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Ia Pazuzu (The Abyss Of The Shadows) is the impending new long player from Swedish industrial black metal misery makers, Diabolicum. Now boasting the ill-omened vocal tidings of Shining’s Niklas Kvarforth, the record breaks the band’s 14-year slumber and boasts nine harrowing psalms of disease and torment. The record will see release on July 7th [...]

Swedish classic heavy metal band Ghost have released a stream of “Cirice”, the first new track from their upcoming album “Meliora”, which will be released on August 21st. You can stream the song below. The track moves between crunchy low chugging to melodic harmonizations, a pleasant piano interlude making an appearance. Vocalist Papa Emeritus III [...]

The tenth album form the Norwegian maniacs will be out next 8th June, but GORGOROTH is already streaming “Ad Omnipotens Aeterne Diabolus”. You can listen to it below. “Instinctus Bestialis” is set to be released through Soulseller Records and represents the return to full lengths since 2011 effort “Under the Sign of Hell”. GORGOROTH “Instinctus Bestialis” [...]

The veterans Nile are currently finishing a new studio album, entitled “What Should Not Be Unearthed”. This new record is set to come out on the 28th of August via Nuclear Blast Record. Later this year, during the month of September, the band will be touring europe with Suffocation, and has two dates in Portugal, [...]

British psychotic black metalers DRAGGED INTO SUNLIGHT have just announced a “collaboration” with Dutch extreme noise act GNAW THEIR TONGUES. A flyer is already available as the band released a small but effective statement on its facebook page. Dragged Into Sunlight has finished its collaboration with Gnaw Their Tongues. Expect a vortex of audio madness [...]

(Picture gallery below) Day 0 The SWR festival has completed 18 years of existence. Over time the festival has grown at a huge pace gaining a considerable notoriety among the European festivals and placed at the top of the metal festivals in Portugal, by its own effort and merit. So, once again, the pilgrimage to the [...]

When the clock hit the 10.30pm mark, the set time for Music Box to open it’s doors, we could already find a long line, covering with black the infamous “pink street” in Cais do Sodré, Lisbon. Restless souls, expecting for King Dude’s luciferian blessing, anxiously awaiting for this much anticipated evening to start. With an [...]

In 2012, CATTLE DECAPITATION shocked the metal world with what was revered by fans and haters alike as their best album to date, Monolith Of Inhumanity. Here we are, three years later, CATTLE DECAPITATION and Metal Blade Records are pleased to unveil to the world the band’s magnum opus with The Anthropocene Extinction, set for [...]

Finnish funeral doom band SHAPE OF DESPAIR has shared the third track from their future album “Monotony Fields”. “The Distant Dream Of Life” was supposed to serve as intro to the album, but is now streamed through Terrorizer during 6:02 minutes. The new album will be out next June 15th via Season of Mist and represents the [...]

  The sad announcement was made this late afternoon through the festival’s facebook page. After this year first edition, the promoter had already booked a couple of bands, including Sun Worship. Nevertheless the only underground indoor festival Lisbon has seen in the last couple of years seems to be over. If you already feel nostalgic [...]

The North American Black Metal scene will have a new promissing effort popping out in June. The new band VANUM is formed by K. Morgan of Ash Borer and M. Rekevics of Fell Voices/Vorde/Vilkacis and its debut album “Realm of Sacrifice” is said to be completed. The effort will be out in June through Profound Lore Records [...]

Since their first appearance in Portuguese soil back in 2009, North Americans White Hills have established themselves as one of the main ambassadors of the new wave of psychedelic rock. Or space rock as the most daring minds prefer to call it. Last Thursday at Music Box, Lisbon was the track for another lift off [...]

  Sardinha de Ferro promoters have declared closed the band roster for this year edition. Porno metalers VIZIR are the last band confirmed, promising a very infamous event at Side B Benavente. Hellish SATANIC WARMASTER are the awaited headlinner, starring a chart with some other interesting and experienced collectives. The fest will take place next 27th [...]

  Portuguese based rock festival Reverence Valada recently announced two demolishing aditions to their line-up. Italian psychedelic sludge masters UFOMAMMUT will come back bringing their astonishing new effort “Ecate” to Portuguese inner lands. Increasing the industrial level will be BIZARRA LOCOMOTIVA maniacs, continuing the presentation of their recent acclaimed album “Mortuário”. Also recently confirmed were [...]