It’s that time of the year again! Since 2018 is coming to an end really soon, it’s about time for our staff to publish their lists regarding the best albums for the year. Like the years before, the amount of quality releases was immense, so it’s not always an easy choice, and eventually some releases [...]
January 9, 2019
João Osório
Tops
With the year of 2018 coming to an end, it is time to choose the best releases of the year. Like in previous years, we will be publishing our staff’s choices daily as well as a final Top 20 for the zine of the best albums that were released in 2018. Here are the choices [...]
December 28, 2018
Rita Limede
Tops
It’s that time of the year again! Since 2018 is coming to an end really soon, it’s about time for our staff to publish their lists regarding the best albums for the year. Like the years before, the amount of quality releases was immense, so it’s not always an easy choice, and eventually some releases [...]
December 23, 2018
Rita Limede
Tops
On the Autumn Equinox eve, the mighty Primordial brought us an unforgettable night of great music. Almost twenty years have passed since they played in Portugal for the first time, and their connection with the country keeps on growing. This was one of the two shows in Portugal, both of them warm up events for this [...]
September 27, 2018
Rita Limede
Concerts, Reports
This year, the honors of Under the Doom’s Warm up Session will be made by Primordial, and after all this time, one feels that the band is starting to be a part of the family (which is not a bad thing at all). This time, they’re here to promote their new full-length “Exile amongst the [...]
September 5, 2018
Rita Limede
Previews
New album “Exile Amongst The Ruins” out March 30th via Metal Blade Records. Irish Pagan Metal veterans Primordial have now released a new video “To Hell or the Hangman”. This is the 2nd single out of the new album “Exile Amongst The Ruins”. It is scheduled to be released on March 30th through Metal Blade Records. You can [...]
February 21, 2018
Filipe Gomes
News
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
Not everyone is familiar with this fact, but absolutely worth mentioning: Tuska 20th anniversary happens in 2017 and to celebrate the occasion the organisers announced that a book, with the attempted title ”Tuska 20-vuotta”, will be written by the rock journalist Jone Nikula (involved in the festival organization since its origins). Tuska Festival book will be [...]
June 20, 2016
Elsa Marques
Previews
The Festival UNDER THE DOOM, has announced its first bands and details. The fest will take place on the 12th and 13th of February 2016, at RCA Club in Lisbon. Primordial and Esoteric, are the first names on the billing, and will play at the event on the 12th and the 13th respectively. The first [...]
August 20, 2015
Rita Limede
News
(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 [...]
May 27, 2015
Filipe Gomes
Festivals, Reports
PRIMORDIAL have released a new video for their track “Wield Lightning to Split the Sun”, which can be seen bellow. This track is one of the most iconic ones the band ever made, and it’s a part of their latest studio album, “Where Greater Men Have Fallen”, released last year. [...]
May 5, 2015
Rita Limede
News
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 [...]
January 13, 2015
Rita Limede
News