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,…
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Godyva – “Alien Heart” (2013)
Label: Southern Brigade Records/Scarlet Records Review by Tony Cannella This is the 3rd album from the Italian symphonic rock band Godyva. The band formed in 2000 and released their debut…
Céphée Lyra – “Privati Honoris Causa” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella At 31-minutes, the new EP from the French progressive metal band Céphée Lyra is almost a full-length album. “Privati Honoris Causa” is the bands…
Mortalium – “A Gap Between Birth and Death” (2013)
Label: Metal Renaissance Review by Vard Aman Mortalium formed in Kharkiv in Ukraine in 2009 and play a variety of Gothic Doom Metal. Gothic Doom Metal is a subgenre that…
NeverStar – “I’ll Be Waiting” (2013)
Label : Smash Down Records Review by Tony Cannella From the UK, the symphonic, Gothic metal band Neverstar was formed in 2009. The band released a demo in 2011 –…
North Diamond – “По Ту Сторону Бытия” [“On the Other Side of Being” – “Po Tu Storonu Biytiya”] (2012)
Label : Grailight Productions Review by Vard Aman North Diamond formed in Moscow in 2008 and play what could be described as a combination of melodic Black Metal and Death…
Continuum – “Rise and Fall” (2012)
Label : Ear One Productions Review by Tony Cannella From my home state of Connecticut comes the melodic thrash metal band Continuum. They have recently released their debut full-length “Rise…
Crimson Sky – “Dawn” (EP) (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella In 2009 the U.K. based progressive rock outfit Crimson Sky released their debut full-length “Misunderstood”. Since that time, the band has undergone numerous line-up…
FeedForward – “Upstream” (2012)
Label : Independent Release/Nightmare Records Review by Tony Cannella The Dutch Progressive Rock/Metal band FeedForward has been around since 2002. After releasing two demos in 2002 and 2003, they issued…
Onatra – “For Your Soul” EP & “Lies” SINGLE (2012)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman Onatra was founded in 2009 in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, and is the brainchild of drummer/composer, Marta Medler; and despite being a somewhat…
Witchcraft – “Параллельные Миры” (“Parallel’niye Miriy” – “Parallel Worlds”) EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman “Ash” (Witchcraft’s 2011 album) was a Progressive Metal masterpiece for me, not just because it was a damn fine Prog Metal concept album but…
Risha – “Дороженька” (“Dorozhenka” – “Road”) SINGLE (2012)
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman …It seems I didn’t have long to wait for something new from Risha (although to be honest, I wrote the review of their debut…
Touchstone – “The City Sleeps” (2011)
Label : SPV/Steamhammer Records Review by Tony Cannella Fans of symphonic Prog rock and metal have got a band that they can really sink their teeth into. They are Touchstone…
WolveSpirit – “Spirit Metal” (2011)
Label : Sleazy Rider Records Review by Tony Cannella From Germany, WolveSpirit offers something a little bit different than today’s crop of Female Fronted metal bands.With their debut album “Spirit…
Sirenia – “The Enigma of Life” (2011)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella The long running Norwegian Symphonic/Gothic Metal band Sirenia has always managed to write good songs, going all the way back to…
Shield of Wings – “Solarium” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella On their debut EP “Solarium”, Chicago, Illinois’s Shield of Wings offer up a satisfying cocktail of Symphonic Metal that is sure to please fans…
OffTopic – “Impacto” (2011)
Label : Lausan Records Review by Tony Cannella Spain’s OffTopic has existed since 2006. Following up their impressive “Backstage” EP, OffTopic releases their fourth full-length album titled “Impacto”. Unlike their…
Effloresce – “Shades of Fate” EP (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Effloresce are a Progressive Metal band hailing from Germany. On their debut EP, “Shades of Fate” the band unleash 3-songs and almost 30-minutes worth…
Shear – “In Solitude” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Helsinki, Finland, Shear plays melodic Power Metal.Their debut EP goes by the title of “In Solitude” and features 4-songs and 20-minutes worth of…
Mostly Autumn – “Go Well Diamond Heart” (2010)
Label : Mostly Autumn Records Review by Tony Cannella The U.K.’s Mostly Autumn is true survivors in the genre of Prog Rock. The band has always done things their own…