Kobra Lotus – Kobra and the Lotus
Interview by Tony Cannella With their self-titled debut album, Canada’s Kobra and the Lotus have released an album packed with a pure metal attitude. The band has been tearing it…
ReVamp – “Wild Card” (2013)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Tony Cannella Floor Jansen is simply awesome! With her voice and vocal range she can sing and adapt to any style of music, from opera,…
Robin Beck
Interview by Laura Medina Robin Beck, the American-born melodic rock singer-songwriter, is the stunning voice behind the 1980s smash hit song “First Time”. Her song went straight to the #1…
Robin Beck – “Underneath” (2013)
Label: HMMR Records/Cargo Records Review by Tony Cannella It is hard to believe that American singer Robin Beck released her debut album over 30 years ago. On her latest outing, “Underneath”…
Amberian Dawn – “Re-Evolution” (2013)
Label: Escape Music Review by Tony Cannella The Finnish symphonic metal band Amberian Dawn parted ways with their popular longtime singer Heidi Parvainen late last year. Now that her replacement…
Camerata Mediolanense – “Vertute, Honor, Bellezza” (2013)
Label: Auerbach Tonträger/Prophecy Productions Review by Luisa Mercier Camerata Mediolanense, the Italian Neoclassical ensemble, is back after fifteen years with a new, elegant album. I alreasdy knew them thanks to one of…
Annie Moses Band – “Pilgrims & Prodigal” (2013)
Label: Manalive Records Review by Luisa Mercier The Annie Moses Band hails from Tennessee and it is the brainchild of Annie, one of the Wolaver brothers and sisters that named…
Lingua Mortis Orchestra – “LMO” (2013)
Label: Nuclear Blast Review by Davide Torresan Lingua Mortis Orchestra is the Rage‘s side-project of Peter “Peavy” Wagner. It is already happened in the past that the band decided to…
Tarja – “Colours in the Dark” (2013)
Label: EarMusic Review by Tony Cannella On her 3rd solo album, “Colours in the Dark”, Tarja Turunen continues to hit her stride. Make no mistake about it, this is indeed…
Grace Solero – “New Moon” (2010)
Label: Wohone Records Review by Tony Cannella Grace Solero is a talented singer and in 2010 has released her debut album, “New Moon”. Musically her style falls somewhere between classic…
Factory of Dreams – “Some Kind of Poetic Destruction” (2013)
Label: ProgRock Records Review by Tony Cannella On their fourth album, “Some Kind of Poetic Destruction” the Portuguese/Swedish progressive rock duo Factory of Dreams returns with their biggest, most ambitious…
Face Off – “The Colour of the Rain” (2013)
Label: Metal Maple Records Review by Tony Cannella From Serbia, the band Face Off showcases guitar driven, alternative metal on their debut album “The Colour of Rain”. Throughout the 9-songs…
Céphée Lyra – “Privati Honoris Causa” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella At 31-minutes, the new EP from the French progressive metal band Céphée Lyra is almost a full-length album. “Privati Honoris Causa” is the bands…
A Million Miles – “What’s Left Behind” (2013)
Label: Abandon Records Review by Tony Cannella From Germany, the band A Million Miles blends modern metal with thrash metal even a little doom thrown in there to create a…
Jill Janus – Huntress
Interview by Tony Cannella To put it quite simply, Huntress killed at this year’s Mayhem festival. I’m sure it wasn’t an easy proposition to take the stage so early in…
Elize Ryd & Jake E. – Amaranthe
Interview by Tony Cannella The Swedish metal band Amaranthe recently embarked on their first ever U.S. tour. They are out supporting their excellent sophomore effort “The Nexus” and have been…
Heidi Shepherd & Henry Flury – Butcher Babies
Interview by Tony Cannella Hailing from Los Angeles, California, Butcher Babies have just released their debut album “Goliath” which promptly landed at number one on the Billboard Magazine Heatseakers chart…
Slugde doom metal trio MORTALS enter studio to record full-length debut on Relapse Records
Brooklyn, NY’s Mortals have entered the studio to record their full-length debut and first album for Relapse Records. The blackened sludge trio are working with Kevin Bernsten (Mutilation Rites, Magrudergrind,…
Tuomas Seppälä & Capri – Amberian Dawn
Interview by Laura Medina Amberian Dawn, a symphonic metal band from Finland, announced via their official website that they were parting ways with their longtime female vocalist, Heidi Parviainen, in…
Emily Pothast – Midday Veil
Interview by Matteo Bussotti “The Current”, Midday Veil‘s latest album, is simply spectacular. Listen to it immediately! And, while you’re listening to it, why not reading our interview with their…