Ancient Bards – “A New Dawn Ending” (2014)
Label: Limb Music Review by Tony Cannella In the realm of symphonic metal there are very few bands that are more epic and grandiose than Italy’s Ancient Bards. Not many…
Elizaveta – “Hero” EP (2014)
Label: Flower Army Records Review by Luisa Mercier Elizaveta is a Russian, USA based singer songwriter that I already come to love and appreciate with her previous record “Beatrix Runs”.…
Charlotte Wessels – Delain
Interview by Ary R Considered as one of the leading figures of the metal music panorama nowadays, Delain has gained a huge fame that a few female fronted bands has…
Tarja Turunen & Mike Terrana – “Beauty and the Beat” (2014)
Label: earMusic Review by Tony Cannella “Beauty and the Beat” is a unique and interesting new project. In this case, the beauty is none other than Tarja Turunen and the…
Justin Greaves & Belinda Kordic – Se Delan
Interview by Miriam C. Se Delan is undoubtedly THE revelation of the year, not only for the quality of their artist behind this project ( like Justin Graeves from Crippled Black…
Savn – “Savn” (2014)
Label: CDR Records/Intergroove Review by Tony Cannella Every so often, I’ll think, “Whatever happened to The Sins of Thy Beloved?” They released two albums in the late 90s and early…
NONONO – “We Are Only What We Feel” (2014)
Label: Warner Music Sweden Review by Luisa Mercier NONONO have just released their debut “We Are Only What We Feel” and it is an indie gem. As anything coming from…
Maiko – DAZZLE VISION
Interview by Miriam C. From the exciting and colorful Japan, the established screamo rock band DAZZLE VISION is slowly building a strong reputation overseas – especially in the US. So,…
Noémie Wolfs – Hooverphonic
Interview by Salvatore P. Belgian Hooverphonic are not your average pop band and their 19-years long career had taught them to never give up in front of the adversities (take…
Epica – “The Quantum Enigma” (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Luisa Mercier First of all, let me start confessing a secret: I really liked Epica‘s previous record “Requiem for The Indifferent”, but along the…
HOLY SHiRE – “Midgard” (2014)
Label: Bakerteam Records Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the symphonic fantasy metal band HOLY SHiRE was formed in 2009. After releasing their initial demo in 2010, they followed that with…
Elegy of Madness – “Brave Dreams” (2014)
Label: Wormholedeath Review by Tony Cannella Elegy of Madness is a female fronted symphonic metal band from Italy. They formed in 2006 and in 2009 they released their debut full-length…
Elysion – “Someplace Better” (2014)
Label: Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella From Greece, The Gothic metal band Elysion released their debut album “Silent Scream” in 2009 and now the band returns with a vengeance…
Blues Pills – “Live at Rockpalast” EP (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella Blues Pills is a Swedish, French and American combo who plays blues based hard rock. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast and…
A Sound of Thunder – “Time’s Arrow” (2013)
Label: Mad Neptune Records Review by Tony Cannella Hailing from Washington, D.C., A Sound of Thunder is a no holds barred, take no prisoners power metal outfit. The band has…
Alexandra Revontulet – Revontulet
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…
Sanctorium – “The Depths Inside” (2014)
Label: Graviator Records Review by Vard Aman I first heard Sanctorium (from St. Petersburg, Russia) when they released their debut self-titled demo in 2006. The song “Harvester and the Rose”…
Unleash the Archers – “Demons of the Astrowaste” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Back in my formative metal years, I “discovered” many a great band because of their album cover art (that’s how I first got into…
Unleash the Archers – “Behold the Devastation” (2009)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Canada’s Unleash the Archers formed in 2007. In 2009 they released their debut album “Behold the Devastation”. “Behold the Devastation” contains 8-songs and almost…
Mark Jansen – Epica
Interview by Miriam C. Although we haven’t still have had the chance to give a thorough listen to this fantastic (at least we presume so) album, we asked Epica‘s…