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About Pieni

A metalhead who loves photography and her friends.

DESIRE @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/30

This gallery contains 48 photos.

Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. Replacing such a charismatic band as MY DYING BRIDE isn’t an easy task for anyone – even if they’re a doom band like MDB -, but bringing such melancholy to a festival so dynamic … Continue reading

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CRYPTA @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/30

This gallery contains 60 photos.

Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. Brazilian CRYPTA stormed the stage – literally. What a smashing show! It wasn’t the first time of Fernanda Lira (vocals/bass) and Luana Dametto (drums) in Portugal, having played here with NERVOSA, but it was … Continue reading

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WIND ROSE @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/30

This gallery contains 51 photos.

Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. It’s become a habit to name a musical genre after the lyric themes of the band, and as WIND ROSE sing about dwarves and J.R.R. Tolkien in general, they’re often labelled as “dwarf metal”. … Continue reading

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BLACK VEIL BRIDES’ “Vindicate”

They all say this is their heaviest album – which it is. Many of them say this is their best album – well, that depends on your standards. Me? I say it’s simply an album which I’m totally in love … Continue reading

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SOTZ’ @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/30

This gallery contains 66 photos.

Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. SOTZ’ need no introduction in the national underground, having built a solid fan base thanks to the familiarity they establish with the crowd in every show they play – on the day Dan Vesca … Continue reading

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ARSEA @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/30

Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. The only prog metal band on the bill came from Italy, by the hands of ARSEA. Their third album, “Order Of Mantis”, had been released the day before, making the first show of the … Continue reading

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APOTROPAICO @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/30

Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. There’s always more than what people know about a certain place and APOTROPAICO proved Ibiza doesn’t offer just Mediterranean beaches. Like they advertise themselves, their Ibizan metal gives “powerful riffage and a metal sound … Continue reading

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FONTE @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/30

This gallery contains 81 photos.

Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. The only way the last day of the festival could have started better than it did was if there were more people attending. The ones who showed up, still drowsy from the previous days … Continue reading

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HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/29

Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. The second day of the festival finished with the post-black metal of HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY. Under a light as dark as their sound, the Austrian duo M.S. and J.J. – joined by three … Continue reading

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TESTAMENT @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/29

This gallery contains 90 photos.

Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. More than promoting “Titans Of Creation” (review here), released in the beginning of the pandemic, TESTAMENT celebrated their 35th anniversary in 2022. Chuck Billy spared no praise for the Portuguese crowd, regarding both the reception … Continue reading

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