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Report: Alter Bridge + Shinedown + The Raven Age @ Altice Arena

Report: Alter Bridge + Shinedown + The Raven Age @ Altice Arena

The 6th of December started early for a small group of people already forming a line at the entrance of Sala Tejo (Altice Arena), in Lisbon, as they sought to secure a place on the first row of the gig that day. The memories of a sold-out show back in 2017 only made the expectations [...]

December 16, 2019 Joana Oliveira Concerts, Reports Comments Off on Report: Alter Bridge + Shinedown + The Raven Age @ Altice Arena

Report: Moonspell + Rotting Christ + Silver Dust @ Porto

Report: Moonspell + Rotting Christ + Silver Dust @ Porto

An unsuspected and common rainy day, like so many in the autumnal season, would give place to a night to remember in Porto. It was around 6:30 PM and there was already a line forming at the entrance of the Hard Club venue. There could be distinguished at least three different languages, as some faithful [...]

November 11, 2019 Joana Oliveira Concerts, Reports Comments Off on Report: Moonspell + Rotting Christ + Silver Dust @ Porto

Preview: Moonspell + Rotting Christ @ Porto / Lisbon

Preview: Moonspell + Rotting Christ @ Porto / Lisbon

After much anticipation, Moonspell’s tour showcasing the album “1755” will make its way to the Lusitanian stages next month! With two dates scheduled for the 4th of November @ Hard Club (Porto) and the 5th of November @ Cineteatro Capitólio (Lisbon), fans will have the chance to see the Portuguese band accompanied by the Hellenic [...]

October 19, 2019 Joana Oliveira Previews Comments Off on Preview: Moonspell + Rotting Christ @ Porto / Lisbon

Korn and Bring Me The Horizon confirmed for VOA Heavy Rock Festival 2020

Korn and Bring Me The Horizon confirmed for VOA Heavy Rock Festival 2020

After having confirmed the desired return to Portuguese stages of SYSTEM OF A DOWN, headliners of the first day of the 2020 edition, at the VOA – HEAVY ROCK FESTIVAL, Prime Artists now announces the performance of KORN on the same day and BRING ME THE HORIZON, headliners on the second and last day. One [...]

October 2, 2019 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Korn and Bring Me The Horizon confirmed for VOA Heavy Rock Festival 2020

System Of A Down confirmed for VOA Heavy Rock Festival 2020

System Of A Down confirmed for VOA Heavy Rock Festival 2020

System Of  A Down are returning to the stages and the organizers of the VOA Heavy Rock fest have confirmed that the Armenian-American band will return to Portugal in 2020 as headliner. According to Blitz magazine, special Early-bird tickets costing €70.00 will be on sale this friday September the 20th, starting at 10AM exclusively in [...]

September 19, 2019 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on System Of A Down confirmed for VOA Heavy Rock Festival 2020

Preview: VOA Heavy Rock Festival 2019

Preview: VOA Heavy Rock Festival 2019

VOA Fest is back and is celebrating 10 years! After one year of hiatus, one of the most important heavy festivals in Portugal will be returning with a colossal band roster on July 4th – 5th. Day #1 Featuring a 2-day format once again, on the first day (July 4) all the maggots will get [...]

June 18, 2019 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: VOA Heavy Rock Festival 2019

Preview: Metallica @ Estádio do Restelo

Preview: Metallica @ Estádio do Restelo

After having visited the Altice Arena in February last year, legendary Metallica resume the World Wired Tour in May. The date in Portugal at the Restelo Stadium on May 1 is the first show. The tour ends on August 25th at the Palastzelt Maimarktgelände in Mannheim, Germany. Special guests Ghost and Bokassa will be the [...]

April 24, 2019 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: Metallica @ Estádio do Restelo

Preview: Epica + Vuur + Myrath @ Portugal

Preview: Epica + Vuur + Myrath @ Portugal

After a very convincing performance at VOA 2017 past August, Epica will be returning to Portugal before the end of the year. This time, the band comes to perform as headlining act on a double date, where the legion of followers will be able to see Simone Simons and Co more closely, on the stages [...]

November 7, 2017 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: Epica + Vuur + Myrath @ Portugal

Preview: Dying Fetus + Psycroptic + Beyond Creation + Disentomb @ LAV

Preview: Dying Fetus + Psycroptic + Beyond Creation + Disentomb @ LAV

North American band Dying Fetus will be returning to Portugal on the next November 12th. This show is part of the tour promoting their brand new album “Wrong One To Fuck With”, released last June 23rd, via Relapse Records. Supporting this tour are Australian Psycroptic, Canadian Beyond Creation and Brutal Death Metal Disentomb, also coming from Australia. [...]

November 2, 2017 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: Dying Fetus + Psycroptic + Beyond Creation + Disentomb @ LAV

Report: Mastodon + Black Peaks @ Sala Tejo, Meo Arena

Report: Mastodon + Black Peaks @ Sala Tejo, Meo Arena

More than four years without visiting Portuguese soil, Mastodon came back with many promising stories full of metal in their luggage. Even though “Emperor of Sand” is cleaner, at a production level, it is still a journey back to their roots, no doubt. When the album is brought to a live event it becomes a [...]

July 1, 2017 Vasco Baptista Concerts, Reports Comments Off on Report: Mastodon + Black Peaks @ Sala Tejo, Meo Arena

Preview: Mastodon @ Meo Arena, Lisbon

Preview: Mastodon @ Meo Arena, Lisbon

Sala Tejo of Meo Arena, in Lisbon. Ticket’s cost is 28€ and can be purchased at Worten, Fnac, El Corte Inglês, Unkind, Blueticket and Masqueticket (Spain) It’s been five years since the American band Mastodon don’t play in Portugal. Between that time, the quartet from Atlanta, Georgia have released two new albums, 2014’s ”Once More ‘Round [...]

June 8, 2017 Zé Serôdio Previews Comments Off on Preview: Mastodon @ Meo Arena, Lisbon

Preview: Slayer @ Coliseu Lisbon June 5th

Preview: Slayer @ Coliseu Lisbon June 5th

The concert will take place at Coliseu de Lisboa on June 5th. Tickets cost €32. Slayer, the mighty Thrash Metal legends are back in Portugal right after playing in Spain at the Primavera Sound festival on June 1st. The band is currently still promoting their latest album “Repentless”, released in 2015. It took 6 years [...]

May 28, 2017 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: Slayer @ Coliseu Lisbon June 5th

Preview: HIM + Kandia @ Hard Club, Porto – 17.06.2017

Preview: HIM + Kandia @ Hard Club, Porto – 17.06.2017

After an absence of eleven years from playing concerts in Portugal, hailing from Finland, the so-called love metal pioneers HIM, are back to Portugal. This unique show will take place at Hard Club, Porto, on next June 17th. For sure it will be a special and emotional concert, but sadly, the last one, as the band has recently [...]

May 22, 2017 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: HIM + Kandia @ Hard Club, Porto – 17.06.2017

VOA Fest announces eleven bands and 2nd stage

VOA Fest announces eleven bands and 2nd stage

VOA – Heavy Rock Festival will once again return to the Quinta de Marialva Urban Park, in Corroios. The event will take place on August 4, 5 and 6, and the 2017 edition has several new features in their billing. Among the main events in VOA Fest, for the first time and to enjoy the [...]

May 10, 2017 Rita Limede News Comments Off on VOA Fest announces eleven bands and 2nd stage