Score: 16/20. The promotional info for the Seas Of Blood album by the American band By Blood Alone promises a mixture of progressive metal and gothic rock. We recommend any gothic fans reading this to check out the album first as gothic elements are just a small part of the band’s sound. Progressive it may [ More ]

Score: 7/10. Portland, Maine’s By Blood Alone released their full length debut album, Seas of Blood in 2007. With a name like this, one might think this band is latest death metal act to hit the scene. As I quickly discovered, this is not the case. By Blood Alone is a female fronted gothic metal act, [ More ]

w/Red Cross Sky Well, the best way to sum up this show was that it is the only one in the history of By Blood Alone where we walked out on the gig without playing. It’s only the second time I have done it in my career, and only the third time in Runtt’s, and we [ More ]

w/ Ghosthunter, Pigboat We had not played in Lewiston in over a year, and were a bit surprised to find they missed us! As we hung around outside the bar before our set, some fans came up to us and exclaimed “did we miss you? did we miss you?”. We assured them they had not and [ More ]

This is a scrumpious blend of gothic and heavy metal. Unlike most, this band does not sacrifice anything from either catagory to make its sound. It has all of the darkness, beauty and drama of the gothic category, but it also rocks socks and trades licks like the best of the metal bands. In a [ More ]

Sadly, most musicians are never going to have a radio hit or tour the country. However, with massive music sites, artists showcase their works to reach a global audience. In a groundbreaking 411Exclusive, 411Music writers take you inside Maine’s music scene: everything from country, metal, punk, hip hop, and rock. What local acts does Vacationland [ More ]