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THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE – new album, “Diamonds”, out in March; new US tour announced

January 16, 2020

“The night is short. It weighs heavy, but the light always awaits us,” begins the tagline from vocalist Chibi about THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE’s eighth album DIAMONDS (Metropolis Records; release date: March…

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New Order – “Music Complete” (2015)

March 9, 2016

Label: Mute Records Review by Warren Mayocchi New Order have been making music on and off since 1980, longer if you want to include the Joy Division days. “Music Complete”…

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AURORA – “Running With The Wolves” EP (2015)

January 21, 2016

Label: Decca Records Review by Alessandra Cognetta Scandinavia seems to be endlessly endowed with talented musicians and 19-year-old Aurora Aksnes provides further evidence to support this belief. The young artist…

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Alison Moyet – “Minutes and Seconds – Live” (2014)

February 6, 2015

Label: Metropolis/Cooking Vinyl Review by Tony Cannella Musically speaking, Alison Moyet is a bit different than what you might find at Femme Metal. This U.K. born singer has already had…

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Introducing Margaret Berger

April 11, 2014

Article by Miriam C. & Alessandra Cognetta Sometimes people (in particular some metalheads – now don’t take it personally, I’m just stating the obvious) confuse quality with commercial: at the…

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