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LEPROUS nominated for Norwegian Grammy award

LEPROUS nominated for Norwegian Grammy award

Prog Metal act Leprous have announced that they’ve been nominated for the Spellemannsprisen 2015 (Norwegian Grammy) awards in the Metal category. 2015 saw the release of the band’s latest studio album, “The Congregation”, which came out on May 25 in Europe and June 2 in North America via InsideOut Music. “The Congregation” was also featured in several of [...]

January 6, 2016 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on LEPROUS nominated for Norwegian Grammy award

SMSF 2016 adds Sinister, Mata Ratos and more to billing

SMSF 2016 adds Sinister, Mata Ratos and more to billing

Portuguese festival Santa Maria Summer Fest has announce that the bands Sinister, Mata Ratos, Harakiri For The Sky, Atilla and Trepid Elucidation will be joining the billing of this year’s edition. They join the already confirmed bands Rotting Christ, Bizarra Locomotiva, Cripple Bastards, Allen Halloween, Spiritual Front, IXXI, Decayed, Caronte, Amulet, Empty and Aramaic. This [...]

January 4, 2016 Rita Limede News Comments Off on SMSF 2016 adds Sinister, Mata Ratos and more to billing

Under the Doom with CARMA closing the band bill

Under the Doom with CARMA closing the band bill

Lisbon based festival UNDER THE DOOM has now its band bill oficcially closed. After PANTHEIST’s cancellation, Notre Damme Productions have just unveilled the last two bands for the event: National funeral doomsters CARMA, presenting their self titled 2015 album and newcomers MY MASTER THE SUN debutting their psychedelic sludge. Both bands will enlarge the second day [...]

December 30, 2015 Lucifer News Comments Off on Under the Doom with CARMA closing the band bill

TOP Albums of 2015

TOP Albums of 2015

With the year of 2015 coming to an end it is time to choose the best metal albums of the year. In the past few days every one of our staff members had the opportunity to share their personal list, which can be seen in here, so now, it is time for our final and [...]

December 30, 2015 Rita Limede Tops Comments Off on TOP Albums of 2015

SKINNING has a new video for “In the name of the Whisper”

SKINNING has a new video for “In the name of the Whisper”

The portuguese death metal group SKINNING has unveiled a video for the track “In the name of the Whisper”, which is available bellow. This track is a part of their upcoming album “Slaves Of Insanity”, that is set to be released next year via Raising Legends Records. The video was directed by Guilherme Henriques, that [...]

December 30, 2015 Rita Limede News Comments Off on SKINNING has a new video for “In the name of the Whisper”

Motörhead, the soundtrack of my youth – A posthumous homage to Lemmy

Motörhead, the soundtrack of my youth – A posthumous homage to Lemmy

Our writer Daniel has signed this article, writen in a personal point of view, about the importance of Motörhead in his musical formation, and as a way to pay homage to their iconic leader Lemmy Kilmister that passed away yesterday at the age of 70. I still remember the first Motorhead album I’ve heard when [...]

December 29, 2015 Daniel Lemminkainen Sem categoria Comments Off on Motörhead, the soundtrack of my youth – A posthumous homage to Lemmy

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE reveal new song “The Fool”

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE reveal new song “The Fool”

Italian heavyweights Fleshgod Apocalypse have revelead the first song from their upcoming album “King”. “The Fool “will be released on January 1. You can now listen to the track below. The band commented: “‘The Fool’ is one of the craziest songs of the album and we felt like it was a perfect way to let [...]

December 29, 2015 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE reveal new song “The Fool”

Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead DEAD at 70

Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead DEAD at 70

Lemmy Kilmister, the famous frontman for MOTÖRHEAD has passed away at the age of 70 years old. This happened just two days after being revealed that he was battling cancer. The news has been confirmed on the official facebook page for Motörhead. https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMotorhead/posts/1107561019276205?fref=nf&pnref=story [...]

December 29, 2015 Rita Limede News Comments Off on Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead DEAD at 70

2015: The Staff’s Choices – Mütiilator

2015: The Staff’s Choices – Mütiilator

With 2015 coming to its end, its time to choose the best Metal albums of the year. These are the choices of Mütiilator (due to difficulty in chosing a specific order, only the top 3 will be numbered): Leprous – The Congregation 2. Ghost – Meliora   3. Mgła – Exercises In Futility   Shrine [...]

December 29, 2015 Filipe Gomes Tops Comments Off on 2015: The Staff’s Choices – Mütiilator

2015: The Staff’s Choices – Slania

2015: The Staff’s Choices – Slania

With 2015 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of Slania: 1. Mgla – Exercises in Futility 2. Leprous – The Congregation 3. TesseracT – Polaris 4. Sullen – Post Human 5. Swallow The Sun – Songs From The North I, II & III [...]

December 27, 2015 Rita Limede Tops Comments Off on 2015: The Staff’s Choices – Slania

2015: The Staff’s Choices – Daniel Lemminkainen

2015: The Staff’s Choices – Daniel Lemminkainen

With 2015 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of Daniel Lemminkainen: 01 – Amorphis – Under the Red Cloud 02 – Skyforger – Senprusija 03 – Ensiferum – One Man Army 04 – Powerwolf – Blessed and Possessed 05 – W.A.S.P. – Golgotha [...]

December 26, 2015 Daniel Lemminkainen Tops Comments Off on 2015: The Staff’s Choices – Daniel Lemminkainen

Interview: STONED JESUS

Interview: STONED JESUS

Back in August Ukrainian stoner band STONED JESUS surprised many of the Reverence Valada festival – goers with their appealing rock sound. We took that chance for a pleasant chat with their communicative frontman Igor, that now we bring to you in a Christmas box mode. TBP: I’m seeing your band mates having a tough [...]

December 25, 2015 Lucifer Interviews Comments Off on Interview: STONED JESUS

2015: The Staff’s Choices – Phobia

2015: The Staff’s Choices – Phobia

With 2015 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of Phobia:   1.MGLA – Exercises in Futility   2. Black Breath – Slaves Beyond Death 3. Misthyrming – Söngvar elds og óreiðu 4. My Dying Bride – Feel The Misery   5. Ufommamut – [...]

December 23, 2015 Phobia Tops Comments Off on 2015: The Staff’s Choices – Phobia

2015: The Staff’s choices – Renata Lino

2015: The Staff’s choices – Renata Lino

With 2015 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of Renata Lino: 1. Hills Have Eyes “Antebellum” 2. Bring Me The Horizon “That’s The Spirit” 3. Moonspell “Extinct” 4. Soilwork “The Ride Majestic” 5. Web “Everything Ends” 6. Devil In Me “Soul Rebel” 7. W.A.S.P. [...]

December 22, 2015 Lucifer Tops Comments Off on 2015: The Staff’s choices – Renata Lino