Daria Bratu

  • Incantation

    NEWS: Romania Gets a Death Metal Double Hit – Incantation and Concrete

    American death metal giants Incantation are locked in for a face-melting set at Quantic Pub, Bucharest, Romania, on 15 June 2025. Brought in by Rockstadt Extreme Fest and Quantic Pub, the show comes with a brutal bonus: special guests Concrete, the hard-hitting death metal group from Bulgaria. Incantation – More...
  • Naxatras

    NEWS: Naxatras Return to Romania

    Greek psychedelic hard rock band Naxatras are set to return to Quantic Pub in Bucharest, Romania on 17 October 2025. The show, provided by Cavalleria Events, marks their first appearance in Romania since the release of their ambitious new album, “V”, on 28 February 2025, via Evening Star Records....
  • Erwin Weber

    NEWS: First Echoes of “Contururi” – Vaarcloc Releases “Ivoa”

    Romanian post-metal solo project Vaarcloc, led by Erwin Weber, has just unveiled “Ivoa”, the first single from the forthcoming debut full-length “Contururi”. The track is now streaming on all major platforms and via Neuronoir’s official YouTube channel. The full album lands on 3 July 2025, with a digital release...
  • Sylvanshine

    NEWS: “The Offering” Puts Sylvanshine on the Blackgaze Map

    Romanian solo project Sylvanshine has released its debut full-length album “The Offering” – an emotionally charged dive into blackgaze, post-rock and doom metal. Released on 23 May 2025 via Neuronoir and spearheaded by Bucharest-based musician Ion Ureche, the record is available now on CD, cassette and all major streaming platforms. Blackgaze...
  • Overcast Rain

    NEWS: Overcast Rain’s Latest Album Gains Momentum

    Latvia’s Overcast Rain released their third full-length album, “Black Death”, via Brutal Records, on 11 April 2025 – and it hits like a slab of concrete to the chest. The record lurches forward with suffocating riffs and pitch-black mood, refining their blend of dark metal into something far colder,...
  • Trivax

    ALBUM REVIEW: “The Great Satan” by Trivax

    Trivax waste no time. Less than two years after “Eloah Burns Out” raised the band’s stock from “one to watch” to “serious contender”, they’ve returned with “The Great Satan” – a tightly wound 43-minute black metal statement that bites harder the deeper you dig. Released on 30 May 2025...
  • 1349, The Ruins Of Beverast, Vitriol and Sarcator

    GIG REVIEW: 1349, The Ruins of Beverast, Vitriol and Sarcator

    On the bleakly humid evening of 17 May 2025, Quantic Pub, in Bucharest, Romania, was once again baptised in distortion. The event, part of the Eastern European leg of “The Wolf & The King” tour and provided by Rockstadt Extreme Fest, brought together 1349, The Ruins of Beverast, Vitriol and Sarcator...
  • Venom Inc.

    GIG REVIEW: Venom Inc., Hate, Ater

    Sometimes, the stars align in wicked ways. On the night of 13 May 2025, under the half-lit skies of Bucharest, Romania, Metalhead summoned a triad of sonic dread to Quantic Pub—Venom Inc., Hate, and Ater. The stage wasn’t dressed for comfort. It was primed for impact. And those who...
  • Ater

    INTERVIEW: Ater on Sadness, Sound Evolution, and Their Return to Bucharest

    With roots in Chile, South America and a sound that blends somber heaviness with raw emotion, Ater is quickly carving out a space for themselves on the international metal scene. Formed by Fernando “Feroz” Bühring—a classically trained musician turned metal visionary—the band has evolved from a one-man project into...