Midnight Priest

The last 2 years have been hard for all of us. We ran out of concerts, out of events, out of (almost) everything. But the underground didn’t stop, because to stop is to die. Lots of albums came out, bands were created and dismantled, besides other initiatives such as online festivals, something that until then [...]

The death metal legends AUTOPSY are one of the big names of this year’s SWR Barroselas Metalfest, but there are already 14 more names added to the poster, with emphasis on the return of MGŁA and the debut of MORBID SAINT in Portugal. AUTOPSY! Would there be a more suitable name to head an event [...]

The small village Andam located in parish Porto de Mós will host a new festival of extreme music, the ADM Metal Fest. This location is just a mere 30 km from the beaches of Nazaré, so it becomes an excellent place for visiting for those who want to catch some waves of the sea and [...]

Once again, the Moita Metal Fest took place and we couldn’t miss it. Two nights of great concerts, partying, drinking and meeting people. The festival is getting bigger and bigger and everything seems in place for it to become even bigger in the future. But enough with words, let the video tell you the story [...]

Portuguese festival Moita Metal Fest has announced the final band bill. Once again, Moita Metal fest brings a rock solid band roster for what will be a festival to remember. Below are the schedules for the festival. You can check our report of the Moita Metal Fest 2016 by clicking on the imagens below for [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

(Picture gallery below) Day 0 The SWR festival has completed 18 years of existence. Over time the festival has grown at a huge pace gaining a considerable notoriety among the European festivals and placed at the top of the metal festivals in Portugal, by its own effort and merit. So, once again, the pilgrimage to the [...]

The VAGOS OPEN AIR 2015 now has 20 bands on its linup: Tickets prices: 65 euros (three day pass) and 32 euros (daily). Special pack pass + official festival t-shirt on sale. More info at: www.vagosopenair.eu There are two more names to add to the lineup of the 7th Edition of VAGOS OPEN AIR! FILLI NIGRANTIUM [...]

The billing for the stages 1 and 2 of the 18th edition of the SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST is now closed. The bands confirmed were Gutalax, Benighted, Crisix, Bong, Zom, Raw Decimating Brutality, Bleeding Display and Örök. The billing for the festival is not fully closed yet, because the bands for stage 3 have not yet [...]

The organizers of the annual Meca of extreme Metal that is the SWR Barroselas Metalfest have started to announce the first bands that will be present at the 18th edition of the festival. Entombed A.D., Impaled Nazarene, Shining (Swe), Minsk, Zatokrev, Ahab (Ger), Incinerate (US/Can), Internal Suffering (Col), Killimanjaro (PT), Neuroma (UK), Midnight Priest, Equaleft. Ticket [...]

Portuguese heavy metal leaders have announced through their official facebook page that they’re looking for a new frontman, once singer The Priest is leaving the band. After a 5 year haul with Midnight Priest we are fucking sad to announce that our singer The Priest is leaving the band to attend his personal business.We all [...]

The third edition of this peculiar event took place again at Side B, Benavente, by the time of the commemorations of the city’s local festivities. This year the Side B crew designed an outdoor esplanade that set the perfect ambience to make this a real one day metal festival. Unfortunately we didn’t get there in [...]

DAY 2 Unfortunately we missed Lisbon’s powerviolence act REVENGEANCE, and so our night started with necro black metalers MORTE INCANDESCENTE. Now with Angel-0 replacing former member V-Kaos, they gave a competent concert. “NecroCulto” and “Black Crushing Metal”, where some of their main tracks. There’s nothing better than to start a festival day with a black [...]