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DRONE @ Hard Club, 2015/05/22

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. German post-thrashers DRONE were the first ones on stage, bringing to life the expression “warm-up act”. The venue was far from full yet, but the response they got from the crowd made it sound like the almost … Continue reading

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MELECHESH @ Hard Club, 2015/05/16

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. And then came MELECHESH, living up to the “fire” part of their name. Ashmedi was happy to be back in Porto, and since they’d be heading to Lisbon only at 8 am the next day, he … Continue reading

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KEEP OF KALESSIN @ Hard Club, 2015/05/16

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. It had been a while since KEEP OF KALESSIN last visited our country (also with MELECHESH, funny thing). In those four years, mastermind Obsidian Claw took the role of lead singer, and even though I liked Thebon, … Continue reading

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EMBRYO @ Hard Club, 2015/05/16

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. MELECHESH and KEEP OF KALESSIN brought along two support acts, the first on stage being Italian EMBRYO. They add some synths to their death metal, but I’m not sure if “melodic death metal” is the most accurate … Continue reading

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DESERTO @ Hard Club, 2015/05/09

DESERTO is a rock band formed in 2012 but its members have been “in the biz” for a lot longer – you can see that experience not only in their songwriting but also in how at ease they are on … Continue reading

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BIZARRA LOCOMOTIVA @ Hard Club, 2015/04/25

On the day that Portugal celebrated the 41st anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, there was a different celebration at Hard Club – BIZARRA LOCOMOTIVA‘s presentation of their new album, “Mortuário”. I’ve been to a fair share of BIZARRA shows over … Continue reading

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PROFANE OMEN @ Hard Club, 2015/03/20

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. PROFANE OMEN stormed the stage with wide smiles on their faces. They had never played in Portugal before and that was something they’d been wanting to fix for a long time, which singer Jules Näveri told … Continue reading

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AMON AMARTH @ Hard Club, 2015/02/11

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. AMON AMARTH are very dear in my country, but it still positively surprised me that the show in Lisbon sold out a couple of weeks before the event. It didn’t sell out in Porto but it … Continue reading

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HUNTRESS @ Hard Club, 2015/02/11

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. I wasn’t so stoked about HUNTRESS and remained that way when the show was over. No, wait, I was stoked at the end BECAUSE it was over. At the time of their debut album, I wrote a … Continue reading

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SAVAGE MESSIAH @ Hard Club, 2015/02/11

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. SAVAGE MESSIAH were playing in Porto for the first time. I don’t know how popular they were around here, but Portugal has a fair share of thrashers. And since SAVAGE MESSIAH were formed in 2007 and last … Continue reading

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