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Zara Gevorgyan – Dogma

  • March 12, 2015
Interview by Vard Aman Armenia is little country that is steadily claiming its rightful place in the in the music world (and right near the top of my “to visit”…
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Milana Solovitskaya – Tantal

  • December 10, 2014
  Interview by Vard Aman Tantal formed in 2004 in Moscow and have been growing ever since. In 2007, the released their highly acclaimed debut album “The Beginning of the…
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Tantal – “Expectancy” (2014)

  • October 1, 2014
Label: Bakerteam Records Review by Vard Aman Tantal was formed in 2004 in Moscow by guitarist, Dmitriy Ignatiev. A year later they were joined by vocalist, Sofia Raykova who took…
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Daria Zhukova – Sanctorium

  • September 24, 2014
Interview by Vard Aman Well crafted, with superb songwriting, arrangement and lyrical skills, Sanctorium is a band whose art has grown and matured with time and patience (not unlike, as…
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Anyri & Ivan Boyarkin – Mysterya

  • July 24, 2014
Questions by Vard Aman Interview collected by Miriam C. Mysterya, from Kiev in Ukraine have quickly established themselves as one of the hottest prospects in Female Fronted Metal, thanks to…
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Dogma – “Under Dogma” (2013)

  • July 2, 2014
Indepedent Release Review by Vard Aman What are the first things that come to the minds of the average John and Jane Doe when they hear the name “Armenia”? The…
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Natalia Terekhova – Dark Princess

  • June 1, 2014
Interview by Miriam C. Translation by Vard Aman Dark Princess is probably (even without probably) THE most underrated symphonic metal band of the whole Russian musical panorama. But, beside their…
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Alexandra Revontulet – Revontulet

  • April 25, 2014
Interview by Vard Aman Since announcing themselves in 2008, Russia’s Finnish-inspired Revontulet have become one of the most promising bands on the Symphonic Metal scene; mastering their craft and building…
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Revontulet – “Hear Me” (2014)

  • March 24, 2014
Label: Arcus Records Review by Vard Aman Revontulet are a band whose progress I have been following with great interest ever since I discovered them; and thanks to Alexandra‘s regular…
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Louna – “Behind a Mask” (2013)

  • March 23, 2014
Label: Red Decade Records Review by Vard Aman Does Louna really need an introduction? OK, just to be on the safe side: In 2008, two members of Tracktor Bowling, Armenian…
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Anna Beliva – “Fire” (2013)

  • February 9, 2014
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman Metalheads who only listen to Metal and refuse to even give anything else a chance need not bother reading beyond this full stop. <…
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Parallax – “Sputnik” EP (2013)

  • December 12, 2013
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman Parallax are a recently formed (2011) band from Ukraine, playing what they describe as “Martian Progressive Oriental Metal”, or “Oriental Flavoured Prog Metal”, and…
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Maria Nosyk – Mortalium

  • October 11, 2013
Interview by Vard Aman Mortalium is a Gothic Doom Metal band from Kharkiv in Ukraine. However, don’t let the the phrase “Gothic Doom Metal” fool you into thinking that you…
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Cold Sight – “A/H1N1” (2013)

  • October 7, 2013
Independent Release Review by Vard Aman I first heard about Cold Sight a few years ago when they were still living in Bryansk (they’re now in St. Petersburg) and not…
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