Read more and get at: https://aftersabbath.blogspot.com/2015/01/Acid-Nightmare-Portugal.html It's time for some heavy metal with Porto's Xeque-Mate. They formed in 1981 and managed to get a single out the same year, making it one of Portugal's first metal releases. Many thanks to the great archive at Portugal 80s Metal (link) for the following info: Originally they were Francisco Soares (vocals), António Soares (guitar), Aurélio Santos (bass) and Joaquim Fernandes (drums). From the 6 demo tracks they recorded in Lisbon at Arnaldo Trindade studios, "Vampiro Da Uva" and "Entornei o Molho" were released as the single on label Metro-Som in 1981. The single got them an appearance on national TV RTP2. They entered the Grande Maratona do Rock Português (Great Marathon of the Portuguese Rock), along with Jarojupe (link), Bico d`Obra (link), NZZN, TNT (link). The 3 day marathon was organized by the "Musicalíssimo" newspaper, between December 18th and 20th 1981 at the Pavilhão do Cevadeiro, Vila Franca De Xira. After an album in 1985, the band split in 1989. They reunited in 2007 and have played a few times since. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0ym4FWVqs

Album: Burning Desire Read more & get here: https://aftersabbath.blogspot.com/2010/05/day-after-sabbath-22.html ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odBV3ummqT4

Album: Strange Universe Read more and get here: https://aftersabbath.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-after-sabbath-23-from-far-wide.html ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzbnVGzz23Q

Get complete set here: https://aftersabbath.blogspot.com/2015/01/Acid-Nightmare-Portugal.html TRACKS 00:00 Beatniks - Back In Town (1972) 04:00 Beatnicks - Money (1972) 07:34 Xarhanga - Wish Me Luck (1973) 12:00 Arte & OfÍcio - Lobster Society (1979) 16:48 Heavy Band - Beggarman (1972) 20:01 Heavy Band - Funky (1972) 22:57 Go Graal Blues Band - The Fault Is Her Own (1979) 26:47 Go Graal Blues Band - They Send Me Away (1980) 30:42 Pop Five Music Incorporated - Stand By (1971) 33:02 Pop Five Music Incorporated - Page One (1970) 37:04 NZZN - Vem Daí (1981) A country that has had no exposure anywhere on the blog yet, Portugal. After a tricky start I found more than enough tdats-friendly cuts for one volume, so this is part 1, a selection of the heaviest offerings. The forthcoming second part will be a more eclectic set. This is all good stuff, passing through the proto-metal heavies Beatnicks and Heavy Band, to the heavy metal of NZZN. The cover art is an interpretation of Adamastor. It's a mythological character that symbolised the forces of nature that Portuguese sailors had to confront during the country's time of its explorations. It was famed by the poet Luís de Camões in his classical 1572 work, "Os Lusíadas". ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCJvHL5BHi8