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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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