Oeste Underground Fest 7: Metal and Hardcore Unite for a Good Cause On November 2, 2024, the Pavilhão Multiusos da Malveira, located in Mafra, Lisbon District, will host the seventh edition of the Oeste Underground Fest. This annual festival, renowned for its dedication to metal and hardcore, will feature an impressive lineup of bands from [...]
August 12, 2024
Filipe Gomes
Previews
Once again, the town of Vagos hosted the anual Vagos Metal Fest, which already became a Meca for metalheads in Portugal. Three days of good concerts, a lot of beer and meeting friends in a relaxed place. Day #1 Tales For The Unspoken received the responsibility of opening the first day of concerts. The band [...]
September 3, 2017
Filipe Gomes
Festivals, Reports
Once again the small town of Vagos becomes a real “Metal Meca” to most metalheads in Portugal. The festival takes takes place at Quinta do Ega, Vagos, Aveiro that has been upgraded along the years. Repeating the 3 day format, the festival starts on August 11th and stretches until Sunday the 13th. This special festival [...]
August 7, 2017
Filipe Gomes
Previews
Soulfly is the last headliner announced by the organizers of Vagos Metal Fest. Max Cavalera & co will join Arch Enemy, Hammerfall, Wintersun, Korpiklaani, Powerwolf, Rhapsody Reunion, Therion, Primordial, Whitechapel, Batushka, Metal Church, Chelsea Grin, Havok, Gorguts, Hills Have Eyes, Gama Bomb, Cough, Grunt, And Then She Came, Tales For The Unspoken, Miss Lava, Brutality Will Prevail, [...]
March 9, 2017
Filipe Gomes
News
The 19th edition of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest took place from the 22nd to 24th of April 2016. Once again the event featured the two main stages, a free stage outside called the SWR arena, which received the final of the Portuguese W:O:A metal battle on the 21st (Day #0). The band bill was also [...]
May 6, 2016
Filipe Gomes
Festivals, Reports
Grunt have unveiled a new video, in exclusive for the Rock n’Heavy zine, for their track “Teratoid Latex Feudalist”. Bellow you can see the video for this song, that was taken from their latest record, “Codex Bizarre” which came out last year on CD format via Bizarre Leprous, and on tape via Larvae Prod. Be [...]
February 1, 2016
Rita Limede
News
The portuguese brutal XXXapada na Tromba festival which is going to take place this weekend has already shown its next evolution. This time the event will take place outdoors, in July and nearby a well known beach. Headliners will be Putridity, Igorrr and Inhumate. Completing the roster are the following confirmed artists: Clitorape (FR) Vizir (PT) Cerebral Extiction (IT) [...]
January 23, 2016
Filipe Gomes
News
The organizers of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest have started to announce the first bands for the 2016 edition of the festival. So, the 19th edition will feature (confirmed so far): MARDUK | Sweden | www.facebook.com/Mardukofficial ABORTED | Belgium | www.facebook.com/Abortedofficial GRAVE | Sweden | www.facebook.com/GraveOfficial DOOM | UK | www.facebook.com/doomcrustpunk MIDNIGHT | USA | https://www.facebook.com/Midnight-87909491643/ [...]
November 17, 2015
Filipe Gomes
News