KALIDIA is an Italian Gothic/Power Metal band, formed in 2010 by the line-up below (extract Gabriele Basile and add Alessandro Cecchini) minus bassist Roberto Donato, who joined two years later. The first output was the EP “Dance of the Four Winds” … continue reading
2012 was the year I got to know about the Spanish Gothic Metal band DIABULUS IN MUSICA, as they released their second full-length then, called “The Wanderer”. And it was a positive experience, I must say. See my review here. … continue reading
LA-VENTURA is a Dutch Groove/Gothic Metal band, formed several years ago. They released their debut album, “A New Beginning” in 2007. You can read my review here. At the time Erwin Polderman (ex-ORPHANAGE), co-founder with vocalist Carla Douw, sat behind … continue reading
SYNFUL IRA is an Italian Gothic Rock/Metal band, inspired by EVANESCENCE and NIGHTWISH. Or rather, they started by covering those two bands. This soon evolved into writing own material. First proof of that was the demo “The Hard Reality”, which … continue reading
It’s been three years since the Portuguese Gothic/Death/Doom Metal formation THEE ORAKLE put out their debut full-length “Metaphortime” (2009). See my review here. After their EP “Secret” (2007, review here) it was clear these guys and girl have a lot … continue reading
REAONS BEHIND is an Italian Symphonic Power/Gothic Metal band, formed in 2010. They started as a cover band, playing songs from WITHIN TEMPTATION, AFTER FOREVER and so on. But it soon became clear that this was a dead end street. … continue reading
SIN7SINS is a Dutch female-fronted Metal band, playing Gothic Metal, formed in 2006. A solid line-up was a fact around the end of 2007. That same year a demo was put out, which led to several live shows, one of … continue reading
The Spanish Gothic Metal band DIABULUS IN MUSICA, not to be mistaken with SLAYER’s album “Diabolus In Musica”, was formed in 2006. In 2009 they put out a 4-track demo called “Secrets”, followed by their debut full-length in 2010, also … continue reading
The German Symphonic Metal formation XANDRIA was formed back in 1997, but that line-up didn’t survive very long, though did record one demo, “Xandria”. In 1999 XANDRIA was revived with new members. Two demos preceded the band’s debut full-length, “Kill … continue reading
Last month I got a request to review the demo (“The Hard Reality”) of the Italian Gothic Metal band SYNFUL IRA. SYNFUL IRA was formed in 2007 by guitarist Fabio Balducci, who also plays guitar in the symphonic Power Metal … continue reading