NEWS : Mike Terrana and MIDIAN : first video report from studio
Mike Terrana (drummer in Tarja Turunen band, Axel Rudi Pell and more) and Italian thrash female fronted death metal band MIDIAN have officially entered Studio12 in Italy, to…
Browsing Tag
tarja
58 posts
Eerie Sounds Review : Tarja Turunen & Harus – “In Concert – Live at Sibelius Hall” (2011)
Label : earMusic Review by Luisa Mercier Harus is a side project of Tarja, former Nightwish singer, founded to rearrange classical tracks in a more modern way together with other…
Interview : Manuela Kraller – Xandria
Interview by Roberta Ilaria Rossi After so many years of silence, Xandria comes back in the metal scene with a masterpiece album, “Neverworld’s End”, showing the power and…
Tarja Turunen – “Act I” LIVE ALBUM (2012)
Label : earMUSIC Review by Tony Cannella Based on the strength of two very good solo albums, Tarja Turunen has managed to escape the shadow of her previous band Nightwish,…
Interview : Géraldine Gadaut – Benighted Soul
Interview by Si Smith It was clear from their early days that Benighted Soul were no average French symphonic metal band. From the Greek lettering on their…
Interview : Maud Hernequet – Céphée Lyra
Interview by Scott Johnson We are ready to enmbrace the loneliness of the sinner? Apperently yes, so we took contact with the French lady Maud Hernequet to explain…
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…
Tarja – “What Lies Beneath” (2010)
Label : Universal Records Review by Tony Cannella For anyone who thought Tarja Turunen would be nothing without Tuomas and the rest of her ex-Nightwish band mates, than I would…
Interview : Doro Pesch (2011)
Interview by Tony Cannella After almost 30 years in the music business you would think that Doro Pesch might become jaded or cynical. Not so. Through it…
Alantia – “Alantia” DEMO (2010)
Independent Release Review By Tony Cannella From The Netherlands, Alantia play good symphonic power metal with operatic vocals provided by Yvette. The bands new demo has just been made available…
Narwhal Tusk – “In Despair” (2009)
Label: Musica Productions Review by Tony Cannella If you like female fronted symphonic metal ala Delain or Tarja era Nightwish, than Russia’s Narwhal Tusk should be right up your alley.…
Magion – Promo 2009
Independent Release Review By Tony Cannella In 2008, the Dutch symphonic metal band Magion released their first demo. The band have already finished their full-length debut, which is called “Close…
Lust for Oblivion – “Black Moon” DEMO (2009)
Independent Release Review By Tony Cannella Lust for Oblivion is a female fronted band from Italy who specialize in Gothic, operatic and symphonic metal. Their first introduction to the metal…
Emerald Mind – “Tales of Soveena” (2009)
Independent Release Review By Tony Cannella Introducing Russia’s Emerald Mind. On their 9-song 48-minute debut titled “Tales of Soveena”, you get a solid slice of Symphonic Power Metal that is…
Doro – “Fear No Evil” (2009)
Label: AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella It’s hard to believe that Doro celebrated her 25th year in music business last December. She has definitely been a model of perseverance…
Godyva – “Planetarium” (2008)
Label: Razar Ice Records Review by Mortuai Unsurprisingly given the success of a particular band who shall remain nameless for the moment, Italy has recently become a relative hotspot for…
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.…