Metal Allegiance – “Fallen Heroes” EP (2016)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella Metal Allegiance is a project featuring a revolving line-up of some great talent in the metal genre. Last year saw the release of…
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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…
Victor Smolski & Jeannette Marchewka – Almanac
Interview by Miriam C. I’m sure that when mastermind Victor Smolski decided to move on to the next musical adventure after his consexual separation with the premium heavy/speed metal band…
Chastain – “We Bleed Metal” (2015)
Label: Leviathan Records/Pure Steel Records Review by Tony Cannella “We Bleed Metal” is the none too subtle title of the new Chastain record and it could not be more appropriate.…
Chastain – “The 7th of Never” & “The Voice of the Cult” REISSUE (2015)
Label: Divebomb Records Review by Tony Cannella Back in the 80s, there were many guitar heroes. You had your Yngwie’s, Vai, Vinny Moore, Marty Friedman, etc. etc. but for my…
Kiara Laetitia
Interview by Miriam C. It’s time for the Italian artist Kiara Laetitia, mainly know as the former vocalist of the symphonic power metallers Skylark, to write another chapter of…
Chastain – “Surrender to No One” (2013)
Label: Leviathan Records Review by Tony Cannella Back in the 80s female fronted metal bands were certainly nowhere near as a prominent as they are today, but there were some…
Chaostar – “Anomima” (2013)
Label : Season Of Mist Review by Davide Torresan Born in 1998, Chaostar is the side-project of Christos Antoniou, the guitarist of the symphonic death metal band Septicflesh. In this…
Cough/Windhand – “Reflection of the Negative” SPLIT (2013)
Label : Relapse Records Review by Matteo Bussotti This split album divides into two 18-minute-long parts. Cough deliver a single, long song, which is more of an immersive experience rather…
Interview: Giorgia Gueglio – MasterCastle (2009)
Interview by Danny Robertson Giorgia Gueglio, singer and founder for heavy/melodic Italian metal act MasterCastle, spoke to us to discuss their debut album “The Phoenix” (released April 2009) and…
Interview : Elisabeth Vásquez – Six Magics
Interview by Ed MacLaren In the last few years, female-fronted metal has turned into a revolving door for vocalists. To satisfy the bands and their fans, vocalists have…
Interview : Grog Rox – Die So Fluid
Interview by Robin Stryker Die So Fluid is a maverick three-piece band, originally hailing from the UK and made up of Grog Rox (vocals/bass), Drew Richards (guitar) and…
Interview : Ana Maria Barajas – Nova Orbis
Interview by Ed MacLaren Riding high on the growing wave of South American metal exports, Colombia’s Nova Orbis opens up a “new world” of progressive metal on their…
Crystal Viper – “Crimen Excepta” (2012)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Is this 2012 or 1985? I absolutely, positively DO NOT mean that in a negative way either. The Polish band Crystal Viper…
Apparition – “Ghost of the Past – The Story So Far” COMPILATION (2010)
Label : Ravenheart Music Review by Tony Cannella It is rare when a band releases a “retrospective” compilation after only releasing one album. It’s unheard of in fact. Well, that…
Ankor – “My Own Angel” (2011)
Label : STF Records Review by Tony Cannella From Spain, Ankor has previously released a full-length album and an EP which were both sung in their native Spanish language. Now…
Interview : Cadaveria – Cadaveria
Interview by Ary R. Cadaveria is one of the most famous Italian black metal bands ever. A new album will be released soon and I had the…
Six Magics – “Behind the Sorrow” (2010)
Label : Coroner Records Review by Tony Cannella Six Magics are a powerhouse outfit from Chile. They play good, traditional power metal, a style that can be heard on their…
Nova Orbis – “Imago” (2009)
Independent Release Review By Tony Cannella Nova Orbis is a 6-person progressive rock/metal band from Colombia. The band are led by vocalist Ana Barajas as she adds a tremendously strong…
Crystal Viper – “The Last Axeman” (2008)
Label : Karthago Records Review by Tony Cannella Crystal Viper are a female fronted band from Poland. Their last album “Curse of Crystal Viper” announced the bands mission statement, loud…