The Estudantino café, a venue known in the Metal underground for hosting a high number of concerts received the 2nd edition of the OMG Fest. An independent festival organized by Omega Som, an entity focused on featuring some of the best bands that the Portuguese underground hides within its ranks, but without losing its interest [...]
October 30, 2015
Filipe Gomes
Festivals, Reports
Great evening in Paradise Garage for the long waited return of Ensiferum to Portugal. Invited to the show were Cruz de Ferro, classic heavy metal singed in Portuguese, proudly has the band said. It was a good warm up from a band with great muscled riffs and a strong voice but most unknown to the [...]
October 26, 2015
Rita Limede
Concerts, Reports
With Orphaned Land on their first ever acoustic tour and after a successful performance this last summer at Vagos Open Air, it was not a surprise to hear that the venue was sold out for this evening. With them, 2 other bands and a choir were making their way to Portugal and to Cinema São [...]
October 23, 2015
Phobia
Concerts, Reports
On October 8th the RCA Club in Lisbon received a true Norwegian night. The 3 bands that played all shared more than their nationality… they shared intricate and highly technical music too. Rendezvous Point opened up the series of concerts. This band seemed a bit unknown to most of the people, so maybe it felt [...]
October 18, 2015
Filipe Gomes
Concerts, Reports
Legendary bands are not something you can find in every corner. They are special, they are ground breaking, charismatic, they achieve what others only dare to dream of. They are true leaders, not followers but still humble and true to themselves. We believe it’s fair to state that Venom fits into this definition and so [...]
October 16, 2015
Phobia
Concerts, Reports
On the 26th of September, Wrath Sins took Metalpoint by storm to commemorate the release of their debut record “Contempt Over The Stormfall”. Evilution opened the night with their gig. Their performance cause the first few movements in the crowed, although the house wasn’t nearly was made as it should. But that didn’t bothered them, [...]
October 13, 2015
Rita Limede
Concerts, Reports
Ever since we were into STEVEN WILSON, we were immediately grasped by his art. The guru of neo prog was promoting his new disc Hand. Cannot. Erase, and once again we were pulled into his storytelling. And to what a story told is concerned, Wilson undertakes that task very seriously. The point is to be [...]
September 27, 2015
Lucifer
Concerts, Reports
Hot, hot, hot. The third day of the festival; the feelings about the emotions of the previous day; the temperature in our burning brains and stomachs. Welcome to Reverence’s high voltage. The first hours of the last day showed several almost-dead people fighting to attend the early shows of that Saturday. We’ve chose to open [...]
September 23, 2015
Lucifer
Festivals, Reports
Day 2# On Friday we were awaken by Sleep’s check sound as a way to warn us that a massive day of sound was ahead of Reverence. On the way to the festival area we soon found out who the surprise guest was: the unbearable hot sun that impelled us to drink liquids. Alcohol mostly. [...]
September 13, 2015
Lucifer
Festivals, Reports
The Crato festival was held once again in the beautiful Alentejo village near Portalegre. In a constantly evolving process, this year’s edition saw the exhibition areas as well as all the restaurants and, crafts tents open to the public, free of charge. Adding to this, there were musical performances taking place throughout the afternoon and [...]
September 11, 2015
Filipe Gomes
Festivals, Reports
Back to the small and picturesque village of Valada for the second edition of Reverence Festival. One year has passed since the debut but the same vibrations anticipated the weekend. More than 70 performances, with a majority of international acts keeping company to some of the best rock produced in Portuguese lands. Day 1# The [...]
September 3, 2015
Lucifer
Festivals, Reports
It has been quite a while since both bands on today’s bill have been to Lisbon and so the excitement in the air was almost palpable, even before the doors opened. The crowd was growing fast and a big line outside Paradise Garage was fidgeting to get inside and unleash hell. The last time SUICIDE [...]
July 18, 2015
Phobia
Concerts, Reports
Almost one year after a demolishing concert at the Vagos Open Air festival, French Metal heavyweights Gojira are back in Portugal, only this time for a concert as headliners. UK based The Raven Age, a melodic Metal band featuring George Harris, son of Iron Maiden’s bassist Steve Harris, took the stage as opening act. With [...]
July 18, 2015
Filipe Gomes
Concerts, Reports
TUSKA Open Air 2015 Day #1 – 26.06.2015 The festival’s ground is open space and has 3 stages, two in open space (Radio Rock Main Stage and Stage Hell, more or less in opposite each other but slightly skewed to the left side of the room) and another in enclosed space (Club Stage more into the [...]
July 6, 2015
Filipe Gomes
Festivals, Reports