debut effort from Swiss rock/metal trio 69 Chambers is not at all what I expected. One more reason to never judge…
14ten – “Inner Reflection” (2009)
Independent Release Review by Danny Robertson This is “Inner Reflection”, the debut album from Oxford-based British rockers 14ten, who waste no time in grabbing the listenner’s attention with opening track…
Eerie Sounds Section : Tiffany Apan – “Poet” (2008)
Label : Shinto Records Review by Mortuai Try as I might to be impartial, I find myself slightly biased about “Poet”, the debut release from Pennsylvania native Tiffany Apan. On…
Eerie Sounds Section : Under Heaven – “What Lies Between” (2008)
Label : Maestro I Productions Review by Tony Cannella Under Heaven are a Gothic/ambient duo from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Their line-up consists of only two members, singer Tammy Everett and…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Qntal – “Purpurea” (2008)
Label : E-Wave Records/Drakkar Records Review by Tony Cannella To say that Germany’s Qntal are a difficult band to describe is an understatement to say the least. The band have…
Xandria – “Now & Forever – The Best of” (2008)
Label : Drakkar Records Review by Tony Cannella The German band Xandria have -to date – released four studio albums that are very well regarded in the metal community. Now…
Weeping Silence – “End of an Era” (2008)
Label : Sleazy Rider Records Review by Tony Cannella “End of an Era” is the debut full-length from the Malta based Gothic/Doom/Progressive metal band Weeping Silence. Even though, “End of…
Teardown – “Cyanotic” DEMO (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Finland, Teardown play what can be considered good symphonic power metal, a style they proudly display on their newest demo “Cyanotic”. The band…
Suhgarim – “Between Life and Death” (2009)
Label : Ravenheart Records Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Columbia, South Carolina, Suhgarim (pronounced sue-gair-im) play classic sounding Metal, with Hard Rock influences as well. Their new album –…
Sphinx – “Prizak/Ghost” (2008)
Label : Fono LTD Review by Tony Cannella More and more in recent years, Russia has produced many fine metal bands – and they just keep coming. One of the…
Sister Sin – “Switchblade Serenades” (2008)
Label : Victory Records Review by Tony Cannella From Sweden comes Sister Sin. They play no frills, in-your-face, basic hard rock/heavy metal ala Motorhead and AC/DC. The great thing about…
Scarecrown – “Letters from the Darkness” (2008)
Label : Deadsun Records Review by Nina Sky Hailing from Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy we have gothic metallers Scarecrown, who formed in 2004. The band is currently signed to Deadsun…