Painted Black - Portuguese Progressive/doom

I already posted something with portuguese influence, however, Ava despite being amazing are not entirelly portuguese the founding member is from Norway, Rune Eriksen.
So today I bring you an 100% portuguese band, Painted Black, I could define their sound as a heavy and dark atmosphere, with some evolution of sound, merging together the progressive and doom metal, to an extent that I appreciate, probably not the biggest new band out there, but worth to hear

follow their Website at: http://www.painted-black.org/ if you like what I am about to share with you, I will start with the first album Cold Comfort from 2010, starting with my favourite song, Shadowbound

There is also available from the same album a song called Inevitability, which someone used the song for the backmusic of a video about the movie "The Fountain", this movie I confess is one of the most fucked up ones I already seen, but yet a good one to see as only at the end you will understand anything.

Recently in 2014 they released a new EP, called "Quarto Vazio", it was available for download at their website, don't know if it is by time I am posting this. One of the songs on this EP is a version of Perfect Drug, from Nine Inch Nails
The song Quarto Vazio, is one emotionally heavy song

Elements of Progressive - Ava Inferi - Onyx (2011)

Today or Tonight as you wish I will show you something different.

Ava Inferi is a project created by Rune Eriksen (Mayhem) with Carmen (from Aenima), here there are elements of progressive, like the heavy guitar, some ambience sounds, but the main style of Ava Inferi is Gothic, Opera, symphonic, Lyric and even Fado. It was created in 2005. The Portuguese singer is a remarkable piece on the band. Her voice is strong, clean and with great vocal range. makes a perfect combo with the guitar of Eriksen. This band despite of Rune has deep Portuguese roots, as some songs have Fado as influence

Onyx from 2011 is an album that brought more progressive elements, more dark ambience to the band, they will no longer be only Gothic, they will add other influences to their sound.

The band members on this album were the following

• Carmen Susana Simões - vocals
• Rune Eriksen - electric and clean guitars, effects
• André Sobral - guitar
• Joana Messias - bass
• João Samora - drums, percussion

The track list was this one

1. "Onyx" – 4:49
2. "The Living End" – 6:49
3. "A Portal" – 4:56
4. "((Ghostlights))" – 6:57
5. "Majesty" – 5:56
6. "The Heathen Island" – 9:19
7. "By Candlelight and Mirrors" – 5:48
8. "Venice in Fog" – 5:59

The Song I will share with you it's called Living End, strong song, melodic also, we can feel the emotion through the entire song.

Sadly in 2013, more or less two months after what we in Portugal Called, Lisbon Dark Failure (Lisbon Dark Fest), where Therion weren't fully payed as they deserved to be by a bunch of stupid promoters. Ava Inferi announced their end. However, even this year they released a new single in a compilation, and Rune and Carmen anounced a new coming project. We are eager to hear it in a near future.