Pixx – “The Age of Anxiety” (2017)
Label: 4AD Review by Warren Mayocchi The 1947 book-length poem, “The Age of Anxiety”, by W.H. Auden has been inspiration for a few creative works. Here the title and theme…
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Crippled Black Phoenix – “New Dark Age Tour EP 2015 A.D.” (2015)
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…
Грай [Grai] – “О Земле Родной” [“O Zemly Rodnoj” – “About Native Land”] (2011)
Label: Sound Age Production Review by Luisa Mercier From Russia with love. Following their most famous country mates, Arkona, Grai play folk metal, maybe a bit more lively than the…
Alkonost – “Сказки Странствий” [“Skazki Stranstviy” -“Tales of Wanderings”] (2013)
Label: Sound Age Productions Review by Vard Aman Alkonost is back! Since 1996, they have deservedly grown into one of Russia’s best known and most accomplished Epic Pagan/Folk Metal bands…
Андем [Andem] – “Зимние Слёзы” [“Zimniyе Slyoziy”- “Winter Tears”] (2013)
Label: Sound Age Productions Review by Vard Aman My introduction to Andem (whose name is derived from a combination of Angels and Demons) came with the release of their debut…
Arkona – “Decade of Glory” LIVE (2013)
Label : Sound Age Productions/Napalm Records Review by Vard Aman Arkona (Аркона) have existed for only 10 years (well, 11 now), it feels like they have been around much longer…
Docker’s Guild – “The Mystic Technocracy: Season 1- The Age of Ignorance” (2012)
Label : Lion Music Review by Tony Cannella It doesn’t get more progressive or grandiose than Docker’s Guild. This project is put together by Douglas R. Docker (Biloxi, Area 51)…
INTERVIEW: Maike Holzmann – Voices of Destiny
Interview by Ed MacLaren Barely into their 20s, Germany’s Voices of Destiny has a musical maturity that belies their young years. With their shining debut, “From the Ashes”, Voices of…
Interview : Mr.Curse – A Forest of Stars
Interview by Matteo Bussotti Their musical style is indeed really unique. They take direct inspiration from the Victorian Age, creating songs which seems out of time, and that’ll bring…
Interview : Mark Jansen – Epica (2009)
Interview by Erwin Van Dijk An interview with Mark Jansen from Epica. The band Epica does not really need an introduction. 2009 was a busy year for the…
Рарогъ (Rarog) – “Сыны Сокола” (“Syny Sokola” – “Sons of the Falcon”) (2012)
Label : Sound Age Productions Review by Vard Aman Rarog (the band) formed in 2004 in Moscow (although Shmel’ had been writing material for some time already), released their debut…
Eerie Sounds Review : Caprice – “Masquerade” (2010)
Label : Prikosnovenie Review by Stina Russia’s Caprice have spent nine studio albums finding nuance in elvish fairy pop, sometimes inspired by the work of J. R. R. Tolkien. Now,…
Nucleus Torn – “Golden Age” (2011)
Label : Prophecy Productions Review by Luisa Mercier Nucleus Torn is a Swiss alternative/metal band that has a lot of influences: from folk to ambient, to prog to post-rock. The…
Interview : Fredy Schnyder – Nucleus Torn
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi With a new member inside the project, Nucleus Torn comes back with a new album, called “Golden Age”. We’ve met Fredy Schnyder, the…
Cryptic Age – “Homeland” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The UK’s Cryptic Age features a melding of several different metal genres, Folk, Symphonic, Progressive, Power and even a bit of Thrash are all…