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Ex-Deicide guitarist Ralph Santolla passed away

Ex-Deicide guitarist Ralph Santolla passed away

Veteran metal guitarist Ralph Santolla passed away. He was best known for playing in Obituary, Deicide, Iced Earth, Death, and others fell into a coma after suffering a heart attack on May 30th, according to a Facebook post written by his mother, Sue Santolla-Rocha. The musician was surviving with the help of artificial life support. [...]

June 8, 2018 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Ex-Deicide guitarist Ralph Santolla passed away

2017: The Staff’s Choices – José Serodio

2017: The Staff’s Choices – José Serodio

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 [...]

December 31, 2017 Rita Limede Tops Comments Off on 2017: The Staff’s Choices – José Serodio

2017: The Staff’s Choices – João Osório

2017: The Staff’s Choices – João Osório

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 [...]

December 26, 2017 Rita Limede Tops Comments Off on 2017: The Staff’s Choices – João Osório

Iced Earth released new video ”Seven Headed Whore”

Iced Earth released new video ”Seven Headed Whore”

American heavy metal band Iced Earth premiered a new song called ”Seven Headed Whore” and a lyric video for the song. The song is part of the upcoming album ”Incorruptible”. This new album is set to be released on June 16th via Century Media and is the follow-up to Iced Earth‘s ”Plagues of Babylon”, released [...]

May 10, 2017 Zé Serôdio News Comments Off on Iced Earth released new video ”Seven Headed Whore”

HELLFEST 2014: EMPEROR, DEATH & more bands confirmed!

HELLFEST 2014: EMPEROR, DEATH & more bands confirmed!

The mythical french metal fest, Hellfest Open Air will happen on the 20, 21 and 22nd of June 2014. The following bands have been announced so far: Emperor; Trivium; Death (Death to all tour); Watain; Carcass, Hatebreed; Iced Earth; 1349; Annihilator; Behemoth; Brutality Will Prevail; Conan; Crowbar; Dagoba; Dordeduh; Downfall of Gaia; Downset; Dozer; Equilibrium; [...]

September 19, 2013 Rita Limede News Comments Off on HELLFEST 2014: EMPEROR, DEATH & more bands confirmed!

VAGOS Open Air announce new bands

VAGOS Open Air announce new bands

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 | [...]

May 17, 2013 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on VAGOS Open Air announce new bands

ICED EARTH info about new album

ICED EARTH info about new album

After recently releasing their first official DVD/Blu-Ray, “Live In Ancient Kourion”, ICED EARTH leader Jon Schaffer issued some new about their new album: “The new ICED EARTH studio album is expected to have a late 2013 release date. It will be titled ‘Plagues Of Babylon’ and we are very excited about how killer things are [...]

April 30, 2013 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on ICED EARTH info about new album

VAGOS Open Air announces more bands

VAGOS Open Air announces more bands

Once more, the Vagos Open Air organizers have announced new additions to this year’s band line-up. The new bands are the Thrash metal legends Testament, Greek Rotting Christ, and the Portuguese oldschool Power/Thrash Metal band WEB. Already confirmed are the following acts: 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 [...]

April 5, 2013 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on VAGOS Open Air announces more bands

VAGOS Open Air announces new bands

VAGOS Open Air announces new bands

  The already established Vagos Open Air has announced 3 new addictions to this year’s edition. Coming from Portugal there’s Secret Lie, followed by well-known Finnish band Moonsorrow and hailing from the UK come the oldschool heavy metal act Saxon. So far, the following bands are confirmed for the 2013 edition of the festival: Saxon [...]

March 19, 2013 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on VAGOS Open Air announces new bands

ICED EARTH working on new songs

ICED EARTH working on new songs

Jon Schaffer himself has published the news about the band. Schaffer wrote on the band’s Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/OfficialIcedEarth ): Hello friends! I want to thank you very much for the Happy Birthday wishes! Myself and the band are blessed to have fans like you guys. As you can see in the photo, Stu and I [...]

March 17, 2013 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on ICED EARTH working on new songs

ICED EARTH Cyprus show to be filmed for DVD

ICED EARTH Cyprus show to be filmed for DVD

According to RockOverdose.gr, American power metal veterans Iced Earth have announced that they will be recording their concert at the ancient Kourion Amphitheater, outside Limassol in Cyprus, for an upcoming CD/DVD release. Tickets for the show are limited to 1,500. This will be the band’s first live release with vocalist Stu Block, who joined the [...]

April 9, 2012 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on ICED EARTH Cyprus show to be filmed for DVD