Gate of Sorrow – “Enter Through the Gate” (2009)
Label : Open Media Review By Tayla Dickinson A band who are wholly new to me, Gate of Sorrow. Of course I know very little about them but I managed…
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Ellyose – “Théogyne” DEMO (2009)
Independent Release Review By Tony Cannella From France, Ellyose plays dark, symphonic metal with elements of electronic and other modern music influences on display. The band, fronted by Justine Daaé…
Elis – “Catharsis” (2009)
Label : Napalm Records Review By Erwin Van Dijk Elis is a band from Liechtenstein and was formed out of the ashes of the band Erben der Schöpfung in 2003.…
Dimlight – “Obtenebration” (2009)
Label : Emotion Art Music Review by Tony Cannella From Greece, Dimlight play Dark Gothic/Symphonic Metal, with some Death Metal overtones. Their debut album “Obtenebration” is out now and the…
CineMuerte – “Aurora Core” (2008)
Label : Raging Planet Records/Ravenheart Music Review by Tony Cannella From Lisbon, Portugal, CineMuerte is the band featuring vocalist Sophia Vieria (who guested on the last album by Moonspell and…
Brave – “Lost in Retrospect” COMPILATION (2009)
Label : Femme Metal Records Review by Tony Cannella It’s hard to believe that it’s been 12 years since Virginia’s Brave released their first recordings. Back then they were known…
Blackthorn – “Gossamer Witchcraft” (2009)
Label : Ravenheart Music Review by Tony Cannella Straight out of Russia come the all female Black, Death, Gothic, Symphonic metal band Blackthorn (not to be confused with the Graham…
Bel O Kan – “Birth of a Queen” (2009)
Label : Brennus Music Review by Tony Cannella Bel O Kan are a symphonic metal band from France. They first came into existence in 2001 and are just now releasing…
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…
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…
Sellisternium – “Furia/Fury” (2006)
Independent Release/Renaissance Records (Distribution) Review by Mortuai I’ll give Renaissance Records one thing – they certainly know how to find artists who give the listener something different rather than just…
Sanity Falls – “Sanguis Cordi Suffusus” DEMO (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Sanity Falls is the name of this powerhouse quartet from Leeds, England. The current band line up looks like this: Jinny (Vocals), Pete (Guitar),…
Fateless Tears – “My Doom Box” (2008)
Label: RMS Records Review by Mortuai Objectivity is sometimes a difficult viewpoint to maintain when writing reviews – even more so when the artists who created the album are people…
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…
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…
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…
Nemesea – “In Control” (2007)
Independent Release Review by John Davies I’m proud to say that I have copy #1253 out of the first run limited edition releases of this album. Nemesea are one of…
Krypteria – “Bloodangel’s Cry” (2007)
Label : Synergy Records/EMI Music Review by Lithium There is a tendency in today’s world to think that newer is better. Everything these days has to be different from everything…