Reports

The 19th edition of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest took place from the 22nd to 24th of April 2016. Once again the event featured the two main stages, a free stage outside called the SWR arena, which received the final of the Portuguese W:O:A metal battle on the 21st (Day #0). The band bill was also [...]

First time of Stone The Crow Productions at RCA, and the name of the event was Morbid Spring Fest, counting on the billing with 4 very interest Portuguese bands, some of the best by now in the underground scene. They got the crowd curious about this, so this is how it went. The crowd started [...]

If people celebrate their birthdays every year, why should bands celebrate their anniversaries just every 5 years? That’s Promethevs line of thought and having turned 9, they put up a 9th anniversary concert party. Guest bands were Sollust, Hills Have Eyes and Web, the hosts playing the second slot, but there wasn’t really an opening [...]

After a very successful evening, it was time for round two of Moita Metal Fest. A day filled with 12 bands of different styles ranging from hardcore to black metal, and a lot of beer and camaraderie. Day 2 The second day started off with Mindtaker, a young group that is starting to be the [...]

This year’s edition of MOITA METAL FEST took place on the 1st and 2nd of April, at the usual venue Sociedade Filarmonica Estrela Moitense. It has presented us with an excellent billing of 18 bands, 6 on the first day and 12 on the second, which left their marks on the stage of a crowded [...]

It has been five years since HEAVENWOOD released a record, and a couple since the last time they played live, so their return with the new album “The Tarot Of The Bohemians” had to be celebrated in style. With some very special guests such as Gates of Hell, Blame Zeus and The Temple, the band [...]

A musical mark was made last Saturday in Coimbra during the special release show of DESTROYERS OF ALL debut record “Bleak Fragments”, that was officially due on the 18th of March via Mosher Records. For the first time, three of the city main bands shared their home stage, and all of them gave on hell [...]

Some while we travelled to Oslo, Norway, to witness a special event at this big venue called Rockefeller, event that sounded to us like a must see since the first time we heard the news about it last year, the decision was made and finally we were there to see SATYRICON performing their milestone “Nemesis [...]

The line was quite long when we first approached Paradise Garage and it was easy to confirm what we already suspected: inside, a jam-packed venue would be waiting for the long awaited Baroness. But before them, we had CORREIA and their psych-infused rock. It was only their second time on stage but don’t let that [...]

In a weekend with an other event claiming the spotlights of the media attention, we kept faithful to our convictions and drove to Benavente for a night where an appealing line-up was ahead of us. INFRA were the ones with opening credits and started not much after the scheduled hour. They occupy an unparallel seat [...]

On a cold Friday night, RCA Club presented two acts together that claimed their own space in the black metal genre: Myrkur with her melancholic black metal making the debut in Portugal, and Deafheaven with their post black metal, returning to present their new album “New Bermuda”. The fans of Myrkur started gathering around the [...]

The second  day of party started with the Portuguese band Extreme Retaliation, now based in Braga, opened the afternoon with a nice gig. The drummer had a great performance, and the sound was very consistent as well. Condylomata Acuminata from Austria brought their party grind to the pit with band members coming of the stage [...]

Just like last time, the RCA Club in Lisboa was the grinders stage for the second edition of the Xxxapada na Tromba. A festival organized with total devotion by Sérgio Páscoa and Carlos Guerra, to name a few, who put up an amazing event to promote the best in the grindcore scene, divided in 2 [...]

The portuguese record label Raising Legends, has decided to celebrate Christmas with a special two-day event featuring some of their bands, that took place in Porto, at the venue Hard Club. Day 1 The first day was dedicated to rock oriented sounds with the participation of the bands Projecto Sem Nome, Sacapelástica, The Fines and Blame [...]