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Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. A lot of people stayed in front of the main stage, saving their spot for MANOWAR, but VËLLA had a considerably large crowd watching them – enough to build the first real mosh circle of the festival … Continue reading
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Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. RHAPSODY OF FIRE, on the other hand, was a great choice. I confess I had no idea there were so many fans of theirs in Portugal, but then again, a lot of Spanish were present, and … Continue reading
Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. What seemed like a joke was the band that came next (no offense). JARDIM LETAL (that’s Portuguese for “lethal garden”…) fit more in some town festivities than a metal festival, sounding more like a pop band than the … Continue reading
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Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. When DARKTRIBE got on stage next, I noticed the drummer kept looking at the computer by his side and I joked to myself “the drummer needs a cheat sheet”. Then I saw his face and I … Continue reading
Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. Despite the two stages, the slightly bigger one was destined just for the two “main” bands (MANOWAR and RHAPSODY OF FIRE) of this first day, meaning the action kept taking place on the smaller one. So … Continue reading
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Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. Portugal has a rich rock and metal underground, so promoters try not to repeat names as much as they can. But VIA SACRA is a local band and has been working on some new material … Continue reading
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Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. The name R.A.M.P. may not mean much (or anything at all) to you, but ask any Portuguese metalhead about them and you’ll realize they’re quite a legend in their home country. So when they release a new album … Continue reading
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Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. When EQUALEFT got on stage the place was already packed. After their concert in November 2021, they were supposed to stay off the road and work on the successor to “We Defy”, but this is already their second show … Continue reading
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Originally posted on Valkyrian Music. The venue wasn’t really full when BLAME ZEUS got on stage though. Despite being a national holiday and I’m-running-late-because-I’m-working not being a valid excuse, people have this weird tendency of skipping the opening act.. First … Continue reading
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Original Portuguese version on World Of Metal. SOTZ’ also got on stage with a different line-up, but just temporary: for professional reasons, bass player Emanuel Ribeiro couldn’t make it that night and was replaced by backtracks (“we can only afford to … Continue reading
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