Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. When AMORPHIS last played in Portugal, it had been in celebration of “Tales From A Thousand Lakes” 20th anniversary and about a month before “Under The Red Cloud” was out, so despite such release has occurred two years … Continue reading →
Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. I dare saying that HEAVENWOOD were awaited just as eagerly as the headliners – and that eagerness was rewarded. In the 25 years they’ve been around, there’s close to nothing in their songwriting that one can finger-point; their … Continue reading →
Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. Despite being announced on the fest website that URBAN WAR would close the bill of the smaller stage, it seems the plan was for them to play on the prime one all along. Well, the energy of singer … Continue reading →
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Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. The action moved to the bigger stage, with FINAL MERCY literally storming it. It had been about seven years since I’d last seen them and probably as many line-up changes since the first, a decade ago; and while … Continue reading →
Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. Then from Spain came the “dark metal” of IN.VERNO – meaning heavy melodies spiked with synths, with a beautiful female voice mingled with male growls. This was still part of the band’s Insanity Tour, promoting their second album … Continue reading →
Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. After two albums, SKINNING’s death metal is quite praised among the national underground – therefore the feedback was more intense, even if the crowd was just a little larger than before. But a seven, maybe eight-year-old kid … Continue reading →
Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. It was around 5 p.m., the crowd wasn’t exactly massive, but when you’re in a thrash metal band playing in a metal fest, chances are that you’ll get a good feedback, no matter how scarce … Continue reading →
How can a gig with so many bloopers be so good? Ask WEB. I should’ve known something wouldn’t be as right as usual when I saw Pedro get on stage with a tiara… He wasn’t drunk enough to keep it when the … Continue reading →
The beauty of the national underground: you spend years without seeing a band, and then in little over four months, you see them twice. So not much has changed since the last time I’ve seen NETHERGOD (read here), except that this … Continue reading →
Last July, Milagre Metaleiro chose Metalpoint for one of its editions. First artist/band of the evening was Manuel Duarte, which I missed due to a family commitment. Got there on time for H.O.S.T. though, which is a toddler – about … Continue reading →
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