Band from Santiago do Cacém, formed in January 1994 by Ulisses Silva (voice, guitar), Francisco Pereira (bass) and Pedro Sobral (drums). Ulisses Silva, leader of the group, explained that after several experiences in other bands he had decided to form…
A dance group called Osiris, formed by four members living in Lisbon, became one of the first punk music groups in Portugal: Aqui d’El Rock. His first performance as Aqui d’El Rock took place at the Pavilhão do Clube Atlético…
Mata-Ratos is a band formed in early 1982 in Oeiras, in the suburbs of Lisbon, influenced by British and American punk rock from the late 70s and early 80s. The group formed in 1982. The original lineup included vocalist Jorge…
seBENTA are a Portuguese rock band. The project began in 2004 and features Paulecas (bass and vocals), André Fadista (drums), Ricko (guitars) His first album released was “O Beijo” in 2006, produced by Flak (Rádio Macau and Micro Audio Waves).…
Single from 1988, commercially strong, but virtually unknown, from a group that brought together big names in Portuguese rock: Renato Gomes (ex UHF), Fernando Delaere (ex UHF, ex Roxigénio, ex GGBB, etc.) and Maria Leon (Marité). Renato Jr also belonged…
It was in November 1984 that Mão Morta was formed, a Portuguese rock group from Braga, with Joaquim Pinto (bass), Miguel Pedro (guitar) and Adolfo Luxúria Canibal (vocals). Their sound calls for aggressive rock, sometimes hard, with a special emphasis…
Petrus Castrus is a progressive rock band formed in 1971 by the brothers Pedro Castro and José Castro. Petrus Castrus emerged as one of the first Symphonic Rock bands in Portugal, earning the status of “Pais do Rock” along with…
The R.A.M.P. are a Portuguese thrash metal band, formed in 1988, in the municipality of Seixal. Of the classic elements of the formation, only Ricardo Mendonça (guitar) and Rui Duarte (vocals) remain. With 9 released albums, R.A.M.P. prove to be…
The name Ritual Tejo appeared at the end of 1988, right after the still Easy Gents had won the 5th Modern Music Contest of Rock Rendezvous. Ten months after Paulo Costa joined José Manuel Afonso and Artur Santos, it was…
Alexandre José de Medeiros Pereira Soares was born in Porto, on June 15, 1958. As a teenager, he started playing the classical guitar. At the age of 18, he started playing the electric guitar. For some time he even played…
Braindead were a Portuguese band formed in Almada in 1988. Before Da Weasel, João Nobre founded and played guitar in Braindead, a band from Almada that started out playing thrash metal but, upon reaching its first album, alienated part of…
Roxigénio began their activities in 1980, led by António Garcez (from Porto’s Arte & Ofício). At the age of 33, Garcez was a figure of Portuguese Rock that did not go unnoticed, due to his “performances” on stage and some…
Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso (born 30 July 1957) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and musician. Commonly called “The father of Portuguese rock” (Portuguese: O pai do rock português), Veloso was a major figure in the boom of Portuguese rock music in the 1980s. His debut album Ar…
Tara Perdida is a Portuguese punk rock band, formed on June 10, 1995. Tara Perdida was born as a result of the combination of two projects: on the one hand João Ribas, who after the end of Censurados wanted to…
Blind Zero are a Portuguese rock band from the city of Porto. They won the 2003 MTV Europe Music Award for the Best Portuguese Act. Blind Zero started out 1994 releasing their first EP, Recognize (1995), which sold out in nine days, and is today a…
Ex-Votos was a Portuguese music band, whose formation included Zé Leonel, one of the founding members of Xutos & Pontapés and who also contributed to the foundation of Peste & Sida, who died in the 21 April 2011. Still in…
