basalto

In January 2015 the first encounters between António Baptista (guitar), Nuno Mendonça (bass) and João Lugatte (drums) appeared. Jams who encouraged the search for an identity of the three musicians, who spent about 3 months began to gain form and guidance. From there came the first riffs of music ”I”. The option to follow Roman numeration along the continuity of the songs was an option, as a way also to demonstrate the evolution and the search for new ways of the band.

             In January 2016 the band recorded the first six tracks at Villa's Resort, where the band resided their rehearsals. Captured, mixed and mastered by António Baptista, it was tried to keep faithful the live sound of the band in the recording, getting a rude sound to the detriment of the quality and definition of the songs themselves.

             The first concert of Basalto happened in May of 2016, height of the launch of "Basalto". After good reactions and a tour with several dates for Portugal and Spain, the band settled to start cooking new ideas during 2017.

             In October of 2017 the band applies again to the recording of a new long duration. Once again captured, mixed and mastered by António Baptista, this time the idea was to look for more detail and strength in the music, continuing to shape the progressive sound and typically Jam of the band.

             "Doença" reflects a continuation and evolution of the identity of the band, seeking to achieve new internal reflections and musical plans. Having a darker aura as the album's own name indicates, it reflects feelings and characteristics hitherto not explored by the three musicians. Accompanied by a text by Martim Sousa, "Doença" translates everything that Humanity can have of black and dark intellectuality. Feelings sometimes wasted to the detriment of a social and intellectual reality that absorbs the minds of today's society.

          After dozens of promotion dates for the album "Disease" in Portugal and Spain, including appearances at Hard Metal Fest Mangualde and Vagos Metal Fest, the band continued to pursue the evolution of their music. In August 2019 the band enters the studio, once again by the hand of António Baptista in the capture, mixing and mastering record 4 new tracks.

“Odor” comes out November 1st, 2019.

With new features, but with the improved Jam and Doom soul, the 4 themes that make up this album are based on a poem by Martim Sousa, inspired by what the odors of this life are, whether feelings or facts. The band assigns a more Doom tone to their music from the theme's inspiration, revealing “undisclosed odors”.

The trip goes on. There are feelings to discover.