Super Unison – “Auto” (2016)
Label: Deathwish Inc. Review by Warren Mayocchi Twelve songs and thirty-two minutes in length, “Auto” is full of the short songs, sharp riffs, and fierce sounding vocals of raw punk.…
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Cardinal Wyrm – “Cast Away Souls” (2016)
Label: Svart Records Review by Warren Mayocchi “Cast Away Souls” is the product of Leila Abdul-Rauf (trumpet, vocals), Pranjal Tiwari (vocals, drums), and Nathan Verrill (bass, guitar, organ, vocals) –…
Crippled Black Phoenix – “Bronze” (2016)
Label: Season of Mist Review by Warren Mayocchi In 2015 Crippled Black Phoenix released “New Dark Age Tour EP“. It opened with an excerpt from the original “Mad Max” movie…
Sins of Shadows – “Today’s the Day” EP (2016)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From France, Sins of Shadows is an energetic rock/power metal duo. The outfit is comprised of vocalist Elena Penalver and guitarist/bassist Nicolas Jacon. Due…
Emma Ruth Rundle – “Marked for Death” (2016)
Label: Sargent House Review by Warren Mayocchi Emma Ruth Rundle is known for an ambient rock-folk style. On “Marked for Death” she lives up to that reputation, though the music…
Elena Zodiac – Lizzies
Interview by Miriam C. Spain’s Lizzies can be the next big thing and their debut “Good Luck” (released via The Sign Records) shows off “their fierce brand of hard-hitting heavy…
SubRosa – “For This We Fought the Battle of Ages” (2016)
Label: Profound Lore Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Published in 1924, the English translation of Yevgeny Zamyatin‘s novel, “We”, became an inspirational work. It is set in a society where…
Emmanuelle Zoldan – Sirenia
Interview by Alessandra Cognetta “Dim Days of Dolor” is Sirenia’s latest effort and their first album with long-time collaborator Emmanuelle Zoldan as lead vocalist on the whole record. We had…
True Widow – “Avvolgere” (2016)
Label: Relapse Records Review by Warren Mayocchi With a thick fuzzy drone “Avvolgere” sounds like the latest album from True Widow. They are a stonegaze rock band comprised of Dan…
Heidi Parviainen – Dark Sarah
Interview by CriX What happens when someone manages to blend metal with theatrical music? Heidi Parviainen, well known as former singer of the Finnish band Amberian Dawn, answers to this…
Windshades – “Crucified Dreams” EP (2016)
Label: Atomic Stuff Review by Tony Cannella One of my favorite things about this gig is getting the chance to hear music that I normally would not be exposed to.…
The Pheonix – “My Turn to Deal” EP (2016)
Label: Demon Doll Records/Atomic Stuff Promotion Review by Tony Cannella “My Turn to Deal” is the title of the debut EP from the hard rockin’ all female group The Phoenix.…
Mona Miluski – High Fighter
Interview by Miriam C. For the German singer Mona Miluski isn’t her first rodeo because back in 2013 she debuted on the only (sigh!) full-lenght released by A Million Miles…
Trees of Eternity – “Hour of the Nightingale” (2016)
Label: Svart Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Death takes us all. Juha Raivio and Aleah Stanbridge collaborated to begin Trees of Eternity in 2009. Before the release of the band’s…
Eternal Idol – “The Unrevealed Secret” (2016)
Label: Frontiers Records Review by Tony Cannella Fabio Lione is one of the most accomplished singers in metal. He has fronted a slew of bands, but the most notable of…
Ali Shea – Empty Houses
Interview by Miriam C. The feeling I’ve got from this chat with Empty Houses’s singer Ali Shea is that they are some true music artisans. They really defy the musical boundaries…
Marcela Bovio – “Unprecedented” (2016)
Independent Release Review by Warren Mayocchi With a four-piece string ensemble (two violins, a viola, and cello), a live recording session, and Marcela Bovio on vocals we are treated to…
Martha Wainwright – “Goodnight City” (2016)
Label: Cadence Music/PIAS Recordings Review by Warren Mayocchi Described sometimes as a folk artist, Martha Wainwright has delivers her seventh solo album album to us. Musically there is a lot…
Sirenia – “Dim Days of Dolor” (2016)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella Sadly, line-up changes seem to be a fact of life in the music industry. The Norwegian Gothic/Symphonic metal band Sirenia have endured more…