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About Pieni

A metalhead who loves photography and her friends.

SONNEILLON @ Laurus Nobilis Music Fest, 2022/07/22

This gallery contains 42 photos.

Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. Watching a black metal band play at five in the afternoon is always weird – although it’s morbidly funny seeing the corpse paint melt under the heat – but the fans reaction (there … Continue reading →

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MANOWAR @ Laurus Nobilis Music Fest, 2022/07/21

Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. The two-year hiatus COVID-19 forced into Laurus Nobilis Music  Famalicão – now Laurus Nobilis Music Fest – is over and they’re back… well, not stronger than before, but just as strong. Sure, MANOWAR is probably the biggest name … Continue reading →

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PAULA TELES’ “Desencanto”

All great singers, no matter which genre they’re singing, put all they’ve got in it, imprinting their strongest feelings in their performance. But there’s something about fado singers, due to the longing and melancholy which characterize the music itself, that … Continue reading →

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VËLLA @ Laurus Nobilis Music Fest, 2022/07/21

This gallery contains 63 photos.

Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. A lot of people stayed in front of the main stage, saving their spot for MANOWAR, but VËLLA had a considerably large crowd watching them – enough to build the first real mosh circle of the festival … Continue reading →

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RHAPSODY OF FIRE @ Laurus Nobilis Music Fest, 2022/07/21

This gallery contains 54 photos.

Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. RHAPSODY OF FIRE, on the other hand, was a great choice. I confess I had no idea there were so many fans of theirs in Portugal, but then again, a lot of Spanish were present, and … Continue reading →

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JARDIM LETAL @ Laurus NobilisMusic Fest, 2022/07/21

Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. What seemed like a joke was the band that came next (no offense). JARDIM LETAL (that’s Portuguese for “lethal garden”…) fit more in some town festivities than a metal festival, sounding more like a pop band than the … Continue reading →

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DARKTRIBE @ Laurus Nobilis Music Fest, 2022/07/21

This gallery contains 66 photos.

Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. When DARKTRIBE got on stage next, I noticed the drummer kept looking at the computer by his side and I joked to myself “the drummer needs a cheat sheet”. Then I saw his face and I … Continue reading →

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MEDO @ Laurus Nobilis Music Fest, 2022/07/21

Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. Despite the two stages, the slightly bigger one was destined just for the two “main” bands (MANOWAR and RHAPSODY OF FIRE) of this first day, meaning the action kept taking place on the smaller one. So … Continue reading →

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2023: gold, silver and bronze medals

Dear Front Rowers, here we are again, celebrating another turn of our planet around the sun (happy b-day, Earth!), meaning it’s time to take a look at what I’ve seen/heard/shot in this past year. Funny enough, I’ve seen the exact … Continue reading →

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VIA SACRA @ Laurus Nobilis Music Fest, 2022/07/21

This gallery contains 72 photos.

Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. Portugal has a rich rock and metal underground, so promoters try not to repeat names as much as they can. But VIA SACRA is a local band and has been working on some new material … Continue reading →

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