Anathema – “The Optimist” (2017)
Label: KScope Review by Warren Mayocchi In 2001 Anathema released an album called “A Fine Day to Exit”. On the cover was the dashboard of a car, the view through…
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Crippled Black Phoenix – “Bronze” (2016)
Label: Season of Mist Review by Warren Mayocchi In 2015 Crippled Black Phoenix released “New Dark Age Tour EP“. It opened with an excerpt from the original “Mad Max” movie…
Heike Langhans – Draconian
Interview by Miriam C. By reading these words it feels like to be thrown in a parallel dimension, I’m not trying to mess around with anybody but every time I…
Hanging Doll – “The Sacred & Profane” (2012)
Label : Rocksektor Records Review by Tony Cannella The U.K. based Gothic metal band Hanging Doll released their full-length debut, “Reason and Madness” in 2008 and have now returned with…
Interview : Angelica Rylin – The Murder of My Sweet (2012)
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi We’ve got to know them thanks to their debut album “Divanity”. Now the Swedish band The Murder of My Sweet comes back with a…
Anneke Van Giersbergen – “Everything Is Changing” (2011)
Label : Pias/Agua Recordings Review by Luisa Mercier After releasing “In Your Room” I was a bit sceptic about Anneke‘s new record. Beware: I was not sceptic about her vocals…
Interview : Issa (Isabell Øversveen) (2011)
Interview by Ed MacLaren In the evolution of metal, one of the most lastingly popular genres is arguable the glam metal sound of the 80s. While the look of…
Interview : Heike Langhans – Draconian
Interview by Vard Aman Over the years Draconian has become a household name in (Gothic) Doom Metal circles, so I’ll skip any long introductory monologues here and move…
Interview : Agnete Kjølsrud – Djerv
Interview by Ed MacLaren In the ancient mythologies of the Middle and Far East, the phoenix was a symbol of rebirth and renewal. In the world of metal,…
Interview : Daniel Håkansson – Diablo Swing Orchestra (2009)
Interview by Erwin Van Dijk An interview with Daniel Håkansson, the guitarist and male singer from Diablo Swing Orchestra. When a reviewer writes a review about a relatively…
Interview : Daniel Håkansson – Diablo Swing Orchestra (2012)
Interview by Miriam C. For the second time we give space to one of the most eclectic act of the last years : Diablo Swing Orchestra. This time…
Diablo Swing Orchestra – “Pandora’s Piñata” (2012)
Label : Candlelight Records Review by Luisa Mercier Back in 2006, when “The Butcher’s Ballroom” was released, I truly felt it was something totally new, a breath of fresh air…
The Murder of My Sweet – “Divanity” (2010)
Label : Frontiers Records Review by Tony Cannella I realize that 2010 is only a few weeks old, but the debut release from the Swedish band The Murder of My…
Shadowgarden – “Ashen” (2010)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella Shadowgarden is the new Gothic Metal project put together by Johan Ericson of the Swedish band Draconian. Their debut album is titled…