New Releases
New Release Highlight: Wytch Hazel – III: Pentecost Review
It is not easy to follow up a release like II: Sojourn and Wytch Hazel did it with grace.
Into the Coven
Into the Coven: Ysengrin – “Initiatio” Review with Insight from the Band
After over a decade of activity, Ysengrin, the project directed by Guido Saint Roch, released their final album: Initiato. The musical trajectory of the band was always very interesting and it is therefore fitting to end the life of this musical project by an even more curious final album. The main constant of Ysengrin’s career is the aim to create a music that sounds obscure, even a bit mystical, by the means of mid-tempo blend of black and death metal.
Lost in Time
Lost in Time: Zess – Et in Arcadia ego Review
It is undeniable that Italy has a rich rock and metal history. In these spectacular movements like flashy power metal or grandiose progressive rock, there were always artists with the desire to create darker music.
Lost in Time
Lost in Time: Adramelch – Irae Melanox Review
In 1986 Fates Warning released Awaken the Guardian. This incredible album set a new foundation as well as a new boundary for the very new, exploding, and exciting progressive approach to metal. It was imaginative and provides to this day a great piece of musical escapism. The next year, near Milan, a few teenage friends would spend their time, as did countless other bands, covering songs by Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and Queensrÿche and generally honing their musical skills. At one point they had enough of covers.