Mata Ratos
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…
K2O3
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…
Aqui D’El Rock
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…
Santaluzia Rock Band – 80s
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…
Mão Morta (Dead Hand)
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…
Petrus Castrus
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…
Ritual Tejo
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…
Alexandre Soares
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…
Braindead
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…
Roxigénio
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…