Category Archives: Concerts

THE SPEKTRUM @ Hard Club, 2013/01/26

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

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

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

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

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

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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HEAVENWOOD’s 20th anniversary @ Hard Club, 2012/12/28

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music Feels like it was just the other day that I convinced my mom to take me to the airport and wait for Heavenwood, who were returning home from the recording sessions of their debut “Diva”, in Germany. … Continue reading

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INVICTA X-MASSACRE IV @ Metalpoint, 2012/12/22

I’m not exactly the most frequent client Metalpoint has, but in these 5 years I’ve attended a fair share of events. And only two of them have been sold out – the first edition of Invicta X-Massacre in 2009 and … Continue reading

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Revisited: DAEMOGORGON @ Velha Guarda IV, 2010/09/04

DAEMOGORGON will be the special guests on this year’s X-Massacre, so I went fishing in the vault for pics of these black/death metallers from Guimarães. These were taken in the 4th (and last) edition of Velha Guarda (Old School) Fest, … Continue reading

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EQUALEFT @ Metalpoint, 2012/12/08

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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