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Top Albums of 2014

Top Albums of 2014

Here are the staff’s choices: Mütiilator Behemoth – The Satanist Beyond Creation – Earthborn Evolution Artificial Brain – Labyrinth Constellation Nightbringer – Ego Dominus Tuus Kriegsmaschine – Enemy Of Man Sólstafir – Ótta Darkspace – III I Mare Cognitum – Phobos Monolith Furia – Nocel Misþyrming – Söngvar elds og óreiðu Lvcifyre – Sun Eater [...]

January 9, 2015 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Top Albums of 2014

DECONSECRATE reveal record contract and new song

DECONSECRATE reveal record contract and new song

DECONSECRATE from Belgium signed for Good life Records (Congress, Avenged Sevenfold). The cd/lp ‘Nothing is sacred’ will be released at the end of February, containing 8 tracks. It’s recorded & mixed at the Hearse Studio (Amenra, Leng t’che) and mastered by brad boatright @ Audiosiege (Obituary, Ringworm, Nails). More info on the band’s Facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/deconsecrate666  A [...]

January 8, 2015 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on DECONSECRATE reveal record contract and new song

Unreleased DIMEBAG DARRELL song appeared online

Unreleased DIMEBAG DARRELL song appeared online

“Whiskey Road”, a never-before-heard song that features late PANTERA guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott on vocals and all the instruments, can be streamed below, originally found in Guitar World magazine. Dimebag was shot to death along with three others during a DAMAGEPLAN performance at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio in December 2004. Dimebag was posthumously [...]

December 30, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Unreleased DIMEBAG DARRELL song appeared online

GHOST are working on a new album

GHOST are working on a new album

Enigmatic Swedish heavy metal/rock outfit GHOST (aka Ghost B.C.) has revealed that they will release a new album in 2015. Additional details have yet to be divulged, however, one of the band’s “nameless ghouls” had the following to say yesterday: “We hope that you are enjoying the end… of the year. We would just like [...]

December 29, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on GHOST are working on a new album

MELECHESH launches new lyric video

MELECHESH launches new lyric video

Pioneers of Sumerian thrashing black metal, Melechesh, have released the lyric video for the brand new song “Multiple Truths”. The song comes off the band’s upcoming album, Enki. The lyric video was produced by gifted artist and director Tommy Antonini. Melechesh recently revealed the names of the guest musicians that have contributed to the band’s [...]

December 23, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on MELECHESH launches new lyric video

DARK FUNERAL welcome new members

DARK FUNERAL welcome new members

After launching their brand-new song “Nail Them To The Cross” some days ago, Stockholm, Sweden-based black metal act Dark Funeral now introduce their new frontman Heljarmadr and bassist Natt. Heljarmadr With roots in the second half of the 90s black metal scene and with tentacles in bands such as highly respected Grá, Domgård and Cursed [...]

December 22, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on DARK FUNERAL welcome new members

Report: Epica + Dragonforce + Dagoba @ Hard Club

Report: Epica + Dragonforce + Dagoba @ Hard Club

Sunday isn’t anyone’s favorite day to attend a concert, but it’s a disadvantage of tours, you have to be flexible… The first band was DAGOBA, a french groovy band in charge of starting the hostilities. Apparently not very known to the Portuguese audience, a conclusion taken based on both the amount of people and reaction [...]

December 17, 2014 Filipe Gomes Concerts, Reports Comments Off on Report: Epica + Dragonforce + Dagoba @ Hard Club

Report: Sólstafir + Esben&tW + Obsidian Kingdom @ Hard Club

Report: Sólstafir + Esben&tW + Obsidian Kingdom @ Hard Club

Porto’s well known Hard Club, received the most recent Sólstafir tour. Accompanied by Indie Rock group Esben and the Witch and extreme Progressive Metal band Obsidian Kingdom, we were assured to experience some pretty intense moments. Originally from Spain, OBSIDIAN KINGDOM came onstage first, started their show in front of a not so full room, [...]

December 5, 2014 Filipe Gomes Concerts, Reports Comments Off on Report: Sólstafir + Esben&tW + Obsidian Kingdom @ Hard Club

MEGADETH: Chris and Shawn leave the band

MEGADETH: Chris and Shawn leave the band

Only hours after it was revealed that drummer Shawn Drover had exited Megadeth, guitarist Chris Broderick announced he has quit the legendary metal band, too! Broderick had been with the band for 7 years. Megadeth are now left with just frontman Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson following the back to back exits of Shawn [...]

November 26, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on MEGADETH: Chris and Shawn leave the band

STEVEN WILSON reveal new album title and tour dates

STEVEN WILSON reveal new album title and tour dates

Steven Wilson has announced that he will embark on a UK and European tour in March and April 2015 to coincide with the release of his awaited fourth solo album that we now know will be called “Hand. Cannot. Erase.” and is due for release in March 2015 on Kscope. Full details about the upcoming [...]

November 19, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on STEVEN WILSON reveal new album title and tour dates

IN THE WOODS… reunite and reveal 2-album plan

IN THE WOODS… reunite and reveal 2-album plan

Back in August, IN THE WOODS… heralded their return with the following statement : “The woods are full of trees, some old, some not. Some have been cut down, some recycled, and some are still standing, defying the harshness of the nature. This goes for the Kristiansand-based band as well. Some of the trees have [...]

November 18, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on IN THE WOODS… reunite and reveal 2-album plan

ABHORRENT DECIMATION finish composing album

ABHORRENT DECIMATION finish composing album

Yesterday Abhorrent Decimation confirm the material for their debut album is complete. Vocalist Ashley Scott had these words to say: “I’m delighted to say as far as writing is concerned we are finished, done and dusted – we spent most of last weekend polishing up the pre-pro demos and now we are all booked in to [...]

November 18, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on ABHORRENT DECIMATION finish composing album

HELLFEST 2015 band confirmations

HELLFEST 2015 band confirmations

The organizers of Hellfest have announced a truckload of bands for the 2015’s edition. You can check the list below: [...]

November 18, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on HELLFEST 2015 band confirmations

ARCH ENEMY welcomes Jeff Loomis as new guitarist

ARCH ENEMY welcomes Jeff Loomis as new guitarist

ARCH ENEMY welcomes Jeff Loomis as their new guitarist! Metal icons ARCH ENEMY are proud to announce that guitar legend Jeff Loomis (ex-Nevermore) will be joining their ranks for their upcoming European tour which kicks off November 26, as well as all future tours in 2015. Jeff Loomis states: ”I’m very excited to be playing [...]

November 18, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on ARCH ENEMY welcomes Jeff Loomis as new guitarist