Tag Archives: Portuguese underground

BACKFLIP @ Casainhos Fest, 2015/08/29

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. BACKFLIP play a more straight-forward hardcore, with a female lead singer that kicks as much ass as any guy in the same position. Not sure when they were formed, but they’ve played in all editions of … Continue reading

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DIMENSION @ Casainhos Fest, 2015/08/29

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Another new band featuring veteran members is DIMENSION. Groovy hardcore “straight outta the nineties” – and for those who grew up in that decade, Poli dedicated the SEPULTURA cover “Slave New World”. But that was just a … Continue reading

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ARTIGO 21 @ Casainhos Fest, 2015/08/29

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Punk rockers ARTIGO 21 came next and they also had a fair share of fans singing along songs such as “Contradição”(contradiction) or “Espera Por Mim” (wait for me). The band is somewhat recent (2012) but the … Continue reading

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AS THEY COME @ Casainhos Fest, 2015/08/29

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Despite the unholy heat, AS THEY COME fans were restless. After all, most of them had contributed to the band’s presence at the festival, by voting in a contest promoted by Rock On Música music shop – … Continue reading

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WEB’s “Everything Ends” release party @ Metalpoint, 2015/05/23

What have in common CLAIM YOUR THRONE, TALES FOR THE UNSPOKEN and EQUALEFT (besides the record label Raising Legends)? They were all invited to the release party of WEB‘s third record, “Everything Ends” (review here, in case you’ve missed it … Continue reading

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SKINNING @ Canecas Bar, 2014/12/13

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SKINNING! Strong growls, fast riffs, machine-gun-beats, constant headbanging – death metal at its best.  http://www.facebook.com/SkinningMetal

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GATES OF HELL @ Vagos Open Air, 2014/08/08

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. GATES OF HELL must feel proud, and not just for kicking the festival off: it’s not easy for an underground band to gather so many people on a hot Friday, at 5 o’clock in the afternoon, … Continue reading

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Revisited: EQUALEFT’s “…The Truth Vnravels” [EP]

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Portugal’s underground scene is mostly about thrash, death, hardcore: the “noisier” the better. So it’s really refreshing listening to something like EQUALEFT: “metal full of groove, power and melody”, to quote the band itself. To … Continue reading

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Interview with Miguel Inglês

Original Portuguese version at SounD(/)ZonE. “Conquering naughty hearts” (using their own words) for several years now, both as musicians and human beings, EQUALEFT have just released their so awaited debut album “Adapt & Survive”. Talking to singer Miguel “Inglês” we … Continue reading

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EQUALEFT’s “Adapt & Survive”

Original Portuguese version at SounD(/)ZonE. There are many bands nowadays claiming that their sound features “groove”, but there are really few who actually do so. And among the latter, EQUALEFT can be proud of how they do it. And if … Continue reading

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