Phavian – “Meridian II” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The progressive/avant-garde metal band Phavian returns with their third album “Meridian II”. The band first came on the radar in 2009 with their debut…
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My Endless Wishes – “My Endless Wishes” (2013)
Label: Doolittle Group AB Review by Tony Cannella From Sweden, My Endless Wishes was formed in 2005. In 2009 they released the 9-song demo “Never Walk Alone” and four years…
Mortillery – “Murder Death Kill” RE-RELEASE (2013)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella With all of the talk about the ‘true metal’ movement, it is easy to forget that there are those bands who are making…
Maria Nosyk – Mortalium
Interview by Vard Aman Mortalium is a Gothic Doom Metal band from Kharkiv in Ukraine. However, don’t let the the phrase “Gothic Doom Metal” fool you into thinking that you…
Marloes Voskuil – Izegrim
Interview by Ary R We’ve already had the great pleasure of talking about Izegrim a few years ago and now we have still the chance to talk about this band.…
Polly Scattergood – “Arrows” (2013)
Label: Mute Records Review by Luisa Mercier “Arrows” is the sophomore album of the English singer-songwriter Polly Scattergood. I confess I never heard of her before, but when I got…
Anneke Van Giersbergen – “Drive” (2013)
Label: PIAS/Inside Out Music/Agua Recordings Review by Luisa Mercier Our dear Anneke is back with her fourth solo record, one year and a half after “Everything Is Changing”. Since I was…
Anathema – “Universal” DVD (2013)
Label: Kscope Review by Luisa Mercier Last year in September, Anathema held a special event, a very special event: a concert with the Plovdiv Philarmonic Orchestra in the Roman theatre…
Cold Sight – “A/H1N1” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman I first heard about Cold Sight a few years ago when they were still living in Bryansk (they’re now in St. Petersburg) and not…
Alkonost – “Сказки Странствий” [“Skazki Stranstviy” -“Tales of Wanderings”] (2013)
Label: Sound Age Productions Review by Vard Aman Alkonost is back! Since 1996, they have deservedly grown into one of Russia’s best known and most accomplished Epic Pagan/Folk Metal bands…
Gloria in Excelsis – “Cage” SINGLE (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella It is really hard to get a feel for an artist based on two songs. It’s even harder when it is two different versions…
Dark Moor – “Ars Musica” (2013)
Label: Scarlet Records Review by Tony Cannella Remember when the Spanish symphonic metal band Dark Moor had a female singer? It seems like ages ago since the band released their…
Cadaveria – “Horror Metal” (UnDead Edition) (2013)
Label: Bakerteam Records Review by Tony Cannella Are you ready for some Horror Metal? That is the name of the new album from Italy’s masters of the macabre, Cadaveria, and…
Windhand – “Soma” (2013)
Label: Relapse Records Review by Matteo Bussotti I’ve already reviewed Windhand, on the occasion of their split-EP with Cough. And I have to say my thoughts about this band haven’t…
Giacomo Benamati & Chiara Manese – Pursuing the End
Interview by Miriam C. Commercial choices sometimes are a little pandering and they cannot and must not be discussed, as it’s necessary for the success of a whole project. Pursuing…
Elena Previdi – Camerata Mediolanense
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta “Mediolanum” is the name the Romans gave to Milan and it is also the birthplace of a really interesting ensemble of musicians: Camerata Mediolanense. I interviewed…
Thomas Youngblood – Kamelot
Interview by Tony Cannella Line-up changes are all too common in the music business for various reasons, not only in metal but all genres. It’s often hardest to change a…
Charlotte Wessels – Delain
Interview by Tony Cannella The Dutch metal band Delain recently embarked on their first extensive U.S. tour as the opener for Kamelot. The band has impressed the audiences with their…
Purson – “The Circle and the Blue Door” (2013)
Label: Rise Above Records/Metal Blade Records Review by Matteo Bussotti Have you ever heard of Baroque ‘n’ Roll? No? Then you don’t know about Purson! This band from London really,…
Samaris – “Samaris” (2013)
Label: One Little Indian Records Review by Matteo Bussotti Can we consider “Samaris” as a folk album? I’m saying this because it seems like calm, haunting, relaxed but, in a…