Ramp (band)
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Ramp is a Portuguese
heavy metal
band. They began their career in 1989.
Their heavy metal is more similar to that which is played in America, rather than its European counterpart. They are often called the "Portuguese Metallica
".
One feature they were always capable of maintaining throughout their albums is originality. The peek of their career was undeniably in 1998/99, with the album "EDR" and the following promotional tour.
In 2003, they released their first self-produced record, entitled "Nude".
Ramp is one of the most influential metal bands in Portugal.
They have played on (nearly) all main rock events in Portugal, namely 3 appearances on the summer rock festival Super Bock Super Rock
, in Lisbon.
Live Albums
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band. They began their career in 1989.
Their heavy metal is more similar to that which is played in America, rather than its European counterpart. They are often called the "Portuguese Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
".
One feature they were always capable of maintaining throughout their albums is originality. The peek of their career was undeniably in 1998/99, with the album "EDR" and the following promotional tour.
In 2003, they released their first self-produced record, entitled "Nude".
Ramp is one of the most influential metal bands in Portugal.
They have played on (nearly) all main rock events in Portugal, namely 3 appearances on the summer rock festival Super Bock Super Rock
Super Bock Super Rock
Super Bock Super Rock is a rock festival in Portugal, created in 1994.It has become one of the biggest festivals in the country, luring many rock and metal fans....
, in Lisbon.
Band members
- Rui Duarte (vocals)
- Ricardo (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) - Tó Pica (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) - Caveirinha (bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) - João Paulo (drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
)
Discography
Studio Albums- Thoughts (1992)
- Intersection (1995)
- Evolution, Devolution, Revolution (1998)
- Nude (2003)
- Visions (2009)
Live Albums
- Ramp... Live (1999)