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About Pieni

A metalhead who loves photography and her friends.

REVOLUTION WITHIN @ Hard Club, 2013/02/15

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Pieni

Originally written for Sound(/)Zone. » Without much delays – Hard Club is quite strict when it comes to schedules – REVOLUTION WITHIN followed suit. Promoting their latest album, “Straight From Within”, and with little more than 40 minutes to play, … Continue reading →

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TERROR EMPIRE @ Hard Club, 2013/02/15

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Pieni

Originally written for Sound(/)Zone. » SWITCHTENSE achieved their 10th anniversary last year and decided to celebrate it by recording a concert “at home”, in Moita – Moita Metal Fest, to be precise, a festival they help promote every year. From … Continue reading →

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR’s “C’mon Take On Me”

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Pieni

When Hardcore Superstar released a best-of compilation (“The Party Ain’t Over ‘Til We Say So”) a couple of years ago with no particular reason, like an anniversary or something like that, I thought the band would take a break and the intermission … Continue reading →

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SPARZANZA’s “Death Is Certain, Life Is Not”

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Pieni

Originally written for Destructive Music. Sparzanza is a Swedish heavy rock band that some people keep labeling as stoner rock. True,that’s how they sounded when they released “Angels Of Vengeance”, but guys, it’s been more than ten years since that. They … Continue reading →

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THE 69 EYES @ O2 Academy Islington, 2013/02/12

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Pieni

Originally written & shot for Valkyrian Music. For Rita and Kati.  » 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. Before Generation Graveyard got on stage, the … Continue reading →

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GENERATION GRAVEYARD @ O2 Academy Islington, 2013/02/12

Posted on February 27, 2013 by 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 →

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Interview with Johan Edlund

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Pieni

Originally written for Backstage Music Forum On the 3rd edition of Vagos Open Air we had the chance to see how much the national metal community likes Tiamat. With the release of their excellent 10th studio album, “The Scarred People”, … Continue reading →

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TANKARD @ Hard Club, 2013/02/01

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Pieni

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 →

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WEB @ Hard Club, 2013/02/01

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Pieni

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 →

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BURIED ALIVE @ Hard Club, 2013/02/01

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Pieni

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 →

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