Tag Italy
This is the second album by the Italian project, with songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrea Bruzzone taking care of the vocals and programming, while enlisting John Mor to deal with the guitars, Otus Rex the bass and Giulio Galati pelting the… Continue Reading →
Never Obey Again are an Italian Modern Heavy Metal band, jumping in at the deep end with this, their impressive debut album – an accomplished and attention-grabbing start to any band’s career. It’s always nice to be in at the… Continue Reading →
This new extreme entity has a mission statement declaring their intent to “bring Black Metal back to its ideological and musical roots.” There is not that much info about those behind the oddly named band but apparently they helped shape… Continue Reading →
Is bemasked an actual word? If it is, then I’m having it – so it’s a hearty return for bemasked Italian Metallers Apostolica and their own particular brand of theatrical bombastic Metal oozing drama and epic orchestration from every pore… Continue Reading →
Cultus Sanguine, as the name would suggest, were always an entity destined to reach a cult status. While their last ever full length The Sun Of All Fears, was released in 1999, what a full length it was. And, let’s… Continue Reading →
Four years after their previous album, Italy’s Noveria are back with their latest bout of weighty classic Progressive Metal. Even within the abundant realms of Progressive Metal, there are many facets bands have woven for themselves and taken into different… Continue Reading →
Sinheresy are a very interesting Italian Metal band weighing in heftily here with their fourth album with close to the same line-up for all four. They’ve been through a few drummers in the course of their career, but the new… Continue Reading →
The cult of Stephen Patrick Morrissey and the Smiths looms large in the lore of Indie and guitar based pop. For what was a relatively brief existence (1982- 87) The Smiths have had a lasting effect on the music world. Love em or hate em their Rickenbacker jangle guitar lines… Continue Reading →
I’ve been known to mention that many Italian Symphonic Power Metal bands throughout the years have a tendency towards the theatrical and the flamboyant when I’m reviewing those kind of bands. Yes, it was a style that Rhapsody (of Fire)… Continue Reading →
On first sight of the cover for ‘Ablanthanabla’ it is frankly impossible not to think Electric Wizard. The font is right, the name is halfway there, and the Branca Studio style artwork (hey, it may even be Branca for all… Continue Reading →
Those of you into your slasher movies will probably know that this Italian band has taken their name from the film Deliria released in 1987, though in English it was called Stage Fright, as plenty of bands have done the… 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 →