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About Pieni

A metalhead who loves photography and her friends.

TREEWAX @ The Skull Room Studio Rockfest, 2021/11/13

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Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. I often say that “alternative rock” (and metal) is the broadest term when it comes to musical genres. The Skull Room Rockfest proved so by featuring five bands of that same genre and … Continue reading

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BLAME ZEUS @ Metalpoint, 2021/11/06

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Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. In September, BLAME ZEUS had introduced their new bass player Bruno Branco on social media and in early November they introduced him live, at Metalpoint – although, of course, the long awaited return to … Continue reading

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MR. GIANT & THE BROKEN STONE @ Metalpoint, 2021/11/06

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Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. BLAME ZEUS‘ guests were a pleasant surprise. I had never heard of MR. GIANT & THE BROKEN STONE but their alternative rock, bordering melodic metal, took me over completely. Their debut album, “Metamorphosis”, … Continue reading

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Revisited: SOILWORK’s “A Whisp Of The Atlantic”

Originally written for Valkyrian Music. SOILWORK have been pushing the envelope of classy with every release for a few years now and “A Whisp Of The Atlantic” (even the title has a ring to it, hasn’t it?) keeps the tradition, this time sounding … Continue reading

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2021: gold, silver and bronze medals

I’ve been giving these virtual medals for 10 years now, so you can understand how heartbroken I am that this 10th anniversary edition is so poor in numbers: 9 events, featuring 25 performances, all in my home country, all in … Continue reading

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ALL AGAINST @ Metalpoint, 2021/10/30

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Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. “I Am Alive” is ALL AGAINST‘s debut full-length record and it was released in May. Now that normality is more or less coming back – it was one of the band’s demands: if the … Continue reading

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INFRAKTOR @ Metalpoint, 2021/10/30

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Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. My first concert without restrictions. I still wore my mask but for mere precaution – it wasn’t mandatory anymore. And even if I’ve never been a big fan of mosh pits, it felt … Continue reading

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HYPOCRISY’s “Worship”

Originally written for Valkyrian Music. I was sure “End Of Disclosure” had been released in 2013 but when doing the math… I had to double-check on Google, as it seemed surreal that it took eight years for HYPOCRISY to come up with something new. … Continue reading

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SECRET CHORD’s “Aurora” release party @ Metalpoint, 2021/09/18

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Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. “Aurora” is SECRET CHORD‘s first full-length, released in March via Sleazy Rider Records, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic – argh, how tired I’m getting of writing this! – its release party was put … Continue reading

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Revisited: THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA’s “Aeromantic II”

Originally written for Valkyrian Music. I’m not sure if an “Aeromantic II” was in order when the first one came out, but it seems like the latter’s follow-up wasn’t supposed to be released so early: forced to cancel the “Aeromantic” tour due to the … Continue reading

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