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About Pieni

A metalhead who loves photography and her friends.

HEAVENWOOD @ Metalpoint, 2012/08/14

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Pieni

Closing the evening was, obviously, HEAVENWOOD, Bruno Silva‘s own band and promoter of the event. Also, the only band with international recognition and 4 albums out, none of them self-released. So they played song from all those albums, songs like … Continue reading →

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WEB @ Metalpoint, 2012/08/14

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Pieni

Veterans WEB couldn’t miss this, of course. The t-shirt Nando is holding up in the air, in pic #20, is one of the band’s, the one which reads “PERSISTENCE” in the back. And that was the key word that night: … Continue reading →

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THE ENDGATE @ Metalpoint, 2012/08/14

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Pieni

THE ENDGATE is another band that I’ve seen a few times, but the last one had been loooooong before. Back then, the singer was still Tiago. I don’t know when Vítor joined in, but I know Mariana was the original … Continue reading →

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WARCHITECTT @ Metalpoint, 2012/08/14

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Pieni

Next on the bill was happy-drinkers-thrashers WARCHITECTT. The fans/friends gathered in the first lines and it was a hell of a party up front. An IRON MAIDEN cover seems mandatory – last time I’d seen them, a couple of years … Continue reading →

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DEBUNKER @ Metalpoint, 2012/08/14

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Pieni

Stop Shopping Centre should have changed its name a long time ago as it holds, nowadays, no more than a couple of stores. Then there’s one or two coffee shops, the famous bar/metal venue Metalpoint… and the rest is rehearsal … Continue reading →

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Interview with JAPE PERÄTALO

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Pieni

Originally posted in: http://destructive-music.com/?p=1946  I’ve known and liked To/Die/For practically since their first album, “All Eternity”. So despite my long to-do list, I couldn’t miss the chance to interview Jape, now also known as J. von Crow. Pieni: Personally, I … Continue reading →

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TO/DIE/FOR’s “Samsara”

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Pieni

Originally posted in: http://destructive-music.com/?p=1691 » Originally self-released last December, “Samsara” was now re-released via Massacre Records, after To/Die/For signed with the German label somewhere in April. Personally, I’m pleased with such news, as this is one of the band’s best … Continue reading →

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ARCH ENEMY @ Vagos Open Air, 2012/08/04

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Pieni

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/09/vagos-open-air-2012-2nd-day/ » Like the night before, a Swedish melodic death metal band was headlining – Arch Enemy. “Yesterday Is Dead And Gone”, despite being a recent song, was welcomed with a roar. And then with “Ravenous”, probably … Continue reading →

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OVERKILL @ Vagos Open Air, 2012/08/04

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Pieni

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/09/vagos-open-air-2012-2nd-day/ » Now old school for real was on the way: Overkill! It had been a decade since the New Jersey thrashers visited Portugal for the last time, as Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth recalled, but he could see … Continue reading →

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CORONER @ Vagos Open Air, 2012/08/04

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Pieni

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/09/vagos-open-air-2012-2nd-day/ » After a 14-year brake, Swiss technical thrash metal Coroner came back in 2010. So far, they haven’t recorded anything new in these last two years, so all the shows have been a walk down memory … Continue reading →

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