Lana Lane – “El Dorado Hotel” (2012)
Label : Think Tank Media Review by Tony Cannella Ever since her excellent debut, “Love Is An Illusion” was released in 1995, the queen of progressive rock Lana Lane has…
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Die After Day – “Ad Illuc Memoria” (2011)
Label : Amarus Cantus Records Review by Tony Cannella Fans that are missing Tarja-era Nightwish may have another band to rally around. They are France’s Die After Day. Of course…
Crysalys – “The Awakening of Gaia” (2011)
Label : Wormhole Death/Aural Music Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s power, operatic metal band Crysalys released their debut EP “White Lotus on Acheron Shores” in 2007, it has been a…
Cryptic Age – “Homeland” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The UK’s Cryptic Age features a melding of several different metal genres, Folk, Symphonic, Progressive, Power and even a bit of Thrash are all…
Crimson Rivers – “Sorrowful Hell” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Greece, Crimson Rivers plays symphonic/dark metal. The band features two lead singers going with the tried-and-true method of pairing an operatic female style…
Crimfall – “The Writ of Sword” (2011)
Label : Spinefarm Records Review by Tony Cannella From Helsinki, Finland comes the Symphonic/Epic/Viking/ Folk Metal band Crimfall. In 2009, they released their full-length debut “As the Path Unfolds…”. Their…
Celestial Ruin – “The Awakening” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada comes the Gothic, Symphonic Metal outfit Celestial Ruin. The band has not been together for a long amount of…
Winter Haze – “Silent Deception” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Formed in 2003, the Italian Symphonic Power Metal band Winter Haze released their debut album “The Storm Within” in 2009. Now this powerful metal…
Ancient Bards – “Soulless Child” (2011)
Label : Limb Music Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s Ancient Bards issued their debut album “Alliance of the Kings” in 2010 and caused quite a positive impression in Symphonic Power…
Amberian Dawn – “Circus Black” (2012)
Label : Spinefarm Records Review by Tony Cannella The Finnish symphonic metal band Amberian Dawn has come a long way since their inception in 2006 and their debut in 2008.…
Ashentide – “Ashentide” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The operatic, Symphonic Metal band hails from Los Angeles, California, and has just issued their debut 3-song self-titled EP. This 6-member outfit features 3…
Arven – “Music of Light” (2011)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella Following on the heels of their excellent 2008 5-song demo, you would think it was only a matter of time before some…
Adrana – “The Ancient Realms” (2011)
Label : Brennus Music Review by Tony Cannella France’s Adrana have been together since 2004 and site some of their influences as: Rhapsody of Fire, Nightwish (that one is the…
Xandria – “Kill the Sun” (2003)
Label : Artoffact Records Review by Tony Cannella Xandria released their debut full-length “Kill the Sun” in 2003, now that it has been re-issued by Artoffact Records it gives those…
Rhevan – “Perpetually” (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Brazil’s Rhevan released their full-length debut, “Perpetually” in 2009, and it was a fine introduction to the bands brand of symphonically inclined Gothic metal.…
Haggard – “Eppur Si Muove” (2004)
Label : Artoffact Records Review by Tony Cannella The German band Haggard recently had two of their CDs re-issued by Artoffact Records. Good thing too, because otherwise I would never…
Cadaveria – “Horror Metal” (2012)
Label : Bakerteam Records Review by Luisa Mercier After five years of silence, the Italian extreme metal band Cadaveria is back. They are quite an institution of the Italian scene…
Interview : Cadaveria – Cadaveria
Interview by Ary R. Cadaveria is one of the most famous Italian black metal bands ever. A new album will be released soon and I had the…
Interview : Aina – Blackthorn
Interview by Vard Aman Blackthorn may not need that much of an introduction to the more dedicated fans of the genre, this they have likely done for themselves.…