The Damned, Dead Meadow and four other bands confirmed for REVERENCE VALADA in September!

Portugal-based heavy and psych festival REVERENCE VALADA have just confirmed six new bands to play their third edition, including British punk legends The Damned. The festival will take place in Valada from September 8th to September 10th.   British punk forerunners THE DAMNED will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their first single « New Rose » this year at London’s Royal Albert Hall in …

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Killing Joke and eleven other acts confirmed for REVERENCE FESTIVAL VALADA 2016

Portugal’s biggest heavy, psyche and indie music gathering REVERENCE VALADA FESTIVAL is back in 2016, with industrial post-punk legends KILLING JOKE headlining the third edition of the festival, taking place near Lisbon on September 8-10th.     Formed in 1978 in London, KILLING JOKE has been post-punk and industrial forerunners since then, offering fifteen original albums to the world, among which …

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Polish stoned doom legends BELZEBONG to play SONIC BLAST MOLEDO this summer!

North Portugal’s heavy festival SONIC BLAST MOLEDO adds some weed-infused heaviness to its lineup, with the exceptional venue of Polish doom legends BELZEBONG in Moledo this August.   Polish heavy-doom fuzz-metal outfit BELZEBONG started in 2008, and have brought tons of evil weedian riffage for persistent ones since then. The band drowns themselves in a sea of distortion & fuzz, …

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German garage blues duo THE PICTUREBOOKS confirmed for SONIC BLAST MOLEDO in Portugal

There will be blues and adrenaline at SONIC BLAST MOLEDO, with Germany’s most unique rock duo THE PICTUREBOOKS taking over the stage in Moledo this August.   Music, skateboarding and motorcycles: here’s what THE PICTUREBOOKS are all about. Since the release of their highly-acclaimed third record « Imaginary Horse » on Riding Easy Records last year, the two German rock’n’rollers have been …

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Ten more bands join Pentagram and The Vintage Caravan at SONIC BLAST MOLEDO this summer

After PENTAGRAM and THE VINTAGE CARAVAN, Portugal’s heavy & psych summer festival SONIC BLAST MOLEDO is happy to confirm ten more heavy bands to its lineup!   This new announcement sees local glories Plus Ultra, Lâmina and Big Red Panda joining Oakland’s very own Nervous, as well as German rock outfitsMother Engine, Wight, High Fighter, Galactic Superlords, and Spain’s Puma Pumku and Cuchillo de Fuego,   SONIC BLAST MOLEDO …

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Icelandic psych rockers THE VINTAGE CARAVAN confirmed for SONIC BLAST MOLEDO 2015

After the legendary Pentagram, next band to be confirmed for the 2015 edition of heavy & psych festival SONIC BLAST MODELO in Portugal is Iceland’s remarkable psychedelic trio THE VINTAGE CARAVAN   Hailing from Reykjavik, THE VINTAGE CARAVAN is assuredly one of the youngest rock trio to cause a stir among blues and psych rock fans across the globe. After the …

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PENTAGRAM confirmed as first headliner for Portugal’s heavy festival SONIC BLAST MOLEDO 2015

Sun, Sea, Beach, Surf, Pool, Skate and Heavy riffs: that’s the SONIC BLAST MOLEDO motto! For its 2015 edition, the Portugal-based heavy & psych festival is happy to confirm all-time legends PENTAGRAM as a first headliner. Benefiting a new lease on life and a rejuvenated lineup fronted by outrageaous vocalist Bobby Liebling, America’s most cult heavy metal act will grace Moledo’s …

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