One of my favourite power metal bands of all time is Stratovarius, so when they announced their performance at the Tuska Festival, I knew I had to grab the opportunity to interview one of them for my Beniy Talks Metal column. Here is what I talked about with...
On Sunday, March 10th, the Live Club in Trezzo Sull'Adda was engulfed in the melodies and energy of three prominent metal bands: Infected Rain, DragonForce, and Amaranthe. As the night slowly descended upon the city, metal enthusiasts from Italy and abroad gathered at...
Following the incredible feedback from their joint, recent US tour announcement, Swedish metal virtuosos Amaranthe and UK extreme power metal outfit Dragonforce have decided to take things further and extend their touring partnership: Spring 2024...
Italian / Malaysian-based band Silent Angel is ready to reveal its first single "Against The Tides" off their first full-length "Unyielding, Unrelenting" to be released on Rockshots Records this coming November 2023. “This tune...
It is a very warm and sunny Saturday in Parma, where the Tattoo Nerd Fest was held on June 10th, and it was on the main stage that four metal bands enchanted the Italian audience. You can enjoy the full photo report by the newest addition to the FemMetal team, Mauro...
Introduction: Legend Club is an important landmark in the Italian metal scene, one of Lombardy's last strongholds of original live music, especially after the pandemic. What I didn’t expect was that a medium size venue could efficiently host such a popular event, with...
A Saturday evening completely abandoned in the capable voices of great women; that’s how this Italian night feels. March has just started, Milan seems more alive than ever, and Frozen Crown is scheduled to present their fourth album to the world in an incredible event at Legend Club Milano.
Review of the latest single “Fire All Weapons” by Power Metal band Scarlet Aura.
ProgPower USA is a progressive and power metal festival held annually in the United States since 2001. Its upcoming edition, ProgPower USA XXII, will occur Sep 6 - Sep 9, 2023, at Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, GA. This year's lineup features Kamelot, Unleash The...
After the triumphant Scarlet Records Fest, Frozen Crown returns to Legend Club with a headlining show to present their fourth album, "Call Of The North", live.Volturian will be one of two special guests for the evening. In addition to performing with her band,...
How many festivals, to your knowledge, take place both in winter and summer? Absolutely none, except for Isola Rock! This event was organized by Associazione I Butei and Angela in particular, which we deeply thank for their professionalism and kindness. I arrived at...
Night two of the Scarlet Records Fest, ran into some step-backs, the main one being the absence of Winterage, due to some of its members having fallen ill. The rest, though, flew by like oil on a smooth panel, timed by strong choruses and guitar riffs to take the...
People end the year in many different ways, and we here at FemMetal couldn't end it in a better way than a concert. Or two. We were present on both days of the Scarlet Records Fest organized by the same label, and we will now tell you all about it. The photos are, as...
On December 28th and 29th, the Legend Live Club in Milan will host the Scarlet Records Fest, with two days filled with music and, of course, metal! Here you will find the bands that will perform there: Tickets for both days are available by clicking here. Tickets for...
We didn't know the meaning of the words "covid-19" and "pandemic" in 2018, and yet that year was the last time that an unbelievable ensemble like Haggard set foot in Italy. We had to wait to leave "covid-19" and "pandemic" behind us before they could come back and...
The Finnish lineup, among the most important in power metal, is ready to play in Italy on November 17th at Live Music Club in Trezzo sull'Adda (MI) . It will be a special tour, because SONATA ARCTICA will bring back to European stages the acoustic tour called"Acoustic...
The Finnish power metal masters Sonata Arctica and dark symphonic metal band Eleine will tour Europe to bring the audiences some incredible atmospheric live shows. FemMetal will be present at their show in Italy, and if you want to join us to witness this incredible...
I would be lying if I said that this wasn't one of the most anticipated live shows of 2022 for us here at FemMetal, not only because all the artists have been featured on the website, but also because this tour shows how impressive female artists can be. It's harder...
Of all the celebrations during the year, I think the most "metal" one has to be Halloween. Witches, zombies, vampires, creatures of the night that roam everywhere uncontrolled... if this isn't metal, then what is? And for our readers, we have decided to compile a list...
Ahoy, matey! It is time for us to sail with the Black Sails Crew, the Kalidia fan club that organized this concert that took place in Centrale Pub, near Como on October 1st. Our photographer Silvio Colombo (who is also a member of the fan club) was there and he'll...
Scarlet Aura joined my Metal icons Doro Pesch and Ralf Scheepers for their debut event Rock United in Bucharest, Romania
FemMetal was present at this year’s Festa Bikers that takes place in Cologno Al Serio (BG). Our photographer Silvio captured some amazing moments of three Italian bands, Dragonhammer, Strana Officina and Labyrinth. Here are his shots!
Finland is the home of many incredible artists, and the guest of this interview is included in this category. Johanna Ahonen, lyricist and singer for Memoremains, has shared with us some insight about her band and her life....
Even though here at FemMetal, we want to bring awareness and spread the word about female artists in rock and metal, unfortunately, the last event I attended didn't have any female artists. Nonetheless, I was excited to take part and report what I saw....
Music is of vital importance for some, and a useless thing for others. But for quite a few, it's necessary to survive. And when people who adore the same artist(s) get together, tribute band forms. And what a spectacle was scheduled to happen on March 25th at Gasoline...
My last metal concert was in November 2021, and frankly I was quite eager to see another live show. Even though the date was rescheduled, finally on February 19th it was time for three great metal bands to rock the stage....
The Italian metal scene is full of talented people, and that makes me particularly proud. One of them is definitely the guest of this interview, Paolo Campitelli. He is involved in several projects, and after meeting him in person, I've had the pleasure of chatting...
Manora is a Symphonic Metal band from the Netherlands who have just released their debut album last month. Vocalist Mirte van der Ham shared with us her experience following the album release in this interview. She also got us more excited to listen to certain songs...
