Tag Delain
Canadian Celtic Metal singer-songwriter Leah McHenry is an inspirational lady. Her impressive 5 album back catalogue (all crowd funded!) would be inspirational enough on its own, but add in the fact that she’s raised and home-schooled five talented children (three… Continue Reading →
Italian Progressive Symphonic Metal band Degrees Of Truth seem determined to take full advantage of their new home on Scarlet Records. After two previous albums (one in 2016 and another in 2019), they’ve re-energised themselves with a new vocalist and… Continue Reading →
As regular readers will know, every December Ave Noctum’s contributors share their Top 20 albums of that year. So where are we in this year right now? First week in January as I write this and I’m confident that I’m… Continue Reading →
Symphonic Metal maestros Epica always put a bit of extra effort into their EPs. There’s usually something special to entice their fans into making a purchase and to make the EP almost as much of an event as a full… Continue Reading →
It’s always a pleasure to hear when a band switches a couple of members, finds their own sound and throws an album out there with renewed intent and focus. It would be a real shame right now if I said… Continue Reading →
Faced with an Italian Symphonic Metal band on Scarlet Records (and if you are unfamiliar with Moonlight Haze) you might suspect Frozen Crown mastermind Frederico Mondelli was trying to sneak out another project before unleashing the new Volturian album. But… Continue Reading →
Fans of Symphonic Metal band Midnight Eternal are possibly by now wondering where the hell the follow up to that impressive 2016 debut has got to. Well, basically this is it. After rather acrimoniously falling out with their previous vocalist… Continue Reading →
Fallen Arise are a Greek Melodic Symphonic Metal band who are now fronted by fabulous British Vocalist Fiona Creaby. Also the vocalist in in Apparition, her classy, note-perfect, mature vocals show right from the start that her introduction into the… Continue Reading →
Delain have come a long way since my first encounter with them, back in 2009, at the Femme Metal Festival, housed in The Birmingham Asylum, and I saw the band play to approx. 20 devotees, who must have all been… Continue Reading →
Nevaria from Bavaria (!) are a relatively new addition to the Symphonic Metal fold. Formed in 2017 they have already shared billing with the likes of Xandria, Axxis and Sabaton and with this their debut studio offering look set to… Continue Reading →
Now I have reviewed a few albums by bands with questionable names. I have also reviewed a few albums that champion the horror flicks of my youth. Freddy Kruger’s Underpants 2017 thrash offering “1981” offered some from column A and… Continue Reading →
Part 2? What the hell happened to part 1? I was sure Ancient Bards’ previous album was called “A New Dawn Ending” back in 2014. Further investigation shows that this is actually a continuation of the story from their debut… Continue Reading →