Mental Defect – “Longplayer” (2011)

Label: Equinoxe Records Review by Tony Cannella Some Old school Death Metal combined with Melodic more traditional metal is what you’ll get on “Longplayer”, the debut album from Germany’s Mental…
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MaterDea – “Satyricon” (2011)

Label: Midsummer’s Eve Review by Luisa Mercier The Italian prog/pagan-folk metal band MaterDea has released their second full-length last year and it is inspired by Latin literature. “Satyricon” is a novel…
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Gin Wigmore – “Gravel and Wine” (2011)

Label: Island Records Australia Review by Luisa Mercier Gin is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, and “Gravel and Wine” is her second effort that is now being released globally. Even though coming…
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Funin – “Unsound” (2011)

Label: Karisma Records Review by Luisa Mercier Norway-based Funin released their debut in their homecountry in 2010 and one year after in the rest of the world. The band line up…
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Phavian – “Meridian I” (2011)

Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Los Angeles, California based Avant-Garde Progressive metal band Phavian released their debut in 2009, followed by the previously reviewed “Foreword” EP in 2011,…
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Motogruv – “Nowhere & Here” (2011)

Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The four-piece band Motogruv formed in 2006 in Petaluma, California. They released their debut album in 2009 and now have released this 7-song, 30-minute…
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Rainfall – “Fading Frames” (2011)

Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Italian, Melodic Progressive Metal band Rainfall has previously released an impressive 3-song Demo/EP titled, “Lost in a Cold World”. Now two years later…
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Paatos – “Breathing” (2011)

Label: GlassVille Records Review by Tony Cannella I first heard of the Swedish band Paatos via their 2004 album “Kallocain”. This was an interesting album, I thought and little did…
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