Francesco Marras (Tygers Of Pan Tang new guitar player) is back with his band and a new album. “Free Me” is the first single/video from the album… Pure heavy/power metal with a big chorus and superb musicianship. Heavy/power metal traditions are strong in Italy, so it’s no wonder that, when…
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Blue Hour Ghosts – Band leader/guitarist Diego and singer Ricky
Band leader/guitarist Diego and singer Ricky – Blue Hour Ghosts Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. From Modena, Italy comes 6-piece alternative/progressive metal act Blue Hour Ghosts who recently released…
Shamael – Melancholie der Engel
Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, Negre planY Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Raffaele Galasso’s one-man band Shamael was founded in Italy, last year (2020). He is also a member of Gardenija and Nightcrush. Melancholie der Engel is the debut full-length from his solo funeral doom project, co-released by Negre PlanY…
Stranger Vision – Poetica
Reviewed: May, 2021 Released: 2021, Pride & Joy Music Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Erich POETICA is the debut album from Italian melodic metal band Stranger Vision. Drawing lyrical inspiration from science, literature and poetry while boasting guest performances from Zachary Stevens (Savatage, Circle II Circle, Archon Angel), Alessandro Conti (Trick Or…
Obsolete Theory – Dawnfall
Reviewed: [May 2021] Released [2021 My Kingdom Music] Rating [3.5/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson There are dynamics aplenty in the epic bluster of Italy’s Obsolete Theory. The band go from zero to 60 and back again as they trudge and sprint through stretches of doom/Goth metal punctuated by fits of death…
Interview with Shamael
Interview with Shamael Interview by Kira Levine Shamael online: Facebook Bandcamp Hello! Thanks for your time, hope that you are keeping safe and well. Please introduce yourself. Thank you for the invitation. I’m Raffaele Galasso and I work in several music projects: Shamael, Gardenjia, Nightcrush, Luxaeterna. When did you…
Slabber – Apocryphal Diary
Review Date: March 2021 Released: 2021, Punishment 18 Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: RC2000 It has been over three years since their previous release, and Italy’s Slabber are back with APOCRYPHAL DIARY. The band is on the Punishment 18 label and the cover art is from Yan Sek. I asked about…
Aborym – Hostile
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, Dead Seed Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter It can never be easy reinventing oneself, and far less so in the world of art. Establishing oneself in one frame of light, only to transform into another can be an example in both bold autonomy, and…
Interview with Aborym
Interview with Fabrizio “Fabban” Giannese – Synths, Programming, Piano & Vocals Interview by Lee Carter www.aborym.it aborym.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/aborymofficial twitter.com/aborym1992 www.instagram.com/aborym_industrial www.youtube.com/user/AborymTV www.deadseedproductions.com www.facebook.com/deadseed.official soundcloud.com/deadseedproductions The band began nearly thirty years ago – was there an ultimate goal that drove you all, or was it simply to create music? At the…
Six Degrees – guitarist Luca Correnti and singer Valentina Aleo
Guitarist Luca Correnti and singer Valentina Aleo – Six Degrees Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Roberto at Rockshots Records for setting up the interview. Thanks to Rockshots Records for the promo pictures of the band. From Italy comes Six Degrees and late November 2020 they dropped their debut album…
KONQUEST – THE NIGHT GOES ON
Reviewed: 27.12.2020 Released: January 8th, 2021 Iron Oxide Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Dennis It is not my everyday business to review a record that is, literally, the first of a brand-new record label. Said label is Bart Gabriel’s (Gabriel Management, Skol Records, producer, manager etc) Iron Oxide Records. Konquest is…
Eternal Idol – Renaissance
Reviewed: January, 2021 Released: November 2020 Frontiers Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Theron Moore Symphonic metallers Eternal Idol recently released their new record, “Renaissance,” November 6thvia Frontiers Records. “Renaissance”isn’t a record, it’s a Stephen Spielberg movie, at least that’s what it sounds like listening to it. “Renaissance” is composed of three…
Airborn – Lizard Secrets: Part Two – Age of Wonder
Reviewed: January, 2021 Released: 2020, Fighter Records Rating: 2 of 5 Reviewer: Theron Moore Airborn’s “Lizard Secrets: Part Two – Age of Wonder” is the second installment in a trilogy of records about reptilian aliens and their deep dark secrets, released December 12thvia Fighter Records. Airborn falls into that special…
Genus Ordinis Dei – Glare of Deliverance
Reviewed: December 2020 Released: 2020, Eclipse Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Hailing from Crema, Lombardy (Italy), Genus Ordinis Dei are a symphonic death outfit who will unleash their third album, Glare Of Deliverance, on the 4th of December. They are signed to Eclipse Records. The ten tracks act as…
Interview with Genus Ordinis Dei
Interview with Genus Ordinis Dei Tommy Monticelli – guitars, orchestrations Interview by Kira Levine GenusOrdinisDei.com | Big Cartel | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Hello! Thank you for your time, hope that you’re keeping safe and well. Please state your name and position in Genus Ordinis Dei. Hi Kira, I’m Tommy…