Portugal 80s Metal

W.C. NOISE

W.C. Noise appeared in March 1990 in Porto. In that time the group was constituted by Berto bass, Miguel drums, Rodolfo guitar and Paulo guitar. After several months of rehearsals Berto leaves the band for personal reasons and Paulo goes to the place of bass player. Nando joins the band as a singer. With this line up the band plays their 1st gig, invited by Hardness, at the Associação dos Restauradores do Bráz-Oleiro, Porto, November 1st 1990. After the concert Miguel leaves because of the obligatory military service, and Pedro replaces him. The band records a seven track demo tape "What a Cool Noise" in the beginning of December 1990, in only two days. But the quality was so bad that they decided to retire the demo from the market, shortly after putting it on sale. In New Year's Eve of 1990/91, W.C. Noise gives their 2nd concert, in Sra da Hora, again with Hardness, Genocide and Operação Contágio. The group performed a series of live dates: June 10th 1991 at Cairo Disco, with Overhead and Dove, with Overhead again in Ramada Alta, Porto, November 9th 1991 in Amora, Seixal, with Procyon and again in Ramada Alta with Thormenthor. The band enters the Rec`n`Roll Studios in February 15th and 16th 1992, with producer Luís Barros (Tarantula) they recorded their 2nd demo tape, titled "You´d Better Shut Up", containing the tracks "Emptiness", "Y.B.S.U.", "Diarrhea", "My Life" and "Nuclear Poo". On April 17th 1992 the band played with Ramp and Censurados at the Pavilhão Infante Sagres, Porto. The group signes with independent label MTM and released the album "Loud & Mad". The record was recorded during September and October 1992 at the Rec`n`Roll Studios with producer Luís Barros (Tarantula). The album is released on December 7th, with a released party held at Johnny Guitar, Lisbon. The "Loud & Mad Tour" begins and in December 10th they played at Cais 4-47, Porto. On May 1st 1993 the group played at the 2nd Heavy Metal Festival, Penafiel, and in August 8th in Portimão. With a new bass player, Vítor (ex-Overhead) and their record beeing licensed in Spain by spanish label Treboada, the band played a 10 date mini-tour in Spain, between September 22th and October 2nd, headlining almost all dates, some opening for bands like Legion or Beermosh. In 1994 their 1st CD is released, "Reality Asylum".

DISCOGRAPHY

** re released

VIDEO

Live Johnny Guitar, December 7th 1992 (?)

MEMORABILIA

ticket 1st gig, November 1st 1990

ticket opening for Procyon, Amora, November 9th 1991

advert management

merchandising label MTM

advert/ ticket gig April 17th 1992

advert 1st Heavy Metal Festival, Penafiel, October 10th 1992

advert 2nd Heavy Metal Festival, Penafiel, May 1st 1993

ticket May 7th 1993, Lisbon

advert August 8th 1993, Portimão

ticket opening for Carcass, Pavilhão Infante Sagres, Porto, January 23rd 1994

ticket February 19th 1994 (?)

ticket May 1st 1994, Almada, opening for R.D.P.

ticket July 9th 1995, Porto

advert 6th Festival Ultra Brutal, August 1996

ticket December 26th 1998, Porto

ticket January 30th 1999, Hard Club, Gaia

MORTIFERA

Mortífera were a female fronted Thrash/ Speed Metal band. Formed in Amadora, Lisbon in early 1987 when Filipe Gonçalves drums invites Ricardo bass and Nan-Jô guitars. In September 87, Filipe receives an invitation from one of the most rounds bands back then, STS Paranoid. Filipe accepted the invitation and Mortífera is on standby. With the end of STS Paranoid in November 1987, Filipe calls the two former members but now with the addition of a female vocalist, Lena on April 1988 and in October a 2nd guitarrist, Rui. In January 1989 Nan-Jô leaves the band and Miguel replaces him. The band plays their first gig on April 23rd 1989 at the Parque Central in Amadora and their 2nd gig on the same month, 29th in Almornos, Sintra, with Procyon and Massacre (replaced Braindead). Mortífera recorded a 2 track demo tape ("Deadly Fields" and "Death Train (instrumental)") on their rehearsal/ basement with a multitrack recorder, but as the result was not the best and also for monetary reasons, the demo turned out not to go ahead. In May 13th they played in Silvares, Fundão. On July 22th the group played live again, in Massamá, with Massacre and Necrophiliac. After the concert in Massamá started a certain instability between the two guitarrists and the rest of the group. Both Miguel and Rui speak to leave the band five days before the last concert, that held in Fogueteiro, September 16th 1989 with The Coven, N.A.M. and Ramp. The group splits and Filipe joins V12 and Ricardo joins Ramp.

DISCOGRAPHY

audio sample

VIDEO

"Deadly Fields" and "War"1st gig, Parque Central, Amadora, April 23rd 1989 // "Warriors Of Metal" last gig, Fogueteiro, September 16th 1989

MEMORABILIA

roadcrew pass

ticket 1st gig, April 23rd 1989 at the Parque Central, Amadora

advert Almornos, April 29th 1989

advert Almornos, May 29th 1989 (printing error date, same as above)

ticket July 22th 1989

ticket last gig, Fogueteiro, September 16th 1989

EXILED

Exiled was formed in 1991 by guitarrist Nuno Loureiro, who invites drummer Fernando Dantas. Samuel Rebelo joins the group as bassist and shortly after enters Luis Amaro guitar. The band recorded a 2 track demo in 1992 with the songs "You're Dead" and "The Judgement". In 1992 they opened for Italian band Sadist and then Samuel leaves, Luis Amaro replaces him on bass. They released a 2nd demo tape, containing the songs "You´re Dead", "Again", "Anarchy (Sex Pistols cover)", "Human Boundaries", "Coroner's Bless" and "Screams". Luis Amaro is replaced by Antonio Gião. In 1994 they released their first full lenght CD "Ascension Of Grace" through the label Slime Records. In 1996, the group changed its name to Sublevel.

DISCOGRAPHY

MEMORABILIA

advert/ ticket June 27th 1992, Lisbon

ticket Sobralinho, March 12th 1994