The Maine Switch (US)

MELYNDA AMANN HAS BATTLED — AND WON By Amy Martin (2008-06-25) After a fight and victory over breast cancer, Melynda Amann, frontwoman of By Blood Alone, is back on stage for a summer full of gigs. I interviewed Melynda last … Continue reading

CRUELLA INTERVIEWED IN THE MAINE SWITCH

An interivew with Cruella is featured in this week’s issue of The Maine Switch, a local weekly. Interview Amy Martin wrote I interviewed Melynda last September, when she was beginning her battle. I wanted to find out how her first … Continue reading

Our thoughts: The Station(Portland ME)

w/ The Project Seven, Big Coffin Hunters, Thrown from the Womb The Project Seven asked us to perform with 3 other bands as well as themselves. Over the course of a few weeks, those three other bands all dropped off … Continue reading

Our thoughts: Ralph's Diner (Worcester MA)

w/ Eternal Embrace, Mornalir, Forever’s Fallen Grace Runtt states time and time again (and the rest of us completely agree) that we do not fit in with the scene we normally play in. The fact is there is no other … Continue reading

Metal-rules.de (Germany)

Today the Americans BY BLOOD ALONE grace us with their still current release. According to the promo info it is Gothic/Progressive/Metal. Well, I take note of it but actually this CD tastes like a good beer. No weird stuff or … Continue reading

Maine Music Association (US)

Saturday May 31st is a day that will ring out in the history of Maine music. Portland based gothic metal band By Blood Alone took to the stage for the first time in over 6 months, and what a performance … Continue reading

Metalcdratings.com (US)

Score: 3/5. By Blood Alone’s debut ‘Seas of blood’ has been one of the more interesting CDs I’ve picked up this year. The band is female fronted (by Cruella – with no last name given), but they’re musically a bit … Continue reading

NEW BAND PROMO PHOTOS

By Blood Alone has been working with an incredibly talented local photographer named Rene Braun, and the end result, our new promotional photos, are now online and available for download here. We can’t say enough nice things about Rene’s work: … Continue reading

Pulse Magazine (UK)

A gothic progressive metal band from Portland Maine live up to their reputation with their album “Seas of Blood”. A very solid sounding band with big potential on this scene, the singer Cruella uses her stylistic, beautiful lyrics and voice … Continue reading