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PREVIEW: Ne Obliviscaris, Brymir, Oddland at Nosturi, Helsinki

PREVIEW: Ne Obliviscaris, Brymir, Oddland at Nosturi, Helsinki

Read what you can expect from this exceptional event, held at Nosturi venue in Helsinki (Finland) already this week wednesday (October 12th). Highlighting the come back to Helsinki of the acclaimed Australian band Ne Obliviscaris, currently touring in Europe with Enslaved. The event counts also with the presence of the Finnish bands Brymir and Oddland.  ODDLAND With a [...]

October 10, 2016 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on PREVIEW: Ne Obliviscaris, Brymir, Oddland at Nosturi, Helsinki

Preview: Maximus Festival 2016

Preview: Maximus Festival 2016

Maximus Festival – new Brazilian Heavy Metal Festival arises Brazil is gonna hold a brand new Heavy Metal festival in 2016. Maximus Festival is taking place in São Paulo on September 7th, the Brazilian Independence Day. The festival’s first edition is also happening in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 10th. The headliners for this first [...]

August 20, 2016 Filipe Gomes Previews Comments Off on Preview: Maximus Festival 2016

PREVIEW: Brutal Assault 2016

PREVIEW: Brutal Assault 2016

It is safe to say that Brutal Assault festival has one of the most complete lineups of 2016 summer festivals. It will take place in the lovely scenario of JAROMEŘ. The old army fortress Josefov is located ~130km east from Prague, Czech Republic. This 18th century fortress will host the festival inside its wall, giving an historical [...]

July 25, 2016 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on PREVIEW: Brutal Assault 2016

Preview: VOA Fest 2016

Preview: VOA Fest 2016

It’s that time of the year, festival season, and one of the biggest metal festivals in Portugal is back, for its 8 consecutive year, although it comes with a different name and location. The event previously known as Vagos Open Air, moved to Quinta da Marialva in Corroios, and change its name to VOA Fest. [...]

July 25, 2016 Rita Limede Previews Comments Off on Preview: VOA Fest 2016

Preview: TUSKA Open Air 2016

Preview: TUSKA Open Air 2016

Not everyone is familiar with this fact, but absolutely worth mentioning: Tuska 20th anniversary happens in 2017 and to celebrate the occasion the organisers announced that a book, with the attempted title ”Tuska 20-vuotta”, will be written by the rock journalist Jone Nikula (involved in the festival organization since its origins). Tuska Festival book will be [...]

June 20, 2016 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on Preview: TUSKA Open Air 2016

Preview: SMSF 2016

Preview: SMSF 2016

In two days, it’s time to pack up our tents and head to the beautiful city of Beja, in the middle of Alentejo, for the 7th edition of SMSF – Santa Maria Summer Fest, a festival that has been gathering more and more followers each year. Althought the peacefull and warm plain of Alentejo it [...]

June 7, 2016 Rita Limede Previews Comments Off on Preview: SMSF 2016

Preview: Nummirock 2016

Preview: Nummirock 2016

Midsummer is for many the traditional festival Nummirock. It will take place once again at Kauhajoki, Finland. From the 22nd to the 25th of June, the days will be filled with a stunning lineup and hopefully camping in harmony with friends and fellow metalheads to provide you an experience you cannot forget. You might have noticed [...]

June 1, 2016 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on Preview: Nummirock 2016

PREVIEW: STEELFEST 2016

PREVIEW: STEELFEST 2016

Steelfest opens the season of the Open air “summer” festivals in Finland. It will take place in Hyvinkää, a city located around 1h drive north from Helsinki. The festival started already in  2010 on it’s current format and has been gaining the reputation of one of the finnish festivals that presents the most extreme metal [...]

May 2, 2016 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on PREVIEW: STEELFEST 2016

Preview: SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST XIX

Preview: SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST XIX

This year’s edition of SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST, the 19th edition of the fest, will take place from the 22nd to 24th of April. The event will have two main stages, a free stage outside, the SWR arena, that will receive the final of the Portuguese W:O:A metal battle on the 21st, and was curated by [...]

April 8, 2016 Rita Limede Previews Comments Off on Preview: SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST XIX

Preview: SINISTRO + REDEMPTUS +WILDNORTHE @ Cave 45

Preview: SINISTRO + REDEMPTUS +WILDNORTHE @ Cave 45

SINISTRO, portuguese ambient/rock act, are going to present their forthcoming release, “Semente”, on a special release show taking place this saturday, 9th of April in Cave 45 (Porto). This is the second show of their album presentation tour, that will take place during this month. The record has its due date on the 8th of April [...]

April 6, 2016 Rita Limede Previews Comments Off on Preview: SINISTRO + REDEMPTUS +WILDNORTHE @ Cave 45

PREVIEW: Karmøygeddon 2016

PREVIEW: Karmøygeddon 2016

Karmøygeddon team organizes several club concerts and two festivals per year: Karmøygeddon (April) and Karmøygeddon Arctic (October) Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 2016 will be held on April 28-30 in Kopervik, Norway. With a pretty luxurious lineup, there is no surprise that organizers already announced that the tickets sales for the festival already surpassed the previous editions. [...]

March 29, 2016 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on PREVIEW: Karmøygeddon 2016

PREVIEW: Tampere Metal Meeting 2016

PREVIEW: Tampere Metal Meeting 2016

Tampere Metal Meeting is a two day open air festival that will be held, as the name indicates, in Tampere city center (Finland) from 17th to 18th of June 2016.     The festival bring to town several top finnish bands and also a couple of international names, being the final additions to the lineup: Demilich, [...]

March 28, 2016 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on PREVIEW: Tampere Metal Meeting 2016

PREVIEW: EASTER ANNIHILATION 2016, Helsinki

PREVIEW: EASTER ANNIHILATION 2016, Helsinki

The second edition of EASTER ANNIHILATION festival will happen already at 25 – 26.03.2016. Mainly focusing in Finnish quality bands whatever is their sells records or dimension in the mainstream medias. The organizer keep a certain rebellious mindset to bring forward to the broad audience, not only, bands most of us are already familiar and [...]

March 22, 2016 Elsa Marques Previews Comments Off on PREVIEW: EASTER ANNIHILATION 2016, Helsinki

PREVIEW: EMBRYO, MELECHESH and NILE @ Nosturi

PREVIEW: EMBRYO, MELECHESH and NILE @ Nosturi

Tuska Open Air Metal Festival once again managed to organize a very interesting night with EMBRYO, MELECHESH and NILE. The show is part of the “WHAT SHOULD NOT BE UNEARTHED 2016 TOUR PART II”, that starts on the 26th March and will continue till 16th April. Almost as a pre tour show, NILE will also [...]

March 22, 2016 Rita Limede Previews Comments Off on PREVIEW: EMBRYO, MELECHESH and NILE @ Nosturi