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BELPHEGOR attacked and forced to cancel tour

BELPHEGOR attacked and forced to cancel tour

A few days ago Belphegor frontman Helmuth Lehner was provoked and attacked by a Russian orthodox fanatic at the St. Petersburg airport. The attacker was later identified as Anatoly Artyukh, who is the chair of Narodny Sobor, a national Orthodox Christian organization. Helmuth Lehner managed to stay calm and did not retaliate, probably having in mind that if [...]

April 28, 2016 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on BELPHEGOR attacked and forced to cancel tour

MORE THAN A THOUSAND announce farewell tour

MORE THAN A THOUSAND announce farewell tour

MORE THAN A THOUSAND have announced the dates for their farewell tour. The band had revelead last year that after a long run of 15 years, they were going to take a break for undetermined time, but not without a few special farewell gigs. The dates for the last shows will be the following: 06-05-16 Loulé [...]

April 26, 2016 Rita Limede News Comments Off on MORE THAN A THOUSAND announce farewell tour

AKERCOCKE are back with a forthcoming record and new track

AKERCOCKE are back with a forthcoming record and new track

More details about the new Akercocke album, and live dates, should be revealed soon. After nine years since their last record, and five since their official disband, AKERCOCKE are officially back! Founding members Jason Mendonca and David Grey have re-joined forces with guitarist Paul Scanlan, and Nathaniel Underwood. The band announced it on their facebook [...]

April 26, 2016 Rita Limede News Comments Off on AKERCOCKE are back with a forthcoming record and new track

TALES FOR THE UNSPOKEN part ways with drummer Sérgio, announce replacement

TALES FOR THE UNSPOKEN part ways with drummer Sérgio, announce replacement

Portuguese groovy act Tales For The Unspoken have announced in their official Facebook page that they have parted ways with drummer Sérgio Vaz, who had been in the band since the beginning. In a more recent update, the band revealed that the drummer replacement will be André Fragoso (Madame Violence). The band will continue to [...]

April 25, 2016 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on TALES FOR THE UNSPOKEN part ways with drummer Sérgio, announce replacement

Report: MORBID SPRING FEST @ RCA Club, Lisbon

Report: MORBID SPRING FEST @ RCA Club, Lisbon

First time of Stone The Crow Productions at RCA, and the name of the event was Morbid Spring Fest, counting on the billing with 4 very interest Portuguese bands, some of the best by now in the underground scene. They got the crowd curious about this, so this is how it went. The crowd started [...]

April 19, 2016 Rita Limede Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: MORBID SPRING FEST @ RCA Club, Lisbon

Report: 9TH ANNIVERSARY PROMETHEVS special show @ VISEU

Report: 9TH ANNIVERSARY PROMETHEVS special show @ VISEU

If people celebrate their birthdays every year, why should bands celebrate their anniversaries just every 5 years? That’s Promethevs line of thought and having turned 9, they put up a 9th anniversary concert party. Guest bands were Sollust, Hills Have Eyes and Web, the hosts playing the second slot, but there wasn’t really an opening [...]

April 18, 2016 Rita Limede Concerts, Reports Comments Off on Report: 9TH ANNIVERSARY PROMETHEVS special show @ VISEU

Stratovarius premieres “Until the End of Days” video from “best of” album

Stratovarius premieres “Until the End of Days” video from “best of” album

Stratovarius doesn’t require much introductions in the Symphonic metal scene, being considered one of the bands that gave origin to the genre. They started they career in 1985 and released an impressive number of 16 full albums, reaching ten times the Top 5 charts in Finland (their home country). Their are releasing a “Best of” album called “Best [...]

April 18, 2016 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on Stratovarius premieres “Until the End of Days” video from “best of” album

Report: MOITA METAL FEST 2016 – Day 2

Report: MOITA METAL FEST 2016 – Day 2

After a very successful evening, it was time for round two of Moita Metal Fest. A day filled with 12 bands of different styles ranging from hardcore to black metal, and a lot of beer and camaraderie. Day 2 The second day started off with Mindtaker, a young group that is starting to be the [...]

April 13, 2016 Rita Limede Festivals, Reports 1

ARCHITECTS video for “Gone With The Wind”

ARCHITECTS video for “Gone With The Wind”

ARCHITECTS is a British metalcore band formed in 2004 and after the debut album “Nightmares” in 2006, some lineup changes occurred in their second album “Ruin” with Sam Carter replacing Matt Johnson as vocalist and front man of the band. The following albums that gradually reached more audience outside UK were released via Century Media “Hollow Crown” (2009), [...]

April 13, 2016 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on ARCHITECTS video for “Gone With The Wind”

DEATHANGEL single “The Moth”

DEATHANGEL single “The Moth”

Thrash metal band DEATHANGEL from San Francisco surely doesn’t require a lengthy introduction. After their Debut album “The Ultra-Violence” back in 1987 , the seven full length albums released in the almost three decades of this band career managed to gather a good amount of loyal fans. With the 8th full album to be released in May [...]

April 13, 2016 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on DEATHANGEL single “The Moth”

FEAR FACTORY releases new video for “Expiration Date”

FEAR FACTORY releases new video for “Expiration Date”

Industrial metallers FEAR FACTORY have premiered a new video for the track “Expiraton Date”, which is available bellow. The song was taken from their most recent work, “Genexus”, released last year via Nuclear Blast Records. [...]

April 12, 2016 Rita Limede News Comments Off on FEAR FACTORY releases new video for “Expiration Date”

LEGACY OF CYNTHIA unveil a new track

LEGACY OF CYNTHIA unveil a new track

LEGACY OF CYNTHIA have released a live video for their most recent track “Darwinian”. The song was played live, and recorded, on their gig opening for Heavenwood on the 2nd of April in RCA Club, and is available bellow. https://www.facebook.com/legacy.cynthia/videos/966475086733792/ [...]

April 12, 2016 Rita Limede News Comments Off on LEGACY OF CYNTHIA unveil a new track

BARONESS release new video for “Shock Me”

BARONESS release new video for “Shock Me”

BARONESS have released a new video for the track “Shock Me”, and it’s available bellow. The song was taken from their most recent record, “Purple”, released last year. [...]

April 9, 2016 Rita Limede News Comments Off on BARONESS release new video for “Shock Me”

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