A Forest of Stars – “A Shadowplay for Yesterdays” (2012)
Label : Lupus Lounge/Prophecy Productions Review by Luisa Mercier I have to say that I stumbled upon U.K A Forest of Stars by chance, in a Facebook group that linked…
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My Dying Bride – “A Map of All Our Failures” (2012)
Label : Peaceville Records Review by Davide Torresan Ladies and Gentlemen, My Dying Bride is back. Three years have passed since the last album, “For Lies I Sire” and one…
Doro – “Raise Your Fist” (2012)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella With her new album “Raise Your Fist”, Doro Pesch continues to release good to great albums that never betrays her loyal…
Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody – “Ascending to Infinity” (2012)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella Several years ago the members of the virtuoso Italian metal band Rhapsody found themselves in a unique situation. The band –…
Indie Zone Reviews : Ellie Goulding – “Halcyon” (2012)
Label : Polydor Review by Luisa Mercier I loved and still love Ellie Goulding debut “Lights” and really welcomed with open arms this second official release. From samples, you could…
Winter in Eden – “Echoes of Betrayal” (2012)
Label : Lycan Records Review by Tony Cannella Winter in Eden is a female fronted Gothic/Symphonic Metal from the UK. The band formed around 2007, released their debut EP “At…
Sabbath Assembly – “Ye Are Gods” (2012)
Label : Svart Records/The Ajna Offensive Review by Luisa Mercier Four are the entities of God: Christ, Jehova, Satan and Lucifer and each of them can be found in human…
Ephel Duath – “On Death and Cosmos” EP (2012)
Label : Agonia Records Review by Luisa Mercier Italian avantgarde band Ephel Duath is back on the scene after a long break due to personal and economic reasons. These are…
Anneke Van Giersbergen – “Everything Is Changing” (2011)
Label : Pias/Agua Recordings Review by Luisa Mercier After releasing “In Your Room” I was a bit sceptic about Anneke‘s new record. Beware: I was not sceptic about her vocals…
Indie Zone Review : The Jezabels – “Prisoner” (2012)
Label : Pias/Self Review by Luisa Mercier The Jezabels come from Austrialia and their self-released was quite a plesant surprise for me. I have to admit that indie rock, indie…
Indie Zone Review : Beth Hart – “Bang Bang Boom Boom” (2012)
Label : Mascot Records/earMusic Review by Davide Torresan I confess that I knew nothing of Beth Hart, until yesterday. Bad, very bad. Searching for a bit of information about this…
Eerie Sounds Review : Tarja Turunen & Harus – “In Concert – Live at Sibelius Hall” (2011)
Label : earMusic Review by Luisa Mercier Harus is a side project of Tarja, former Nightwish singer, founded to rearrange classical tracks in a more modern way together with other…
Eerie Sounds Review : Hekate – “Die Welt der dunklen Gärten” (2011)
Label : Auerbach Tonträger/Prophecy Productions Review by Luisa Mercier Hekate is a German ensemble which delivers us a quite eerie Folk, Neoclassical sound mixing it with lyrics that draw from…
Eerie Sounds Review : Les Discrets – “Ariettes Oubliées” (2012)
Label : Prophecy Productions Review by Luisa Mercier Les Discrets with Alcest and other bands are one of the main representatives of the French shoegaze scene that has produced so…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Kirlian Camera – “Nightglory” (2011)
Label : Out of Line Review by Luisa Mercier The Italian industrial combo Kirlian Camera is a cult throughout Europe and now is back with another beautiful release. “Nightglory” is…
Lita Ford – “Living Like a Runaway” (2012)
Label : SPV/Steamhammer Review by Tony Cannella In 2009 after many, many years of musical inactivity, hard rock legend Lita Ford returned with “Wicked Wonderland” which was met by… derision,…
Trillium – “Alloy” (2011)
Label : Frontiers Records Review by Tony Cannella Until recently, Amanda Somerville has been most notable for her work with Epica and Avantasia, but in the last few years she…
Gone Til Winter – “The First Season” COMPILATION (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Formed in 2002, the UK based metal band Gone Til Winter has released a single, an EP and this 31-minute mini-album “The First Season”.…
Gone Til Winter – “Gone Til Winter” DEMO (2009)
Label : Headroom Records Review by Tony Cannella From the UK comes the dark melodic power metal outfit Gone Til Winter. Their self-titled debut was released in 2009. Of course,…
Forward Shapes – “Legacy” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Matteo Bussotti “Legacy”, Forward Shapes‘ first release is a well made mixture of different sonorities, which obviously lead to prog-rock. Every song, in its own way,…