Austrian symphonic power metal stalwarts Serenity have returned with their 5th album Codex Atlanticus, an album filled with storytelling about art and science. The main theme this time around is Leonardo…
Monthly Archives:
January 2016
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It’s always a wonderful time when one of your favourite and most influential musicians releases a new record. The stakes are high! If you’re as passionate about the music as I…
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Few things in the world of metal music excite me more than the impending release of a new album from Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia, the would-be side project of the entertaining and…
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Vanden Plas. This German band’s name has long been synonymous with well-crafted progressive metal for at least two decades. As has been their trend, especially in the last decade or so,…
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Back in November, Croatia’s AngelSeed released their debut full-length album Crimson Dyed Abyss. Although the band formed back in 2007, it wasn’t until 2014 that they released any music, in the…
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Before I was asked to review the newest EP by experimental fusion metallers Novallo, I had no idea that they would be one of my favourite discoveries of recent years. The…
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Bio: The new glam rock and roll sweetheart of Spectra Music Group, Shayne Leighton has recently released her debut single, a reboot of the Pat Benatar classic, “Invincible”, which is already…
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Hey there fellow music lovers, long time no see. Life has been busy for me, but part of my New Year’s resolutions is to get back into what has given me…
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Frontiers Records are known for putting together some of the best collaborations in melodic rock and metal. You need only look at their track records of incredible albums from Kiske/Somerville, Sweet/Lynch,…
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On February 5, 2016, German power metal veterans Brainstorm will release their follow-up to 2014’s excellent Firesoul on AFM Records. Titled, Scary Creatures, the band continue to deliver heavy, dark, and…