Sad Alice Said – “Open Your Eyes” SINGLE (2011)
Label : BlueFreya Media Review by Tony Cannella Sad Alice Said began in 2005 as an all female outfit called Alice In Wonderland. Since changing the name, the band has…
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The Road to Consciousness – “The Road to Consciousness” (2011)
Label : Fakto Records Review by Tony Cannella Road to Consciousness is the new project from mastermind Bernard Daubresse (ex-Free Launch, Lovelorn). The 13-song, 60-minute CD features a vast array…
Rhevan – “Drunk with the Blood of Saints” SINGLE (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella After the impressive introduction of their full-length debut, “Perpetually”, it was with great anticipation and enthusiasm that I dove into the new single from…
Pursuing the End – “Dawn of Expiation” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The operatic, symphonic metal band Pursuing the End were formed in May 2010 in Italy, and although the band has only been together for…
Pathfinder – “Beyond the Space, Beyond the Time” (2010)
Label : Sonic Attack Records Review by Tony Cannella Formed in 2006, Poland’s Pathfinder play Epic symphonic power metal with fantasy based lyrics and songs with intricate arrangements, in the…
Luminis – “From Within” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From New Jersey comes the Symphonic Goth Metal trio Luminis. Luminis began as a Symphonic Metal tribute band, playing songs from their favorite bands…
Niflheim – “Personae” (2011)
Label : Red Rivet Records Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from France, the Symphonic Folk Metal band Niflheim formed around 2003 under the name Potatoes (seriously?), after changing their name…
Echoterra – “Land of the Midnight Sun” (2011)
Label : Blinding Force Recordings Review by Tony Cannella Active since 2007, the Minneapolis based Symphonic Metal Band Echoterra released their debut album “The Law of One” in 2009 with…
Delia – “Fire” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella & Vard Aman From the Ukraine, the band Delia was formed in 2005 and has previously released one full-length and two singles. Now, they…
Crownless – “Dark Evolution” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Spain, Crownless plays a dark brand of symphonic power metal. The band was formed in 2006 and released their initial demo in 2008.…
Coronatus – “Terra Incognita” (2011)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella The double female fronted German metal band Coronatus returns with their fourth release “Terra Incognita”. The duel female vocals provided by Mareike…
Leaves Eyes’ – “Meredead” (2011)
Label : Napalm Records Review by Tony Cannella The German/Norwegian outfit Leaves’ Eyes released their debut album “Lovelorn” back in 2004. Since then they have continued to churn out great…
Lapis Lazuli – “A Loss Made Forever” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The 6-member Swedish symphonic metal band first formed in 2005 by keyboardist Timo Hautamaki. They released their debut in 2010 and after being joined…
Julian’s Lullaby – “Dreaming of Your Fears” (2011)
Label : STF Records Review by Tony Cannella Greece’s Julian’s Lullaby already released their debut demo “I Can Hear You Thinking…” in 2008 and was an impressive first step for…
Desideria – “End the Curse” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Si Smith Desideria was a subject for Englishman Wordsworth’s poetry and also of an Italian fantasy mini-series. It is unclear if either of these have been…
Ivalys – “Words In Time” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From France, Ivalys plays Symphonic Metal, featuring the strong vocals of Jessica Donati. Their debut 4-song, 20-minute debut EP, “Words in Time” was released…
Infinity Overture – “The Infinite Overture Part 1” (2011)
Label : Lion Music Review by Tony Cannella On their 2009 debut album, Denmark’s Infinity Overture released a solid debut album that set the template for their melodic, symphonic metal…
Iluminato – “Reflections of Humanity” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Brazil’s dark Symphonic/Gothic Metal band Iluminato came to fruition in 2010. The band is comprised of two full-time members. Female vocalist Liz Demier is…
Fallen Arise – “Eternal” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Symphonic Power Metal with duel male/female vocals is not a new concept. Talk about stating the obvious. This metal sub-genre has become increasingly crowded…
Sinheresy – “The Spiders and the Butterfly” EP (2011)
Independent Release/Revalve Records Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s Sinheresy began in 2009 as a Nightwish cover band before they started playing their own original music. In 2010 they released a…