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Report: Wave Gotik Treffen 2023

Report: Wave Gotik Treffen 2023

This year we were once again present at Wave-Gotik-Treffen. 2023 marked the celebration of the festival’s 30th edition. Day #1 We started our trip differently this year, as we had time, we went to Clara-Zetkin-Park where, every year, on the first day of the event, the Victorian picnic takes place. Dozens of people dressed up [...]

June 8, 2023 João Osório Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Wave Gotik Treffen 2023

Preview: Wave Gotik Treffen 2023

Preview: Wave Gotik Treffen 2023

Another year passes, and another edition of the Wave Gotik Treffen approaches. This year Wave Gotik Treffen will celebrate its 30th edition. The event will take place between the 26th and 29th of May and promises to be one of the best ever. In musical terms, at the time of writing this, 166 bands are [...]

May 4, 2023 João Osório Previews Comments Off on Preview: Wave Gotik Treffen 2023

TOP 20 – 2019: The Staff’s Choices – Ricardo Pereira

TOP 20 – 2019: The Staff’s Choices – Ricardo Pereira

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. So here they are, the choices for the best releases of this past year in the opinion of one of our writers [...]

December 31, 2019 Ricardo Pereira Tops Comments Off on TOP 20 – 2019: The Staff’s Choices – Ricardo Pereira

TOP 20 – 2019: The Staff’s Choices – João Osório

TOP 20 – 2019: The Staff’s Choices – João Osório

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. So here they are, the choices for the best releases of this past year in the opinion of one of our writers [...]

December 22, 2019 João Osório Tops Comments Off on TOP 20 – 2019: The Staff’s Choices – João Osório

Report: Moonspell + Rotting Christ + Silver Dust @ Porto

Report: Moonspell + Rotting Christ + Silver Dust @ Porto

An unsuspected and common rainy day, like so many in the autumnal season, would give place to a night to remember in Porto. It was around 6:30 PM and there was already a line forming at the entrance of the Hard Club venue. There could be distinguished at least three different languages, as some faithful [...]

November 11, 2019 Joana Oliveira Concerts, Reports Comments Off on Report: Moonspell + Rotting Christ + Silver Dust @ Porto

Preview: Moonspell + Rotting Christ @ Porto / Lisbon

Preview: Moonspell + Rotting Christ @ Porto / Lisbon

After much anticipation, Moonspell’s tour showcasing the album “1755” will make its way to the Lusitanian stages next month! With two dates scheduled for the 4th of November @ Hard Club (Porto) and the 5th of November @ Cineteatro Capitólio (Lisbon), fans will have the chance to see the Portuguese band accompanied by the Hellenic [...]

October 19, 2019 Joana Oliveira Previews Comments Off on Preview: Moonspell + Rotting Christ @ Porto / Lisbon

Rotting Christ unleash “Heaven and Hell and Fire” lyric video

Rotting Christ unleash “Heaven and Hell and Fire” lyric video

The Greek metal veterans of Rotting Christ are now premiering the second track of their upcoming record “The Heretics”. The new offering is slated for release on February 15th, 2019 via Season of Mist (pre order here). The song ”Heaven and Hell and Fire” is now streaming in the form of a lyric video. Front [...]

December 19, 2018 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Rotting Christ unleash “Heaven and Hell and Fire” lyric video

Brutal Assault announce Dimmu Borgir, Godflesh & many more

Brutal Assault announce Dimmu Borgir, Godflesh & many more

Brutal Assault will take place at in Fortress Josefov in August 7 ~ 10, 2019. Czech Republic’s iconic metal festival Brutal Assault has issued another number of confirmations. Dimmu Borgir and Godflesh are among the highlighted bands, but there are many more. Read the statement below: Let’s open this mega update with black metal stormblast! [...]

December 17, 2018 Filipe Gomes News Comments Off on Brutal Assault announce Dimmu Borgir, Godflesh & many more

Rotting Christ premiered the first track from their upcoming album ‘The Heretics’

Rotting Christ premiered the first track from their upcoming album ‘The Heretics’

The Greek metal veterans of Rotting Christ are now premiering the very first track taken from their upcoming album ‘The Heretics’. The new offering is slated for release on February 15th, 2019 via Season of Mist. The song ”Fire, God and Fear” is now streaming in the form of a lyric video. Frontman Sakis Tolis comments on behalf of [...]

November 29, 2018 Elsa Marques News Comments Off on Rotting Christ premiered the first track from their upcoming album ‘The Heretics’

Report: Watain + Rotting Christ + Profanatica @ Pumpehuset, Copenhagen

Report: Watain + Rotting Christ + Profanatica @ Pumpehuset, Copenhagen

The first Friday of November (2.11.2018) brought the belated Halloween horror to one of Copenhagen venues, Pumpehuset. Together with Live Nation the club presented the black metal monsters, Watain, supported by two other extreme metal acts – Rotting Christ and Profanatica. The evening started quite early for the metal fans, with Profanatica hitting the stage [...]

November 8, 2018 Kasper Pasinski Concerts Comments Off on Report: Watain + Rotting Christ + Profanatica @ Pumpehuset, Copenhagen

Report: Rotting Christ + Carach Angren + Svart Crown @ Hard Club, Porto

Report: Rotting Christ + Carach Angren + Svart Crown @ Hard Club, Porto

On the night of February 9th a portal between our world and many other unearthly and spiritual realms was opened by Ritos Nocturnos. Its location: Hard Club, Porto, at 21:00. This sold out night, was all about music, rituals, specters, frightening growls, mantras and evil spirits. The first moments of this night were immersed in [...]

February 14, 2018 Rita Limede Concerts, Reports Comments Off on Report: Rotting Christ + Carach Angren + Svart Crown @ Hard Club, Porto

Preview: Rotting Christ + Carach Angren + Svart Crown @ Portugal

Preview: Rotting Christ + Carach Angren + Svart Crown @ Portugal

This February will be extreme, dark and uncanny. Brought by the Promoter Ritos Nocturnos (or Nocturnal Rites, the perfect promoter to gift us with this tour), the black metal monsters Carach Angren (Netherlands) and Rotting Christ (Greece) will haunt the stages of Porto (Hard Club, February 9th) and Lisbon (RCA Club, February 10th). Albeit both [...]

January 23, 2018 Rita Limede Previews Comments Off on Preview: Rotting Christ + Carach Angren + Svart Crown @ Portugal

Report: Wave Gotik Treffen 2017

Report: Wave Gotik Treffen 2017

Due to the unique logistics of the WGT festival, where events are happening simultaneously in different parts of the city, an educated selection of certain event per day was made in order to make a complete report of that specific daily event. The events were chosen according to the spirit that moves this webzine. Day [...]

June 23, 2017 João Osório Festivals, Reports Comments Off on Report: Wave Gotik Treffen 2017

TOP 20 – 2016: The Staff’s Choices – Daniel Lemminkainen

TOP 20 – 2016: The Staff’s Choices – Daniel Lemminkainen

With 2016 coming to its end, its time to choose the best albums of the year. These are the choices of Daniel Lemminkainen: 1 – Avantasia – Ghostlights 2 – Moonsorrow – Jumalten Aika 3 – Finsterforst – #YOLO 4 – Amon Amarth – Jomsviking 5 – Asphyx – Incoming Death 6 – Rotting Christ [...]

December 27, 2016 Daniel Lemminkainen Tops Comments Off on TOP 20 – 2016: The Staff’s Choices – Daniel Lemminkainen