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Some stories are told through cinema, others through music, and a few take shape in images that seem to have wandered out of a dream best left unexplained. At the 14th edition of Dracula Film Festival, organised by Fanzin Cultural Association , these art forms converged in...
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After 20 years of transforming his darkest visions into complex music, Andrew Borphy‘s Metaladian released the debut album, “Deaditation” this past July. For this concoction to take root in the listener’s mind, the band created a lyric video for the whole record. Released on 25 September 2026, the video...
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Every quest begins with a questionable decision, a destination on the map and the vague suspicion that things might get out of hand. Ours took us to Istanbul, where Bosphorus Open Air Metal Fest was preparing to welcome Satyricon, I Am Morbid, Moonspell, Kataklysm, Kampfar, Moribund Oblivion and a...
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Old Grave Fest, organised by Romanian Thrash Metal Club, arrived at Quantic in Bucharest between 8 and 10 October 2026 to smash our brains in and remind us why, for many years, the event has been home to heavy metal, thrash metal, death metal and NWOBHM. Acts we could...
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For those in Bucharest, as well as for people travelling from other parts of Romania and from abroad, autumn has meant QFest for quite some time now. Organised by Quantic, and reaching its 11th edition this year, the event has continued its tradition of bringing together national and international...
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On 25 September 2026, Quantic in Bucharest brought together Green Carnation, Euthymia, Uncle Leaf and Men in the Box for a show that progressive metal fans had been looking forward to for quite some time. Indeed, Bucharest Prog Day did it again! And it did so with names for...
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There are things you do not think about too much when you sit down to listen to a new album. For instance, I did not think that “A Path Apart” by Canadian atmospheric/melodic black metal band Arctos would become so dear to me. Finding something genuinely creative is one...
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Welcome to the cretaceous period! If you have enough guts, come along for an exploration presented by the slamming beatdown deathcore band Bitter. Their debut EP, “Slamosaurus Rex“, just got released on September 1st 2026 through CDN Records. With slamming grooves and monstrous breakdowns, this release will show you...
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How much can a band still disturb the familiar ground after more than three decades of making music? With Green Carnation, the answer has never been particularly easy to predict. Across three parts, “A Dark Poem” has taken William Shakespeare’s Ophelia and Arthur Rimbaud’s vision of her into increasingly...
Some stories are told through cinema, others through music, and a few take shape in images that seem to have wandered out of a dream best left unexplained. At the 14th edition of Dracula Film Festival, organised by Fanzin Cultural Association , these art forms converged in...
