Rasputina – Oh Perilous World (2007: Filthy Bonnet)

Alterna-grrl-tude

embrace, resist the tuneful

cellos chirp and bite

http://www.rasputina.com/history-discography/

Hydrogyn – Deadly Passions (2008: Demolition)

puff-soft “hard rock” like

Shania found distortion…

Evanescence-lite

http://www.hydrogyn.com/discography

Destruction – Age of Reckoning (2011: Nuclear Blast)

Crisply sharp thrash bursts

befit two decades practice

thrash über alles

http://www.destruction.de/

http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/en/music/band/discography/details/532873.70956.day-of-reckoning.html

Firehouse – Full Circle (2011: self-released)

Rerecord old tunes

never, ever ends up well

done best as one could

http://www.firehousemusic.com/

Silent Stream of Godless Elegy – Navaz (2011: Season of Mist)

Somber viols to

gothfolk with Czech rugged edge

times both harsh and lush

http://www.ssoge.com/index.php?lang=1

http://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/silent-stream-of-godless-elegy

Vintersorg – Jordpuls (2011: Napalm)

Full metal spectrum

spares naught, challenges throughout

note: blind fan boy love

http://www.napalmrecords.com/product_info.php?products_id=13375&osCsid=d65f9582165de350d5fd37b7939a4588

Tanzwut – Weiße Nächte (2011: Teufel)

Bagpipes on dance floor

show low-go in tempo flow

others done better

http://www.tanzwut.com/

http://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/artists-p-t-cdreviews-134/10066-cd-review-tanzwut-weisse-naechte.html