Author Archives: Pieni

About Pieni

A metalhead who loves photography and her friends.

DIABOLICAL MENTAL STATE @ Moita Metal Fest, 2014/03/29

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Groovy thrash is DIABOLICAL MENTAL STATE flavour, although the groove part gets somewhat undermined live, given the blasting force of their performance. It was the first time I was seeing them, but I’ve heard of them before, … Continue reading →

Posted in Concerts | Tagged Diabolical Mental State, DMS, festival, groove thrash, MMF, Moita, Moita Metal Fest, Portuguese underground | 1 Comment

KAPITALISTAS PODRIDÃO @ Moita Metal Fest, 2014/03/29

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. When I first saw the name KAPITALISTAS PODRIDÃO (kapitalists rot – yes, with a “k” – the Portuguese correct form is also with a “c”, as in English), I immediately assumed it was an anarcho-punk band. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Concerts | Tagged festival, Kapitalistas Podridão, MMF, Moita, Moita Metal Fest, Portuguese death metal, Portuguese underground | Leave a comment

BURN DAMAGE @ Moita Metal Fest, 2014/03/29

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. This year we managed to see the first band. Not from the beginning, but I think we’ve only missed a song or two – brownies for the bus trip promoters. That first band, BURN DAMAGE, … Continue reading →

Posted in Concerts | Tagged Burn Damage, Death metal, female fronted, festival, groove, MMF, Moita, Moita Metal Fest, Portuguese underground | Leave a comment

ATTICK DEMONS @ Hard Club, 2014/03/15

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Pieni

This time is not a matter of lack of inspiration or creativity but knowledge – I’ve only stayed for the first two songs and therefore I don’t know what happened. Let’s just say that the shrilling, high-pitched voice and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Concerts | Tagged Atlantis, Attick Demons, hard club, heavy power metal | 1 Comment

HEAD:STONED @ Hard Club, 2014/03/15

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Pieni

Using the same excuse as in the previous entry, I won’t write about this gig. Besides, I’ve seen HEAD:STONED three times in less than three months and I’ve written two official reports (HardMetalFest and then when they opened for FREEDOM CALL, which will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Concerts | Tagged hard club, headstoned, heavy prog, present inexistence | Leave a comment

MINDFEEDER @ Hard Club, 2014/03/15

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Pieni

MINDFEEDER playing in Porto after I-don’t-know-how-many-years. Unless that last time was Velha Guarda fest. If so, I was there and it was in 2007. Given that return and the greatness of the show, they deserved a detailed report, but it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Concerts | Tagged Endless Storm, hard club, Mindfeeder, power metal | Leave a comment

Lost At Home tour @ Hard Club, 2014/03/01

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Pieni

I have no idea if that’s the name of the tour – if it had any at all. But the report will cover the three bands in the same entry – I didn’t get a photopass nor a good angle … Continue reading →

Posted in Concerts | Tagged Bury Tomorrow, Cosmogon, Lost at Home, metalcore, More Than A Thousand, MTAT, Vol 5 | Leave a comment

MÖTLEY CRÜE’s “Dr. Feelgood”

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Pieni

Original Portuguese version at Sound(/)Zone. MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s career is filled with major hits from every album – even songs exclusively recorded for compilations, such as “Primal Scream” for “Decade Of Decadence ’81-’91” – but “Dr. Feelgood” was the only album … Continue reading →

Posted in CD reviews | Tagged classic, Dr. Feelgood, Elecktra, Mötley Crüe, Mick Mars, Nikki Sixx, rock, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil | 1 Comment

CALIBAN’s “Ghost Empire”

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Pieni

Original Portuguese version in Sound(/)Zone. Two years ago, CALIBAN released what’s probably their most acclaimed album to date. If the excellence of this “Ghost Empire” doesn’t beat “I Am Nemesis”‘, it surely matches it. Using more clean vocals – including … Continue reading →

Posted in CD reviews | Tagged Caliban, Century Media, Ghost Empire, metalcore | 2 Comments

W.A.S.P.’s “The Crimson Idol”

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Pieni

Original Portuguese version in Sound(/)Zone. Despite being “the crazy eighties”, W.A.S.P. shocked the world in 1984 with their first single “Animal (F.U.C.K. Like A Beast)”. Their second, “I Wanna Be Somebody”, in promotion of their self-titled debut album, still has … Continue reading →

Posted in CD reviews | Tagged Blackie Lawless, concept album, EMI Records, Hard rock, heavy metal, Jonathan Steele, metal opera, the crimson idol, the idol, W.A.S.P. | 1 Comment