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
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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Back to punk rock, VIRALATA took the stage. A few problems with Ulisses’ guitar cable delayed the show for a few minutes, leading the singer to joke“what a grand start-up”. Their music is great, but it’s the … Continue reading
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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. TALES FOR THE UNSPOKEN, on the other hand, had Raça from REVOLUTION WITHIN sharing the stage with them and singing “Taken”, from the band’s second album “CO2”. Their mix of thrash and death and groove metal kept the … Continue reading
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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. BACKFLIP play a more straight-forward hardcore, with a female lead singer that kicks as much ass as any guy in the same position. Not sure when they were formed, but they’ve played in all editions of … Continue reading
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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Another new band featuring veteran members is DIMENSION. Groovy hardcore “straight outta the nineties” – and for those who grew up in that decade, Poli dedicated the SEPULTURA cover “Slave New World”. But that was just a … Continue reading
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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Punk rockers ARTIGO 21 came next and they also had a fair share of fans singing along songs such as “Contradição”(contradiction) or “Espera Por Mim” (wait for me). The band is somewhat recent (2012) but the … Continue reading
