Charlotte de Witte – “The Healer” EP (2018)
Label: NovaMute Review by Warren Mayocchi Except for the last three minutes the beats-per-minute are high in this one. Four tracks are delivered with minimal vocal input, atmospheric effects, big…
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2018
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Chelsea Wolfe
Interview by Miriam C. and Michelle Henriquez Californian singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe during her career was able, album by album, to spellbound her audiences and gain critical acclaim among the specialized…
Goldfrapp – “Silver Eye” (Deluxe Edition) (2018)
Label: Mute Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Taking everything which had come before, Goldfrapp threw everything into the mix and the result was 2017’s “Silver Eye”. A year later the…
Kayla Dixon, Nathan Carson & Rob Wrong – Witch Mountain
Interview by Miriam C. Oregon’s finest doom metal band Witch Mountain every time they release a new full-length, they never miss a beat. Check out their short but meaningful discography…
Lejana – “XII Bestias” (2018)
Label: Out of Line Music Review by Alessandra Cognetta Lejana’s second studio album brings together once again its international lineup in a well-balanced mix of new wave and haunting desert…
Florence + The Machine – “High as Hope” (2018)
Label: Virgin EMI Records/Universal Music Review by Warren Mayocchi In the list of bands with a distinctive sound, Florence + the Machine are sure to rank. Commanding and melancholic, with a…
Nightwish – “Decades” (2018)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella Nightwish is one of my favorites – if not my favorite – bands these days. In my opinion, the band always deliver whether it be…
Ken Kängström & Linda Toni Grahn – Follow the Cipher
Interview and transcription by Miriam C. Surely, Sweden‘s melodic metal powerhouse Follow the Cipher represents one of the band revelation’s of this year whose musical panorama proves to be quite stagnant…
Courtney Barnett – “Tell Me How You Really Feel?” (2018)
Label: Milk! Records/Remote Control/Mom + Pop Music/Kobalt/Marathon Artist/Self Review by Warren Mayocchi When it contains a song titled “Crippling Self Doubt and a General Lack of Self Confidence” it is…
Kobra and the Lotus – “Prevail II” (2018)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella Five albums in and it sure seems like Canada‘s Kobra and the Lotus are on some kind of a roll. It certainly hasn’t…
TT – “LoveLaws” (2018)
Label: LoveLeaks/Caroline/Universal Review by Warren Mayocchi Theresa Wayman, also known as TT, debuts her solo album “LoveLaws”. The cover shows a suitably arty one-shoe seated pose, including a chair, shadow,…
Witch Mountain- “Witch Mountain” (2018)
Label: Svart Records Review by Warren Mayocchi In releasing their self-titled album Witch Mountain have obviously begun anew. Founding members Rob Wrong (guitars) and Nathan Carson (drums) join with Justin…
KALIDIA – Interview with the band
Interview by Arianna Govoni Even if it’s still not so well known in the underground scene, Italian epic power metal act Kalidia is amongst the veteran bands of the Milady…
KALIDIA – Intervista con la band (ITA version)
Intervista di Arianna Govoni Ancora poco conosciuti nella scena underground, i Kalidia sono tra i veterani del Milady Metal Festival. Dopo averli visti in azione lo scorso anno in compagnia…
Chiara Manese – Kantica (ITALIAN VERSION)
Intervista di Arianna Govoni In un ambiente che, spesso, preferisce puntare a cose trite e ritrite piuttosto che dare spazio all’innovazione, è bello poter constatare che c’è chi, ancora, sa…
Chiara Manese – Kantica (ENGLISH VERSION)
Interview by Arianna Govoni In an area of interest that is often orientated to point to overused cliché instead of trying to innovate, it’s good and nice to see that there’s…
Johanna Kurkela – AURI
Interview by Miriam C. I have been following Johanna Kurkela‘s career since I’ve discovered her in Sonata Arctica‘s “Days of Grays” album which featured her incredible vocals on the songs “Deathaura”…
Leila Abdul-Rauf
Interview by Miriam C. Californian multi-instrumentalist Leila Abdul-Rauf is one of the rare and exceptional artists who really put no boundaries to her creativity and she prefers to express with her…
Therion – “Beloved Antichrist” (2018)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish band Therion, with a career spanning 30-years continues to up the ante. Case-in-point – their new album “Beloved Antichrist” is an…
Kamelot – “The Shadow Theory” (2018)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella The thing about Kamelot is that they have been so incredibly consistent throughout their career, which has spanned well over 20-years. The band…