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DAY 3 And the last day of the festival started surprisingly on time, making us loose TERRORHAMMER overture show. We must say that we got so used to the Serbian schedules that this third day turned out to be a bit “overorganised” for us. But there was two more bands to play, and so the [...]

Less than a week after returning from Darkness Rising Festival, we shipped south, towards Santa Maria Summer Fest, in Beja, Alentejo. Besides the good line up that the organization was able to join, this event had another natural advantage: the entrance was for free, to everyone. So, naturally, you could see all genres of metalheads, [...]

DAY2 The afterhours of the first day, made the festival ground starting the second day avid for a cozy beginning. And it was SVARTGREN the first band to enter stage. Led by one of the festival organizers, this local black metal act proved to be worth of this second day ceremonies overture. It was still [...]

Swedish leading black metalers MARDUK have been confirmed as Black Flames of Blasphemy headliner. The cult act will perform “Those of the Unlight” in its entirety as the organisation announced on Facebook: We here proudly announce Marduks first show after the Serpent Sermon touring cycle. The band will be doing a headline appearance at the [...]

The highly awaited Vagos Open Air has now a closed bill. Evergrey has been announced as the final band for this year’s edition! The other bands already confirmed are the following: SONATA ARCTICA | Fin | http://www.sonataarctica.info/ TESTAMENT | US | http://www.testamentlegions.com/ SAXON | UK | http://www.saxon747.com/ ICED EARTH | US | http://www.icedearth.com/ MOONSORROW | [...]

  Report Part 2 & 3 If you never went to Serbia, what do imagine it to be like? Party, nightlife, crazy people and good looking women? You’re not wrong. But be prepared to extend the nightlife till morning. Even in open air metal festivals. In fact, everything seems to go later than usual there, as for [...]

After six long years without any new studio effort, norwegian avantgarde black metalers DØDHEIMSGARD have announced a new album, to be released in October. Allegedly the new record contract appears to inaugurate not one but two albuns. The band has not yet disclosed any further details, but more information is to be revealed soon. Here [...]

Vagos Open Air have announced 2 new bands to appear at this year’s edition. Well known Finnish Power Metal Sonata Arctica, and Portuguese Industrial Metal act Bizarra Locomotiva. The other bands already confirmed are the following: TESTAMENT | US | http://www.testamentlegions.com/ SAXON | UK | http://www.saxon747.com/ ICED EARTH | US | http://www.icedearth.com/ MOONSORROW | Fin | http://www.moonsorrow.com/ ROTTING CHRIST | Gre | http://www.rotting-christ.com/ LACUNA COIL | [...]

Milhões de Festa Festival 2013 has just announced three new names to this year line-up, namelly PROCESS OF GUILT, QUELLE DEAD GAZELLE and LOOSERS. These three acts join already confirmed: Orange Goblin Ufomammut Mykki Blanco Adorno 10 000 Russos Zombie Zombie Camera Mikal Cronin Mr. Miyagi The Partisan Seed Phase Riding Pânico ZA! BiarooZ Surya Exp [...]

Norwegian leading death metalers BLOOD RED THRONE have just release the brand new video for their upcoming self titled album, to be released later this month through Sevared Records. “Primitive Killing Machine” is the first advance for Blood Red Throne’s seventh full length. Track list: Soulseller In Hell I Roam Hymn of the Asylum Primitive [...]

Last week, everyone in the Metal community got the shocking news of the passing away of one of the most influential guitarists around, legendary Jeff Hanneman from Slayer. A lot of speculation was going on regarding the cause of death, most people pointed the finger to his medical issue regarding an infection called necrotizing fasciitis [...]

It’s already been one year since the release of one of the best Post Black Metal albums: “Al Azif” by French underground act The Great Old Ones, via Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions. In order to celebrate the anniversary, the band has released a single containing a cover of Björk’s “Bachelorette”, which you can listen at  http://www.lesacteursdelombre.net/productions/ . [...]

After the cancellation of north american extreme metalers NACHTMYSTIUM, the French organisers have issued the following update: We are very glad to announce the confirmation of ENTHRONED. The Belgium horde will play under the Temple stage on Friday 21st at 12.50. Also, NACHTMYSTIUM cancelled their participation, they will be replaced by the evil French combo [...]

Barroselas, a quiet town during the whole year, except for the last weekend of April… For the past 16 years, all hell breaks loose thanks to the SWR Barroselas Metalfest. Last year the organizers celebrated the 15th anniversary of the most extreme festival in the country. Day #0 The festival started on Wednesday, 24th with [...]