https://www.mariosoutowriter.comRSS Feed for Mário SoutoenFri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/c67d57ad-1247-40f8-8914-01e007da5918.pdfPress release written for Black Gangrene Productions presenting the self-titled debut full-length by US Raw Black Metal entity Arazubak, 30 minutes of crude, organic delirium.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/c67d57ad-1247-40f8-8914-01e007da5918.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/2b311bfa-fe81-4941-a545-948a1229f26a.pdfPress release written for Altare Productions presenting "Nox et Hiems", the second full-length by Portuguese Black Metal act Angrenost, a 63-minute opus released on gatefold double vinyl, limited to 300 copies.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/2b311bfa-fe81-4941-a545-948a1229f26a.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/86ac8d1f-0c87-4f05-9777-bf4f9684949f.pdfTue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/86ac8d1f-0c87-4f05-9777-bf4f9684949f.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/2bf35689-bc95-4694-86da-7db2fdb89216.pdfTue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/2bf35689-bc95-4694-86da-7db2fdb89216.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/bd7742a4-289b-49ff-b287-717076d9801c.pdfPress release for "Duality", the third full-length by Dutch extreme metal trio Defacement, released by Avantgarde Music in 2024. An immersive sonic voyage through twisted Death and Black Metal.Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/bd7742a4-289b-49ff-b287-717076d9801c.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/f98b74b7-786c-4a71-a377-15ce1de79284.pdfPress release written for Black Gangrene Productions presenting "Burning Dawn of Vengeance" by US Black Metal entity Valac, released on vinyl LP co-released with Banner of Blood.Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/f98b74b7-786c-4a71-a377-15ce1de79284.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/9f5d323a-f19a-40fd-adfe-bc8cbdab1674.pdfBand biography written for Corpus Christii, one of Portugal's seminal Black Metal acts.Mon, 06 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/9f5d323a-f19a-40fd-adfe-bc8cbdab1674.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/bfe1794c-8f35-411c-83fb-5f4774185d77.pdfPress release written for Repose Records presenting the remastered reissue of "Age of Darkness and Frost" by US one-man project Moon and Azure Shadow, released on CD and vinyl LP, both limited to 300 copies.Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/bfe1794c-8f35-411c-83fb-5f4774185d77.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/56f56422-2820-42bd-a658-a518bb7b826a.pdfPress release written for Signal Rex presenting "Contemptuous Retaliation Storm" by Thy Sepulchral Moon, released on purple pro-tape with obi strip, limited to 100 copies.Fri, 15 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/56f56422-2820-42bd-a658-a518bb7b826a.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/d2fc1e90-2434-4bc1-81a6-5082afc78e09.pdfPress release written for Altare Productions presenting "Vrej", the debut full-length by US Black Metal entity Order of Darkness, released on limited vinyl LP.Sat, 22 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/d2fc1e90-2434-4bc1-81a6-5082afc78e09.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/816bac05-02bf-4af5-86f0-9ad7d58a51a4.pdfScene report commissioned by Drakkar Productions in 2017, presenting ten Portuguese black metal bands through concise individual texts. An overview of the underground scene's most relevant forces at the time.Thu, 20 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/816bac05-02bf-4af5-86f0-9ad7d58a51a4.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/c1eb6705-da71-46a0-9cb8-a0e9f5c3a317.pdfInterviews, live reports, reviews and editorial content written for Black Gangrene Productions' third print newsletter, covering Vlad Tepes, Vèrmibdrèb, Witch In Her Tomb, Ordo Omegae Absolutae, Inthyflesh, Mons Veneris, Infernüs and more.Wed, 01 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/c1eb6705-da71-46a0-9cb8-a0e9f5c3a317.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/3445fa84-9f64-4996-b487-fb51e3ffe264.pdfPromotional text written for Black Gangrene Productions presenting the debut demo by Virulent Specter, released on limited pro-tape.Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/3445fa84-9f64-4996-b487-fb51e3ffe264.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/3ff614f1-5bf5-4522-8faf-ce3474e9a5e5.pdfLive review of the Invicta Requiem Mass I, a Black Metal ritual held on 29 October 2016 featuring Infernüs and Mons Veneris. Captured on two releases: a 12" vinyl LP by Harvest of Death / Purodium Rekords (300 copies) and a cassette split by Signal Rex (80 copies).Fri, 06 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/3ff614f1-5bf5-4522-8faf-ce3474e9a5e5.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/15027381-0a06-4be0-b592-eb2df2269cd9.pdfPromotional text written for Black Gangrene Productions presenting Vrasësinerëzve's Demo III, a 45-minute descent into voiceless, dissonant Dungeon Synth depravity.Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/15027381-0a06-4be0-b592-eb2df2269cd9.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/bbbf10d9-af8e-4552-8982-a395fbdb63dc.pdfInterviews, reviews and editorial content written for Black Gangrene Productions' second print newsletter, covering Black Cilice, Tschernobyl, Faceless Entity and Australian underground acts.Mon, 01 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/bbbf10d9-af8e-4552-8982-a395fbdb63dc.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/d6b4673c-9a81-4990-b035-7efdf1a80db3.pdfInterviews, reviews and editorial content written for Black Gangrene Productions' first print newsletter, covering Obskuritatem, Mons Veneris, Vèrmyapre Kommando and Ventos.Wed, 01 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/d6b4673c-9a81-4990-b035-7efdf1a80db3.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/c6838b1d-05dc-4202-97dd-5182379944a1.pdfPress release for "Ezer Ezaren Araztasuna", the third full-length by Basque Black Metal act Ostots, released on 12" LP by Altare Productions in cooperation with Skjold, limited to 250 copies.Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/507548/uploads/c6838b1d-05dc-4202-97dd-5182379944a1.pdf