In Virtue – “Embrace the Horror” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Yet another reason you can never judge a book by its cover, especially when it comes to metal bands, artists and musicians. Take the…
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Infinite Tales – “Only the Beginning” (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella To be completely honest with you, once I received the debut full-length from the Ukraine’s Infinite Tales, dubbed “Only the Beginning”, I had absolutely…
Iluminato – “Reflections of Humanity” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Brazil’s dark Symphonic/Gothic Metal band Iluminato came to fruition in 2010. The band is comprised of two full-time members. Female vocalist Liz Demier is…
Cardamon – “Sun as Never” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella On their second album, “Sun as Never”, the Dutch heavy rock outfit Cardamon offers a strong sophomore effort and one that should satisfy fans…
Black Oak – “Black Oak” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella & Luisa Mercier Sweden’s Black Oak is a tad bit different than a lot of metal these days. Okay, they are a lot different…
Black Ink – “Reminiscence” DEMO (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Black Ink is a Progressive metal band from Italy. In 2011 the band released its debut (and only, thus far) demo called “Reminiscence”. So,…
Historica – “Historia Magistrae Vitae” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier Born in 2009 thanks to an idea of the singer Danielle Fiore, Historica hail from Turin and deliver a powerful debut EP. The tracks…
Furor Gallico – “Furor Gallico” (2010)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Si Smith “Furor Gallico is the description that the ancient Romans gave of the Celt warriors, who prepared for battle and were ready to…
Frantic Amber – “Wrath of Judgement” EP (2010)
Label : Independent Release/BlueFreya Media Review by Tony Cannella Frantic Amber is an all female metal band from Sweden. Their style is fast, loud, heavy and –to say the least…
Shanda Frederick – Demon Lung
Interview by Matteo Bussotti Demon Lung. They’re one of the newest doom metal bands in Vegas, but they have already made a name for themselves, playing some very important…
Demon Lung – “Pareidolia” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Luisa Mercier Demon Lung was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2010. Singer Shanda Frederick met Jeremy Brenton, the drummer and bass player Patrick Warren years…
Fallen Arise – “Eternal” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Symphonic Power Metal with duel male/female vocals is not a new concept. Talk about stating the obvious. This metal sub-genre has become increasingly crowded…
EarlyRise – “What If” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella On their debut album, Israel’s EarlyRise demonstrate a definite accessibility factor to go along with their hard edged, hard rock approach. I would never…
Sinheresy – “The Spiders and the Butterfly” EP (2011)
Independent Release/Revalve Records Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s Sinheresy began in 2009 as a Nightwish cover band before they started playing their own original music. In 2010 they released a…
Djerv – “Headstone” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Norway, Djerv plays a pretty strong combination of Hard Rock/Metal, mixing that with the energy and enthusiasm of Punk Rock, put all of…
Disembrace – “Scratching the Surface” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella When one thinks of Memphis, Tennessee, metal is not the first form of music that comes to mind. Maybe, just maybe the band Disembrace…
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…
Crowmorph – “Chroma” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From France comes the female fronted Death Metal outfit Crowmorph. On their debut EP, “Chroma” the band delivers a 28-minute exercise in pure, unadulterated…
Crimson Rivers – “Sorrowful Hell” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Greece, Crimson Rivers plays symphonic/dark metal. The band features two lead singers going with the tried-and-true method of pairing an operatic female style…
Control the Storm – Demo 2011
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The UK’s Control the Storm was formed in 2010. Their first recorded output is a professionally sounding (and looking) 3-song demo totaling about 15-minutes…