Category Archives: Concerts

EQUALEFT @ Metalpoint, 2012/12/08

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Pieni

Metal, good spirits, mosh circles, headbanging, crowdsurfing, soft-plushie mooses, lightsabers, cookies… this is insurrecore . http://www.facebook.com/equaleft Before the show: The show:

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SKINNING @ Metalpoint, 2012/12/08

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Pieni

2/3 DAEMOGORGON + 1/3 POSMORTIIS = SKINNING, a death metal trio from Guimarães. Not my cup of tea, but I guess they’re good in what they do. https://www.facebook.com/pages/SKINNING/307359749303706 Out with the smoke, in with the dim lights… Ah well. 

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DEBUNKER @ Metalpoint, 2012/12/08

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Pieni

After the laughter in the EQUALEFT HQ, it was time to go down two floors and get inside Metalpoint, for the warm-up gig of the oldest national metal fest. Hardmetal Fest will be holding its 19th edition early 2013 (January … Continue reading →

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Revisited: MOONSPELL @ Caos Emergente, 2009/09/11

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Pieni

I think it was the first time I’ve seen a MOONSPELL gig which didn’t end with “Fullmoon Madness”. Instead, the encore was made of a few songs from the early beginning, songs from the “Under The Moonspell”-EP and before, the … Continue reading →

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SKUNK ANANSIE + THE JEZABELS @ Coliseu do Porto, 2012/11/07

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Pieni

Originally written for HINTF After hitting the Lisbon and Porto Coliseus last year, during the “Wonderlustre” tour, SKUNK ANANSIE repeated the treat with their new album “Black Traffic”. They brought with them Australian THE JEZABELS, who got on stage at … Continue reading →

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FEAR FACTORY @ Hard Club, 2012/11/18

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Pieni

It had been 6 years since FEAR FACTORY had last played in the north of Portugal, at the original Hard Club, and boy were we happy to have them back! The security guys had their hands full with the crowdsurfers … Continue reading →

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THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT @ Hard Club, 2012/11/18

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Pieni

While the roadies set the stage for Devin Townsend and his buddies, a videowall in the background exhibited the usual funny puppet footage that Mr. Townsend is so famous for. The music wasn’t very loud, so I can’t tell if … Continue reading →

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DUNDERBEIST @ Hard Club, 2012/11/18

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Pieni

DUNDERBEIST!  To say I knew little about these guys before the show is an understatement. I’d seen a picture, half a video, and knew from Wikipedia that they were Norwegian and the name meant “thunder beast”. But something told me … Continue reading →

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W.A.S.P. @ Campo Pequeno, 2012/11/10

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Pieni

Los Angeles, 1982. Blackie Lawless brings to life W.A.S.P. (which, by the way, does NOT mean “we are sexual perverts”; it’s simply the name of the insect with periods between the letters, with the intent of making you wonder about its … Continue reading →

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MISS LAVA + ATTICK DEMONS + IBÉRIA @ Campo Pequeno, 2012/11/10

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Pieni

Three Portuguese bands had the honor of supporting W.A.S.P. in their 30th anniversary tour. The very first, getting on stage almost as soon as the doors were opened, was heavy rockers MISS LAVA. They were actually the only ones I … Continue reading →

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