Interview : Ana Mladinovici – Magica
Interview by Robin Stryker Founded in 2002 by guitarist Bodan Costea, Romanian melodic power metal band Magica has an impressive five full-length albums under their belts. Femme Metal…
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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…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Aiboforcen – “Dédale” (2011)
Label : Alfa Matrix Review by Luisa Mercier After several years, the Belgian duo Aiboforcen finally releases their 5th studio album. In “Dédale” various genres of electronic music are explored:…
Within Temptation – “The Unforgiving” (2011)
Label : Sony Music/Roadrunner Records Review by Tony Cannella It’s finally here! The long awaited, much anticipated new album from Dutch Symphonic Rock Legends Within Temptation called “The Unforgiving”. This…
While Heaven Wept – “Fear of Infinity” (2011)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Stina Hot on the heels of last year’s “Triumph : Tragedy : Transcendence – Live at the Hammers of Doom” comes While Heaven…
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…
Eluveitie – “Helvetios” (2012)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella In the burgeoning metal sub-genre of Folk Metal, it doesn’t get much better than Eluveitie. If they are not at the…
Le Monnier – “Con Amor Siempre” SINGLE (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella After their impressive debut, “Cynic Sister” which was released in 2009, the U.K. based power rock trio Le Monnier will finally return with their…
Hammers of Misfortune – “17th Street” (2011)
Label : Metal Blade Records Review by Luisa Mercier The Hammers of Misfortune are the creature of John Cobbett (already with Ludicra, Unholy Cadaver, Gwar and Slough Feg). They were…
Headshot – “Syncronicity” (2011)
Label : Firefield Music Review by Luisa Mercier Headshot play plain German thrash metal since mid ’90s and now have released their fifth record. “Synchronicity” is the first record with…
Deadlock – “Bizarro World” (2011)
Label : Lifeforce Records Review by Tony Cannella From Germany, Deadlock was formed in 1997 and released their full-length debut (“The Arrival”) in 2002. “Bizarro World” is the name of…
Autumn – “Cold Comfort” (2011)
Label : Metal Blade Records Review by Tony Cannella & Luisa Mercier It is hard to believe that the first EP from the Dutch Metal Band Autumn was released 10-years…
Trans-Siberian Orchestra – “Night Castle” (2009)
Label : BMG Rights Management/Audioglobe Review by Tony Cannella By now everyone knows what to expect from Trans-Siberian Orchestra. A combination of Rock, Prog, Metal and Classical highlights this musical…
Manic Movement – “Hot!Hot!Hot!” (2010)
Label : Moonzoo Music/Universal Music Belgium Review by Tony Cannella The Symphonic/Gothic Metal band Manic Movement hails from Belgium and originally formed way back in 1993. It wasn’t until 2006…
Mandrake – “Innocence Weakness” (2010)
Label : Grau/Greyfall Review by Tony Cannella Mandrake is a Gothic Metal band from Deutschland. Their latest – and fifth – full-length release is titled, “Innocence Weakness” and features 12-songs…
Magica – “Dark Diary” (2010)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella From Romania, Magica have previously released 4-albums with their last one being the excellent “Wolves & Witches” effort in 2008. Now the…
Kylesa – “Spiral Shadow” (2010)
Label : Season of Mist Review by Tony Cannella Some bands are difficult to categorize. In the case of Georgia’s Kylesa it is hard to figure out in which genre…
Indica – ” A Way Away” (2010)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review By Tony Cannella Finland’s Indica were discovered by Nightwish mastermind Tuomas Holopainen. Prior to this, the band have released four albums in their native Finland,…
Hydrogyn – “Judgement” (2010)
Label : RFE/Bad Reputation Review By Tony Cannella “Hydrogyn is going to be very, very big”, those words come from famed producer Michael Wagener who co-helmed the 4th and latest…