Monthly Archives: January 2012

First time I’ve ever seen WEB was in 1996, when they (and HEAVENWOOD) opened for CRADLE OF FILTH at Palha D’Aço, Porto. Little did I know back then that I would become such a fan and a great friend   … Continue reading →

CRUSHING SUN haven’t been around as long as WEB or BURIED ALIVE, but they also didn’t start out yesterday. 7 remarkable years earned them the right to be there that night, plus the friendship with WEB and the fact that guitarist … Continue reading →

To help them celebrate their 25th anniversary, WEB invited BURIED ALIVE and CRUSHING SUN to play with them at “the party”. I remembered the name BURIED ALIVE from when I was back in high school, but this was the first … Continue reading →

Original Portuguese version here: http://www.backstageforum.com/t4615-reportagem-hammerfall-vicious-rumours-amaranthe-hard-club-2011-12-09 » The Renegade World Crusade visited Portugal in 2001 (with VIRGIN STEELE and FREEDOM CALL), but after that, HAMMERFALL never crossed the Portuguese border again. Joacim Cans was well aware of that, saying that after … Continue reading →

Original Portuguese version here: http://www.backstageforum.com/t4615-reportagem-hammerfall-vicious-rumours-amaranthe-hard-club-2011-12-09 » As there are still many people around here who’d rather arrive later just to see their favourite band, those people missed the first 15 minutes of VICIOUS RUMORS (maybe they will learn to give … Continue reading →

Original Portuguese version here: http://www.backstageforum.com/t4615-reportagem-hammerfall-vicious-rumours-amaranthe-hard-club-2011-12-09 » It wasn’t 20:00 yet and already two dozens of people were at the doors of Hard Club. I’m glad they were, as the gig started earlier than it was supposed to: the ticket said … Continue reading →