THE EXPLOITED

The Vagos Metal Fest 2025 returns to Quinta do Ega for four days of pure chaos and distortion. Check out the full lineup, dates, transport, camping, and all essential info before the gates open. [...]

The 2025 edition takes place from July 31st to August 3rd, with four days of great events at the iconic Quinta do Ega, in Vagos (Aveiro). The return to Portuguese soil of the legendary P.O.D. after 25 years is one of the highlights of this edition, alongside new additions such as Candlemass, Rhapsody of Fire, [...]

Moita Metal Fest returns for its 15th edition on the 6th and 7th 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 15th edition and after [...]

Wattie Buchan has been transferred to the Hospital of Santa Marta , specialized in cardiology. The leader of punk band The Exploited remains hospitalized in Portugal after suffering a heart attack during a concert at República da Música in the Alvalade quarter, Lisbon, and it is not known when he will be discharged from the [...]

British punk band THE EXPLOITED attacked the stage of the Republica da Musica, in Lisbon last night (February 13) with HATEBREED, NAPALM DEATH, and PRIMAL ATTACK in the Portuguese stage of RESURRECTION OF CHAOS TOUR 2014, however, the concert was interrupted because the vocalist Wattie was clearly not able to continue on stage. According to [...]