Ethereal Metal

Interview with Lauri of Stratovarius (A Nordic Symphony/Enigma: Intermission II)

Interview by Joshua Becker & Jessica Clingempeel10/2/2018 A Nordic Symphony tour has officially started, how has it been so far? Today is the second show, so it´s early to tell yet. But Stratovarius camp is feeling good and it´s nice to play some new and other songs we haven´t played in a long time. It´s…

Ethereal Metal Webzine

2 Oct 2018

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a nordic symphony, finnish, interview, metal, stratovarius, tarja, timo kotipelto

—I WALK ALONE: FROM RONNIE JAMES DIO TO TARJA AND BACK TO DIO—

Review by Zach Brehany9/18/18 As a child growing up, I remember that a very dear and special musician to me was Ronnie James Dio. It didn’t matter to me if he was in Rainbow, Black Sabbath, solo, or Heaven & Hell. If it was his voice, I was hooked. There was always something theatrical about…

Ethereal Metal Webzine

19 Sep 2018

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dio, iwalkalone, jorn, metal, review, tarja, tarjaturunen

Vault Of Acanthus Editorial

Review by Zach Brehany9/7/2018 It normally is interesting when you find out about other countries and the music that they just so happen to release. When it comes to Greece, I wasn’t expecting them to have a hard rock/ heavy metal scene (blame my ignorance as an American). But knowing a little bit of their…

Ethereal Metal Webzine

12 Sep 2018

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metal, vault of acanthus

LEAH Overview

Review by Zach Brehany9/12/2018 I want you, dear reader, to sit back and relax. Imagine you are transported into a new world, one of lush, green fields. There is an ocean on the coast and you see a gorgeous woman standing on the edge, looking out into the sky as her red hair flies in…

Ethereal Metal Webzine

12 Sep 2018

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celtic, Leah

Review of Tarja: Live in NYC

Review by Bridget Taylor9/9/2018 Photo by Jessica Clingempeel Overall, this show was a blast and a surprise. Despite being a fan of Tarja since 2003 (at that time, she was still with Nightwish), this would be mine (as well as others’) first time seeing her live. She hasn’t toured extensively in the US, and I…

Ethereal Metal Webzine

12 Sep 2018

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nyc, symfinity, tarja, thegramercytheatre

Review of Epica’s “Attack on Titan”

Reviewed by Zach Brehany 8/20/2018 Here’s a concept for you: take the soundtrack to a very popular anime and have a symphonic metal band record covers of four tracks from the show and add English lyrics. If you felt like you could be open minded or think it’s one of the greatest ideas ever conceived,…

Ethereal Metal Webzine

20 Aug 2018

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anime, attack on titan, epica, heavy metal, symphonicmetal