All posts by Filipe Gomes

The release of Polish extreme metal masters BEHEMOTH’s upcoming tenth studio album “The Satanist” that has previously been announced for this fall has now been postponed to early 2014 and will be accompanied by an extensive headlining tour – further information including the exact dates to follow soon! Regarding the title of the new album, [...]

Drummer Phil Baheux of the Belgian metal band Channel Zero has passed away on Aug. 10 at 45 years old. Although the cause of death has not been confirmed, the band has issued a statement regarding Baheux’s passing, saying: “It is with great sadness that Channel Zero must announce the death of their brother and [...]

According to the official Ihsahn facebook, Emperor will reunite next year to perform in Wacken Open Air! [...]

Euronews have recently informed that Kristian “Varg” Vikernes, has been arrested again, this time for suspicious acts by his wife, who recently legally bought 4 rifles. The police suspect the Norwegian national of planning a “massacre” and searched his house for weapons and explosives. The anti-terrorist prosecutor has been put in charge of the investigation. In a [...]

In a recent interview to Loudwire, Danny Carey, the legendary drummer of the not less legendary band TOOL has lift a bit of the veil of mystery around the next full-length album of the band. Here’s what he had to say: “It’s still the three of us right now and four of us it will [...]

The highly awaited Vagos Open Air has now a closed bill. Evergrey has been announced as the final band for this year’s edition! The other bands already confirmed are the following: SONATA ARCTICA | Fin | http://www.sonataarctica.info/ TESTAMENT | US | http://www.testamentlegions.com/ SAXON | UK | http://www.saxon747.com/ ICED EARTH | US | http://www.icedearth.com/ MOONSORROW | [...]

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 | [...]

Last week, everyone in the Metal community got the shocking news of the passing away of one of the most influential guitarists around, legendary Jeff Hanneman from Slayer. A lot of speculation was going on regarding the cause of death, most people pointed the finger to his medical issue regarding an infection called necrotizing fasciitis [...]

It’s already been one year since the release of one of the best Post Black Metal albums: “Al Azif” by French underground act The Great Old Ones, via Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions. In order to celebrate the anniversary, the band has released a single containing a cover of Björk’s “Bachelorette”, which you can listen at  http://www.lesacteursdelombre.net/productions/ . [...]

Barroselas, a quiet town during the whole year, except for the last weekend of April… For the past 16 years, all hell breaks loose thanks to the SWR Barroselas Metalfest. Last year the organizers celebrated the 15th anniversary of the most extreme festival in the country. Day #0 The festival started on Wednesday, 24th with [...]

Slayer has annouced the death of legendary Jeff Hanneman. The band issued the following statement on their Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/slayer/posts/10151624018260390 ):   [...]

Worldwide musical phenomenon Ghost have shown a rather kinky special edition box of their latest opus “Infestissumam”. This bible-shaped box is called “Phallos Mortuus Ritual Box Set”. The box contains the following items: 1 x Exclusive Papa Emeritus II Dildo Puppet-master T-Shirt (only available with this item) 1 x Bible box case with Gold embossed [...]

Swedish Black metallers Watain announced that the new album is finished. Three years after the release of “Lawless Darkness”, the band returned to the famous Necromorbus Studio in Sweden and begun working on what is to become their 5th full-length album, which is now fully done. The band commented: “After 120 nights of iron will [...]

Finnish metallers Children Of Bodom have released the first song off their upcoming album, Halo Of Blood, via iTunes. Alexi Laiho states: ‘Transference’ is a straight up Children Of Bodom to the core type song and therefore was a good pick for a video and obviously is one of our favorite tracks. It always had [...]