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About Pieni

A metalhead who loves photography and her friends.

Revisited: PITCH BLACK @ All Ages Metal Fest, 2005/08/14

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Pieni

This gallery contains 42 photos.

2005, when someone put up a metal fest in their basement, in some village (Vila Cova de Carros) in the middle of nowhere! Now those were the days… http://www.facebook.com/PitchBlackThrash

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Revisited: THERION @ Sala Jam, 2007/01/27

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Pieni

This gallery contains 54 photos.

Here’s another blast from the past while this pandemic lockdown doesn’t allow me to go to concerts… 14 years ago, I drove my little car through icy roads to Bergara, Spain, to catch THERION on their “Gothic Kabbalah Tour”. With … Continue reading →

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Revisited: JESUS ON EXTASY’s “Beloved Enemy”

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Pieni

Original Portuguese version printed on Elegy Ibérica magazine. “Beloved Enemy” is the sophomore record of the digital dandies JESUS ON EXTASY. A more elaborate production – both in musical terms and image – this album turns into industrial goth the … Continue reading →

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Revisited: PRIMORDIAL @ Hard Club, 2006/02/16

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Pieni

This gallery contains 45 photos.

Every PRIMORDIAL gig is a roller coaster of emotions and even if I can’t recall the specifics of this one – pretty sure I’ve shed a couple of tears on “The Coffin Ships” though – I still remember the general … Continue reading →

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2020: gold, silver and bronze medals

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Pieni

“I’m counting on 2020 to be a good year”, yours truly wrote exactly one year ago. HA HA HA! I always advise myself not to make big plans, ’cause there’s a just as big possibility of them going south; but … Continue reading →

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HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD House Party, 2020/12/18

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Pieni

This gallery contains 90 photos.

Dedicated to everyone suffering from live music withdrawal, especially Sandrinha and Pipo. Live streams are far – waaaaaay far – from “the same thing” as live on-site’s, but it helps filling the void left by the lack of the latter. … Continue reading →

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MOONSPELL @ Super Bock Arena, 2020/12/17

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Pieni

This gallery contains 48 photos.

For Suzy and Phil. Funny how you’re so hungry for live music and then almost miss a concert next door to your granddad’s… But there’s a Portuguese saying that goes something like “those who have friends don’t die in prison”, … Continue reading →

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REVOLUTION WITHIN’s “Chaos” release party @ Hard Club, 2020/11/06

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Pieni

This gallery contains 45 photos.

Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. The crowd’s response to INFRAKTOR was stellar, but when the intro “Nebula” echoed, there was no doubt left about whom they all were really waiting for. “Chaos” had been released a week before and … Continue reading →

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INFRAKTOR @ Hard Club, 2020/11/06

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Pieni

This gallery contains 57 photos.

Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. It wouldn’t be my first time watching a metal gig from a seat, but QUEESNRYCHE, performing both “Operation: Mindcrime” as a theatrical play (see here) isn’t exactly the same thing as REVOLUTION WITHIN … Continue reading →

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Revisited: I SPIT ASHES’ “Inhaling Blackness – Reflecting Light”

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Pieni

Originally written for Destructive Music. In the end of 2011 Massacre Records closed a deal with a German modern metal band – or Metal 2.0, using their own words – and just like a baby, “Inhaling Blackness – Reflecting Light” saw … Continue reading →

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