Decembers Fall – “Awakening” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Decembers Fall are a female fronted 4-piece outfit from New York City. The band is fronted by singer/songwriter Francesca Scivetti. She is joined by…
Decadence – “3rd Stage of Decay” (European Version) (2008)
Label: HTI Records/Massacre Records Review by Lithium Well, it’s about damn time this band got a decent label behind them. Swedish band Decadence, founded in Stockholm in 2003 by female…
Dakrya – “Monumento” (2008)
Label: Another Sphere Records/279 Productions Review by Tony Cannella Dakrya is a Greek word written with Latin characters and means Tears In metal circles they are a six person band…
Crownless – Demo (2008)
Independent Release Review by Mortuai While the self-titled CD I received from Madrid, Spain’s Crownless is ostensibly the band’s first release, they are not quite as new a band as…
Coronatus – “Porta Obscura” (2008)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Mortuai So, what’s better for the femme metal lover than a talented band with an excellent female vocalist on the microphone? How about one…
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…