April Weeps – “Outer Calm, Pain Within” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Slovakia, April Weeps plays atmospheric gothic metal. The band has two lead vocalists, the female vocalist is Marta and her counterpart on male…
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Second Empire – “Second Empire” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella It’s good to see more and more symphonic metal coming from the U.S. lately. Pittsburgh’s Second Empire is one such band – and a…
Never Trust – “Morning Light” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella When it comes to female fronted metal, the awesome country of Italy has produced some of the best. To this point it’s been mostly…
Flowing River – “Inner Strength” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella I first heard of Flowing River by way of their initial single “Poison Rose” back in 2010. At the time the band was located…
ScareCrown – “No Time for Retreat” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Italy, the band ScareCrown was formed in 2003. In 2005 they released their first demo “’Till the Last Breath”. In 2008 they…
Xanima – “Prototype: Homo Sapiens” (2013)
Label: Freeside Records Review by Tony Cannella Now for something just a little bit different. They are called Xanima and hail from Stockholm, Sweden. Previously they have already released an…
Equisa – “Strange Release” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Dutch prog rock band Equisa was formed in 2011 and released their debut EP “Straight Lines” the following year. They have since followed…
The Nearly Deads – “Survival Guide” EP (2013)
Label: Standby Records Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Tampa, Florida, The Nearly Deads are a modern hard rock band with a definite amount of commercial viability. The band has…
Fallen Arise – “Ethereal” (2013)
Label: Noisehead Records Review by Tony Cannella From Greece, the male/female symphonic metal band Fallen Arise formed in 2009. In 2011 they released their debut EP. Now, they are out…
Eteddian – “Illusions” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella If Italy is the epicenter for female fronted metal, than Spain isn’t far behind. Another talented female fronted band to emerge from Spain is…
Eyevory – “Euphobia” (2013)
Label: Artist Station Records Review by Tony Cannella With their debut album “Euphobia”, the German progressive metal outfit Eyevory came completely out of the blue and well, came as a…
Black Desert – “The Beginning” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Black Desert is a symphonic metal band from Spain. The band was formed in 2012 and a year later released their debut album “The…
Norhod – “The Blazing Lily” (2013)
Label: WormHoleDeath Review by Tony Cannella Norhod is a symphonic death metal band from Italy. They first came on the radar in March of 2012 with their 5-song EP “Arianrhod”.…
Baliset – “Exordium” EP (2013)
Label: Retcon Recordings Review by Tony Cannella From Boston, Mass. USA, the band Baliset has existed for almost two decades. That’s right, the atmospheric rock band first formed in 1996…
Eternal Silence – “Raw Poetry” (2013)
Label: Underground Symphony Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Italy, Eternal Silence is a Symphonic Metal band. They formed in 2008 and in 2010 released the EP “Darkness and Regret”.…
Beyond Visions – “Your Face is Familiar” (2013)
Label: Sliptrick Records Review by Tony Cannella Beyond Visions is a melodic metal band hailing from Stockholm, Sweden. The band was formed in 2007 and in 2010 they released their…
End of the Dream – “End of the Dream” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella End of the Dream is a female fronted metal band from the Netherlands that was formed in 2010. They have recently issued their debut…
theNAME – “Unchained” (2013)
Label: V2 Records Review by Tony Cannella From The Netherlands, theNAME are a hugely underrated band. They formed in 2000 and have just issued their fourth album, “Unchained”. The sound…
Ashes to Ashes – “Bordeline” (2013)
Label: Underground Symphony Review by Tony Cannella We always mention how the country of Italy is becoming the epicenter for female fronted bands. Well, the band Ashes to Ashes are…
Forever Still – “Breaking Free” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Forever Still is a melodic hard rock band with a decidedly fierce metal edge. Hailing from Copenhagen, Denmark the band was formed in 2009…