Tag Archives: Prime Artists

UNEARTH @ Hard Club, 2015/05/22

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. A big part of the crowd had high expectations regarding UNEARTH and those expectations were totally met. And the Massachusetts metalcore band also seemed very pleased with the Portuguese – I couldn’t see Trevor Phipps’ face when he … Continue reading

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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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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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VALLENFYRE @ Hard Club, 2015/02/07

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Last autumn, VALLENFYRE played a few shows across central Europe and England, in support of their second and most recent album “Splinters”. They left the Iberian Peninsula for the winter, in a total of eight shows … Continue reading

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FOSCOR @ Hard Club, 2015/02/07

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. VALLENFYRE decided to choose an Iberian band to support them and the lucky ones were Barcelona-based FOSCOR. Not that it was just luck – they actually deserve it. Formed in 1997 and having released four albums … Continue reading

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GOJIRA @ Vagos Open Air, 2014/08/10

Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. However, this was GOJIRA’s night. I believe the Portuguese fans have been asking for the French band since the very first Vagos edition. As for them, they claimed they’d been expecting to play in Portugal … Continue reading

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PARADISE LOST @ Vagos Open Air, 2014/08/10

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. I guess everybody knows by now that a PARADISE LOST gig is either very good or sucks dish water, there’s no middle term. It all depends on Nick Holmes’ mood. Holmes not only was in a … Continue reading

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VITA IMANA @ Vagos Open Air, 2014/08/10

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Spanish VITA IMANA was another surprise – one that so far gets my gold medal in the category “Top surprises of 2014”. Whoever told me they were a thrash metal band forgot to mention they were … Continue reading

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