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REVERENCE FESTIVAL is threatening to leave a strong mark in our 2014 festivals calendar.  Already counting with strong names such as Electric Wizard, Hawkind, Graveyard and more, the Portuguese organizers have recently confirmed six more bands to the band bill. According to Portuguese magazine Blitz, North Americans BARDO POND, WOODEN WAND, SLEEPY SUN, CAVE, DAUGHTERS [...]

American technical death metallers ORIGIN have revealed the details of their new album, “Omnipresent”. Due out on July 4th in Europe through Agonia Records (July 8th in North America via Nuclear Blast), the opus features a cover artwork crafted by Colin Marks (Nevermore, Kataklysm, Exodus) which can be seen below. As for new music, you will have [...]

New details surface about “Celestite”, the upcoming experimental and instrumental companion record to WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM’s  2011 album “Celestial Lineage”. The North American release date for Celestite is July 8th, 2014, marking the first release on the band’s new label, Artemisia Records, which will be their outlet for future recordings. The cover art and tracklist for the [...]

Portuguese cold black metalers DOLENTIA have finished their new effort entitled “INICIAÇÂO EVERSIVA”. The album will be out in the next few weeks through British Mordgrimm records and will be available also by Altare Productions. Meanwhile you can check out the sample advance below. [...]

Greek death metalers DEAD CONGREGATION have just unveiled the first details of their new album. The follower of Graves Of The Archangels (2008), and second full lenght will be named “Promulgation Of The Fall”. You can take a look at the cover artwork right now, available below. The first audio teasers are expected in the next couple of [...]

Still in a cold April night, Side B hosted an honest black metal event, which finished the sequence of three black metal nights (with Morte Incandescente and Corpus Christii playing before) in the Lisbon area. Apparently with a less strong band bill, State of Warfare joined a significant mass of people at Benavente, with 11TH [...]

Despite some rumours concerning the realisation of the fifth edition of the Finish black metal festival, the organisers came up with a killer first set of bands, including: TAAKE, NARGAROTH, BOLZER, ARCHGOAT, BAPTISM, BLACK WITCHERY, MORBOSIDAD and MALTHUSIAN. The bands are already separated by each one of the two days, as follows: BLACK FLAMES OF BLASPHEMY [...]

The organizers of the Vagos Open Air festival has announced that this year’s edition will have a 3rd day of concerts. There will be a pricing update, but all the people who buy tickets until April 23rd will be able to see 3 days for the price of 2. Vagos Open Air 2014 will take [...]

Drohende Schatten events have just confirmed more bands to perform at Sinister Howling IV fest, including the two Finnish bands HORNA and BAPTISM. These bands join already confirmed acts: CORPUS CHRISTII THRONE OF KATHARSIS KAWIR MORTE INCANDESCENTE BORGNE DARKMOON WARRIOR DEATHROW According to the organisers, “a few more exclusive bands will be announced”. The event [...]

The new Nexilva’s record, “Eschatologies”, has made available on streaming, and it can be heard bellow. [...]

Montreal based death metallers KATAKLYSM have issued the following statement: “We are here today to announce that Oli Beaudoin will remain behind the throne as the drummer for KATAKLYSM on the next album and future tours. Max has informed that he cannot continue or return to the ranks at this time due to physical health [...]

  Greek occult black metal project NIHASA has split up. Acherontas V. Priest has stated: My Project Nihasa closed the Circle of Creation. The last Release by This Magical Project is The Vinyl Version of the Debut Album”Brahamanda Xul Grimoire” By Darker Than Black including one bonus track from Necromantia.Also Few Copies of the Split [...]

Middle of the week underground night in central Lisbon, opening the ceremonies of Associação Fantasma Lusitano, in a dark and narrow alley at Cais do Sodré. Old building, recently renovated, with a concrete wall presentation that fools no one: here is where the conceivers of the Idea want to hold some infamous underground events in [...]

The new Opeth album, “Pale Communion”, is set to be released on June 17th, via Roadrunner Records. The band’s new record, was produced by their frontman, Mikael Akerfeldt with the collaboration of Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree). The first single, will be released on the 6th of May, and it’s called “Cusp of Eternity”.  You can [...]