Touchstone – “The City Sleeps” (2011)
Label : SPV/Steamhammer Records Review by Tony Cannella Fans of symphonic Prog rock and metal have got a band that they can really sink their teeth into. They are Touchstone…
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Syrynx – “Syrynx” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Syrynx is the new Symphonic Metal project of Mikki Straatsma who most people will already know from Viveynne. I will resist the opportunity to…
Within Temptation – “The Unforgiving” (2011)
Label : Sony Music/Roadrunner Records Review by Tony Cannella It’s finally here! The long awaited, much anticipated new album from Dutch Symphonic Rock Legends Within Temptation called “The Unforgiving”. This…
Wildpath – “Underneath” (2011)
Label : Brennus Music Review by Tony Cannella France’s Symphonic Power Metal maestros Wildpath return with their 3rd round of inspired, classical tinged symphony laced metal with “Underneath”. While “Nyx…
Whispers of Fate – “Embrace My Winter” (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy comes another Symphonic Metal band, adding to that countries rich heritage in that genre of metal. They are Whispers of Fate and…
Weeping Silence – “Theatre of Life” (2011)
Label : Ravenheart Records Review by Tony Cannella From Malta, Weeping Silence first formed way back in 1995. In 2008 they released their full-length debut titled “End of an Era”…
Visions of Atlantis – “Delta” (2011)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Disgraced & Tony Cannella This year 2011 marks also the return of Austrian symphonic metal lovers Visions of Atlantis with their new album “Delta”,…
VelvetSeal – “Lend Me Your Wings” PROMO (4 Tracks) (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella VelvetSeal are a 4-piece female fronted band from Budapest, Hungary. Musically the band lies in the realm of Symphonic power metal, with some touches…
VelvetSeal – “Lend Me Your Wings” (2009)
Label : Dark Balance Records Review by Tony Cannella I first became aware of Budapest, Hungary’s VelvetSeal via their 4-track “Lend Me Your Wings” sampler CD, which came my way…
Umbra Summi Nobis – “Las Primeras Leyendas” EP (2010)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Venezuela comes Umbra Summi Nobis. Their style is symphonic hard rock/metal and their debut EP is titled “La Primeras Leyendas”. As you can…
Solarsphere – Demo (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Chicago, Illinois, the band Solarsphere plays melodic symphonic metal, adding a touch of other influences here-and-there to create their debut 3-song demo. Solarsphere…
Sarah Jezebel Deva – “The Corruption of Mercy” (2011)
Label : Listenable Records Review by Tony Cannella England’s Sarah Jezebel Deva is a true veteran in the world of metal. Her journey started in the 90s as the female…
Sirenia – “The Enigma of Life” (2011)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella The long running Norwegian Symphonic/Gothic Metal band Sirenia has always managed to write good songs, going all the way back to…
Shield of Wings – “Solarium” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella On their debut EP “Solarium”, Chicago, Illinois’s Shield of Wings offer up a satisfying cocktail of Symphonic Metal that is sure to please fans…
Артания (Artania) – “Ночь Оденет Тебе Свой Венец” (“Night Shall Crown Ye”) (2011)
Label : Grailight Productions Review by Vard Aman In Russian: Артания – “Ночь Оденет Тебе Свой Венец” (“Noch Odenet Tebe Svoy Venets”). Formed in 2007, Artania hail from Voronezh in…
Interview : Anastasia Sverkunova – Delia
Interview by Vard Aman We are all familiar with the big names of female fronted Metal: Nightwish; Within Temptation; Lacuna Coil; etc. These are the names that dominate the…
Eternal Dream – “The Fall of Salanthine” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Fans who have a love for melodic, up-tempo, symphonic epic metal ala classic Helloween, Dark Moor and Rhapsody of Fire and can’t get enough…
Epica – “Requiem for the Indifferent” (2012)
Label : Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella Whether you like them or don’t, the one thing that you have to admire about Epica is that they never ‘half-ass’…
Settima Draconis – “Vengeance” DEMO (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, Settima Draconis are an interesting Symphonic/Gothic/Death Metal band. Their debut 4-song, 30-minute demo is titled “Vengeance”, and it is a heavy, bombastic…
Seduce the Heaven – Promo (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella My goodness, what is this? I have to admit that I was pretty blindsided by the debut promo from Greece’s Seduce the Heaven. I…