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Chaos Continues: A Report on Vagos Metal Fest (Day 2)

Chaos Continues: A Report on Vagos Metal Fest (Day 2)

Day 2 – August 1st If day one proved that Vagos Metal Fest had no intention of easing into the weekend, day two came as the first true test of endurance. With the crowd already warmed up and hungry for more, the festival grounds buzzed with anticipation, ready to match – or even surpass – [...]

August 14, 2025 Filipe Gomes Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Chaos Continues: A Report on Vagos Metal Fest (Day 2)

Chaos Unleashed: A Report on Vagos Metal Fest (Day 1)

Chaos Unleashed: A Report on Vagos Metal Fest (Day 1)

The summer of 2025 once again saw the quiet town of Vagos transform into a global meeting point for metal fans, as the 8th edition of Vagos Metal Fest roared to life from July 31 to August 3. Known for its mix of extreme metal icons, punk legends, and homegrown talent, this year’s lineup ensured [...]

August 14, 2025 Filipe Gomes Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Chaos Unleashed: A Report on Vagos Metal Fest (Day 1)

Darkness and Resonance: A Complete Recap of Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2025 in Leipzig

Darkness and Resonance: A Complete Recap of Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2025 in Leipzig

Experience the highlights of Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2025 in Leipzig, featuring Asagraum, Faetooth, Blazing Eternity, In The Woods..., Silent Runners, Camouflage, and New Model Army in a four-day celebration of gothic culture, metal, post-punk, and synthpop. [...]

June 30, 2025 João Osório Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Darkness and Resonance: A Complete Recap of Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2025 in Leipzig

Report: Milagre Metaleiro – Ressurreição do Metal 2025

Report: Milagre Metaleiro – Ressurreição do Metal 2025

The Metal festival “Milagre Metaleiro – Resurreição do Metal”, took place in Pindelo dos Milagres – São Pedro do Sul, on a day of heavy rain, which did not keep fans away. The audience filled the festival grounds from the very beginning, to the sound of Raven Horse, who brought their Heavy/Folk metal along with [...]

May 13, 2025 Rui Pereira Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Milagre Metaleiro – Ressurreição do Metal 2025

Milagre Metaleiro 2024 – A report on the rising giant of Portugal’s metal scene (day 3)

Milagre Metaleiro 2024 – A report on the rising giant of Portugal’s metal scene (day 3)

Milagre Metaleiro has evolved from a local hidden gem into one of the most promising metal festivals in Portugal. The 2024 edition marked a defining moment for the event [...]

September 2, 2024 Filipe Gomes Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Milagre Metaleiro 2024 – A report on the rising giant of Portugal’s metal scene (day 3)

Milagre Metaleiro 2024 – A report on the rising giant of Portugal’s metal scene (day 2)

Milagre Metaleiro 2024 – A report on the rising giant of Portugal’s metal scene (day 2)

Milagre Metaleiro has evolved from a local hidden gem into one of the most promising metal festivals in Portugal. The 2024 edition marked a defining moment for the event [...]

September 2, 2024 Filipe Gomes Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Milagre Metaleiro 2024 – A report on the rising giant of Portugal’s metal scene (day 2)

Milagre Metaleiro 2024 – A report on the rising giant of Portugal’s metal scene (day 1)

Milagre Metaleiro 2024 – A report on the rising giant of Portugal’s metal scene (day 1)

Milagre Metaleiro has evolved from a local hidden gem into one of the most promising metal festivals in Portugal. The 2024 edition marked a defining moment for the event [...]

September 2, 2024 Filipe Gomes Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Milagre Metaleiro 2024 – A report on the rising giant of Portugal’s metal scene (day 1)

Report: Wave Gotik Treffen 2024

Report: Wave Gotik Treffen 2024

A special thank you to the Wave Gotik Treffen organization. Day 1 Another year in this beautiful city of Leipzig for another Wave Gotik Treffen festival. After picking up the credentials and looking at the program for that day, we decided to cover the shows of Miranda Sex Garden and Anneke van Giersbergen at Schauspielhaus [...]

June 4, 2024 João Osório Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Wave Gotik Treffen 2024

Report: Roadburn 2024 – Day 5

Report: Roadburn 2024 – Day 5

Sunday 21.4 As always, the whole weekend flew by in the blink of an eye, and while thankfully Sunday was clearly more quiet than the previous day, there is also that lingering feeling that things are about to end soon and you need to wait for another year to be experiencing this festival again. After [...]

May 30, 2024 Elsa Marques Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Roadburn 2024 – Day 5

Report: Roadburn 2024 – Day 4

Report: Roadburn 2024 – Day 4

Saturday 20.4 On a quest to enjoy the city of Tilburg before diving into the festival madness, each day we found something different to try out, and Saturday the choice landed on a cosy little street that leads to a traditional Dutch pancake house. After getting our fill of food it was already time to [...]

May 30, 2024 Elsa Marques Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Roadburn 2024 – Day 4

Report: Roadburn 2024 – day 3

Report: Roadburn 2024 – day 3

Friday 19.4 The second day of the festival began in a rather unexpected but yet very relaxed and pleasant way: a cat café! Chilling a bit surrounded by those furry fellows set the good mood that characterized this second day. There was still plenty of time to chill at the pit stop area despite the [...]

May 30, 2024 Elsa Marques Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Roadburn 2024 – day 3

Report: Roadburn 2024 – day 2

Report: Roadburn 2024 – day 2

Thursday 18th The weather can be unpredictable in the Netherlands this time of the year, so after preparing for multiple possibilities (will it get colder? Warmer? Windier? Will there be storms? Who knows!), the day started relatively early with some breakfast at the Airbnb. I walked to the center, collecting the festival wristband, media pass [...]

May 29, 2024 Elsa Marques Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Roadburn 2024 – day 2

Report: Roadburn 2024 – Day 1

Report: Roadburn 2024 – Day 1

This year edition of Roadburn Festival took place from the 18th to 21st of April in Tilburg, NL Once again Marco Manzi was our representative and shares his personnel experience during the festival days. The Spark (Wednesday 17th) In occasion of the third Roadburn in the post-COVID-19 world, I decided to embrace the full experience [...]

May 28, 2024 Elsa Marques Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Roadburn 2024 – Day 1

Report: SWR Barroselas Metalfest 2024

Report: SWR Barroselas Metalfest 2024

From the 24th to the 27th of April, the small village of Barroselas received another edition of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest festival, amassing already 24 editions. [...]

May 4, 2024 Lara Brito Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: SWR Barroselas Metalfest 2024