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The SWR Feast 2022 was the return of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest after a 2-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. Read out report here! [...]

The legends of extreme metal REVENGE head this second wave of confirmations for the Minho festival SWR Barroselas Metalfest, but besides the Canadians there are 14 other names added to the poster. Also worth mentioning is the confirmation of the presence of the unavoidable grindcore TERRORIZER and the classics of heavy metal ANVIL. Two decades, [...]

Once again, Laurus Nobilis Festival took place in Louro, Famalicão from July 25th to the 28th 2019. Unfortunately, we were only able to attend to some of the shows on the last day of the festival, so without further due, here it is! Simbiose Sugiru Analepsy Soilwork [...]

Moita Metal Fest returns for its 16th edition on the 5th and 6th of April. The festival will take place at Largo do Pavilhão Municipal de Exposições, in Moita – Setúbal. Moita Metal Fest started back in 2004 and soon became a reference for the Portuguese underground scene. Now, currently on their 16th edition, they [...]

Laurus Nobilis will take place at V. N. de Famalicão on July 25th~28th of 2019. The Swiss Black Metal / Melodic Industrial band Samael have been confirmed as last headliner for this year’s edition of Laurus Nobilis Music Famalicão. Also already confirmed are Swedish Hypocrisy, Italians Fleshgod Apocalypse, Swedish Soilwork and Entombed A.D.. Coming from [...]

Vagos will happen in August 9th until 12th. Portuguese Vagos Metal fest have confirmed another set of bands for this year’s edition. Sonata Arctica Orphaned Land Ross The Boss Feed The Rhino Simbiose Dollar Llama Dark Embrace These bands join the previously confirmed acts: Cradle of Filth Moonspell Ensiferum Converge Sinister MasterPlan Carach Angren Bölzer [...]

It’s another historical and major event in portuguese underground history. “Simbióticos” celebrates Simbiose’s 25th anniversary in a CD compilation featuring 23 bands, not only portuguese ones, but also from Spain, Belgium and specially from Brazil. The CD will be out in stores in early January via Raging Planet Records . The idea of making a [...]

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 [...]

After a very successful evening, it was time for round two of Moita Metal Fest. A day filled with 12 bands of different styles ranging from hardcore to black metal, and a lot of beer and camaraderie. Day 2 The second day started off with Mindtaker, a young group that is starting to be the [...]

This year’s edition of SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST, the 19th edition of the fest, will take place from the 22nd to 24th of April. The event will have two main stages, a free stage outside, the SWR arena, that will receive the final of the Portuguese W:O:A metal battle on the 21st, and was curated by [...]

DI.SOUL.VED is new portuguese super group, and have announced the release of their debut record, “Confessions From The Soul – Volume 1”, which it is set to come out somewhere during the month of November, via Murder Records/ Helldprod productions. The first single, “Dark Balance”, is available on soundcloud and on youtube. The DI.SOUL.VED line-up [...]

SWR barroselas metalfest XV, set to take place from April 26th to 30th 2012 at the small village of Barroselas, in the north of Portugal, gets ready to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary with a five days special edition. With names like Venom, Napalm Death, Brujeria, Katatonia or Kreator on its history, SWR barroselas metalfest XV [...]