Swedish sci-fi metal band Curse of Cain, which will release its self-titled debut album on May 12, 2023, via Atomic Fire Records, has shared the new single "Hurt" with an accompanying visualizer. The dystopian song leads the listener through a lost world built by the band with bassist Jonas "The Pirate" Asplind (ex-Follow The Cipher, ex-Ad Infinitum). Asplind also directed... Continue Reading →
New symphonic metal band Ad Infinitum will release "Chapter I Revisited," an acoustic version of its debut album "Chapter I: Monarchy," digitally on Dec. 4, 2020, via Napalm Records. “2020 has been, and still is, challenging for everyone," the band said. "The band had to find other ways than touring to connect with our fans... Continue Reading →
A new force has exploded onto the symphonic metal scene. Ad Infinitum, the brainchild of Swiss singer Melissa Bonny (Evenmore, Rage of Light), has released its debut album, “Chapter I: Monarchy” (Napalm Records, April 3, 2020; read Live Metal’s review), based on the reign of Louis XIV, king of France from 1643 to 1715. Guitarist... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki-----Let me preface this review with this qualifier: I’m a novice when it comes to symphonic metal. I haven’t given the subgenre the attention it deserves, but the bits and pieces I’ve heard previously have come off as over-produced with forced theatrics, as if the musicians are trying too hard to fit... Continue Reading →
