Reviewed: May, 2021 Released: April 23, 2021 Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: The Elitist Metalhead Trying out modern melodic death metal can me tricky sometimes. Sometimes there is a little too much core in there somewhere….enough to turn me off usually. Thankfully that is not all modern melo-death bands. France’s Akiavel manage…
Female Fronted Metal
Everdawn – Cleopatra
Reviewed: March, 2021 Released: 2021, The Laser’s Edge Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Erich Everdawn is new name of the band previously named Midnight Eternal. They changed their name last year due to internal conflict and drama, with the idea of avoiding messy litigation and moving on to continue to release music…
Everdawn – Cleopatra
Everdawn – Cleopatra Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, The Laser’s Edge Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz With the onset of every new year, I find myself binging on a steady diet of traditional, symphonic, and power metal albums. I don’t remember when it started or why, but I like to…
Female Metal Voices Tour 2019 (Leaves’ Eyes, Sirenia, Forever Still, Lost in Grey, Kassogtha) @ O2 Academy Islington, London
Female Metal Voices Tour 2019 @ O2 Academy Islington, London 26th November 2019 Review by Kira Levine Photography by Graham Hilling
Nevaria – Finally Free
Reviewed: October 2019 Released: 2019, Dr. Music Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Formed in Bayreuth, Germany, Nevaria are a symphonic metal band comprising of ex-Dawn of Destiny lead vocalist Tanja Schneider, keyboardist Markus Spiethaler, guitarist Kim Wölfel, bassist Kevin Deese, and drummer Alexander Dahlen. Finally Free is their eleven-track…
Kavara – Weathered & Lost
Kavara – Weathered & Lost Reviewed: August 2019 Released: 2019 Self-released Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Peter Atkinson The novelty of the “female-fronted” death metal band has long ago worn off. And that’s a good thing. Thanks to the likes of Angela Gossow and Lauren Hart on the more melodic end of…
RED SEA Release video for new single “The One” and announce tour dates
“… a rich mix of prog rock, metal and more melodic leanings…surging rhythms ravaging riffs and powerful melodies…immense vocal presence and an emotional weight that grips and ceases to let go…*newly charted musical ground*.” The Brag Sydney progressive metal quartet Red Sea have just released their new single “The One”.…
Leaves’ Eyes + MaYan + Almanac @ The Dome, London
Leaves’ Eyes + MaYan + Almanac @ The Dome, London 28th April 2018 Review by Thomas Jame Henry Saunders Photography by Oliver M.
Epica – Interview with Isaac Delahaye
Epica – Interview with Isaac Delahaye @ O2 Forum Kentish Town 15th April 2018 Interview by Thomas James Henry Saunders Photography by Inty Malcolm
Sin7Sins – Gen Morphine guitarist and singer
Gen Morphine: Guitarist and singer for Sin7Sins Interviewed by Anders Sandvall Thanks to Tom Hack at Massacre Records for setting up this interview Thanks to Massacre Records for the promo pictures of the band. Gen Morphine is the guitarist and one of two singers in the goth metal…