Category Archives: Concerts

Original Portuguese version here: http://www.backstageforum.com/t4604-reportagem-turisas-gwydion-hard-club-2011-11-27 » But the real festivities started with the Finns, who visited us for the first time. “Marching” right away with “The March Of The Varangian Guard”, band and crowd showed a great complicity and the … Continue reading →

Original Portuguese version here: http://www.backstageforum.com/t4604-reportagem-turisas-gwydion-hard-club-2011-11-27 » I wasn’t previously warned about the TURISAS gig being moved to Hard Club’s Room #2. I was counting on the photopit and so I didn’t go to the venue early enough. Therefor the scarce number of … Continue reading →

Original Portuguese version here: http://www.backstageforum.com/t4602-reportagem-amorphis-leprous-nahemah-hard-club-2011-11-20 » It was almost 23:00 when the intro for AMORPHIS finally was heard and, one by one, the headliners took their places on stage – Tomi Joutsen being last, of course. Promoting “The Beginning Of Times” … Continue reading →

Original Portuguese version here: http://backstageforum.hot-me.com/t4602-reportagem-amorphis-leprous-nahemah-hard-club-2011-11-20 » When the members of LEPROUS played with Ihsahn in this year’s edition of Vagos Open Air, I liked what I saw pretty much. The talent of these Norwegian youngsters was tangible. But when I saw … Continue reading →

Original Portuguese version here: http://backstageforum.hot-me.com/t4602-reportagem-amorphis-leprous-nahemah-hard-club-2011-11-20 » As usual at Hard Club, the number of people there when the doors opened wasn’t even 1/10 of what would be registered later. But the expression “few but good” applied and the Spanish were … Continue reading →

Melodic death metal from Leoben, also in Austria. And I mean melodic death metal in the original sense – when I hear that bands like AMARANTHE or THE UNGUIDED are melodic death metal, the concept has obviously changed… Anyway, VINEGAR … Continue reading →

Even though each of the 5 bands on the bill that night played a different musical style, I still felt that JAM EXPERIENCE was a little out of place with their experimental/avant-gard rock. At the same time, it was the … Continue reading →

These boys from Eferding (AT) are a bit too much metalcore for my personal taste, but if you’re into all those loud screams typical of the genre, then you must check them out – they sure attack the stage as … Continue reading →

Metal/rock band from Mattersburg, Austria. Singer Sash Weninger is very expressive and full of energy, just like any frontman should be. And despite the weak audience, they all gave themselves fully to the performance. They’ve released a 5-track EP last year, “Breaking … Continue reading →