Atmosfairy – “Evasion” EP (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From France comes Atmosfairy. Their current line up consists of: Vanessa (vocals & keyboards), Chloe (drums), Emilie (violin & choirs), Vincent (rhythm guitars), JR…
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Astral Dive – “Trauma” EP (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Yet another band from Italy. Astral Dive are 5-piece female fronted band that play a strong mix of symphonic and progressive metal. Their band…
Arcane Grail – “Arya Marga : Ninefold Path to the Innocence” (2009)
Label : Musica Production Review by Tony Cannella The Russian band Arcane Grail came into existence in 2001 and have previously released one full-length CD in 2006 titled “Mysteries of…
Alerion – “Turn of Fate” PROMO (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From the Netherlands comes the symphonic, progressive female-fronted band Alerion. They have already released a 5-song demo in 2007 called “Fledgling”. I would urge fans…
Anemonia – “Moonlit Numina” (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Montreal, Canada based band Anemonia are here to present their debut full-length release of Gothic/Symphonic/progressive metal inspired music called “Moonlit Numina”. The band…
Adyta – “Rose of Melancholy” EP (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Norway’s Adyta is the symphonic metal project of Joakim Severinsen. When I say this is his project, I mean this is his project. He…
Teardown – “Cyanotic” DEMO (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Finland, Teardown play what can be considered good symphonic power metal, a style they proudly display on their newest demo “Cyanotic”. The band…
Sphinx – “Prizak/Ghost” (2008)
Label : Fono LTD Review by Tony Cannella More and more in recent years, Russia has produced many fine metal bands – and they just keep coming. One of the…
Eli – “Darkness Will Fall” (2008)
Label : Lion Music Review by Tony Cannella Eli is the new Gothic/Symphonic/Progressive Metal project featuring Italian vocalist extraordinaire Elisa Pezzuto – who also happens to be the new singer…
Whyzdom – “Daughter of the Night” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Lithium A common interview question is one in which the interviewer asks the band to describe their sound in three words or less. For the vast…
Tular – “The Truth Behind the Mask” (2008)
Label : Renaissance Records Review by Tony Cannella Tular are a female fronted 5-piece symphonic, operatic metal band from Italy. Their current band line-up is Francesca Martini (Vocals), Emmanuele Palmieri…
Stormgarde – “The Answer” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella I first became aware of Germany’s Stormgarde via their excellent 2004 demo. Now, over three years later they have issued their debut full-length release…
Niobeth – “The Shining Harmony of Universe” (2008)
Label: Molusco Discos Review by Jon Estelle Niobeth is a symphonic metal band out of Spain featuring four members. “The Shining Harmony of Universe”, their 70 minute debut album, was…
Heonia – “Simulacra” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Heonia is a 6-piece band from France. Their line-up is as follows: Marieke (Vocals), Rudy (Drums), Cédric (Rhythm Guitars), Cléo (Bass), Damien (Keyboards) and…
VV. AA. – “Ferocity & Femminity” (Femme Metal Compilation) (2008)
Label: Anthem Records Review by Tony Cannella Metal is truly a worldwide phenomenon. Okay, maybe that is the understatement of all time but it is great to see how metal…
Dunwich – “Heilagmanoth” (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella I have been reviewing CDs for over ten years and in that time I have been fortunate enough to be exposed to many great…
Doro – “Celebrate – The Night of the Warlock” EP (2008)
Label: AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella On December 2008, Doro has celebrated her 25th anniversary as a performer. Man, how time flies. The German metal queen has released a…
Coronatus – “Porta Obscura” (2008)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Mortuai So, what’s better for the femme metal lover than a talented band with an excellent female vocalist on the microphone? How about one…
Benighted Soul – “Anesidora” EP (2008)
Independent Release Review by Lithium A running joke in the region where I live is, “If you don’t like the weather, just wait… it will change”. That same principle applies…
Arven – Demo (2008)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Deutschland, Arven are a six piece (mostly) female band. The one male they feature in their ranks is the drummer Till Felden.…