Album Reviews · September 18, 2019
Canadian extreme metal outfit The Agonist are back in tip top shape with their sixth album “Orphans”, set to be released on September 20, via Rodeostar Records. The hype surrounding this record began to spread with the release of the first single “In Vertigo”, and reached a boiling point with “Burn it all down”. It was clear that powerhouse vocalist Vicky Psarakis, guitarists Danny Marino and Pascal Jobin, bassist Chris Kells and drummer Simon McKay have created a very solid and intense album.
Album Reviews · September 18, 2019
German gothic metal band Lacrimas Profundere has gone back to their roots and delivered a truly magnificent album with “Bleeding the Stars”. In a refreshed and revamped line-up, which currently consists of lead guitarist Oliver Schmid, drummer Dominik Scholz, and new vocalist Julian Larre (who replaced former singer Rob Vitacca in 2018), the trio have crafted an album that links their doom metal past with their gothic metal present.
September 12, 2019
We are still looking for bands that want to participate in our yearly give-away!
Album Reviews · September 09, 2019
“We are not your kind” is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Slipknot, and was released on August 9, 2019, via Roadrunner Records. It is the band’s first album since the departure of longtime member Chris Fehn. The title of the album is taken from a lyric off the band’s standalone single “All Out Life” released on October 31, 2018, despite not being featured on the standard edition album, but is on the Japanese edition.
Album Reviews · September 09, 2019
Colossal swells erupt from a vast ocean of human suffering and universal dread and in their wake present to us the latest offering from the minds of Carnifex: ‘’World War X’’. Soul darkening, eye-bloodying, flesh crushing death metal is to be expected from this group of musicians, yet with the new album comes a unique notion of unavoidable hopelessness; the inevitable rot of mankind. Carnifex has stoked the coals and breathed a distinct power into ‘’World War X’’.
Album Reviews · September 02, 2019
Last year when I first joined Lyrical Spell Magazine, my first review was for the debut album “Death Embraces You All” by the Norwegian gothic metal band Mørke, a new band that promises to revive the old school of the 90s gothic metal genre in the veins of bands such as Tristania, Theatre of Tragedy, and The Sins of thy Beloved.
Album Reviews · September 02, 2019
Our Destiny is the brainchild of Vikram Shankar (Redemption, Lux Terminus), whose beautiful piano playing is paired with the angelic voice of his partner, Lauren Nolan. Our Destiny has been around for years, starting as a cover group back in 2011, but as the two started to grow musically, it’s official that have composed original music for their debut album.
Interviews · August 26, 2019
After discovering through a friend almost 10 years ago, Lindsay Schoolcraft's voice had definitely won my attention with her work in Mary and the Black Lamb. After the group disbanded, Lindsay has started to more focus on her solo work in which she described as “ethereal gothic rock”, she eventually released a 7-track debut EP “Rushing through the Sky” which displayed beautiful and ambient symphonic composition, then a year later, joined the successful extreme metal band Cradle of Filth...
Album Reviews · August 26, 2019
Lindsay Schoolcraft, an accomplished singer-songwriter, pianist, and harpist is preparing to release her solo debut album titled “Martyr”, set for a release in October 2019. Schoolcraft has debuted her solo career with an EP “Rushing through the Sky”, which showcases her beautiful mix of ambience with the atmosphere of Gothic music.
Album Reviews · July 27, 2019
A Metallica rip-off or successful joke? Weezer’s 13th album and 6th self-titled album, the Black album continues with the band’s journey having a catchy return. Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Scott Shriner, and Patrick Wilson make up the legendary quartet with their tenure lasting more than 20 years. Ultimately, Weezer may have strayed from their general path.