I knew this would be a sold-out gig and I wasn’t in the mood to fight for a good spot/angle to shoot it. But I can’t seem to be able to go to a concert without a camera anymore – … Continue reading
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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. WE ARE THE CATALYST were more popular among the crowd, as they’ve been around for about three years now and have a longer discography – an EP from 2013, “Panem et Circenses”, and a full-length from … Continue reading
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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. After rating their debut EP, “Hateful Things”, 5/5 (read here), I wanted to see if THROUGH THE CRACKS could match it up live. They can. In support of WE ARE THE CATALYST, THROUGH THE CRACKS took the … Continue reading
Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Just a little more than a year has passed but a lot has changed in Through The Cracks since I’ve last talked to founder Jimmy Bergman about it (read here); a new interview was in order. … Continue reading
Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. A lot of people left after ANGELUS APATRIDA – not exactly because MATA-RATOS aren’t good at what they do (hardcore punk) but because they haven’t released anything new in eight years, and after eleven bands, half of them … Continue reading
Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. DEVIL IN ME are among the high-rank Portuguese hardcore bands and it will only take a couple of songs for you to understand why. Once again, Poli brought up the open-mindedness (and lack of it) subject, … Continue reading
Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. From the metalcore of HILLS HAVE EYES, the festival moved on to the crust/metal/punk of SIMBIOSE. Formed in 1991, it was the band on the bill with the longest career, after headliners MATA-RATOS (the latter born in 1982). “Trapped” is … Continue reading
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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Despite the rich bill of the festival, I confess it was only HILLS HAVE EYES that made me ride those 190 miles. So I won’t say their concert was the best, as more than presumptuous it … Continue reading
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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Hardcore act REALITY SLAP latest album, “Necks & Ropes”, dates from 2012 but the band’s been working hard on its successor, hoping to release it this year still. Singer Johnny (or at least I think that’s … Continue reading
Front Row Forever 