Almanac – “Tsar” (2016)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella The phrase “super-group” gets bandied about quite a bit – some would say overused. With that said maybe, “all-star” group would be a…
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Moran Magal – “Shades of Metal Private Collection” (2016)
Independent Release Review by Warren Mayocchi It is always interesting to hear familiar songs performed by different artists who bend the song to their own style. Moran Magal sings with…
Midnight Eternal – “Midnight Eternal” (2016)
Label: Inner Wound Recordings Review by Tony Cannella In this day-and-age of going to club shows to see your favorite bands, you are bound to get one, two or even…
Nemesea – “Uprise” (2016)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella Probably, one of my favorite bands over the last few years is the Dutch outfit, Nemesea. To me, their best album was the…
Doro – “Love’s Gone to Hell” EP (2016)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella Throughout her 30 plus year career Doro has been as consistently good as any artist has in heavy rock. Sure, some albums have…
Trans-Siberian Orchestra – “Letters From the Labyrinth” (2015)
Label: Lava Music/Republic Records Review by Tony Cannella Trans-Siberian Orchestra is so tied in to their yearly Christmas touring extravaganza that sometimes it is easy to forget that they are…
Eliot Sumner – “Information” (2016)
Label: Island/Universal Review by Warren Mayocchi Never heard of Eliot Sumner before pressing play on this album. Two things are immediately striking about “Information”. The first is the album cover,…
Diemonds – “Never Wanna Die” (2015)
Label: Napalm Records Review by Warren Mayocchi A zombie crawls from the grave on the cover of the latest Diemonds album as the hard rock starts up and keeps going…
Whispering Woods – “Perditus et Dea” (2015)
Label: Loud Rage Music Review by Tony Cannella “Perditus Et Dea” is the second album from the Romanian/dark/ gothic metal band Whispering Woods. Musically and lyrically the band definitely likes to…
The Gentle Storm – “The Diary” (2015)
Label: Inside Out Music Review by Tony Cannella Arjen Anthony Lucassen is never one to stay silent for long. The guy has so much music in him that he has…
Nocean – “Based on a Lie” EP (2015)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Sweden, Nocean is a melodic hard rock/metal band that plays, well… melodic hard rock and/or metal. Their debut EP is out now.…
Viper Solfa – “Carving an Icon” (2015)
Label: Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella Viper Solfa is a band made up of some the best Norwegian metal musicians. They were formed in 2013 by Ronny Thorsen from…
Unseelie – “Urban Fantasy” (2014)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella “Urban Fantasy” is the title of the debut full-length album from France’s Unseelie. The band plays symphonic gothic metal which is of a very…
Temperance – “Limitless” (2015)
Label: Scarlet Records Review by Tony Cannella Formed in 2013 in Italy, the melodic metal band Temperance released their debut self-titled full-length in 2014. They have now returned with their…
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…
Alison Moyet – “Minutes and Seconds – Live” (2014)
Label: Metropolis/Cooking Vinyl Review by Tony Cannella Musically speaking, Alison Moyet is a bit different than what you might find at Femme Metal. This U.K. born singer has already had…
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”.…
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…