Benighted Soul – “Anesidora” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Lithium A running joke in the region where I live is, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait… it will change”. That same principle applies…
Angel of Anger – “Angel of Anger” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The great country of Italy seems to be a metal hotbed these days. The latest band to hail from Italy is Angel Of Anger.…
Arven – Demo (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Deutschland, Arven are a six piece (mostly) female band. The one male they feature in their ranks is the drummer Till Felden.…
Artep – “Black War” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Vancouver’s Artep have been in existence since 2005. Their line-up currently includes: Petra Sobotka (Artep) on guitar and vocals, Jaron Good (Vultyrous) guitar and…
Amberian Dawn – “River of Tuoni” (2008)
Label: Suomen Musikki Review by John Davies Amberian Dawn’s debut release is one of the most anticipated albums to come out since Nightwish’s “Dark Passion Play”. I know a lot…
Aluna – “Fall to Earth” EP (2008)
Label: Catacomb Records Review by Tony Cannella Okay, first things first. The psychedelic, blues, doom metal band from the UK, Aluna has undergone a name change. As of January 1st…
Almôra – “Kıyamet Senfonisi” (2008)
Label : Esen Plak/Eznora Music Review by Jon Estelle Don’t understand a word of Turkish? That’s ok – let Almôra guide you through an excellent gothic rock experience with their…
AghonyA – “Oxygen” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Mortuai It’s days like this when I’m glad my first impressions are sometimes incorrect. I’ve had some bands send me releases for review before with little…
Aftermath – “Tides of Sorrow” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Sweden’s Aftermath has been in existence since 2007. In 2008 they released their full-length debut (and to date, only release) “Tides of Sorrow”. For…
Afterdawn – “Break” EP (2008)
Label : Transmental Music Review by Jon Estelle Out of New York city comes an explosive new force to the rock scene. Afterdawn has recently released their new five song…
Alternine – “Alternine” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Jon Estelle Alternine is another new band on the scene that leaves a strong impression. Formed in 2005, this five member band from France was finally…
Aceldama – “Seduce, Deceive & Lead Astray” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Jon Estelle Aceldama is band from the United Kingdom that infuses rock and metal elements together. Lead singer Leanne formed the band in 2005, but things…
A.D.D – “Elements of Emptiness” (Special Extended Version) (2008)
Label : Femme Metal Records Review by Tony Cannella Normally one would associate the letters A.D.D. as attention deficit disorder. In this case however it refers to a positively ferocious…
Aesma Daeva – “The Thalassa Mixes” EP (2008)
Label : Root of All Evil Records Review by Tony Cannella Aesma Daeva are a female fronted symphonic metal band from Minnesota. They have actually been around for a number…
Nightwish – “Imaginaerium” (2011)
Label : Nuclear Blast (Europe) Records Review by Tony Cannella Where has the time gone? It seems like only yesterday I stumbled upon the debut album from this little known…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : The Birthday Massacre – “Walking with Strangers” (2007)
Label : Metropolis Records Review by John Davies Canadian band The Birthday Massacre are one of the finest electro industrial bands around. They just keep getting better with each album.…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Signal-Element – “Empire of the Gun” (2007)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Okay, now for something completely different. Signal-Element are a duo from Alabama. Their members are: Zax Neon (Electro Harmonic Engineering) and Jenni Spectrus (vocals).…
Shadows Lie – “Echoes” (2007)
Independent Release Review by Lithium The observation that shadows lie can be interpreted in two ways. Shadows by their very nature must be cast upon something and therefore often ‘lie’…
Reactive Black – “Upcoming Evil” (2007)
Label : Echozone/Intergroove Review by Jon Estelle Reactive Black is a two member band from Hamburg, Germany formed in 2005. “Upcoming Evil”, their debut, was released in 2007. The sound…
Octavia Sperati – “Grace Submerged” (2007)
Label : Candlelight Records Review by Lithium Octavia Sperati’s 2005 debut was one of that year’s better releases. If nothing else, “Winter Enclosure” demonstrated that doom-laced metal was not a…