“Four members of a very dangerous gang of the northern Portuguese town of Viana do Castelo decided, after their regular karate practice, to form a band.” – this is how MR. MIYAGI introduce themselves on their Facebook page. But their attitude on … Continue reading
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Because Casainhos isn’t just a “‘core” festival, it also featured a few metal bands in the bill. Coimbra thrashers TERROR EMPIRE were the first ones. A handful of fans moshed around and sang along the lyrics to their debut album … Continue reading
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Last year, the winners of Rock On Música band contest AS THEY COME opened the fest (see here). This year’s winners THE IDYLL’S END got the 5th slot… and had elements of AS THEY COME invading the stage, among many others. Guess … Continue reading
F.P.M. stands for Feio, Porco e Mau, which is Portuguese for ugly, slob and mean. There were a few enthusiastic people dancing around to their noisy punk, but personally, I didn’t like it – especially Diogo‘s voice and posture. Sorry. … Continue reading
LINEBACKER‘s debut LP was released in March under the name “Where Wolves Dare”, Catchy and appropriate, as their hardcore is pretty fierce. Promising band. http://www.facebook.com/linebackerlx
First time I’ve ever heard of ATLÂNTIDA ON DEMAND was when singer Orlando made a guest appearance on DEVIL IN ME‘s album “Soul Rebel” (review here). Now I had the chance to see live what the whole band was capable … Continue reading
This year’s edition of Casainhos Fest kicked off with a nice pop-punk band from Setúbal. Formed last year, they haven’t released anything yet, but TO ALL MY FRIENDS have three songs in their Reverbnation account. Obviously, they played more than … Continue reading
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Original Portuguese version at Glam Magazine. A few years had passed since the last time HELLOWEEN visited Portugal but Andi Deris seemed to be up-to-date in the reality of our country when saying “fuck the banks!” and advising us not … Continue reading
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