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TÓ PICA @ Metalpoint, 2015/11/20

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With the release of its first solo album “Is This The Best You Can Do?” (review on its way), Tó Pica – a renowned Portuguese guitar player – gathered a few friends and went to Porto to present said album … Continue reading

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HILLS HAVE EYES’ “Antebellum” release party @ Hard Club, 2015/10/23

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. HILLS HAVE EYES released their third album “Antebellum” early this month (review here) but gave their fans a couple of weeks to learn the lyrics before presenting it live in two shows – one in Porto … Continue reading

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ASH IS A ROBOT @ Hard Club, 2015/10/23

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. ASH IS A ROBOT’s exquisite sound – a kind of progressive post-hardcore, seasoned with synths – may not agree with everybody’s ear, but Hard Club’s audience that night was pretty open-minded and overjoyed with those HILLS … Continue reading

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ANNIHILATOR @ Hard Club, 2015/10/09

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. The place had been filling in and it was pretty packed by the time ANNIHILATOR got on stage. Not a sold-out venue, but still a number beautiful enough. Even though I liked Dave Padden very much, I … Continue reading

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HARLOTT @ Hard Club, 2015/10/09

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. HARLOTT were more popular – at least I noticed a handful of metalheads singing along. Their “down-under” accent made some of the words indistinguishable, but when it came down to music, the communication was flawless. Thrashing … Continue reading

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ARCHER @ Hard Club, 2015/10/09

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. This tour hit only one city in Portugal – which happened to be my hometown – so a fair share of people from across the country (and I believe from the north of Spain as … Continue reading

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CLAN OF XYMOX @ Hard Club, 2015/09/13

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. CLAN OF XYMOX was everything one could expect from a dark wave / gothic rock band – seductive, emotional, gloomy here, vibrant there… At 54, Ronny Moorings can be proud of being able to cause such … Continue reading

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WE ARE THE CATALYST @ Klubb Defused, 2015/09/04

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. WE ARE THE CATALYST were more popular among the crowd, as they’ve been around for about three years now and have a longer discography – an EP from 2013, “Panem et Circenses”, and a full-length from … Continue reading

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THROUGH THE CRACKS @ Klubb Defused, 2015/09/04

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. After rating their debut EP, “Hateful Things”, 5/5 (read here), I wanted to see if THROUGH THE CRACKS could match it up live. They can. In support of WE ARE THE CATALYST, THROUGH THE CRACKS took the … Continue reading

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HILLS HAVE EYES @ Casainhos Fest, 2015/08/29

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Originally posted in Valkyrian Music. Despite the rich bill of the festival, I confess it was only HILLS HAVE EYES that made me ride those 190 miles. So I won’t say their concert was the best, as more than presumptuous it … Continue reading

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