SWR Barroselas Metalfest

Barroselas will once again dress in black between 23 and 26 April for 17th Edition of Barroselas SWR Metalfest. At first glance , the small village of Barroselas Minho looks like a village like any other. Four thousand , one coffee every two corners , a supermarket and a sports complex would make it similar [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Grinders UTOPIUM have won the national final of Wacken Open Air warm up contest. The Portuguese act is going to present their grind/sludge next August at the world’s biggest metal festival. They follow last year countrymen Midnight Priest. The final took place at SWR Barroselas Metal Fest stage 3#, also with BESTA, SKINNING and WASTE. [...]

Following last years tradition, the portuguese organisation is making all concerts from stages 1# and 2# available online. You can follow this mythical festival through the link under: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/swr-16       [...]

Romanian folk black metalers Negura Bunget have just cancelled their show scheduled for the 26th of April in this year’s SWR Barroselas festival. About the cancellation, original drummer Nigru stated: “Because of the recent line-up changes we had in the band, we are sadly forced to cancel our performance at SWR Barroselas Metalfest XVI. We are [...]

The biggest Metal festival in Portugal has announced almost all the bands scheduled for the 16th edition. SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST XVI 24-27 APRIL 2013 | BARROSELAS | PORTUGAL DAY 0 – wednesday 24 april – 19:00 – free entrance STRONG INTENTION | USA | www.facebook.com/STRONGINTENTION DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION | France | www.facebook.com/departmentofcorrection W:O:A METAL BATTLE [...]

The next edition of the mythical portuguese fest is going to take place on the days 24 to 27 of April 2013.  The bands that have been announced so far are the following: POSSESSED | USA BELPHEGOR | Austria AGALLOCH | USA MANILLA ROAD | USA NEGURA BUNGET | Romania SCD | France MISS LAVA [...]

Just one week before the festival, the organizers of the SWR Barroselas Metalfest have issued the following press release: SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST XV | 26-30 APRIL 2012 | BARROSELAS | PORTUGAL SWR barroselas metalfest XV, set to take place from April 26th to 30th 2012 at the small village of Barroselas, in the north of [...]

  Just less then 1 month for the big event, the organizers of SWR Barroselas Metalfest, the biggest Metal festival taking place in Portugal has published the final schedules for this years 15th anniversary celebration. DAY 0 – wednesday 25 april – 19:00 – free entrance 00:00 camping HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL | Portugal | www.holocaustocanibal.com 22:00 stage #3 SWR FEEL HARMONICS | Portugal [...]

SWR barroselas metalfest XV, set to take place from April 26th to 30th 2012 at the small village of Barroselas, in the north of Portugal, gets ready to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary with a five days special edition. With names like Venom, Napalm Death, Brujeria, Katatonia or Kreator on its history, SWR barroselas metalfest XV [...]