Author Archives: Pieni

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/07/vagos-open-air-2012-1st-day/ » Another reunited band premiering in Portugal, and surely the most awaited one that day/night, was Swedish At The Gates. And if some melodic death metal fan was disappointed in some way, then we weren’t in … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/07/vagos-open-air-2012-1st-day/ » Hailing from the same country, along came another kind of Vikings. The kind that plays “avant-garde progressive metal” and dresses up in cassocks and steampunk gimmicks. I’ve heard a lot about how Arcturus were no … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/07/vagos-open-air-2012-1st-day/ » From the Celtics to the Vikings: Enslaved. And even though they played here in December, Grutle Kjellson said he wished they could play in Portugal more often ‘cause “it’s fucking great”. “And it’s getting dark”, … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/07/vagos-open-air-2012-1st-day/ » The folk fans had much to rejoice, as Eluveitie was up next. The Swiss released a new album in February and it was its intro, “Prologue”, and title-track, “Helvetios”, that set the wheels in motion. … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/07/vagos-open-air-2012-1st-day/ » If the violin wasn’t hint enough, singer/guitarist Pau Murillo’s shirt saying “folk you” would surely enlighten you about what would come next – if you had never heard about Northland. That didn’t seem to be … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/07/vagos-open-air-2012-1st-day/ » The opening band was Disaffected, an experimental/progressive death metal piece who’s been signed by Massacre Records in the fall of 2011 and released their second full-length, “Rebirth”, last May. The problem with Disaffected is that … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/07/vagos-open-air-2012-1st-day/ » Vagos Open Air was created in 2009 by Prime Artists and Ophiusa Events. It soon became the best metal festival in Portugal as it always has a couple of national underground bands, and the rest … Continue reading →

Miguel Vieira was the reporter assigned to cover the Marés Vivas TMN festival for Backstage Music Forum. But he had a wedding on the last day of the fest. Sandra Manuel, the photographer, asked me if I could go with … Continue reading →

I was there when MNEMIC played in Porto in 2007 but didn’t watch the show – just heard it. The incident where I’d broken my knee had happened some 2 1/2 months before, I still needed a pair of crutches … Continue reading →