Author Archives: Pieni

Originally written and shot for Valkyrian Music. » THE 69 EYES, a.k.a. Helsinki Vampires, have been touring Europe in support of their latest release, “X”. On February 12th, they sank their goth’n’roll fangs in London’s O2 Academy Islington. But before that, local … Continue reading →

Then all hell broke loose. People always talk about SLAYER and KREATOR mosh pits… well let me tell you, here in Portugal is TANKARD who causes the biggest “damage”. I guess it’s because they’re “happy” thrashers. Singing about beer, party … Continue reading →

Nando was sick, and despite all the teas spiked with honey, his voice wasn’t very clear in the beginning. He asked the crowd to help him out singing – which they were more than glad to do – but after … Continue reading →

BURIED ALIVE replaced ALCOHOLOCAUST as TANKARD‘s opening act, which I was grateful for – I’m not a big fan of ALCOHOLOCAUST-Blasphemator‘s hysterical-pitch screams. Half an hour of solid thrash, with songs from both albums they’ve released so far – “Spoils … Continue reading →

As a friend of mine said, “there’s something about a violin and a spike armband”.  Despite their image, they don’t play black metal. It’s just metal, with melody and a dark look. And to go along with that, they decided to … Continue reading →