Interview with Madeleine Liljestam – lead vocalist Interview by: Svetlana Likhacheva Eleine Facebook / Youtube Off the back of Eleine’s powerful new album, Metal Rules tracked down the band’s central figure, Madeleine Liljestam, and spoke to her about the inspirations and the meanings of the new record. You are…
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Eleine – Dancing In Hell
Reviewed: November 2020 Released: 2020, Black Lodge Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Lana Likhacheva Swedish symphonic metal band Eleine come to present their rapidly growing fanbase with their new epic full-length album, “Dancing In Hell”. The strong support of their label with online marketing and previous great releases alone almost ensured…
Arduinna’s Dawn – Saturnine Moon
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: 2020 Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Cristóbal Torres Arduinna’s Dawn is a Luxembourg band born in 2016, after dealing with some changes in their line-up, finally in 2018 they achieved a good enough stability to make themselves known on the scene of their country; they came to participate…
Anthea – Illusion
Reviewed: October 2020 Released: 2020, Rockshots Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter If you have even a passing interest in rock or metal, it’s quite likely you will have heard some form of either that weaves in symphonic/orchestral elements. Done well, the grand aural spectacle that unfolds can pack the…
Anthea – Interview with Diego Valadez
Interview by Cristóbal Torres Anthea is a symphonic metal band from Los Angeles, California. It was formed by Diego Valadez back in 2015 in a somewhat spontaneous way; he had no idea what his personal project would become. The band will release its debut album ILLUSION by the end of…
VEONITY Interview
Interview with Samuel Lundström (Lead Guitarist of VEONITY) Interview by Jack Merry www.veonity.com/ www.facebook.com/veonity/ twitter.com/veonity?lang=en Please follow and like us:
Faustian Pact – Outojen Tornien Varjoissa
Faustian Pact – Outojen Tornien Varjoissa Reviewed: August 2020 Released: 2020, Werewolf Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Following lengthy absence preceded by a series of demos, Finland’s Faustian Pact finally released their debut full length, OUTOJEN TORNIEN VARJOISSA, earlier this year. Roughly translating to “Strange Towers in the Shadows,”…
Wilderun – Veil of Imagination
Reviewed: July 2020 Released: 2019, Century Media Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis On the surface, Veil of Imagination from the Boston-based Wilderun looks like another progressive or experimental metal album, but once you dig deeper you find there’s plenty more to this band and album than meets the eye.…
Ravenlight – Project Genesis
Reviewed: June 2020 Released: 2020, Novus Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Formed only two years ago, Northern Irish symphonic power metallers Ravenlight are set to release their debut Project Genesis at the end of June. It will be the follow up to their four-track EP End Of The World…
Victoria K – Singer/bandleader Victoria
Singer/bandleader Victoria – Victoria K 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 Straight from Melbourne, Australia comes Victoria K who recently released her debut album ESSENTIA which is jammed with some…
Eternal Silence – Renegades
Reviewed: May 2020 Released: 2019, Sliptrick Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Cathrine Wendt Italian symphonic metal group Eternal Silence celebrate 10 years with an EP featuring 3 live editions of songs from previous albums and one new song, “Renegades”. They’re a band along the same vein as Lacuna Coil, Nightwish and…
Epica-The Essence Of Epica (Book review)
Review Date: April 2020 Released: 2019 Publisher: Rocket88 Rating: 4.5/5 Review: JP Rocket88 has been around for a few years now but in my mind they are one of the most exciting new metal-friendly publishers. Some call it marketing to a niche, some call it ‘boutique’ but however you describe it…
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 Please follow and like us:
Vampiric – The Magic Of The Night
Reviewed: [November 2019] Released [2019 Self Released] Rating [3/5] Reviewer: Peter Atkinson The Phoenix suburb known as Paradise Valley hardly conjures the dread-inducing imagery of Transylvania or the Carpathians, home to the “blood sucking creatures of the night” and “apparitions from the pits of Hell” noted in Slayer’s “At Dawn…
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…