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EQUALEFT 4 FUN, 2012/12/08

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EQUALEFT will be entering the studio to record their debut full-lenght in March, so they’ll be taking a break from the stages after their presence at the 19th edition of Hardmetal fest in Mangualde (January 12th). I’ll be in London … Continue reading

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WEB @ STRAIGHT FROM WITHIN release party, 2012/09/22

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Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/09/24/straight-from-within-release-party/ » Web were sharing material with Equaleft, meaning that Victor was playing with the Fractal FX amp. Guess he’s now considering getting his own, given the power and definition he got from it that night! I’d missed “Life Aggression” last time I’d seen … Continue reading

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EQUALEFT @ STRAIGHT FROM WITHIN release party, 2012/09/22

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Originally posted in: http://valkyrianmusic.com/2012/09/24/straight-from-within-release-party/ » Equaleft got on stage at 21:30, which is somewhat early for an underground concert around here. So the band was quite surprised to see how many people were there already, raising hell right from the first song, “Alone In … Continue reading

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EPICA @ Hard Club, 2012/04/22

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Original Portuguese version here: http://www.backstageforum.com/t4732-reportagem-epica-stream-of-passion-xandria-hard-club-22-04-2012#30072 » “Karma”, the intro in “Requiem For The Indifferent”, isn’t much longer than one minute and a half, but in concert seemed to me a lot longer. One by one, the members of EPICA took their … Continue reading

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WEB @ Invicta X-MASsacre III, 2011/12/25

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As said in previous entries, 2011 saw the 25th anniversary of WEB. The official party/concert was at Metalpoint, which is iconic in our underground but hasn’t a stage that big. So they decided to invite their friend musicians for the … Continue reading

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WEB’s rehearsal, 2011/12/14

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“The rehearsal was like this… The concert will be much more!” As said in my previous post, WEB celebrated 25 years in 2011. The official anniversary concert was that one, at Metalpoint, but every gig they played that month was … Continue reading

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BLOWSIGHT @ Escape Metalcorner, 2011/11/05

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I thought I wouldn’t be able to attend the Shed Evil Tour, which was breaking my heart. Headlining tour, the first with Mao on the bass, and I was going to miss it? What kind of a fan was I? I … Continue reading

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SAMAEL @ SWR Porto Hard, 2011/10/05

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Original Portuguese version here: http://backstageforum.hot-me.com/t4549-reportagem-swr-porto-hard-2-dia » Also SAMAEL let four years pass until they returned to Portugal, after those two excellent gigs in Corroios and Ribeira de Frades, on the tour promoting “Solar Soul”. Now with “Lux Mundi”, the audience was … Continue reading

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ENFORCER @ SWR Porto Hard, 2011/10/04

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Original Portuguese version here: http://backstageforum.hot-me.com/t4545-reportagem-swr-porto-hard-1-dia » In the end, the evening turned towards heavy metal again, this time with speed in the mixture, courtesy of Swedish ENFORCER. The music we heard at Hard Club between bands was diversified, so most … Continue reading

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MR. BIG @ Hard Club, 2011/09/26

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Original Portuguese version here: http://backstageforum.hot-me.com/t4539-reportagem-mr-big-motel-21-hard-club-2011-09-26 » It wasn’t quite 21:30 when the lights went out and, one by one, the four elements of MR. BIG got on stage. “Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy” was the opening theme, with Paul Gilbert and … Continue reading

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