Flyleaf – “New Horizons” (2012)
Label : A&M/Octone Review by Tony Cannella On their 3rd album, “New Horizons” the American alternative hard rock band Flyleaf delivers more of their brand of infectiously melodic songs with…
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EnCHanTya – “Dark Rising” (2012)
Label : Massacre Records Review by Tony Cannella From Portugal comes the symphonic power metal band EnCHanTya. They have just issued their debut album via Massacre records, entitled, “Dark Rising”.…
Levania – “Parasyntesis” (2012)
Label: Wormhole Death/Dreamcell 11 Review by Tony Cannella Levania is a Gothic metal band from Italy. The band formed in 2007 and has previously released three demos, with the first…
Downcast Art – “Forbidden Memories” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Croatian symphonic metal band Downcast Art unleashed their debut demo in 2009. Now they are back with a new singer (Jelena Muzar) and…
Tothem – “Beyond the Sea” (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella On their debut full-length, “Beyond the Sea”, the Italian symphonic metal band Tothem has taken many steps beyond their 2010 EP “Osaka Bed &…
The Murder of My Sweet – “Bye Bye Lullaby” (2012)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella When a band releases such a phenomenal debut, the task of coming up with a comparable follow-up can be a daunting one.…
Kamelot – “Silverthorn” (2012)
Label : SPV/Steamhammer Records Review by Tony Cannella & Luisa Mercier It is finally here. One of the most eagerly anticipated symphonic metal releases this year has to be “Silverthorn”…
Halestorm – “The Strange Case of…” (2012)
Label : Atlantic Records/Roadrunner Records/Warner Review by Tony Cannella I am in awe of the band Halestorm right now. Their new album “The Strange Case of…” just left me awestruck…
Niobeth – “Silvery Moonbeams” (2011)
Label : Dreamcell 11 Entertaiment/Aural Music Review by Tony Cannella Shortly after the release of their second full-length album, “Silvery Moonbeams”, the Spanish band Niobeth decided to call it a…
MasterCastle – “Dangerous Diamonds” (2011)
Label : Lion Music Review by Tony Cannella “Dangerous Diamonds”, the third album in as many years from the Italian power metal band Mastercastle doesn’t deviate too far from their…
My Ruin – “A Southern Revelation” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The thing that I have always loved about Tairrie B.Murphy and her previous bands, whether it is Manhole, Tura Satana or her current outfit…
Lyriel – “Leverage” (2012)
Label : AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Germany’s Lyriel has previously released three albums. Their last album “Paranoid Circus” was an excellent folk metal album with Celtic influences. Now…
Xenesthis – “Thou Shall Not” (2011)
Label : Come Clean Records Review by Tony Cannella The Xenesthis Immanis is a type of Tarantula from Columbia. I was curious what the band name meant, so I googled…
Scandelion – “The Garden of Lies” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Gothic/Doom Metal band Scandelion were formed around 2002 in Spain and released their full-length debut “The Pureheart’s Breed” in 2008. They then released…
Silent Opera – “Immortal Beauty” (2011)
Label : Ravenheart Music Records Review by Tony Cannella Italy continues to be a major contributor to the Metal world, especially where operatic, symphonic metal is concerned. One of the…
Stoned by Truckers – “Pussy N’ Gasoline” SINGLE (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Barcelona, Spain, Stoned by Truckers brings rock n’ roll back to basics on their debut 2-song single. Make no mistake about it, this…
Whispering Woods – “Fairy Woods” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella For those who love melodic Symphonic metal with ultra operatic vocals, then the Romanian band Whispering Woods should tickle your fancy. The band has…
Vespera – “Desert of the Real” (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The melodic Gothic Metal band Vespera was formed in 2005 and released their first demo in 2007. Now this band from Romania has just…
Vecordia – “Dukaty” DEMO (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Poland comes the 5-member Female fronted Folk Metal outfit Vecordia. The band formed in Warsaw in 2008 and already has a full-length and…
Ultimate Fate – “Beyond the Horizon” EP (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella Okay, is it going too far to that I really, really loved this band! They are Ultimate Fate from Sweden and their debut EP…