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Santa Maria Summer Fest – More bands announced

Santa Maria Summer Fest – More bands announced

Santa Maria Summer Fest has confirmed five more bands. Necro Deathmort, Quinteto Explosivo, Infra, Jibóia and Mordaça, have joined the festival’s line up. More news about the event should be disclosed soon. [...]

November 23, 2014 Rita Limede News Comments Off on Santa Maria Summer Fest – More bands announced

AT THE GATES releases new video

AT THE GATES releases new video

At The Gates have released a new video for the track “Heroes and Tombs”, which can be seen bellow. This track is a part of the band’s most recent comeback record, “At War With Reality”, that came out only a few weeks ago. This is the second video released for a track of their new [...]

November 20, 2014 Rita Limede News Comments Off on AT THE GATES releases new video

VITAL REMAINS welcome new drummer

VITAL REMAINS welcome new drummer

  North American death Metalers VITAL REMAINS have a new drummer in their line-up: James Payne of Hour Of Penance. The musician  will stick with the band at least for some new album writing sessions in January. The following was said of Payne‘s addition: I’m happy to announce our New Drummer James Payne from the band Hour Of Penance!!! He will be joining us [...]

November 19, 2014 Lucifer News Comments Off on VITAL REMAINS welcome new drummer

STEVEN WILSON reveal new album title and tour dates

STEVEN WILSON reveal new album title and tour dates

Steven Wilson has announced that he will embark on a UK and European tour in March and April 2015 to coincide with the release of his awaited fourth solo album that we now know will be called “Hand. Cannot. Erase.” and is due for release in March 2015 on Kscope. Full details about the upcoming [...]

November 19, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on STEVEN WILSON reveal new album title and tour dates

TRIPTYKON release new video

TRIPTYKON release new video

Swiss dark metallers TRIPTYKON have premiered a new video for the first song off their already  acclaimed second album “Melana Chasmata” – “Tree Of Suffocating Souls”. The video was again directed by Philipp Hirsch (who previously worked with them for the group’s “Shatter” and “Aurorae” video clips). Iconic frontman Tom Gabriel Warrior stated: In producing this footage, [...]

November 19, 2014 Lucifer News Comments Off on TRIPTYKON release new video

FEAR FACTORY announce european tour

FEAR FACTORY announce european tour

The industrial group Fear Factory have confirmed an european tour in 2015, to promote their upcoming album, starting on March 11th in Paris and finishing on April 17th in London. They will be accompanied by Intronaut and Chabtan. This tour also has two dates in Portugal, 14 and 15 of March, in Porto and Lisboa [...]

November 18, 2014 Rita Limede News Comments Off on FEAR FACTORY announce european tour

IN THE WOODS… reunite and reveal 2-album plan

IN THE WOODS… reunite and reveal 2-album plan

Back in August, IN THE WOODS… heralded their return with the following statement : “The woods are full of trees, some old, some not. Some have been cut down, some recycled, and some are still standing, defying the harshness of the nature. This goes for the Kristiansand-based band as well. Some of the trees have [...]

November 18, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on IN THE WOODS… reunite and reveal 2-album plan

ABHORRENT DECIMATION finish composing album

ABHORRENT DECIMATION finish composing album

Yesterday Abhorrent Decimation confirm the material for their debut album is complete. Vocalist Ashley Scott had these words to say: “I’m delighted to say as far as writing is concerned we are finished, done and dusted – we spent most of last weekend polishing up the pre-pro demos and now we are all booked in to [...]

November 18, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on ABHORRENT DECIMATION finish composing album

HELLFEST 2015 band confirmations

HELLFEST 2015 band confirmations

The organizers of Hellfest have announced a truckload of bands for the 2015’s edition. You can check the list below: [...]

November 18, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on HELLFEST 2015 band confirmations

ARCH ENEMY welcomes Jeff Loomis as new guitarist

ARCH ENEMY welcomes Jeff Loomis as new guitarist

ARCH ENEMY welcomes Jeff Loomis as their new guitarist! Metal icons ARCH ENEMY are proud to announce that guitar legend Jeff Loomis (ex-Nevermore) will be joining their ranks for their upcoming European tour which kicks off November 26, as well as all future tours in 2015. Jeff Loomis states: ”I’m very excited to be playing [...]

November 18, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on ARCH ENEMY welcomes Jeff Loomis as new guitarist

Moita Metal Fest 2015 – Band announcements

Moita Metal Fest 2015 – Band announcements

The 12th edition of the Moita Metal Fest will take place in Moita, Setúbal, on the 27th and 28th of March. So far, the following bands have been confirmed: Onslaught, Bizarra Locomotiva, Grog, Switchtense, Iberia, Web, Miss Lava, WAKO, Terror Empire, Albert Fish, Karnak Seti, Crossed Fire, Destroyers of All, Analepsy and Borderlands. The remaining [...]

November 17, 2014 Rita Limede News Comments Off on Moita Metal Fest 2015 – Band announcements

ENSIFERUM reveal details about new album

ENSIFERUM reveal details about new album

Ensiferum has completed work on their upcoming new album, One Man Army. The band spent the last few weeks at Astia Studio in Lappeenranta in Finland with producer Anssi Kippo. The album is scheduled for release on February 24th in North America, and February 23rd/20th in UK/Europe. New music, art, tracklisting, and video clips from [...]

November 17, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on ENSIFERUM reveal details about new album

UTBS 2015: KORGONTHURUS among new confirmed bands

UTBS 2015: KORGONTHURUS among new confirmed bands

Under The Black Sun Festival band roster is getting a more formed shape as more bands are being confirmed. Among them,  Finnish raw black metalers KORGONTHURUS, a band with members from Totalselfhatred and some Horna ex-members. Also recently confirmed were Czech death metal veterans AVENGER and Portuguese old school rockers DECAYED. Here’s the list of the confirmed [...]

November 16, 2014 Lucifer News Comments Off on UTBS 2015: KORGONTHURUS among new confirmed bands

SAINT VITUS will finish tour without frontman Wino

SAINT VITUS will finish tour without frontman Wino

Saint Vitus is currently embarked on a 35th anniversary tour, however it will be going on without front man Scott “Wino” Weinrich: “Saint Vitus would like to regretfully inform all of our European fans that our lead vocalist Wino was detained by the Norwegian police and immigration officers for possession of illegal substances since Sunday [...]

November 15, 2014 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on SAINT VITUS will finish tour without frontman Wino