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It’s that time of the year again! Since 2019 is coming to an end really soon, it’s about time for our staff to publish their lists regarding the best albums for the year. Like the years before, the amount of quality releases was immense, so it’s not always an easy choice. Eventually, some releases of [...]

Swedish masters of progressive heavy-rock OPETH have revealed today the title and tracklisting for their awaited 13th album, »In Cauda Venenum«, that’s due out this fall from Moderbolaget / Nuclear Blast Entertainment. In an interview with Face Culture last year, guitarist Fredrik Akesson hinted at the direction of the new material, saying: “Compared to the last three [...]

Swedish prog rock act Soen will return to Portugal to play live at 30 and 31 of March, at Hard Club (Porto) and RCA Club (Lisbon) respectively. Danish progressive metalcore Ghost Iris and Finnish prog rock band Wheel will be the opening acts. Tickets and schedule: 21:00 – Open doors 21:30 – Concerts beginning 23:00 [...]

The festival Be Prog! My Friend may be no more, but its organization is bringing another festival in its place which will take place in Málaga, Spain: Rock The Coast. Over time many top artists have been announced, and recently the remaining slots have been announced, making a great roster even better. [...]

Àmr is due for release in May. Ihsahn, one of Norway’s most pioneering musical legends, has unveiled details of his upcoming studio album, titled “Àmr”. The album will feature 9 songs and will be released via Candlelight/Spinefarm on May 4, 2018. The first track to be made available from the album is “Arcana Imperii”, which [...]

Swedish prog rock act Soen will return to Portugal to play live at 20 and 21 of October, in Hard Club (Porto) and RCA Club (Lisbon) respectively. Norwegian prog metal band Madder Mortem will be the opening act, and (Porto concert only) Portuguese Heavenwood will also play. Schedule: Open Doors: 20h Heavenwood: 21h Madder Mortem: [...]

Polish progressive rock band Riverside are going to release a new live album called “Lost ‘n’ Found – Live in Tilburg”. It features a gig recorded in 2015 at the venue 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. The double-disc will only be available at the band’s upcoming tour “Towards the Blue Horizon Tour”. The recording features Piotr [...]

Download Festival Madrid has announced new confirmations for this year’s billing: Mastodon, A Day To Remember, Monster Magnet, House of Pain, Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons, Avatar, Bat Sabbath (Cancer Bats’ tribute to Black Sabbath), Arcane Roots, Triggerfinger, The Charm The Fury, Black Peaks, Raveneye. This is the first spanish edition of the UK based [...]

With 2016 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of Zé Serodio: 1 – Animals as Leaders – The Madness of Many 2 – Meshuggah – The Violent Sleep of Reason 3 – Pain – Coming Home 4 – Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence [...]

OPETH premiered today the lyric video for “Will O The Wisp”, from their upcoming album “Sorceress”. The album will be released via Moderbolaget Records, an imprint label of Nuclear Blast on the 30th of September. Enjoy “Will O The Wisp” lyric video:    Check the “Sorceress” artwork and tracklist: 01. Persephone 02. Sorceress 03. The Wilde Flowers 04. Will O The [...]

VOA Fest returned under a new name and venue, the chosen place was Quinta da Marialva in Corroios. At first this change was heavily criticized by many Portuguese fans, however, given the flux of people in there we might say all was forgotten and a chance was given to this reborn festival on its new [...]

OPETH, the Swedish progressive death masters premiered the title track, “Sorceress”. This is the first single of their upcoming 12th record, that premiered on the radio yesterday, and its lyric video was presented via rollingstone.com today. The upcoming album entitled “Sorceress” is set to be released on the 30th of September via Moderbolaget Records, an [...]

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. [...]

After having revealed its location and name change earlier this year, VOA Fest has closed its band billing for this year’s edition. The newly confirmed groups Equaleft, Abbath, Schammasch, Admiron and Soldier. These will join the previously announced bands Anthrax, Opeth, Kreator, Anathema, Katatonia, Mantar and Dark Oath. The event will take place in Corroios [...]