All posts by Filipe Gomes

After the pre-festival partying on the night before, some people were already wasted on the ground when the sun came up.   Time for some breakfast, and head to the festival site, to see the decoration for this year. Rusty metal shaped artifacts could be found on the site, like the big Hellfest tree with [...]

Clisson, a small town part of Brittany in western France is usually quiet for almost an entire year, but when June arrives it is invaded by dozens of thousands of metalheads anxious for a good time and to watch some of their favorite bands in one of the biggest metal festivals all around Europe: Hellfest. [...]

Swedish Black Metallers Marduk will join forces with Immolation for a tour covering the European continent. Named “Serpent Sermon Tour”, name taken from Marduk’s latest album, it will start in August and will extend until October. There is one date scheduled for Portugal, in Lisbon, at September 20th. You can view the flyer below:   [...]

New Zealand death metal stars Ulcerate have been robbed during their first US tour. The band published the following update on their facebook page: “We had our van broken into in New York last night at our accom. We’ve lost all our guitar gear (preamps, effects units), some drum equipment, stage banner and all of [...]

One track from the the highly awaited upcoming new EP from french Progressive Black Metallers Deathspell Omega has been leaked on a YouTube channel. You can listen to the track below! “Abrasive Swirling Murk” will be the 5th track featured on the EP “Drought” (cover art below) which will be released on June 22nd, by [...]

The first videoclip from the new Epica album “Requiem for the Indifferent” has been published last week, and you can view it below. Also don’t miss our live report of their show that took place in Porto, Portugal, last April 22nd. Soon to be published. “Requiem For The Indifferent” 01. Karma 02. Monopoly on Truth [...]

  Portuguese Moonspell have recently published their newest video for the song “Lickanthrope”. This is the first single taken from their latest double album “Alpha Noir”.   Below you can see the new video, the making of and also the making of their second video, for the song “White Skies”, the first single from the [...]

French black metallers Deathspell Omega will release their new EP, titled “Drought”, on June 22nd through Season of Mist records. “Drought” has the sour taste of the inexorable; it is a musical journey through the last moments before disaster hits. This recording displays some of the most lethal song writing ever witnessed from the band [...]

Porto, April 22nd, Sunday… Not the best day for a metal show, but if you are a true fan, the day of the week doesn’t really matter. With a tolerable weather and after dining the traditional Francesinha (a must-eat in Porto), it was time to run off to the new Hard Club and enjoy an [...]

In order to promote their latest album “The Power Within” released this month, extreme Power Metal band Dragonforce have scheduled a show in Portugal. Three years later the band returns for a new event that will take place in Corroios, Lisbon, on November 17th, in the already known venue Cine-Teatro Corroios. Support act will be [...]

Three years after the launch of “EROSION”, Process Of Guilt finally return with their best album to date. On “FÆMIN”, the quartet takes the monolithic roots of its music one step forward, showing a new level of heaviness and intention while keeping intact the atmosphere usually associated with the band’s obscure music. It has been Mixed [...]

Blindagem Metalfest will return to Ílhavo, more specifically at “Associação Cultural e Desportiva “Os Ílhavos”” for it’s 14th edition. Supporting portuguese bands, the bill has already been confirmed by the organizers: W.A.K.O. Echidna Booby Trap I Machinery Dark Oath The festival will take place in June 2nd. [...]

Just one week before the festival, the organizers of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest have issued the following press release: SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST XV | 26-30 APRIL 2012 | BARROSELAS | PORTUGAL SWR barroselas metalfest XV, set to take place from April 26th to 30th 2012 at the small village of Barroselas, in the north of [...]

  Just less then 1 month for the big event, the organizers of SWR Barroselas Metalfest, the biggest Metal festival taking place in Portugal has published the final schedules for this years 15th anniversary celebration. DAY 0 – wednesday 25 april – 19:00 – free entrance 00:00 camping HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL | Portugal | www.holocaustocanibal.com 22:00 stage #3 SWR FEEL HARMONICS | Portugal [...]