I was hoping to frame guitarist João Reis on a mid-air jump but it wasn’t this time yet – shooting hardcore bands among all those slam-dancers isn’t a day at the beach, and when the band is as good as … Continue reading
BBBlast! merch celebrated its second anniversary with a 4-band show, once again at the beautiful La Salette Park – this time with no power failure. TAKE BACK, “new blood” (quoting FOR THE GLORY–Congas) in the hardcore scene, had an ulterior … Continue reading
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Three prominent bands from the Lisbon Metropolitan Area headed out to Porto to play a gig, just like that. No tour, no new album to promote, no anniversary to celebrate… just good ol’ ‘core to spice up a Friday night. BORDERLANDS … Continue reading
I knew I’d spend a lot of energy watching/enjoying the band that would follow TRINTA & UM, so I just shot the first song and sat down the rest of the gig – sorry, nothing personal, guys. But I must … Continue reading
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Last year, the winners of Rock On Música band contest AS THEY COME opened the fest (see here). This year’s winners THE IDYLL’S END got the 5th slot… and had elements of AS THEY COME invading the stage, among many others. Guess … Continue reading
F.P.M. stands for Feio, Porco e Mau, which is Portuguese for ugly, slob and mean. There were a few enthusiastic people dancing around to their noisy punk, but personally, I didn’t like it – especially Diogo‘s voice and posture. Sorry. … Continue reading
LINEBACKER‘s debut LP was released in March under the name “Where Wolves Dare”, Catchy and appropriate, as their hardcore is pretty fierce. Promising band. http://www.facebook.com/linebackerlx
First time I’ve ever heard of ATLÂNTIDA ON DEMAND was when singer Orlando made a guest appearance on DEVIL IN ME‘s album “Soul Rebel” (review here). Now I had the chance to see live what the whole band was capable … Continue reading
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