Solisia – “UniverSeasons” (2012)
Label : Scarlet Records Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the symphonic progressive metal band Solisia released their debut album “Ordinary Fate” in 2010. Since then, the band has changed…
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Heretic’s Dream – “The Unexpected Move” (2012)
Label : Videoradio Edizioni Musicali Review by Tony Cannella Heretic’s Dream is an Italian Gothic/Progressive metal outfit currently based in the U.K. Their debut album – which was released in…
Envinya – “Inner Silence” (2013)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella The Munich, Germany based melodic metal outfit Envinya formed in 2006. After releasing a demo in 2007 they released their debut EP…
Amaranthe – “The Nexus” (2013)
Label : Spinefarm Records/Universal Review by Tony Cannella The Swedish melodic metal band Amaranthe released their impressive self-titled debut in 2011. The album created a huge buzz in the metal…
Magica – “Center of the Great Unknown” (2012)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Is it overstating things when I say that the new album from Romania’s Magica is the best album of their career? That’s…
Dawn of Destiny – “Praying to the World” (2012)
Label : Phonotraxx Publishing Review by Tony Cannella The German melodic power metal band Dawn of Destiny returns with their fourth album and first since 2009’s “Human Fragility”. My introduction…
Dalriada – “Napisten Hava” (2012)
Label: Hammer Music/Nail Records Review by Tony Cannella Dalriada is a Folk metal band from Hungary and “Napisten Hava” is their 7th album. They were formed in 1998 under the…
Crimson Sky – “Dawn” (EP) (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella In 2009 the U.K. based progressive rock outfit Crimson Sky released their debut full-length “Misunderstood”. Since that time, the band has undergone numerous line-up…
Circle of Moebius – “Elegy for a Broken Life” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, Circle of Moebius was founded in 2003 by Paolo “P2K” Salvati. In addition to Paolo the band utilizes a wide array of…
Celestial Wish – Demo (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From the U.K., Celestial Wish plays ethereal gothic rock/metal. Their new 4-song demo has a certain quality that is eerie, a bit avant-garde and…
White Willow – “Terminal Twilight” (2011)
Label : Termo Records Review by Tony Cannella The Norwegian art-rock band White Willow has been around for a long time. This is my first experience with them, so I…
Issa – “Can’t Stop” (2012)
Label : Frontiers Records Review by Tony Cannella For her third album, the Norwegian rock diva Issa chose to go in a different direction. Sure “Can’t Stop” is chock full…
Armonight – “Tales from the Heart” (2012)
Label : Ravenheart Music Review by Tony Cannella From Italy, the Gothic metal band Armonight formed in 2008. In 2011 their debut “Suffering and Passion” was released. The band has…
Hanging Doll – “The Sacred & Profane” (2012)
Label : Rocksector Records Review by Tony Cannella The U.K. based Gothic metal band Hanging Doll released their full-length debut, “Reason and Madness” in 2008 and have now returned with…
Eluveitie – “The Early Years” (2012)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella When it comes to Folk Metal, it simply doesn’t get much better than the Swiss band Eluveitie. The band formed in 2002…
Only Fate Remains – “Breathe” (2011)
Label : Ravenheart Music Review by Tony Cannella From Holland, Only Fate Remains is formerly known as Trisomy and were formed in 1996. They released three demos under that moniker…
FeedForward – “Upstream” (2012)
Label : Independent Release/Nightmare Records Review by Tony Cannella The Dutch Progressive Rock/Metal band FeedForward has been around since 2002. After releasing two demos in 2002 and 2003, they issued…
Triaxis – “Rage & Retribution” (2012)
Label : Rocksector Records Review by Tony Cannella From the U.K., Triaxis plays classic power metal the way it was meant to be played. On their second album, “Rage &…
Unseen Ether – “Ephemeral Way” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella “Ephemeral Way” is the title of the debut EP from Spanish Goth metallers Unseen Ether. 5-songs and 25-minutes worth of music makes up the…
Touchstone – “Discordant Dreams” RE-ISSUE (2012)
Label: SPV/Steamhammer Review by Tony Cannella The U.K. based band Touchstone does a wonderful job in walking the fine line between over-the-top progressive rock and more mainstream rock music. Some…