Santa Maria Summer Fest (SMSF) is an extreme music festival located in Beja, Southern Portugal that has been happening since 2010. The festival is mostly known for its eclectic stance on music genres within its billing – here what matters is not only the sound, but the message and visual as well, meaning that you [...]
March 15, 2017
Zé Serôdio
Previews
Norwegian folk metal masters Trollfest, icelandic black Misthyrming and Nadra, and thrashers Ranger and Rankor are new aditions to the billing for 2017 of SMSF – Santa Maria Summer Fest. The festival has already announced the names Exodus, Orphaned Land, Mão Morta to headline the festival billing. The groups Wolfbrigade, Urfaust, Hypothermia, Fuse, Process Of [...]
January 11, 2017
Rita Limede
News
Historical US based thrash band EXODUS have joined the billing for next year’s edition of SMSF – Santa Maria Summer Fest as their healiner. The festival has already announced names such as Orphaned Land, Mão Morta, Wolfbrigade, Urfaust, Hypothermia, Fuse, Process Of Guilt, Malthusian, Clitgore and Tales For The Unspoken. The 2017 edition of the [...]
December 6, 2016
Rita Limede
News
In the heart of Alentejo, arose in a new venue the 7th edition of SMSF – Santa Maria Summer Fest, in Beja. 3 days of extreme music, some other exotic and different events, but all with one thing in common: diversity and a long wish to triumph. Day 1 The band who had the honors [...]
June 25, 2016
Rita Limede
Festivals, Reports
In two days, it’s time to pack up our tents and head to the beautiful city of Beja, in the middle of Alentejo, for the 7th edition of SMSF – Santa Maria Summer Fest, a festival that has been gathering more and more followers each year. Althought the peacefull and warm plain of Alentejo it [...]
June 7, 2016
Rita Limede
Previews
Santa Maria Summer Fest (SMSF) has added Forgotten Tomb, among others, to their band billing for this year’s edition. The other acts added to the poster were OvO, Phantom Vision, Celtibeerian, Bleeding Display, Extirpatin, Vizir and M.I.L.F. We remind you that the festival this year will take place between the 9th and 11th of June, [...]
February 22, 2016
Rita Limede
News
Portuguese festival Santa Maria Summer Fest has announce that the bands Sinister, Mata Ratos, Harakiri For The Sky, Atilla and Trepid Elucidation will be joining the billing of this year’s edition. They join the already confirmed bands Rotting Christ, Bizarra Locomotiva, Cripple Bastards, Allen Halloween, Spiritual Front, IXXI, Decayed, Caronte, Amulet, Empty and Aramaic. This [...]
January 4, 2016
Rita Limede
News
The SMSF’s organization has announced the british group THE VARUKERS as one of the headliners of the festival’s next edition. The portuguese groups CORPUS CHRISTII and REVOLUTION WITHIN have also been added to the billing. More news about the event should be disclosed soon. [...]
December 22, 2014
Rita Limede
News
Santa Maria Summer Fest has confirmed five more bands. Necro Deathmort, Quinteto Explosivo, Infra, Jibóia and Mordaça, have joined the festival’s line up. More news about the event should be disclosed soon. [...]
November 23, 2014
Rita Limede
News
The organization of Santa Maria Summer Fest has announced the fest’s first bands confirmations and the dates. The festival will take place between 12 and 14 of June in Beja, and the line up, so far, consists of Satanize, Terror Empire, Sedna, Marvel Lima, and Children of Technology. More information will be released soon. [...]
November 14, 2014
Rita Limede
News