1990, a turning point for the portuguese underground scene.
In the middle of the 80´s a couple of bands brought some fresh and new ideas to the desert panorama of creative music in Portugal. Pop Del Arte, Mler If Dada, Mão Morta and a few others where the first to explore new paths in pop / rock; however, no matter how strange these bands could seem to most common listeners by the time, they all ended up making some "easier" songs that could be digested by the mainstream, so it was just a matter of days untill they all got contracts by major labels. In the end of the 80´s, radical underground music was still confined to small handmade fanzines, pirate radio shows and was maintained by people who had the chance to import records from europe or the states. One big exception, probably responsible by all the change that was to follow, was Antonio Sergio´s radio program, "Lança Chamas", that influenced hundreds of youngsters to listen and appreciate radical rock music.
In 1989, Bimotor, a record store that imported underground metal records opened up in Porto, the (most loved, by the way) hometown of Genocide. You could find there the most extreme underground music at the time: Death, Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, Slayer and so many others. Paulo Castro (an independent actor now, with a fascinating career) was responsible by an underground radio show and started making some "heavy metal sessions" at this record store; soon a whole underground movement started to come up, trading lp´s and cassetes (no internet by that time, sorry) and trying to find ways to get some money to buy the cheapest instruments one could find in the greedy record stores.
So, the band started like this. In 1991, we released our first demo tape called "Silent Songs", recorded in Luis Barros´s (from Tarantula, pioneers of heavy portuguese music) studio. The deep, deep vocals, fast drum parts and creative guitar riffs convinced a lot of people, and soon the band, with only a few years of existence, gathered the honourable reputation of "cult band". One of the tracks was included in the first portuguese underground metal compilation ever, called "The birth of a tragedy", edited by MTM records. After some line up changes and the frequent (by the time) problems with the military service, the band was, in 93, probably at the most creative point. After some good shows and a growing reputation as the faster and more precise band in portugal, we got a record deal with Música Alternativa, and our first record titled "genocide" was out in 1994.
The record had an enorm impact in the then much bigger underground scene. We opened up for amazing bands like Napalm Death, Benediction, Hypocrisy, Gorefest, Cradle of Filth, Extreme Noise Terror, Forbidden, Grave and we played with hundreds of portuguese bands, it was really a previlege to meet all these people...
However, by 1996, the scene was completly saturated and overloaded. Black metal and techno became the thing for the new generations that didn´t want to follow up the MTV brainwash (there were other things, of course), and death grind became a bit senseless, since a creative hiatus in the genre had emerged. We also faced this situation, and by this time our musical tastes were far more opened than thrash / death / hc / grind. We decided to play toghether the same musical style that kept us alive during all those years, and we had the chance to play all kinds of other music with other projects and names. Our second record, "breaking point" was out in 1999, continuing our policy of playing the same kind of music that brought us toghether. It was faster, more technical, but some naivity had been lost, and we could never make such a pure record as our first one. Times had changed, and the only thing that kept us playing as fast, difficult, loud and extreme as we could was only the fact of enjoying what we did with the people in it. It still is, when we ocasionally meet for a friendly concert.
Sorry for ommitions, peace and freedom to all. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
Hey Pessoal, tudo em cima? Passem pelo nosso myspace e ouçam uma das músicas que entrará no nosso EP a sair em 2010 Deixem o vosso comentário!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hy, what's up?!!! Check our new song in myspace, from our new EP that will be released in 2010 Leave a comment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oi pessoal... As "Sementes da Desordem" estão em contagem decrescente para a propagação oficial e desvendamos mais um tema do EP, "Escravo do Prazer".
Estamos a chegar ao fim de mais um ano e a época natalicia vai promovendo o capitalismo e o consumismo, pelo menos para os que vão podendo. Altura de lavar consciencias e de "ajudar o proximo"... E é no ambito do espirito de natal que os Ervas Daninhas irão ter durante todo o mês de Dezembro e até ao fim do ano mais um tema que faz parte do EP que está para sair brevemente, o tema tem por titulo "Escravo do Prazer" e apela ao prazer, ao sexo e ao amor. Explodão de prazer e façam-se viver!!
Aproveitamos também para deixar agradecimentos especiais a todos os que nos têm ajudado e apoiado neste e noutros anos. Agradecimentos ainda ao Paulão (Decreto 77) que gravou, produziu e foi o 6º elemento da banda no EP - "Sementes da Desordem"; João (Decreto 77) pela grande participação no tema "Guitarras de Guerra"; ao Arroja e ao Igor no "filme" criado para o tema "Bar da GNR". Desejos a todos de um próximo ano melhor, mais justo, mais feliz e com muita atitude.
Ervas Daninhas - Sementes da Desordem" Punk's Unidos - Revolução!
SAM ALONE DIA 7 DE DEZEMBRO NO ARMAZEM DO CHA, PORTO Apolinário Correia (conhecido como Poli dos devil in me) lança-se a solo em 2008 sob um novo desafio,SAM ALONE, oriundo de Quarteira terra de marinheiros e pescadores, e apesar do curioso titulo"Dead Sailor", mostra o grande potencial e maturidade deste jovem artista.. Fortemente influenciado por bandas como Johnny Cash e Bob Dylan num registo claramente intimista.
Sexta dia 16 de Outubro Miss Lava+Plus Ultra+DarkDave Porto rio 22:30h Ticket:5€ Plus Ultra(membros dos mosh,ex:zen,ornatos violeta,etc) Darkdave(ex:WC.NOISE)
Boas como vai isso? Vamos tocar na amadora, na SCFIA dia 5 de Julho e a entrada é gratuita. É o nosso último concerto antes de entrarmos em gravações do EP ! Apareces?
EXCURSÃO RESURRECTION FEST - 31 de Julho & 1 de Agosto de 2009
Toy Dolls, Mad Caddies, Napalm Death, Madball, Ratos de Porão, H2O, Ignite, Walls of Jericho entre outros...
Saída no dia 31 de Julho pelas 2h30 da madrugada partindo da Avenida dos Aliados no Porto (em frente ao Mc Donalds). Regresso no dia 2 de Agosto pelas 12h.
Data limite para compra de bilhete: 22 de Julho.
O número de lugares é limitado! Espera-se uma grande afluência, pelo que devem reservar o vosso lugar o mais rápido possível!
Hey thanks for accepting our request, we hope you like our music. See you on a Gwydion show! Our merchandise is available for sale, to order send mail: shop@gwydion.org or do it in our myspace.
Dia 30 de Abril vamos estar no Transmission Bar, no Cais do Sodré, pelas 21 h ! Vamos tocar com Brute Force e A Peaceful Chaos. A entrada são apenas 5€
Depois de partilhar palcos com bandas como
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<br />Taint
<br />Mata ratos
<br />If Lucy Fell
<br />BlackSunrise
<br />ou Day of the dead
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<br />os TheyWereGunshots finalmente chegam ao Porto.
<br />E bem acompanhados.
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<br />4 de Abril na Fábrica de Som(23h)
<br />aparece
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