Ex Libris – “Amygdala” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Erwin Van Dijk Ex Libris is Latin for bookplate and means “From the book of…” Usually it is a decorative label to identify the owner of…
En Tu Alma – “The Third” DEMO (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish band En Tu Alma are tough band to figure out. They mix really heavy, doomy, death metal with progressive rock and some…
Eli – “Darkness Will Fall” (2008)
Label : Lion Music Review by Tony Cannella Eli is the new Gothic/Symphonic/Progressive Metal project featuring Italian vocalist extraordinaire Elisa Pezzuto – who also happens to be the new singer…
Driver – “Paranoid Rage” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From the UK, Driver – led by vocalist Miss Driver – plays abrasive in-your-face hard rock/metal with tons of attitude. The title of their…
Choaswave – “Dead Eye Dreaming” (American Version) (2008)
Label: Nightmare Records / Silverwolf / SPV Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s Chaoswave are a 5 person metal band. Their line-up consists of: Giorgia (Female Vocals), Fabio (Male Vocals), Guf (guitars),…
Ayin Aleph – “I” (2008)
Label : Invencis Limited Records Review By Tony Cannella Ayin Aleph is a singer born in Russia and currently residing in the U.S. (Los Angeles). She plays a mix of…
Astray Path – “The Hidden Line” (2008)
Label : Heckmann Studios Review by Tony Cannella From Germany, Astray Path play classically influenced Melodic, Gothic metal, and featuring the soaring classically trained vocals of Kathrin Kaifel. Their second…
A New Dawn – “Falling from Grace” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella A New Dawn hail from The Netherlands. Their Current Line-up looks like this: Elbert de Hoog (Guitar), Sanne Kluiters (Vocals), Jamila Ifzaren (Vocals), Michel…
Ally the Fiddle – “Red Unicorn” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Now for something completely different. Germany’s Ally The Fiddle play instrumental folk metal in which the violin is one of the more prominent instruments…
Alchemists of Darkness – “Laments” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Spain’s Alchemists of Darkness are a tough band to categorize. They are a metal band but I’m not sure as to what sub-genre they’d…
Aeterna – Promo (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella I already reviewed the latest output from Santiago, Chile’s Aeterna. Their “Mares de Atardecer” CD was an impressive collection of songs that have the ability…
Whyzdom – “Daughter of the Night” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Lithium A common interview question is one in which the interviewer asks the band to describe their sound in three words or less. For the vast…
Waldheim – “Fight Against Time” (2008)
Label : Santo Grial Records Review by Tony Cannella Chances are you have never heard of Spain’s Waldheim. They are the new guys (and girls) on the very crowded underground…
Tular – “The Truth Behind the Mask” (2008)
Label : Renaissance Records Review by Tony Cannella Tular are a female fronted 5-piece symphonic, operatic metal band from Italy. Their current band line-up is Francesca Martini (Vocals), Emmanuele Palmieri…
Treachery – “Treachery” EP (2008)
Label : Czar of Crickets Review by Tony Cannella Treachery are a Black Metal trio from Minnesota, by way of the Swiss label Czar of Crickets. The band is led…
Temujin – “1000 Tears” (2007)
Independent Release /Renaissance Records (Distribution) Review by Tony Cannella I first became aware of the Australian duo known as Temujin through their MySpace site. After hearing a little bit of…
Stormgarde – “The Answer” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella I first became aware of Germany’s Stormgarde via their excellent 2004 demo. Now, over three years later they have issued their debut full-length release…
Solsikk – “Solsikk” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From London come the 4-piece band known as Solsikk. The band personel is as follows: Vykki (Vocals), Chris (Guitar), Mark (Bass) and Matt (Drums).…
Ragg – “Ragg” (2008)
Label: Slagg Records Review by Tony Cannella Ragg are a band from California. They feature 5-members in their ranks – including two females (on vocals & guitar). The band have…
Skylark – “Divine Gates Part III : The Last Gate” (2007)
Label: Underground Symphony/Soundholic Records/Renaissance Records Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s Skylark have quite a history. The band has been around since 1994 and If I’m not mistaken, this is actually…