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Report: Vagos Metal Fest 2022

Report: Vagos Metal Fest 2022

(Disclaimer: due to force majeure commitments, it was impossible for us to capture images of some concerts that started in the afternoon) The Vagos Metal Fest returned after an interregnum caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Expectations were high, the hype was immense and there was an atmosphere of excitement in the air. The venue turned [...]

August 6, 2022 Filipe Gomes Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Vagos Metal Fest 2022

Preview: Vagos Metal Fest 2022

Preview: Vagos Metal Fest 2022

After being postponed to 2022, the Vagos Metal Fest will finally return with an epic band lineup. Check below for all the information you need to know! :: BANDS :: :: Tickets :: 3 day passes 95.00 € – On the day Daily 47.50 € – On the day Tickets are already on sale at [...]

July 22, 2022 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: Vagos Metal Fest 2022

Vagos Metal Fest: My Dying Bride and Sacred Reich cancel. Desire and Crypta announced.

Vagos Metal Fest: My Dying Bride and Sacred Reich cancel. Desire and Crypta announced.

Vagos Metal Fest announced that My Dying Bride and Sacred Reich have cancelled their shows. Portuguese Doom band Desire and Brazilian deathmetal Crypta will replace. [...]

July 13, 2022 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Vagos Metal Fest: My Dying Bride and Sacred Reich cancel. Desire and Crypta announced.

Tarantula reveal new album cover

Tarantula reveal new album cover

Portuguese Heavy Metal veterans Tarantula have unveiled the cover art of their upcoming new album “Thunder Tunes From Lusitania”. The album is scheduled to be released on May 1st via Larvae Records, the exact same day the band commemorates 40 years of existence. The album will be released in digipak, starting pre-sales on April 16 [...]

April 3, 2021 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Tarantula reveal new album cover

Preview: Laurus Nobilis 2018

Preview: Laurus Nobilis 2018

Laurus Nobilis will take place at V. N. de Famalicão on July 26th~28th of 2018 Portuguese rising festival Laurus Nobilis Music Famalicão is coming soon. This year’s edition will feature Greek symphonic death metal SepticFlesh, Swedish Dark Tranquillity, Spaniards Crisix, as well as Tarantula, Equaleft, Hills Have Eyes, Mata-Ratos, Revolution Within, Legacy Of Cynthia, Cruz De Ferro, In Vein, [...]

July 20, 2018 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: Laurus Nobilis 2018

Laurus Nobilis announces Dark Tranquillity, SepticFlesh and others

Laurus Nobilis announces Dark Tranquillity, SepticFlesh and others

Laurus Nobilis will take place at V. N. de Famalicão on July 26th~28th of 2018. Portuguese festival Laurus Nobilis Music Famalicão has just announced that the Swedish band Dark Tranquility will also be part of the poster of the 2018 edition. They will be joining Greek SepticFlesh, Spaniards Crisix and other Portuguese bands already announced: [...]

December 8, 2017 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Laurus Nobilis announces Dark Tranquillity, SepticFlesh and others

Interview: CAPE TORMENT – Crossing the storm

Interview: CAPE TORMENT – Crossing the storm

We had a nice chat with Portuguese Oldschool Death Metal band Cape Torment. TBP – Hi how are you? Thanks for taking the time to talk with us. For those who don’t know you yet, can you brief us about the people who are part of Cape Torment? CT – Hi. First, thank you for [...]

July 16, 2017 Filipe Gomes Interviews Comments Off on Interview: CAPE TORMENT – Crossing the storm

VAGOS Open Air announce new bands

VAGOS Open Air announce new bands

Vagos Open Air have announced 2 new bands to appear at this year’s edition. Well known Finnish Power Metal Sonata Arctica, and Portuguese Industrial Metal act Bizarra Locomotiva. The other bands already confirmed are the following: TESTAMENT | US | http://www.testamentlegions.com/ SAXON | UK | http://www.saxon747.com/ ICED EARTH | US | http://www.icedearth.com/ MOONSORROW | Fin | http://www.moonsorrow.com/ ROTTING CHRIST | Gre | http://www.rotting-christ.com/ LACUNA COIL | [...]

May 17, 2013 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on VAGOS Open Air announce new bands

VAGOS Open Air announces more bands

VAGOS Open Air announces more bands

Once more, the Vagos Open Air organizers have announced new additions to this year’s band line-up. The new bands are the Thrash metal legends Testament, Greek Rotting Christ, and the Portuguese oldschool Power/Thrash Metal band WEB. Already confirmed are the following acts: TESTAMENT | US | http://www.testamentlegions.com/ SAXON | UK | http://www.saxon747.com/ ICED EARTH | US | http://www.icedearth.com/ MOONSORROW | Fin | http://www.moonsorrow.com/ ROTTING [...]

April 5, 2013 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on VAGOS Open Air announces more bands

VAGOS Open Air announces new bands

VAGOS Open Air announces new bands

  The already established Vagos Open Air has announced 3 new addictions to this year’s edition. Coming from Portugal there’s Secret Lie, followed by well-known Finnish band Moonsorrow and hailing from the UK come the oldschool heavy metal act Saxon. So far, the following bands are confirmed for the 2013 edition of the festival: Saxon [...]

March 19, 2013 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on VAGOS Open Air announces new bands