All posts by Filipe Gomes

Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe was acquitted of manslaughter charges in the Czech Republic when a not guilty verdict was handed down today (March 5). After spending five weeks in a a Czech prison this past summer and standing trial over two sessions this winter, Blythe is a free man. Czech news agency Blesk.cz reports that the three-judge panel [...]

The biggest Metal festival in Portugal has announced almost all the bands scheduled for the 16th edition. SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST XVI 24-27 APRIL 2013 | BARROSELAS | PORTUGAL DAY 0 – wednesday 24 april – 19:00 – free entrance STRONG INTENTION | USA | www.facebook.com/STRONGINTENTION DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION | France | www.facebook.com/departmentofcorrection W:O:A METAL BATTLE [...]

Amorphis’ eleventh album “Circle” is due to be released on April 19. Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain) is in charge of producing and mixing. The band released a lyric video for the track “Hopeless Days” which can be viewed below: “Circle” track listing: 01. Shades Of Gray 02. Mission 03. The Wanderer 04. Narrow Path 05. [...]

After a 17 year-long hiatus the legendary Carcass have officially announced that “Surgical Steel” will be the title of their first studio album in almost 20 years. It is set to be released later this year, but a label hasn’t been announced yet. It will be the first album to feature new drummer Dan Wilding [...]

BRACARA extreme fest is back! Set to take place at diNAAMo Panoias from 7th to 8th December, Bracara Extreme Fest 2012 founds its program on the usual dichotomy (+) (-) which always brings about great craziness to the party. Feel free to find out more on BRACARA extreme fest 2012 confirmed acts at http://www.bracaraextremefest.pt.vu. Something [...]

Steve Hunter, an original member of Alice Cooper‘s band and an accomplished solo artist, has been hospitalized in Phoenix after suffering from an irregular heartbeat. Bravewords reports that the U.K.-based Cooper fan site Sick Things broke the story, saying that while Hunter’s heartbeat eventually returned to normal, “the doctors have kept him in overnight to allow [...]

French Black Metal band Aosoth have recently announced that they are working on a new album, with a scheduled release for April 2013, marking their fourth full length and a follow-up to their previous album, “III – Violence & Variation”, from 2011. The title, tracklist and artwork of the new album are still unavailable, although [...]

Dave Grohl, has joined Queens Of The Stone Age to record drums for their next album. The band’s leader, Josh Homme, has confirmed the news to Radio 1’s Zane Lowe that Joey Castillo would be replaced on the band’s forthcoming album, their sixth. Apparent proof came with a picture on the band’s Facebook page, showing the name [...]

Anathema have announced that touring member Daniel Cardoso has joined the band full-time. The keyboardist will bring his additional talents as a producer and drummer into the fold, with mainman Daniel Cavanagh sure the results will create the “strongest incarnation” of the band. Cavanagh commented: “Anathema is delighted and proud to announce that Daniel Cardoso [...]

Cattle Decapitation have dropped off from the Autumn Apocalypse Tour that had Six Feet Under and Wretched as other filling bands on the bill. According to Cattle Decapitation frontman Travis Ryan, Chris Barnes who is the vocalist of Six Feet Under “sucker punched” him. Here’s what was you can read on his facebook page: “He couldn’t handle [...]

The vocalist may have an ally in the European Commission, who have weighed in on Poland’s national blasphemy law. Earlier this week it was reported that Behemoth frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski could be facing some jail time in Poland after ripping up a bible and calling the Catholic church “the most murderous cult on the planet” [...]

Mitch Lucker, the lead singer of Deathcore band Suicide Silence, died this Thursday of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Huntington Beach, California, police said. Lucker, 28, was on a new Harley Davidson motorcycle driving in the Orange County city of Huntington Beach on Halloween night when he lost control and crashed into a [...]

Norwegian veterans Enslaved have finally released their latest album entitled “Riitiir”. The band’s 12th album is out today and is also one of the most anticipated releases of the second semester of this year. Ivar Bjørnson, guitarist and founder of Enslaved commented: “It has been only two years since we last released an album (“Axioma Ethica Odini“], and [...]

Swedish Black Metal band Shining will be releasing their eighth full length album on the 29th of October. This will be their second album to be released through Spinefarm Records, a sub-label of Universal Music Group. A trailer for “Redefining Darkness”, the eighth full-length album from Swedish extreme metallers Shining, can be seen below. Kvarforth commented on the fact that this [...]