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Courtney Barnett – “Tell Me How You Really Feel?” (2018)

July 24, 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…

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Tarja – “From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)” (2017)

November 27, 2017

Label: earMUSIC Review by Alessandra Cognetta As the winter holidays approach, many of us panic at the thought of having to listen to the same two or three Christmas songs…

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Karkaos – “Children of the Void” (2017)

June 29, 2017

Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Formed in 2009, the Canadian band Karkaos released their debut album “Empire” in 2014. That album was an intense, energetic debut and one that definitely piqued…

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The Pheonix – “My Turn to Deal” EP (2016)

February 28, 2017

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.…

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Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody - “Prometheus: The Dolby Atmos Experience + Cinematic And Live” (2016)

December 6, 2016

Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody is cinematic metal personified. The band has made a career out of writing and recording music that sounds like it…

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September Mourning – “Volume II” (2016)

November 26, 2016

Label: Sumerian Records Review by Tony Cannella September Mourning is a band with a unique perspective. Their albums are tied into one story, which will play out through the course…

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Delerium – “Mythologie” (2016)

November 23, 2016

Label: Metropolis Records Review by Warren Mayocchi In the chilled world of ambient music Delerium has been entertaining us since 1987. “Mythologie” will be the band’s 15th album and continues…

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Cornerstone – “Reflections” (2016)

November 17, 2016

Label: ATOM Records Review by Tony Cannella The tagline for the new album from Austrian Rockers Cornerstone reads: “enjoy this unhip, uncool, un-sexy music”. The mere fact that they don’t…

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The Pretty Reckless – “Who You Selling For” (2016)

November 8, 2016

Label: Razor & Tie Review by Tony Cannella At last, we have the return of The Pretty Reckless. The band made such a huge impact with the previous album, 2014’s…

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Myrkur – “Mausoleum” EP (2016)

September 5, 2016

Label: Relapse Records Review by Warren Mayocchi There are albums one does not expect, “Mausoleum” is such a production. It is a listening surprise for those familiar with the studio…

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Beseech – “My Darkness, Darkness” (2016)

July 28, 2016

Label: Despotz Records Review by Tony Cannella Well, well, well. What have we here? It has been so long since we’ve heard anything from the Swedish Gothic Metal Band Beseech,…

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Rampart – “Codex Metalum” (2016)

June 30, 2016

Label: Iron Shield Records Review by Tony Cannella The Bulgarian metal band Rampart have been proudly and unapologetically flying the flag for true heavy metal since 2002. In that time…

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Mamiffer – “The World Unseen” (2016)

June 30, 2016

Label: SIGE Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Imagine a speaker, volume up to maximum, there is an underlying buzz being emitted reflective of the high volume but nothing else. Gradually…

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Blodwen – “Winter Falls” (2016)

June 16, 2016

Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Jakarta, Indonesia the female fronted symphonic metal band Blodwen first came on our radar with their debut “Black Symphony” in 2010. They…

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Lizzies – “Good Luck” (2016)

June 9, 2016

Label: The Sign Records Review by Tony Cannella From Madrid, Spain, the all-female rock band Lizzies took their name after one of the gangs in the 1979 classic movie “The…

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Lanterns on the Lake – “Beings” (2015)

March 22, 2016

Label: Bella Union Review by Warren Mayocchi Shimmering evocations of emotion. There are albums which make the inner you feel like another instrument in the band. Lanterns on the Lake…

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Crippled Black Phoenix – “New Dark Age Tour EP 2015 A.D.” (2015)

January 12, 2016

Label: Season of Mist Review by Warren Mayocchi It is hard to qualify “New Dark Age Tour EP 2015 A.D.” as an EP. It is just under sixty minutes of…

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YOUSEI TEIKOKU – “Shadow Corps[e]” (2015)

November 4, 2015

Label: Lantis Review by Warren Mayocchi YOUSEI TEIKOKU have been together creating music since the mid-nineties. A band survives for nearly twenty years by playing great music, and “SHADOW CORPS[e]” is…

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Lyria – “Catharsis” (2014)

September 1, 2015

Independent Release Review by Warren Mayocchi With the introduction of electricity the sounds available to musicians expanded, over time popular music moved from acoustic bands to the new sounds generated…

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Tezaura – “Unleash the Butterflies” (2015)

August 21, 2015

Label: Crysella Records Review by Warren Mayocchi Tezaura have given us a brilliant scene to imagine by naming their debut album “Unleash the Butterflies”. The band place themselves in the…

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