Kiara Laetitia – “Fight Now” EP (2013)
Label: Spider Rock Promotion Review by Tony Cannella Italy’s Kiara Laetitia was previously the lead singer for the symphonic metal band Skylark from 2003-2011. She sang on five albums with…
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Gemini Abyss – “Claim of the Planet” (2013)
Label: Ravenheart Records Review by Tony Cannella From Poland comes the melodic metal band Gemini Abyss. Their debut album is titled, “Claim of the Planet”. The album is a solid…
Windfall – “Tales of an Ordinary Life” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella A few years ago, I had the opportunity to review the debut EP from the Italian power metal outfit Windfall called “Crush”. Well, it…
Riverlust – “Innocence” EP (2012)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella The Hungarian symphonic metal band Riverlust formed in 2008 under the unusual moniker Leaf Storm. Thankfully, in 2011 they changed the band name to…
PelleK – “Bag of Tricks” (2013)
Label: Liljegren Records Review by Tony Cannella Per Fredrik “PelleK” Asly is a Norwegian rock/metal vocalist. He is a member of several bands including the British symphonic rock band Damnation…
Mongrel – “Reclamation” (2012)
Label: THC:Music Review by Tony Cannella From Boston, the aggressive punk/metal outfit Mongrel was first introduced to me via their 6-song EP “The New Breed of Old School” in 2010.…
Chastain – “Surrender to No One” (2013)
Label: Leviathan Records Review by Tony Cannella Back in the 80s female fronted metal bands were certainly nowhere near as a prominent as they are today, but there were some…
Janey Summer – “Time Wil Tell” SINGLE (2011)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From the UK, Janey Summer released her debut “Along the Way” way back in 2008. She returns now with a phenomenal, fantastic and just…
Blodwen – “When Autumn Ends” EP (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Jakarta, Indonesia the Symphonic metal band Blodwen formed in 2004. In 2009 they released their debut mini-album “After Joker” and followed that up…
Crystal Viper – “Possession” (2013)
Label: AFM Records Review by Tony Cannella Poland’s Crystal Viper is fast becoming one of the best bands in the traditional/true heavy metal genre. Actually to say that they are…
Epica – “Retrospect” (2013)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella On March 23rd 2013 Epica celebrated their 10-year anniversary with a very special show in Eindhoven, Holland. In fact, this was more…
Nightwish – “Showtime, Storytime” (2013)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella Floor Jansen is one of my favorite singers on the planet. Nightwish is one of my favorite bands on the planet. So…
Touchstone – “Oceans of Time” (2013)
Label: Hear No Evil Recordings/Cherry Red Records Review by Tony Cannella From the U.K., Touchstone has become one of the most significant (and best) female fronted progressive rock bands. On their…
MaYaN – “Antagonize” (2014)
Label: Nuclear Blast Records Review by Tony Cannella On their second album, “Antagonise”, MaYaN – led by Epica guitarist/grunter extraordinaire Mark Jansen – have a lot to say and they’re…
Viola – Eklipse
Interview by Tony Cannella Eklipse hail from Germany and are an all female String quartet – what a concept. They recently made their American live debut on tour with Kamelot…
Sorronia – “Words of Silence” (2013)
Label: Bakerteam Records Review by Tony Cannella Sorronia is a symphonic, gothic metal band from Budapest, Hungary. The band has just released their debut album entitled, “Words of Silence”. With…
Flyleaf – “Who We Are” EP (2013)
Label: A&M/Octone Records/Interscope Records Review by Tony Cannella “Who We Are” is the new 5-song 15-minute EP from the American hard rock outfit Flyleaf. This EP marks the Flyleaf recording…
Caladmor – “Of Stones and Stars” (2013)
Independent Release Review by Tony Cannella From Switzerland the band Caladmor plays epic, folk metal. They were formed in 2001 under name Pale. They released a full-length and an EP…
Benedictum – “Obey” (2013)
Label: Frontiers Records Review by Tony Cannella Oh. My. God. Just when I thought the Phoenix, Arizona based band Benedictum couldn’t get any better, they have to go and prove…
Angelica – “Thrive” (2013)
Label: Frontiers Records Review by Tony Cannella Most people know vocalist Angelica Rylin as the voice of the excellent Gothic metal band The Murder of My Sweet. With her main…