Category Archives: Concerts

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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CULT OF LUNA @ Hard Club, 2013/01/28

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Pieni

Yes, there was an opening act – something that proved that contrasts aren’t always the best idea. HHY was way too psychadelic-apocalyptic-dub-jungle-drone-whatever for the average CULT OF LUNA listener. The shy applause in the end was clearly out of courtesy, … Continue reading →

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BRUTEFORCE @ Hard Club, 2013/01/26

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Pieni

BRUTEFORCE was supposed to have played the previous round, in Lisbon, but it seems the storm that hit our country the week before took the power down when they were about to perform. Lucky for me, as I haven’t seen … Continue reading →

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THE SPEKTRUM @ Hard Club, 2013/01/26

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Pieni

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 →

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SKINNING @ Hard Club, 2013/01/26

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Pieni

SKINNING, the death metallers from Guimarães, were probably the most brutal guys on stage. And that made of them the winners of this round of Wacken Metal Battle. Congrats! http://www.myspace.com/skinningband

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CHAPEL OF SIN @ Hard Club, 2013/01/2013

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Pieni

Up next, from Marinha Grande, came a more mature band: CHAPEL OF SIN – looser, louder, faster… cooler. Also the crowd was starting to add up, so the atmosphere itself was better. But then again, nothing like an ol’ school … Continue reading →

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BURNING MAN @ Hard Club, 2013/01/26

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Pieni

My first gig this year was Round #5 of Wacken Metal Battle, promoted by SWR Inc. (as usual ). Also as usual, if the first band isn’t local, doesn’t have a very popular name in the underground and didn’t bring many … Continue reading →

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Revisited: PITCH BLACK @ Gaia Em Peso, 2009/10/31

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Pieni

As PITCH BLACK got the third place in my top-3 of national live performances last year (https://frontrowforever.net/2013/01/01/2012-gold-silver-and-bronze-medals/) but I didn’t have very nice pics in the matching report… http://www.myspace.com/pitchblackattack  

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Revisited: SONIC SYNDICATE-Robin @ Stagedive Day Out, 2009/08/22

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Pieni

Back in 2009 I travelled to Sweden (my first time there) to see Roland Johansson‘s last shows with SONIC SYNDICATE in their homecountry – Sticky Fingers in Göteborg and Stagedive Day Out fest in Nykvärn. I posted about both on … Continue reading →

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