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Interview : Leeni-Maria Hovila – Kivimetsän Druidi (2010)

November 26, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker Femme Metal spoke with Leeni-Maria Hovila, frontwoman of Finnish extreme fantasy metal band, Kivimetsän Druidi, six months ago. Since that time, the band…

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Interview : Judith Rijnveld – Kingfisher Sky

November 6, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker After more than six nail-biting months of anxiously awaiting the sophomore album from Dutch progressive rock band, Kingfisher Sky, I finally got a copy…

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Interview : Jonsu – Indica

October 31, 2012

Interview by Miriam C. Transcription by Robin Stryker This was my second phoner interview that I’ve made in my life, this time I was more calm and relaxed.…

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Interview : Iris Mavraki – Dreamtone & Iris Mavraki’s Neverland

October 19, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker Two years after releasing their debut album “Reversing Time”, Greek/Turkish progressive symphonic melodic metal band, Dreamtone & Iris Mavraki’s Neverland, returns with its second…

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Interview : Katarzyna Nieniewska & Lisa Tomantschger – Illuminata

October 18, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker Illuminata is a new band from Graz, Austria with two multi-talented female singers, Katarzyna Nieniewska and Lisa Tomantschger. Illuminata’s three-song EP, “A Frame of…

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Interview : Heather St.Marie & Mat Dauzer – Hydrovibe

October 15, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker I became hopelessly addicted to the American melodic rock band, Hydrovibe, the first time I heard its new full-length debut, “Nothing Left to Lose”.…

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Interview : Francesca “Alis” Bos – Darksky

September 15, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker Good things come to those who wait. In this case, a thirteen-year wait has brought the metal scene a lovely slab of eclectic tunes…

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Interview : Eirin Bendigsten – Where Angels Fall

July 24, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker Hailing from Norway, gothic metal band Where Angels Fall breaks out of the mould with electronic elements, groovy guitar riffs, and rock-inflected tracks. Femme…

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Interview : Edera – Domina Noctis

July 24, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker Femme Metal chats with Edera, vocalist and lyricst for Italian metal/rock band Domina Noctis, about their sophomore release “Second Rose”. Read on to learn…

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Interview : Grog Rox – Die So Fluid

July 16, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker Die So Fluid is a maverick three-piece band, originally hailing from the UK and made up of Grog Rox (vocals/bass), Drew Richards (guitar) and…

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Interview : Charlotte Wessels & Martijn Westerholt – Delain (2010)

July 14, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker It was my profound pleasure to interview Charlotte Wessels and Martijn Westerholt, the vocalist and founder/keyboardist of Dutch symphonic metal band, Delain. Happily for…

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Interview : Kryssie Ridolfi, JP Soule, Josh Barker & Kip Kiebles – Deadmanswake

July 11, 2012

Phoner interview & trascription by Robin Stryker Well, this was a new experience … interviewing all five members of a band at the same time by phone.…

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Interview : Berenice Musa – Tears of Martyr

June 25, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker Originally from the Canary Islands, Tears of Martyr now calls Madrid home. For those craving a dose of dark gothic metal, the band’s new…

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Interview : Sabrina Valentine, Camden Cruz, Kevin Byrd & Keith Byrd – Seven Kingdoms

June 21, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker Femme Metal is here with Seven Kingdoms, a power metal band from Florida that ROCKED the stage last night at the Mid-Week Mayhem show…

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Interview : Sassy Skeleton & Rotten – Reactive Black

June 20, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker As Halloween creeps closer on stealthy black-cat feet, my musical taste shifts gears towards darker fare, and you can’t get much darker than…

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Interview : Barbara Mischeri – Shining Fear

June 17, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker Fifteen hundred years ago, Verona was the stronghold of Theodric the Great and his army of Goths. Today, it is the stronghold of…

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Amanda Somerville – Kiske/Somerville (2010)

June 15, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker When Femme Metal last spoke with American singer/songwriter Amanda Somerville in late 2009, she had just released her solo album “Windows” and was looking forward to…

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Interview: Danny Cavanagh – Anathema

June 10, 2012

Interview by Miriam NocturnalConcerto Transcription by Robin Stryker I cannot tell you how excited I was to doing this interview with Danny Cavanagh, Anathema singer and guitarist, for…

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Interview : Ana Mladinovici – Magica

June 9, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker Founded in 2002 by guitarist Bodan Costea, Romanian melodic power metal band Magica has an impressive five full-length albums under their belts. Femme Metal…

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Interview : Amber Erlandsson – Nemhain

June 8, 2012

Interview by Robin Stryker Gritty, Jack Daniels-fueled punk rock is alive and well in London. Nemhain, formed in 2006 by vocalist Amber Erlandsson and her husband, drumming maestro…

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