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Official press release: Norwegian Progsters Leprous have wrapped up work on their newest studio album, which follows 2013’s acclaimed Coal release. The album will be titled The Congregation and is to be released on May 25th, 2015 in Europe and June 2nd, 2015 in North America via InsideOut Music. Leprous vocalist and keyboard player Einar [...]

Beyond Creation has announced a replacement for departed bass player, Dominic Lapointe. Now joining the band is Hugo Doyon-Karout. Here’s the official word: “It is a great pleasure to announce that Hugo Doyon-Karout is now part of Beyond Creation as our new bass player! Being a very talented, forward thinking musician and a 6 string [...]

Official press release: German progressive metal masters Obscura will enter Dreamsound Studios this April to begin recording drums for their highly anticipated new album and first full-length in over four years. The band will work once again with long time producer V. Santura (Cosmogenesis, Omnivium). The album will see a late 2015 release via Relapse [...]

  DAY 2# The sunny (yet freezing) Sunday started with INFRA, the one and only corpse painted band of the weekend. Starting with the new “Communion”, this Lisbon trio showed again why they can no longer remain anonymous: their obscure death metal is too striking to be kept in the drawer. Cavernous vocals, demolishing drums [...]

English (versão Portuguesa abaixo) The musical metamorphosis from Braga known as Mão Morta visited Coimbra, City of the Students for a concert presentation of its latest work: “Pelo Meu Relógio São Horas De Matar”. The band began exactly by the new album, with the song “Irmão da solidão“, quickly going back in time to the record “O. D., Rainha [...]

  In a weekend marked by Burning Light Festival, Lisbon had another important event to offer, once British Vallenfyre came to visit our country for the first time. It was in a surprisingly well filled RCA that we entered by the sounds of Spanish FOSCOR, supporting band for the Iberian dates of the British headliners. [...]

And finally Lisbon had its own metal festival. An underground one. Goodlife HQ dared to dream this  event, while  RCA Club accepted the challenge, reveiving 24 bands in just two days. As you can imagine, it was only for the brave, once each day the concerts started at 14:30 h. DAY 1# On Saturday, still [...]

Canadian progressive death metal outfit BEYOND CREATION has announced the departure of bass player Dominic ‘Forest’ Lapointe. The band has issued the following statement: “Unfortunately, we have to announce that Dominic ‘Forest’ Lapointe is no longer part of Beyond Creation for personal reasons. We would like to thank him for his great work and dedication [...]

Startling news from Iron Maiden today (Feb. 19), as it has been revealed that singer Bruce Dickinson has undergone a seven-week treatment for a cancerous tumor on the back of his tongue. The news was revealed in a statement posted on the band’s official website. The good news is that the cancerous tumor was caught [...]

Notredame Productions has announced an exclusive release show of CORPUS CHRISTII’s brand new album “Palemoon”. With the record coming out next March through Folter Records, the band will premiere its seventh full length next 10th Abril, at RCA Club, in Lisbon. A date in Porto is also being thought before Corpus Christii hit the road [...]

Norwegian Black Metal legends SATYRICON have signed a worldwide deal with Austrian metal label Napalm Records for release of their upcoming DVD Live At The Opera! Watch a preview of Live At The Opera below. Mastermind Satyr about the story behind Live At The Opera: “The whole thing started with us doing one song, “To The Mountains” [...]

Norwegian Epic Black metal Keep of Kalessin are streaming their new album for everyone to listen. You can listen to it below. Epistemology will be released on February 16 via Indie Recordings. [...]

Toxic black metalers URFAUST are the most recent confirmation of the promising next Nidrosian Black Mass V. Dutch band now joins an impressive set of obscure acts, which shall unleash darkness and occultism over Brussels next December. Well known Magasin 4 is the chosen venue for the last edition of the festival, sharing it’s funeral with [...]

Cult Norwegian trio TSJUDER (Nag – Vocals, Bass; Draugluin – Guitars; AntiChristian – Drums) have announced the recording of a new album. A follow up to the well-received latest full-length, ‘Legion Helvete’, the as-yet titled album will be released by Season of Mist later this year. Regarding the new album, the band comments: “We are [...]