Portugal Hard 'n' Heavy (Portugal 80s Metal)

PROFETAS DO METAL FANZINE/ PROFETAS DO METAL FAN-CLUB

The Profetas do Metal fan club was born in the south of Portugal, more specifically on the island of Armona in Algarve, in the mid-80s. The club published a monthly fanzine with the same name. They had around 500 paying members. José Lopes was part of the club staff.

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HEAVY METAL HERALD FANZINE/ BATALHÃO DE CHOQUE FAN-CLUB

João Gonçalves was part of the staff of the Batalhão de Choque Fan-Club (Shock Batallion), based in the city of Tomar. The club´s official fanzine was called Heavy Metal Herald and appeared in the late 80s.

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HOLOCAUSTO FANZINE/ DEATH ANGEL´S FAN-CLUB

Holocausto was the official fanzine of the Death Angel's Fan-Club. It appeared in 1987/1988, in the city of Abrantes.

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TEIA

Teia were a band from the margem Sul (coastal region of the Tejo river estuary, located in front of the city of Lisbon) who recorded a demo in mid-1987, with the songs “Tu”, “Grades de Ferro”, “Cães de Guerra”, “Fora de Mim” and “Ópera”. They played live with the Wads band.

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CLOCKWISE

Clockwise emerged in Vila Nova de Gaia as a duo made up of José Machado and Rui Moura, who since the late 1980s had been travelling the so-called live music bar circuit, performing covers of other bands. They composed some originals and thought it was time to move on to a new stage in their career. They looked for company and founded Clockwise. From then on, the group played all over the country, while composing material that, after being recorded in successive demos, would serve as the basis for their debut album, "Time Is Waiting", which was recorded in 1997

with the following line-up: José Machado vocals/ bass, Rui Moura guitar, Carlos Lopes keyboards, Helder Silva drums. The ten songs CD was recorded at the Porto da Musica and Rec`n`Roll studios by the well-known Barros ‘Brothers’ of Tarantula (Luis and Paulo). Right after the album comes out, Clockwise changed their line-up, Paulo Andrade joined the band on bass, and Helder was replaced by João Moura. The album comes out in February 1998. On 7 May, it was presented at the Hard Club venue, followed by various TV promotions.

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VIDEO

"Time Is Waiting" live TV show "Miguel Angelo ao vivo" 1998

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THRASH PUBLISHING FANZINE

Fanzine of the island of São Miguel, city of Ponta Delgada on the Azores island. Mário Lino and Ricardo Teixeira were the project's coordinators. First issue came out in April 1994. After seven issues, Mário abandoned the zine format and opted for a newsletter.

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METAL WIZARD FANZINE/ WARRIORS OF DEATH FAN-CLUB

From Lisbon, The Warriors of Death club was fouded on February 22th 1986, by five people, three of whom belonged to the Heavy Metal Zombies Paranoid. The first issue of the club's fanzine came out in March 1986, under the title Metal Wizard. The club's board of directors consisted of Nuno Romero, Rui Fontelonga, Antonio Alves, Luis Albuquerque e Artur Gonçalves.

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INSANE

Insane appeared in January 1992 at the city of Tomar, originally formed by Sérgio Veloso and Nuno Martins, both on guitars. Later, Miguel Veloso joined on bass and in September of the same year, Nuno joined on drums. It was with this line-up that the band began to rehearse seriously. The line-up never changed, with Nuno Martins on drums and vocals, Sérgio Veloso on guitar and Miguel Veloso on bass. In February 1993, the first demo tape, "Human Psychological Problems" was released, with an introduction and four songs, "Human Psychological Problems", "Human Crisis", "Apocaliptyc Visions" and "Earth". Despite the poor sound, the reviews in fanzines and on the radio were very positive.

In September of the same year, a new demo tape was recorded in the studio, "Final Horror", with three songs, "Final Horror", "Vírus" and "Innocent Thoughts". This demo was never commercialised, only distributed to radio stations, fanzines and some friends so that the band would be better known in the Underground. In September 1994, the third demo tape came out, called "Metaphysical Thoughts Definition", with three songs, "Thinking About What Soul", "XXX" and "The Slum of My". A production quality and presentation far superior to the previous demos. In February 1995, a new member joined the band, Sérgio Garraio, who joined on drums, leaving Nuno Martins exclusively on vocals, thus providing a busier and more consistent stage presence.

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MEMORABILIA

advert/ poster March 23rd 1995, Tomar

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METAL KILLERS FANZINE

Fanzine from the Estoril area, edited by Paulo Arrais. The first phase began in January 1987, publishing its first issue in February, but in July of the same year, after its fifth number, there were some unforeseen circumstances, such as lack of time due to professional life/work, which led to its end. This was followed by a radio show and collaboration on several fanzines. After five years, Paulo decided to restart the zine, which would be the second phase, in 1992, with the release of 3 more numbers.

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WROTH FANZINE

Manuel Joaquim was the editor of the fanzine Wroth, which began in mid-1991. It was based in the north of Portugal, in Resende.

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