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MOONSPELL @ Vagos Metal Fest, 2016/08/14

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Pieni

Original Portuguese version at Glam Magazine. MOONSPELL finally – using their own expression – played in Vagos and had the honor (also Fernando Ribeiro‘s words) of closing this new festival. And as they wanted to present something special, besides the fireworks gushing … Continue reading →

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2015: gold, silver and bronze medals

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Pieni

After so many months of delayed posts, didn’t think I’d be able to line up the “medal winners” by the end of the year, but here they are. 2015 in numbers: 109 performances, 34 events, 11 cities, 4 countries. This … Continue reading →

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MOONSPELL @ Hard Club, 2015/03/28

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Pieni

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Unedit version of what was originally posted, in Portuguese, in SounD(/)ZonE. After an evening “taken from One Thousand and One Nights” (quoting MOONSPELL themselves) at Coliseu dos Recreios (Lisbon), it was Hard Club’s turn to go through a similar experience. … Continue reading →

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SEPTICFLESH @ Hard Club, 2015/03/28

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Pieni

Original Portuguese version posted in SounD(/)ZonE. I was counting with a sea of fans, impatiently flooding the corridors, well before eight o’clock; but there was a single line instead, which vanished in two minutes once the doors were open. True, … Continue reading →

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MOONSPELL’s “Extinct”

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. I’ve never liked labelling MOONSPELL as gothic metal as I’ve always felt they were much more than that. Until now. Well, actually, until “Omega White”, but since its counterpart “Alpha Noir” had that much-more in it, I … Continue reading →

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OPUS DIABOLICUM @ Vagos Open Air, 2014/08/10

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Pieni

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. First band was OPUS DIABOLICUM. The die-hard MOONSPELL fans will recognize this name from one of their early songs (from the 20-year-old EP“Under The Moonspell”, in case you’re not familiar with it). The name isn’t a … Continue reading →

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Revisited: MOONSPELL’s “Alpha Noir / Omega White”

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Pieni

Originally written for Destructive Music. If you look for a definition of “dark metal”, you find zillions of them and so you end up concluding that ALL metal bands are dark, one way or another. But when you hear MOONSPELL’s “Alpha … Continue reading →

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