XANDRIA – The beautiful and surprising musical eclipse
Chart-topping German symphonic metal icons Xandria will release their new studio album, Eclipse, on August 7th 2026, via Napalm Records. Read more in our review!
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TARJA – A guaranteed frisson noir down your spine
With Frisson Noir, her tenth studio album and sixth metal release, Tarja Turunen again proves why she remains a defining force in symphonic metal. Surrounded by high-profile guests yet never overshadowed, she glides between orchestral pomp, cinematic ballads, and harder-edged tracks with undimmed confidence and charisma.
HOAXED – Ruthless the death knocks out
Portland trio Hoaxed is back with their second full-length, Death Knocks. An album in which “the collective that provides that archaic energy which it constitutes the true and authentic force that Hoaxed release with great resourcefulness”. Learn more about it on our review.
Kim Seviour – Touchstone
Interview by Si Smith After releasing two album, Touchstone is back with their third multifaceted progressive-rock album called “The City Sleeps”. Femme Metal got the chance to interview Kim, the…
INTERVIEW: Maike Holzmann – Voices of Destiny
Interview by Ed MacLaren Barely into their 20s, Germany’s Voices of Destiny has a musical maturity that belies their young years. With their shining debut, “From the Ashes”, Voices of…
Indie Zone Reviews : Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny – “Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose” (2012)
Label : Mute Records Review by Luisa Mercier Beth Jeans Houghton is a 22 years old girl from Newcastle, who is now releasing her debut album with the monicker of…
Indie Zone Reviews : Tune-Yards – “Whokill” (2011)
Label : 4AD/Self Review by Luisa Mercier tUnE-yArDs a.k.a. Merrill Garbus is a real talent. Her sophomore album “Who Kill” is just another evidence of this. She moved from Canada…
Industrial/Electronic Realms : Omega Lithium – “Dreams in Formaline” (2009)
Label : Drakkar Records Review by Tony Cannella Croatia is not a country you would normally associate with metal, but it does seem like some good bands are coming from…
Coronatus – “Fabula Magna” (2009)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella & Erwin van Dijk Germany’s Coronatus play dramatic, symphonic Gothic Metal with operatic overtones. They consist of 7 members in the band,…