Category Archives: Concerts

Stop Shopping Centre should have changed its name a long time ago as it holds, nowadays, no more than a couple of stores. Then there’s one or two coffee shops, the famous bar/metal venue Metalpoint… and the rest is rehearsal … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/09/vagos-open-air-2012-2nd-day/ » Like the night before, a Swedish melodic death metal band was headlining – Arch Enemy. “Yesterday Is Dead And Gone”, despite being a recent song, was welcomed with a roar. And then with “Ravenous”, probably … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/09/vagos-open-air-2012-2nd-day/ » Now old school for real was on the way: Overkill! It had been a decade since the New Jersey thrashers visited Portugal for the last time, as Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth recalled, but he could see … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/09/vagos-open-air-2012-2nd-day/ » After a 14-year brake, Swiss technical thrash metal Coroner came back in 2010. So far, they haven’t recorded anything new in these last two years, so all the shows have been a walk down memory … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/09/vagos-open-air-2012-2nd-day/ » Last time I’d seen Textures had been in 2007 and a lot has changed in 5 years. Half of the line-up, for instance (singer, bassist, keyboard player). But one thing remains the same – their … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/09/vagos-open-air-2012-2nd-day/ » Don’t let the make-up and hairdos fool you – Chthonic is an extreme metal band. Their image is a cultural thing of sorts, related to the lyrical theme of their songs. Hailing from Taiwan, they … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/09/vagos-open-air-2012-2nd-day/ » The south of Portugal, the region known as Algarve, is well known among tourists because of its beaches and nice weather. But Mindlock is the living proof that Algarve, Faro in this case, produces more than just … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/07/vagos-open-air-2012-1st-day/ » As said before, Vagos Open Air has 6 bands per day. But the opportunity of booking Nasum came after the bill was full and Prime Artists just couldn’t let it go – the band split … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/07/vagos-open-air-2012-1st-day/ » Another reunited band premiering in Portugal, and surely the most awaited one that day/night, was Swedish At The Gates. And if some melodic death metal fan was disappointed in some way, then we weren’t in … Continue reading →

Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/08/07/vagos-open-air-2012-1st-day/ » Hailing from the same country, along came another kind of Vikings. The kind that plays “avant-garde progressive metal” and dresses up in cassocks and steampunk gimmicks. I’ve heard a lot about how Arcturus were no … Continue reading →