Category Archives: Concerts

PRIMAL ATTACK @ Moita Metal Fest, 2013/03/23

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. » Back to the thrash, this time with a bit of groove, Primal Attack got on stage and did justice to the “attack” in their name. With barely one year of existence but many of experience in other … Continue reading →

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SHAPE @ Moita Metal Fest, 2013/03/23

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. » It is well known that Switchtense are great supporters of the “peace campaign” between metal and hardcore. So they got two hardcore bands into this event, the first one being Shape. After all, even having its roots … Continue reading →

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NUKLEAR INFEKTION @ Moita Metal Fest, 2013/03/23

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. » These kids from Lisbon started their band in 2011, having released the EP “Weapons Of Massive Genocide” about a year later. Old school thrash metal is their thing, as you’ve probably guessed by their name and EP … Continue reading →

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

Similar to what I did in January for Robin‘s birthday, here are Karin‘s pics. And no, I wasn’t trying to be “artistic” in those with the twisted angles – I was just dodging the cameramen who were filming for the … Continue reading →

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BRITISH LION @ Hard Club, 2013/02/21

Original Portuguese version in Backstage Music. » It’s not very common for a band with just one album released to go on tour as headliners. But it’s also not very common that a band with just a few months of … Continue reading →

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ZICO CHAIN @ Hard Club, 2013/02/21

Original Portuguese version in Backstage Music. » After the first gig ever at Motoclube de Faro the previous night, BRITISH LION, the other band of IRON MAIDEN‘s charismatic bass player Steve Harris, headed north to introduce us their self-titled debut … Continue reading →

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SWITCHTENSE @ “10 Unbreakable Years” release party, 2013/02/15

Originally written for Sound(/)Zone. » The time had come for hosts SWITHTENSE to go on stage. And how they did so! With everybody helping, “Face Off” made Hard Club tremble. Hugo then spoke about the reason for that concert and what … Continue reading →

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ANGELUS APATRIDA @ Hard Club, 2013/02/15

Originally written for Sound(/)Zone. » It wasn’t ANGELUS APATRIDA first time in Portugal but it was their first gig in Porto. They, too, have a less-than-a-year old album, “The Call”, and it was its first track, “You Are Next”, that set … Continue reading →

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REVOLUTION WITHIN @ Hard Club, 2013/02/15

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

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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