Aziza Poggi – Aria Flame
Interview by Jack Williams Aria Flame was created in the spring of 2011 by dramatic mezzo soprano singer and composer, Aziza Poggi and percussionist, Erik Sales. Before putting a live…
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Die Like A Mayfly – “Dying Mayfly” EP (2014)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Dying Like A Mayfly is a Gothic metal band from Japan. Their debut EP is entitled, “Dying Mayfly”. The mixing of gothic metal and heavy…
Magion – “A Different Shade of Darkness” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella On Valentine’s Day of this year the Dutch symphonic power metal band Magion announced that they were calling it quits. Since the band formed…
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…
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…
Stream of Passion – “A War of Our Own” (2014)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Originally starting out in 2005 as an Arjen Lucassen project, the band Stream of Passion has evolved into so much more. With their 4th…
Magistina Saga – “Two-Facedness of A Tale” MINI ALBUM (2013)
Label: Starwave Records Review by Tony Cannella From Japan, Magistina Saga may not be widely known just yet, but on their 3rd mini-album, “Two-Facedness of a Tale” the band looks…
Louna – “Behind a Mask” (2013)
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…
Meg Myers – “Make a Shadow” EP (2014)
Label: Atlantic Records / [GOOD}CROOK Review by Luisa Mercier I came to know Meg Myers some months ago when she released “Heart, Heart, Head” and a kind friend pointed her out…
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…
Mortalium – “A Gap Between Birth and Death” (2013)
Label: Metal Renaissance Review by Vard Aman Mortalium formed in Kharkiv in Ukraine in 2009 and play a variety of Gothic Doom Metal. Gothic Doom Metal is a subgenre that…
Thy Symphony – “A New Beginning” (2013)
Label : Sleazy Rider Records Review by Tony Cannella It’s always a risky proposition when a band replaces their lead singer. Well, imagine replacing two. That is just the situation…
Corde Oblique – “A Hail of Bitter Almonds” (2011)
Label: Prikosnovenie Review by Luisa Mercier Fourth release for Riccardo Prencipe‘s project Corde Oblique, musician focused on reinterpreting the Mediterranean folk music. He is always joined by his usual collaborators: Edo…
A Persuasive Reason – “A Persuasive Reason” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Florida based progressive/symphonic metal band A Persuasive Reason were founded in 2011 by bassist TJ Jones. After carefully assembling the current line-up, the…
Illuminata – “A World So Cold” (2011)
Label : Twilight Zone Records Review by Tony Cannella My first introduction to the double female fronted Austrian band Illuminata came via their impressive EP, “A Frame of Beauty” in…
Lightless Moor – “The Poem – Crying My Grief to A Feeble Dawn” (2013)
Label: Dreamcell 11/Wormholedeath/Aural Music Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the Gothic Doom Metal band Lightless Moor formed in 2001. After their initial EP “Renewal” was released in 2006, they…
Inga Scharf – Van Canto
Interview by Andy Axworthy After releasing four successful albums in almost five years, the band Van Canto does not really need an introduction. Their ‘A Capella’ metal has drawn the…
Cecilia Bjärgö – Arcana
Interview by Miriam Cadoni I must thank a dear friend of mind that some years ago introduced me to this particular musical genre [ the neoclassical/ambient genre] and consequently make…
Venturia – “Dawn of a New Era” (2012)
Label : Lion Music Review by Tony Cannella From France, the melodic metal band Venturia released their debut album “The New Kingdom” in 2006. After a few line-up changes Venturia…