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About Pieni

A metalhead who loves photography and her friends.

THE OMINOUS CIRCLE @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/28

Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. Living up to the doom of their name, THE OMINOUS CIRCLE got on stage at a somewhat ungrateful hour in visual terms, as their “priests of the occult” garments would have caused more impact … Continue reading

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BETRAYING THE MARTYRS @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/28

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Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. In October, BETRAYING THE MARTYRS had introduced their new singer, Rui Martins, with the release of the single “Black Hole”. In Vagos, Rui introduced BETRAYING THE MARTYRS as a “band from Paris that now … Continue reading

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BØW @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/28

Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. Why did an almost unknown band play before others with more defined careers? Precisely to gain recognition. BØW is an “amped-up punk hardcore” (quoting themselves) band that had released their debut EP “Infectious Salty … Continue reading

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UBUREN @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/28

Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. The headliners of the first day weren’t the only ones playing black metal – also from Norway, and listing DIMMU BORGIR as one of the bands that most inspired them to follow the same … Continue reading

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SÖLAR @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/28

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Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. Straight off Granada, the alternative rock of SÖLAR came next – full of adrenaline or simply “hiperactivo“, like the title of one of their songs. They began their career singing in English, releasing “Your … Continue reading

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LYFORDEATH @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2022/07/28

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Original Portuguese version written for Glam Magazine. After a two-year break forced by the pandemic, Vagos Metal Fest returns to Quinta do Ega and LYFORDEATH had the honor of “initiating hostilities”. Kicking off earlier than in previous editions (ten minutes … Continue reading

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PAULA TELES’ “Entre Paredes”

Paula Teles is back, pushing fado’s envelope even further. Not that it’s more intense than “Desencanto”, no, but while the latter dwells in an overall sense of longing, “Entre Paredes” embraces a darker and more defiant tragedy. Let’s go through … Continue reading

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DURRHAST @ Laurus Nobilis Music Fest, 2022/07/23

Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. Just like the previous night (it seems it’s a kind of tradition now doing so), a cover band wrapped up the festivities, this time RAMMSTEIN, by the hands of DURRHAST, who not only did … Continue reading

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LACUNA COIL @ Laurus Nobilis Music Fest, 2022/07/23

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For Thais. Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. I don’t think I’m wrong when I say that, despite the impact of this double dose of brutality, it was LACUNA COIL the great majority of the crowd was longing for. “Black … Continue reading

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DOWNFALL OF MANKIND @ Laurus Nobilis Music Fest, 2022/07/23

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Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. For those who got to know DOWNFALL OF MANKIND that night, let me tell you that the band is Portuguese but the singer Lucas Bishop is not – addressing the audience in English wasn’t … Continue reading

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