Ramp (band)
| Ramp | |
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 Ramp live in Guimarães , Portugal |
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| General information | |
| origin | Seixal , Portugal |
| Genre (s) | Thrash metal , groove metal |
| founding | 1989 |
| Website | http://rampmetal.com/ |
| Current occupation | |
| Caveirinha | |
| Tó Pica | |
| Rui Duarte | |
| Paulinho | |
Electric guitar |
Ricardo Mendonça |
| former members | |
Electric bass |
João "Sapo" Saps |
Electric bass |
Miguel |
Electric guitar |
Tó-Zé |
Ramp is a Portuguese groove and thrash metal band from Seixal that was formed in 1989. The band name is composed of the first letters of the first names of the founding members Ricardo, António, Miguel and Paulo.
history
The band was founded in 1989 by guitarist Ricardo Mendonça and singer Rui Duarte. In the same year, the first appearance as the opening act for Mortífera and The Coven followed. Mortífera bassist João Saps would later replace Miguel. After that, the band recorded a demo that they sent to various labels to get a deal. In 1992 the EP Thoughts followed through PolyGram . Music videos were also created for the songs Try Again , Last Child and Thoughts . After three more songs were added to the EP, Thoughts was released in CD format as an album through PolyGram. In the following years various appearances followed, with the group also playing as the opening act for Sepultura .
In 1995 the second album Intersection was released via União Lisboa IV . The third album Evolution, Devolution, Revolution was released in Nottingham at Square Studios with producer Simon Efemey . The album was released towards the end of 1998. Music videos were also recorded for the songs Old Times and For a While . Towards the end of the following year, the live double album Ramp… Live was released . The album contained live recordings of their tenth anniversary show. Images from this were later used for the music video How . In 2003 the next studio album Nude was released on Paranoid Records . In 2005 the band released an EP that included a cover version of Duran Duran's Planet Earth and Anjinho da Guarda by António Variações . Also included was the new song You Make Me . In the same year the band also played with groups like Metallica , Iron Maiden , Tool , Sepultura, Alice Cooper , Fear Factory , Motörhead , Paradise Lost , Slayer , Manowar , Angra , Ill Niño , Kittie , Drowning Pool , The Exploited , Fudge Tunnel , Benediction , Dismember , Ratos de Porão , Rollins Band , Monster Magnet and Sadist . In 2009 the album Visions was released on IPlay Records .
style
The band played pure Thrash Metal at the beginning of their career. With later releases she got closer and closer to Groove Metal.
Discography
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Albums
- Thoughts (1992, PolyGram)
- Intersection (1995, União Lisboa IV )
- Evolution, Devolution, Revolution (1998, Farol Musica )
- Ramp ... Live (Live album, 1999, Farol Musica)
- Nude (2003, Paranoid Records )
- Visions (2009, Paranoid Records)
- XXV 1988-2013 (compilation)
EPs
- Thoughts (1992, PolyGram)
- Planet Earth (2005, Paranoid Records)
Singles
- The Last Child (1992, PolyGram )
- Black Tie (1996, União Lisboa IV)
- Old Times (1998, Farol Musica)
- Hallelujah (1998, Farol Musica)
- Alone (2003, Paranoid Records)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Garry Sharpe-Young : AZ of Thrash Metal . Cherry Red Books, London 2002, ISBN 1-901447-09-X , pp. 325/326 .
- ^ Ramp (5) - Nude , accessed January 8, 2013.
- ↑ BIO , accessed January 8, 2013.
- ↑ Ramp (5) - Visions , accessed January 8, 2013.
- ^ RAMP - Thoughts , accessed January 9, 2013.
- ↑ Chart sources: PT