Category Archives: Concerts

PITCH BLACK haven’t anything new to offer, still trying to complete their line-up and all, but X-MASsacre wouldn’t be X-MASsacre withouth the “thrash killing machine”  Besides, there’s no metalhead who gets tired of letting out some steam at the sound … Continue reading →

For the third edition of Invicta X-MASsacre, WEB, PITCH BLACK and HOLOCAUSTO CANIBAL invited DETHMOR, a band whose activity has been on-and-off since 1998. It’d been a while since I’d last heard about them – so long that I didn’t even know … Continue reading →

Last band on the bill, and also the most awaited, was GODVLAD. They’ve been causing quite a fuss in our underground with their self-titled debut album, but I believe it’s singer’s Vanessa Cabral stage presence and belly-dancer image that puts them under … Continue reading →

Up next was the “noisiest” of them all, my dear friends in EQUALEFT. Not exactly their crowd, but the stage is always their element. Pedro Afonso from GATES OF HELL has been giving them a hand (both, actually ) with … Continue reading →

Benefit concert for stray/abandoned cats and dogs, promoted by Saquetas de Rua e Esperança Animal. RAVEN SOUL, a somewhat-gothic rock band from Leiria, was the first of the three bands. Room 2 of Hard Club wasn’t exactly crowded, but since … Continue reading →

First time I’ve ever seen WEB was in 1996, when they (and HEAVENWOOD) opened for CRADLE OF FILTH at Palha D’Aço, Porto. Little did I know back then that I would become such a fan and a great friend   … Continue reading →

CRUSHING SUN haven’t been around as long as WEB or BURIED ALIVE, but they also didn’t start out yesterday. 7 remarkable years earned them the right to be there that night, plus the friendship with WEB and the fact that guitarist … Continue reading →

To help them celebrate their 25th anniversary, WEB invited BURIED ALIVE and CRUSHING SUN to play with them at “the party”. I remembered the name BURIED ALIVE from when I was back in high school, but this was the first … Continue reading →

Original Portuguese version here: http://www.backstageforum.com/t4615-reportagem-hammerfall-vicious-rumours-amaranthe-hard-club-2011-12-09 » The Renegade World Crusade visited Portugal in 2001 (with VIRGIN STEELE and FREEDOM CALL), but after that, HAMMERFALL never crossed the Portuguese border again. Joacim Cans was well aware of that, saying that after … Continue reading →

Original Portuguese version here: http://www.backstageforum.com/t4615-reportagem-hammerfall-vicious-rumours-amaranthe-hard-club-2011-12-09 » As there are still many people around here who’d rather arrive later just to see their favourite band, those people missed the first 15 minutes of VICIOUS RUMORS (maybe they will learn to give … Continue reading →