Tag Portugal
This lot have a bit of history behind them and Trapped is their sixth album since Simbiose formed way back in 1991 in Lisbon Portugal. With that in mind this is not modern metal but synonymous with the period they… Continue Reading →
This Portuguese band started out under the name ‘Morbid God’ playing folky black metal but thankfully later changing their name to Moonspell and directing their music style towards a more atmospheric feel. Their first taste of recording was on a… Continue Reading →
Wells Valley, sounds like it could be somewhere in Texas or maybe a leafy gated community in deepest, darkest most expensive Surrey. Nope the band who have adopted this particular moniker reside in Portugal and play what they describe as… Continue Reading →
“Filth and fatalism” is what’s promised from this Portuguese purveyor of black metal. This is underground black metal in fact from an eerie and mystical underworld. Grainy and shadowy moaning sounds seem to be passing through a wind tunnel. “To… Continue Reading →
Portuguese band We Are The Damned have done three albums prior to this one all apparently on Raging Planet Records based in their own country. Chances are therefore unless you live there it’s likely that they are as new to… Continue Reading →
The album title may seem a bit naff at first sight but I’m glad to say this band is anything but. Black metal meets Accept with a punk ethic and lord only knows what else these guys have in store… Continue Reading →
The signs indicate that philosophy and dark external forces are a significant factor in this second album by Portuguese band Scarificare. In musical terms, this means black metal with suggestiveness. For me, the packaging outweighed the product here. “Ab Aeterno”… Continue Reading →
So to our Portuguese cosmic black metal band. This is actually their debut album despite a nineties formation date, an EP ‘Evil’ and then time interrupted by a long layoff due to internal self-destruction. All goodv inspiration it seems, proven… Continue Reading →
Credit where credit is due, Portugal’s Moonspell has had one of the most stable line ups in metal, with the core of the group going back to 1995 and before. Only the bassist is the new fish within the band… Continue Reading →
There is nothing hurried about this album from Portugal’s The Firstborn. “Lions Among Men” opens with the shaking of a tambourine, every 5-10 seconds and after about a minute some guitar harmonics and sustains start making a presence, at around… Continue Reading →