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Preview: Oeste Underground 2024 – Metal and Hardcore Unite for a Good Cause

Preview: Oeste Underground 2024 – Metal and Hardcore Unite for a Good Cause

Oeste Underground Fest 7: Metal and Hardcore Unite for a Good Cause On November 2, 2024, the Pavilhão Multiusos da Malveira, located in Mafra, Lisbon District, will host the seventh edition of the Oeste Underground Fest. This annual festival, renowned for its dedication to metal and hardcore, will feature an impressive lineup of bands from [...]

August 12, 2024 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: Oeste Underground 2024 – Metal and Hardcore Unite for a Good Cause

Report: River Stone Fest 2023

Report: River Stone Fest 2023

On September 23rd, metal lovers gathered once again in Penafiel, for the seventh edition of River Stone Fest! It was just after 4:25 pm when Blind The Eye arrived, to present us with their Melodic Death Metal and promote their second album “The Lion Of Lions”, released in September 2022. This band was born in [...]

October 30, 2023 Rui Pereira Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: River Stone Fest 2023

Report: Bajonca Rock Fest 2023

Report: Bajonca Rock Fest 2023

It was on September 2nd that Bajonca – Associação Cultural e Recreativa presented us with the first edition of the Bajonca Rock Fest. The day began in Valadares, São Pedro do Sul, with threatening rain and a strong approaching thunderstorm could be heard in the distance. Fortunately, shortly after 4 pm, the weather calmed down [...]

September 18, 2023 Rui Pereira Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Bajonca Rock Fest 2023

Preview: Laurus Nobilis 2018

Preview: Laurus Nobilis 2018

Laurus Nobilis will take place at V. N. de Famalicão on July 26th~28th of 2018 Portuguese rising festival Laurus Nobilis Music Famalicão is coming soon. This year’s edition will feature Greek symphonic death metal SepticFlesh, Swedish Dark Tranquillity, Spaniards Crisix, as well as Tarantula, Equaleft, Hills Have Eyes, Mata-Ratos, Revolution Within, Legacy Of Cynthia, Cruz De Ferro, In Vein, [...]

July 20, 2018 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: Laurus Nobilis 2018

Laurus Nobilis announces Dark Tranquillity, SepticFlesh and others

Laurus Nobilis announces Dark Tranquillity, SepticFlesh and others

Laurus Nobilis will take place at V. N. de Famalicão on July 26th~28th of 2018. Portuguese festival Laurus Nobilis Music Famalicão has just announced that the Swedish band Dark Tranquility will also be part of the poster of the 2018 edition. They will be joining Greek SepticFlesh, Spaniards Crisix and other Portuguese bands already announced: [...]

December 8, 2017 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Laurus Nobilis announces Dark Tranquillity, SepticFlesh and others

Preview: Oeste Underground II @ Malveira, Lisboa

Preview: Oeste Underground II @ Malveira, Lisboa

The festival will take place at Pavilhão Multiusos da Malveira (Mafra, Lisboa) on November 4th. After a very successful debut last year, Oeste Underground Fest is back with another strong lineup and with international bands for the first time: Acranius (Ger), Enzephalitis (Swi), Yar (Ukr), Raw Decimating Brutality, Bleeding Display, Sacred Sin, Revolution Within, Dead Meat, [...]

October 17, 2017 Zé Serôdio Previews Comments Off on Preview: Oeste Underground II @ Malveira, Lisboa

Report: Vagos Metal fest 2017

Report: Vagos Metal fest 2017

Once again, the town of Vagos hosted the anual Vagos Metal Fest, which already became a Meca for metalheads in Portugal. Three days of good concerts, a lot of beer and meeting friends in a relaxed place. Day #1 Tales For The Unspoken received the responsibility of opening the first day of concerts. The band [...]

September 3, 2017 Filipe Gomes Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Vagos Metal fest 2017

Preview: Vagos Metal Fest 2017

Preview: Vagos Metal Fest 2017

Once again the small town of Vagos becomes a real “Metal Meca” to most metalheads in Portugal. The festival takes takes place at Quinta do Ega, Vagos, Aveiro that has been upgraded along the years. Repeating the 3 day format, the festival starts on August 11th and stretches until Sunday the 13th. This special festival [...]

August 7, 2017 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: Vagos Metal Fest 2017

Report: Moita Metal Fest 2017

Report: Moita Metal Fest 2017

Once again, the Moita Metal Fest took place and we couldn’t miss it. Two nights of great concerts, partying, drinking and meeting people. The festival is getting bigger and bigger and everything seems in place for it to become even bigger in the future. But enough with words, let the video tell you the story [...]

April 20, 2017 Filipe Gomes Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Moita Metal Fest 2017

Vagos Metal Fest announces Soulfly and final bill

Vagos Metal Fest announces Soulfly and final bill

Soulfly is the last headliner announced by the organizers of Vagos Metal Fest. Max Cavalera & co will join Arch Enemy, Hammerfall, Wintersun, Korpiklaani, Powerwolf, Rhapsody Reunion, Therion, Primordial, Whitechapel, Batushka, Metal Church, Chelsea Grin, Havok, Gorguts, Hills Have Eyes, Gama Bomb, Cough, Grunt, And Then She Came, Tales For The Unspoken, Miss Lava, Brutality Will Prevail, [...]

March 9, 2017 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Vagos Metal Fest announces Soulfly and final bill

Moita Metal Fest announces final band bill

Moita Metal Fest announces final band bill

Portuguese festival Moita Metal Fest has announced the final band bill. Once again, Moita Metal fest brings a rock solid band roster for what will be a festival to remember. Below are the schedules for the festival. You can check our report of the Moita Metal Fest 2016 by clicking on the imagens below for [...]

March 8, 2017 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Moita Metal Fest announces final band bill

Anthrax, Sepultura and others added to Resurrection Fest

Anthrax, Sepultura and others added to Resurrection Fest

Resurrection Fest annouced today new names to the bill. Big Four thrashers Anthrax, brazillian legends Sepultura, german death metal Deserted Fear, American punk rock The Menzingers, Italian ska band Talco, Dutch punk rock band Undeclinable Ambuscade, CJ Ramone (Ramones), Canadian metalcore Obey The Brave, Deathcore mexicans Here Comes The Kraken, Galicians Aphonnic, Display of Power [...]

February 28, 2017 Zé Serôdio News Comments Off on Anthrax, Sepultura and others added to Resurrection Fest

Report: SWR Barroselas 2014

Report: SWR Barroselas 2014

Day 0 This year’s edition of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest started on the 23rd of April. This day 0, with free entrance, was the stage for the W:O:A Metal Battle Portugal. The four bands that disputed this final were NEBULOUS, REVOLUTION WITHIN, DESTROYERS OF ALL and DEMENTIA 13. All bands played their part really well, and [...]

May 16, 2014 Filipe Gomes Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: SWR Barroselas 2014

W:O:A Metal Battle Portugal announce bands for the final round

W:O:A Metal Battle Portugal announce bands for the final round

Yesterday the organizers of the W:O:A Metal Battle Portugal have announced the 4 bands that will give all they got at the SWR Barroselas Metalfest, hoping to win the spot to play at Wacken Open Air. We finally present you the final four of this year’s W:O:A Metal Battle Portugal, competing at the SWR final [...]

February 11, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on W:O:A Metal Battle Portugal announce bands for the final round