Author Archives: Pieni

About Pieni

A metalhead who loves photography and her friends.

AS THEY COME @ Casainhos Fest, 2015/08/29

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Pieni

This gallery contains 57 photos.

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Despite the unholy heat, AS THEY COME fans were restless. After all, most of them had contributed to the band’s presence at the festival, by voting in a contest promoted by Rock On Música music shop – … Continue reading →

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OVERKILL @ Vagos Open Air, 2015/08/09

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Pieni

Originally written for Valkyrian Music. Thrash metal returned to Vagos in the form of OVERKILL – our “ugly cousins from New Jersey”, as Bobby Blitz himself described them. They indeed have a solid, crazy fan-base here – fans that make Bobby feel like he’s … Continue reading →

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ORPHANED LAND @ Vagos Open Air, 2015/08/09

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Pieni

Originally written for Valkyrian Music. I’ve seen ORPHANED LAND a few times and know how popular they are here, but still Kobi Farhi felt the need to explain to the crowd that he wasn’t Jesus Christ, he only looked like him. … Continue reading →

Posted in Concerts | Tagged folk, metal, metal festival, Middle Eastern music, orphaned land, Portugal, Prime Artists, Vagos, VOA | Leave a comment

TRIPTYKON @ Vagos Open Air, 2015/08/08

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Pieni

Originally written for Valkyrian Music. TRIPTYKON stirred another kind of turmoil – an emotional one. Although the crowdsurfers kept the security guys busy during the black metal parts that spice the doom nature of the band. Thomas Gabriel Fischer was particularly … Continue reading →

Posted in Concerts | Tagged Celtic Frost, doom, metal festival, morbid, Portugal, Prime Artists, Triptykon, Vagos, VOA | Leave a comment

AMORPHIS @ Vagos Open Air, 2015/08/07

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Pieni

Originally written for Valkyrian Music. AMORPHIS‘ show was as brilliant as HSB’s, but on another kind of level – whereas the Germans exceled in adrenaline, the Finns did it in intensity. The main reason is, obviously, the nature of each … Continue reading →

Posted in Concerts | Tagged Amorphis, anniversary, death doom metal, metal festival, Portugal, Prime Artists, tales from the thousand lakes, Vagos, VOA | Leave a comment

HEAVEN SHALL BURN @ Vagos Open Air, 2015/08/07

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Pieni

Originally written for Valkyrian Music. But it was HEAVEN SHALL BURN who swept Vagos off its feet. Literally. The moshers and crowdsurfers had a field day. And the screamers too, as I believe this was the show with the loudest chorus sing-alongs … Continue reading →

Posted in Concerts | Tagged hardcore metal, Heaven Shall Burn, HSB, melodic death metal, metal festival, Portugal, Prime Artists, Vagos, Vagos Open Air, VOA | Leave a comment

VILDHJARTA @ Vagos Open Air, 2015/08/07

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Pieni

Originally written for Valkyrian Music. I was a little puzzled by VILDHJARTA’s presence in this festival. A MESHUGGAH-like band who hasn’t released anything new in two years nor have near-future plans except for a vinyl edition of their only full-length “Måsstaden”. An … Continue reading →

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MÃO MORTA @ Laurus Nobilis Música Famalicão, 2015/07/24

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. I’m pretty sure that headliners MÃO MORTA (dead hand) are unknown to non-Portuguese natives. Here, they are huge. They’re considered avant-garde/death rock, but personally, I think they’re too unique to fit any label. The songwriting is … Continue reading →

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R.A.M.P. @ Laurus Nobilis Música Famalicão, 2015/07/24

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Pieni

This gallery contains 60 photos.

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. I’m not sure how famous R.A.M.P. are outside of Portugal, but here they’re close to legends – after all, they were the first metal band to enter the Portuguese music charts, back in 1998. And … Continue reading →

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MORE THAN A THOUSAND @ Laurus Nobilis Música Famalicão, 2015/07/24

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Pieni

This gallery contains 54 photos.

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Then MORE THAN A THOUSAND stormed the stage with “Feed The Caskets”. Like I’ve said before, they had a legion of fans eager to see them – including me. MTAT announced early this month that they’re … Continue reading →

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