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Laurus Nobilis Music Fest returns with Abbath, Swallow the Sun, Atrocity and an international line-up celebrating the diversity of contemporary heavy music. [...]

Inferno das Febras returns with an international line-up featuring Master, Fugitive, EYES, Whores., Belzebong and leading Portuguese underground artists. [...]

Vagos Metal Fest 2024: Overkill Joins an Already Stellar Lineup The anticipation for Vagos Metal Fest 2024 continues to build with the addition of another heavyweight act to the festival’s roster. Following the confirmations of BLIND GUARDIAN, EPICA, SAMAEL, and SUFFOCATION, the festival has announced that the legendary American thrashers OVERKILL will also headline this [...]

As anticipation builds for the 7th edition of Vagos Metal Fest, fans are being treated to a series of pre-event celebrations known as the Vagos Metal Parties. With four dates confirmed, these events promise to be a thrilling precursor to the main festival, ensuring metal enthusiasts are fully immersed in the festival spirit well in [...]

As the anticipation builds for Vagos Metal Fest 2024, metal enthusiasts from around the globe prepare for an unparalleled experience, promising to be a cornerstone in the festival’s illustrious history. This year’s lineup is set to deliver a diverse and electrifying array of performances that will resonate with fans long after the final note has [...]

Portuguese death metal heavyweight Colosso has unleashed a brand new single. Entitled “Pestilence”, it’s the opening track of the band’s upcoming EP “Apocalypse”, scheduled for release on February 14th, via Transcending Obscurity. About a month ago, the band revealed the first single “War”. Catch it below if you missed it. Once again, Colosso shapeshifts its [...]

Being around for more than two decades of existence, the SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST became more than an obligatory stopping point for all fans of heavy metal and its more extreme subgenres. This year’s edition, which runs from April 26 to 28, promises, as usual, to gather a legion of headbangers from all around the world [...]

Moita Metal Fest returns for its 16th edition on the 5th and 6th of April. The festival will take place at Largo do Pavilhão Municipal de Exposições, in Moita – Setúbal. Moita Metal Fest started back in 2004 and soon became a reference for the Portuguese underground scene. Now, currently on their 16th edition, they [...]

With the year of 2017 coming to an end, it is time to choose the best releases of the year. Like in previous years, we will be publishing our staff’s choices daily as well as a final Top 20 for the zine of the best albums that were released in 2017. Here are the choices [...]

With the year of 2017 coming to an end, it is time to choose the best releases of the year. Like in previous years, we will be publishing our staff’s choices daily as well as a final Top 20 for the zine of the best albums that were released in 2017. To start, these are [...]

The month of August comes to an end with another brutal event in Portugal: ADM Metal Fest. All preparations in the village of Andam, in the parish of Porto de Mós, are now finalised to receive the first edition of  the ADM Metal Fest. #Day 1 Opening this festival we will have TRI-REX, a Portuguese cover [...]

We had a nice chat with Portuguese Oldschool Death Metal band Cape Torment. TBP – Hi how are you? Thanks for taking the time to talk with us. For those who don’t know you yet, can you brief us about the people who are part of Cape Torment? CT – Hi. First, thank you for [...]

VOA – Heavy Rock Festival will once again return to the Quinta de Marialva Urban Park, in Corroios. The event will take place on August 4, 5 and 6, and the 2017 edition has its billing closed with the adding of Carcass and Venom to the poster. Both bands will join the previously announced names [...]

The small village Andam located in parish Porto de Mós will host a new festival of extreme music, the ADM Metal Fest. This location is just a mere 30 km from the beaches of Nazaré, so it becomes an excellent place for visiting for those who want to catch some waves of the sea and [...]