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Sunday evening and Lisbon was the stoping point to another great european tour, this time leaded by the veteran band Pain and supported by the bands The Vision Bleak, Dynazty and Billion Dollar Babies. Billion Dollar Babies gave the night a start, attacking us with their hard rock from the begining. With their latest album “Chemical [...]

The line was quite long when we first approached Paradise Garage and it was easy to confirm what we already suspected: inside, a jam-packed venue would be waiting for the long awaited Baroness. But before them, we had CORREIA and their psych-infused rock. It was only their second time on stage but don’t let that [...]

It’s been a somewhat long wait for BARONESS fans but now their return to Portugal is right around the corner. Touring to promote their recent “Purple” album, next Sunday, the 6th of March, will be the turn for a Portuguese stop, at Alcântara’s Paradise Garage. CORREIA, the most recent project of Mike (More Than a Thousand/Men Eater) and [...]

With 2015 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of Phobia:   1.MGLA – Exercises in Futility   2. Black Breath – Slaves Beyond Death 3. Misthyrming – Söngvar elds og óreiðu 4. My Dying Bride – Feel The Misery   5. Ufommamut – [...]

One of the most beloved clubs of the area of greater Lisbon celebrated it’s 7th Anniversary and we just could not miss it. In the past 7 years, Side B Club was the stage of memorable gigs, great festivals but also welcomed many first times on stage for many Portuguese bands and musicians (yours truly [...]

With Orphaned Land on their first ever acoustic tour and after a successful performance this last summer at Vagos Open Air, it was not a surprise to hear that the venue was sold out for this evening. With them, 2 other bands and a choir were making their way to Portugal and to Cinema São [...]

Legendary bands are not something you can find in every corner. They are special, they are ground breaking, charismatic, they achieve what others only dare to dream of. They are true leaders, not followers but still humble and true to themselves. We believe it’s fair to state that Venom fits into this definition and so [...]

It has been quite a while since both bands on today’s bill have been to Lisbon and so the excitement in the air was almost palpable, even before the doors opened. The crowd was growing fast and a big line outside Paradise Garage was fidgeting to get inside and unleash hell. The last time SUICIDE [...]

It was under what you could call an infernal heat that the first few metalheads started their march towards Side B, in Benavente, Portugal, to attend the fifth edition of Sardinha de Ferro (or, as one of the bands of the day – Ravensire – had written on their set list, “Iron Sardine of Hell”!). An [...]

When the clock hit the 10.30pm mark, the set time for Music Box to open it’s doors, we could already find a long line, covering with black the infamous “pink street” in Cais do Sodré, Lisbon. Restless souls, expecting for King Dude’s luciferian blessing, anxiously awaiting for this much anticipated evening to start. With an [...]