Vocals - Tiago Leonel
Keyboards - António Reis
Lead Guitar - Ricardo Silva
Rythm Guitar - Rui Matos
Bass Guitar -Jorge Julião
Drums - Pedro Alfredo
FORMER MEMBERS -
Bruno Padre..........
(Vocals 1995-1999)
Daniel Carvalho.....
(Vocals 2000-2003)...
O nosso obrigado ao Artur Barros - Fotógrafo
Influences
Old School Heavy/Trash/Death Metal Bands(80's & 90's)
and everything we like...
UTOPIA has a real long story, we'll try to make it short and accurate for all you guys to understand. All started back in 1989 with a Thrash/Death Metal Project called "SACRILÉGIO"(Vocals - Carlos Malcata; Lead Guitar - Ricardo Silva; Rythm Guitar - Pedro Guerra; Bass Guitar - Jorge Julião; Drums - Pedro Alfredo). A few years later (1994), some of the SACRILÉGIO members (the ones that now are part of UTOPIA) were searching for a more technical and melodic approach to the Metal sound.They started a new project called EDEN: Lead Guitar - Ricardo Silva; Rythm Guitar - Rui Matos; Bass Guitar - Jorge Julião; Drums - Pedro Alfredo; and it was a instrumental project with influences like the emerging DARK TRANQUILITY and AMORPHIS, or the well renowned HELLOWEEN and IRON MAIDEN.In this band we tried to keep the aggressive and direct spirit of metal and add some melody and technique to that sound. In the end of 1994, due to the growing number of original themes we decided to record a first demo that would be called "HOLY RITUALS", this recording included the following songs: "UtopicImages", "Condemned", "Eden", "The One Who Rules", "Blindness", "Child Never Born", "Holy Rituals", "Awakening" and "Grave is my home", but due to the planning of another change in our musical style this Demo has never seen the light of the day. 1995 was a year of transition in EDEN. Bruno Padre joined the band as lead vocals and a decision was reached to include keyboards in our music, this option was made with the purpose to reach a balance: the Brutality and Agression of the Guitars and Drums, and the Melody and Ambience of the voice and keyboards. So during 1995/1996 António Reis joined EDEN as keyboard player and the band changed the name, EDEN turned into UTOPIA. In 1996 we recorded our first Demo called "FAERY TALES" that was made to be our "presentation card", we made it short and clean, only 3 songs: "Look At The Rain", "Faery Tales" and "The Blanket. In 2001 UTOPIA were recording a new Demo called "UTOPIA" with these new songs: "Goodbye", "Empty Words", "Feel The Light", "Breath Of Life", "Flying On Darkwings" and a new instrumental theme called "Utopia". In the middle of 2003 Leonel Ferreira joined UTOPIA as Lead Vocals. A few new songs were created, now with a much faster drumming pace, and with heavier aggressive guitar riffs and vocals: "Silent Sky", "The Island", "Cape Of Torments" and a new Instrumental Theme were the results of this UTOPIA phase. These songs were recorded in a Demo called "Cape Of Torments" in 2005. In 2006 and whit new influences we reached a new stage,new songs are being developed, together with a few old UTOPIA/EDEN songs that are being "updated". Our lyrics appeal to the construction of a better way of life, with more social justice and balance, with lower violence and crime acts, and most of all with more tolerance and wisdom. That's why we always try to put the finger right where it really hurts, after all we all dream with a better world, so now it's the moment to try to make that dream a reality, instead of an UTOPIA.
Caros amigos,obrigado pela vossa participacao no Full Metal Night Esperamos que tenham gostado tanto como nóas.Acho que acabou por ser positivo apesar de da nossa parte podermos melhorar sempre um pouco mais. Vamos mantendo contacto Abraço Hugo e Richard
Colocámos mais um tema do "Arquétipos da Alma" em escuta no myspace. É um tema acústico e por isso diferente de todos os outros que compõe este trabalho. Chama-se "Não quero mais" e gostávamos mesmo muito de saber a tua opinião sobre ele. Bons flirts!
NO PROXIMO DIA 09.OUTUBRO, A PARTIR DAS 21:00, VAMOS ESTAR NO TRANSMISSION BAR (CAIS DO SODRÉ), JUNTAMENTE COM ARENTIUS E DRAKKAR, NO 1º EVENTO ORGANIZADO PELA HEAD ALLIANCE (ENTRADA: 5 €). ESPERAMOS PODER CONTAR COM A TUA PRESENÇA. APARECE E TRAZ AMIGOS. OBRIGADO.
Queremos oferecer-te um CD do nosso álbum de lançamento, o “Arquétipos da Alma”. Para isso basta que envies um vídeo para mail.flirt@yahoo.com em que apareças a falar sobre algum tema relacionado com a banda, algum comentário sobre os nossos temas, o relato de algum flirt que tenhas tido ou qualquer outra situação que entendas esteja relacionada com o nosso som.
Por isso toca de pegar na câmera de vídeo, no telemóvel, na webcam ou qualquer geringonça que possas ter à mão, ou coloca os vídeos no youtube e envia-nos o endereço. Todos os vídeos serão publicados no nosso videoblog, em flirt.blogs.sapo.pt
Não te esqueças de colocar uma morada no mail, para onde queres que te enviemos o CD...
Obrigado pelo add, esperamos que tenhas curtido o nosso som! O nosso segundo album ja esta gravado e sai este mes! Os dois novos temas "Ruined Inside" e "I've Never Been Proud Of Me" vao fazer parte deste novo album, podes ouvi-los no nosso myspace. Poderas tambem ouvir os temas mais sonantes do 1.º album, editado por nos, "Therina", "Misery" e "Sacred Words". Procuramos uma editora que aposte no nosso projecto!
Available from Ibex Moon Records: THORNAFIRE - "Vorex Deconstrucción" CD DREAMING DEAD - "Within One" CD HOD - "Serpent" CD RAPE PILLAGE & BURN - "Songs Of Death, Songs Of Hell" MCD GOREAPHOBIA - "Mortal Repulsion" CD ASPHYX - "Death...The Brutal Way" CD
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