Cross Vein – “Birth of Romance” (2012)

Label: Black-Listed Productions Review by Tony Cannella On their debut full-length album, “Birth of Romance”, Japan’s Cross Vein plays Stratovarius/Rhapsody style power metal. Throughout the 11-song, 54-minute disc, the band…
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Shiori Vitus – Eleanor

Interview by Alessandra Cognetta Here we are for another feature from overseas in our series of interviews with female-fronted Japanese bands. This time we move from Tokyo to the south…
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Continuum – “Rise and Fall” (2012)

Label : Ear One Productions Review by Tony Cannella From my home state of Connecticut comes the melodic thrash metal band Continuum. They have recently released their debut full-length “Rise…
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Cara McCutchen – Mortillery

Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi & Miriam C. Young and talented, with a big desire of doing lots of new things, the Canadian band Mortillery is proud their second album…
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Soph Day – Alunah

Interview by Alessandra Cognetta Soph Day is the lead singer and guitarist for the English doom metallers Alunah. With two albums released and an upcoming European tour in 2013 we…
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Michal – Ancient Myth

Interview  by Alessandra Cognetta It may not seem so, but the Japanese metal scene is active and ever growing. We are thus very pleased to feature Ancient Myth here for…
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Ancient Myth – “Akashic” (2012)

Label: Black-Listed Productions Review by Tony Cannella Formed in 2002 the Japanese symphonic metal band Ancient Myth released their debut album “Astrolabe in Your Heart” in 2010 – this coming…
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Amily – “To All in Graves” (2012)

Label : Solitude Productions Review by Vard Aman When I first came across Amily (from Rivne, Ukraine), they were marketing themselves as Funeral Doom – slower and bleaker than traditional…
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