I had a sushi party on the same night of my first concert of the year, so when I arrived at Hard Club, HAVEN DENIED had already played and ANONYMOUS SOULS were on their last song 
So I don’t have much to say about their gig – only that they had a guest on this last song, but I can’t even tell you names (both of the song and the guest). Sorry about that. But I managed a few shots in less than 5 minutes… 
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As said in previous entries, 2011 saw the 25th anniversary of WEB. The official party/concert was at Metalpoint, which is iconic in our underground but hasn’t a stage that big. So they decided to invite their friend musicians for the … Continue reading
To say I’m not a big fan of grind/gorecore is quite an understatement. So I don’t have much to tell you about this gig. Just that the guys weren’t wearing their usual butcher aprons with blood stains, nor there were any pig heads or bowels decorating the stage. What a shame, I would have managed really cool pics with those…
I can also say that HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL are about to release a new album, “Gorefilia”, and I know they played at least one of its songs. As the first single is now available, “Objectofilia Platónica”, I’m pretty sure that was the one.
If you’re into this kind of sound, go check them out. They’ve been around for almost 15 years. Should mean something.
PITCH BLACK haven’t anything new to offer, still trying to complete their line-up and all, but X-MASsacre wouldn’t be X-MASsacre withouth the “thrash killing machine” 
Besides, there’s no metalhead who gets tired of letting out some steam at the sound of “Standards Of Perfection” or “Divine Not Human” or “And The Killing Ends” or… well, you got the picture 
Afonso Ribeiro from GATES OF HELL and Marco Silva from BIOLENCE were the special guests behind the drums and the lead guitar. And precisely today (13th February) PITCH BLACK announced that Marco would be a permanent member of the band from now on. Is my timing good or what? 
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For the third edition of Invicta X-MASsacre, WEB, PITCH BLACK and HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL invited DETHMOR, a band whose activity has been on-and-off since 1998.
It’d been a while since I’d last heard about them – so long that I didn’t even know that singer Bessa was now also the bass player, although after some googling I found out that’s happened 3 years ago… Now he can’t make all those gestures with his hands, but he sure still does the evil faces that me and my camera remember so well
Promoting the EP “Know Your Enemies”, they provided a pure death metal gig.
Last band on the bill, and also the most awaited, was GODVLAD. They’ve been causing quite a fuss in our underground with their self-titled debut album, but I believe it’s singer’s Vanessa Cabral stage presence and belly-dancer image that puts them under the spotlight. Don’t get me wrong – all musicians are quite experienced, but let’s face it: a girl dancing half-naked and singing rock songs? You don’t see that very often and different, unique things is what we need in this overflooded industry.
I can’t say I was THAT impressed with the music itself, though. Not my cup of tea. But like I said, it was cool to see something out of the usual stuff we see in these concerts, and it was definitely fun to shoot
Up next was the “noisiest” of them all, my dear friends in EQUALEFT. Not exactly their crowd, but the stage is always their element.
Pedro Afonso from GATES OF HELL has been giving them a hand (both, actually ) with the guitar ever since Maglor left. But this would be his last show with EQUALEFT, as they’ve already found a permanent replacement. In fact, the two last songs – “Cynical Plague” and “Amnesia” – were played by the new guy, Bernardo. Welcome aboard, kid 
And for the first time in 2 years, I managed a picture of the WHOLE band! WOW! Miracles do happen at Christmas time
The only “member” missing was Equal. A benefit concert for animals and the moose mascot fails. Tss tss 
