Octavia Sperati – “Grace Submerged” (2007)
Label : Candlelight Records Review by Lithium Octavia Sperati’s 2005 debut was one of that year’s better releases. If nothing else, “Winter Enclosure” demonstrated that doom-laced metal was not a…
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Nail – “Nail” (2007)
Label : Mole Review by Mortuai The name Nail may be relatively new in the world of metal but the core members of the group are certainly no strangers to…
Krypteria – “Bloodangel’s Cry” (2007)
Label : Synergy Records/EMI Music Review by Lithium There is a tendency in today’s world to think that newer is better. Everything these days has to be different from everything…
Inviolate – “Inviolate” EP (2007)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Okay, so here is a band that caught me completely by surprise. I approached Atlanta, Georgia’s Inviolate with some trepidation when I read on…
Galadriel – “Renascence of an Ancient Spirit” (2007)
Label : Metal Age Productions Review by Danny Robertson Initially coming across as an amalgamation of death metal and folk metal, especially on the first couple of tracks, Galadriel take…
FeedForward – “Barefoot & Naked” (2007)
Label : Rusty Cage Records Review by Danny Robertson One of the first things you’ll notice about this CD is the power of frontwoman Biejanka‘s voice, whom sadly has left…
Eyes of Eden – “Faith” (2007)
Label : Century Media Records Review by John Davies I remember the first time I heard the song samples on Eyes of Eden’s MySpace, I was really impressed and I…
Ebony Ark – “Decoder 2.0” (2007)
Label : Transmission Records Review by John Davies This album is symphonic power metal perfected! It’s an incredible combination of complexity and musicality. If you’re a big fan of After…
Crimson Tears – “The Dark Awekening” (2007)
Independent Release Review by Nina Sky Crimson Tears are a female fronted metal band from England. They use mainly a heavy metal sound with thick symphonic overtones. The band was founded…
Auspex – “Resolutio” (2007)
Label : Thundering Records Review by Lithium It has been said that sometimes less is more. While this may be true in some areas of human endeavor, metal most definitely…
Atargatis – “Nova” (2007)
Label : Masscre Records Review by Mortuai This may seem like a totally disconnected way to start off the review, but I’d like to point out that the oft-repeated story…
At Odds with God – “Earning Damnation” (2007)
Label : At Odds with Gods Records LLC Review by Jon Estelle For fans of the death metal genre, At Odds With God‘s “Earning Damnation” provides a welcome addition to…
All Ends – “Wasting Life” EP (2007)
Label : Gun Records/Sony BMG Review by John Davies All Ends are a very exciting band from Sweden. They play really well done progressive metal, but the thing that sets…
Alerion – “Fledging” DEMO (2007)
Independent Release Review by Lithium For those who are old enough to remember, 1976 was a year in which neckties were wide, shoe soles were thick, and guitars were fuzzy.…
Spiritual Decay – “Closer to the Grave” (2006)
Label : Dark Horizon Records Review by Tony Cannella Spiritual Decay are a Death Metal band out of Indiana. Their line-up consists of: Shawna (lead vocals & bass), Insane Creator…
Beautiful Sin – “The Unexpected” (2006)
Label : AFM Records Review by John Davies I’ve been looking forward to writing a review for this album, because it’s easily one of the top five albums I’ve bought…
Nemesea – “Mana” (2004)
Label : Ebony Tears Review by John Davies “Mana” is one of the most amazing gothic metal albums I have ever heard. It is dark and sinister sounding at times,…
Ghostnail – “Do You Believe?” DEMO (2005)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish band Ghostnail obviously draw inspiration from horror movies and scary themes as you could probably surmise by looking at their song titles…
Die So Fluid – “Spawn of Dysfunction” (2004)
Label : Cartesian Records/Cargo Records/Tiefdruck Music/Universal Music Germany Review by John Davies Die So Fluid is an exciting punk/metal style band from the UK, who I only recently discovered. The…
Closterkeller “Nero” (English Version) (2004)
Label : Metal Mind Productions Review by Tayla “Lady Draconian” Closterkeller are a female fronted gothic rock band from Poland. Formed in 1988 they are one of the oldest female…