Dor Fantasma (thrash from Angola)

Dor Fantasma is a thrash band from Angola. Check out their song "Visions of Suicide." Below is a translation of their biography.

BIOGRAPHY (Google translate; excuse some problems in the translation): “Dor Fantasma” is an officially formed band on March 20, 2006, when Fuzzy Do Vale and Yanus Prince (individual singers), who will join forces to raise a band in order to re-emerge das cinzas or Rock Benguelense, which was practically extinct naquela height. For such recruiting Jayro Cardoso (former guitarist of the Death Metal band "VELORIO") and Hugo (former guitarist of the alternative rock band "MUNDO A 100 PASSOS") to play baixo. Sob or not “SLAVE”, or style of the band characterized as Hard Rock. Apó a saída de Hugo a chamou band Pagia Henriques Chitumba (former bassist dos VELORIO) to replace Hugo no baixo. They will also be invited to perform part of the band or drummer Pedro "Pepas" Pinto Sousa.

During some time the band performed many acts and woke up to the attention of the Angolan Rock movement. In 2007 the band decided to launch a 4-music demo, recorded by the producer and musician Tiago Oliveira (friend of the band). The themes of the Demo foram “Caminho, Lost my soul, Leave all behind, and Hey!” In the meantime, now many friends and friends are linking these musics with the band.

Contudo, "Pepas" leaves the band and is quickly replaced by Gildo Lancelot Costa. At this height the band enters a restructuring numa faze, ganha uma nova dinâmica, eo som torna-se mais heavier, introducing keyboards as a new element for the melodic component of the band, moult or nome for “DOR FANTASMA” após uma sugestão by Miguel Gullander (a friend of the band), became the dramatic stories of the civil war in Angola in 1992.

O nome "Dor Fantasma" is dedicated in memory to all the soldiers and civilians who will perish during this period of war lived in Angola. Onde uma grande part povo angolan ainda sente a dor frida not war period ... uma dor psychologica, dor num non-existent member not corpo ... Uma Dor Fantasma ...

The style of the band has evolved for Thrash Metal. E as lyrics addresses themes such as ódio, perturbações, solidão, guerra, revolta, conflitos sociais.

In September 2013, the band surpreendeu os seus fãs no Rock do Huambo Festival “ORLEI”, as a presentation of a new formation, barely going to be composted by 3 elements; Pagia, assuming you vocals and bass; Jayro, on guitar, rhythm and solo, and Gildo on drums. As his battle cry: "enter, kill and sair", a new image and performance of the band chamou atenção à muitos olhares, and mainly ouvidos. From his phantasmagorical clothing and guitars in X and V format, these criaram outra dynamics in composition terms, pois começaram a comp Thrash Metal à old school, puro e cru, featuring new songs, highlighting more than written music in language Umbundo National; "Mandingo" and "Tchinganji". Since it was registered as a brand of being “the first Rock Metal band in Angola” to include songs on a national dialect.

From this height to the band, he became part of the events promoter and promoter of Eventos Cube Records Angola, led by Carlos Bessa, who also assumed or position of Manager of the band. At the end of 2014 the band was invited to participate in a compilation EP with other bands from Cube Records (Before Crush, Fionna, Horde of silence and Eternal Returns). EP entitled "You Failed, Now we Rule !!!", where the Phantom Dor will implement "System" music.

Not the same year the band was invited to participate in the film "Death Metal Angola", produced by American filmmaker Jeremy Xido, who fakes about the history of metal in Angola after the civil war. The film won several prizes of the best documentary film in in several countries.

In 2015, the band received an invite to play and represent Angola, at a Mozambican Metal Festival held in Southern Africa, “Goro Fest”, because of questions of travel problems, a band did not get to be present… Situation that left many people behind. sad. But the strength, dedication of the band were stronger than discouragement.

In April 2016, Os Fantasma recruited Amilcar Gonçalves (former guitarist of the Metal Core band “Vodka”), forming or fourth element of the band, assuming the role of solo guitarist, devising techniques worthy of two solos of Thrash Metal “old school”.

A band enters the studio in October 2016, for a recording of their first album, in charge of mega partnership between Cube Records Angola (publisher of the band), Nightfear Records, eStudy 2, under the command of producer and musician Tiago Oliveira. A fusion between publishers, with pulses by António Barrote (Nightfear Records) and Carlos Bessa (Manager of the band).

Dor Fantasma - Visions of Suicide by Dor Fantasma

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