Ramp

Os Ramp são uma banda portuguesa de heavy e thrash metal, formada em 1989, no Seixal. O nome da banda, R.A.M.P., tem origem nas iniciais dos nomes, dos membros fundadores: Ricardo, António, Miguel e Paulo.
A sua sonoridade é um metal pesado, mas com mais semelhanças com o que se pratica na America do que na Europa. Há quem os chame de os Metallica portugueses.Em 2003 lançaram o seu primeiro disco autoproduzido denominado Nude.

Contam já com três participações no Festival Português Super Bock Super Rock, e espéctaculos com bandas de rock, internacionalmente famosas, como Sepultura, Metallica,Iron Maiden ou Slayer.

Membros

• Rui Duarte (vocais)
• Ricardo (guitarra)
• Pica (guitarra)
• Caveirinha(baixo)
• João Paulo Martins (bateria)

Discografia

Álbuns

• Thoughts (mini-LP, 1992)
• Intersection (1995)
• Evolution, Devolution, Revolution (1998)
• Ramp…Live (álbum duplo, 1999)
• Nude (2003)
• Visions (2009)

EP

• Planet Earth (2005)

CD single

• Black Tie (Grey Snow Mix) (1996)
• Alone (2003)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

DISCOGRAPHY Thoughts 1992 Intersection 1995 EDR 1998 RAMP... Live 1999 Nude 2003 Planet Earth 2005 Visions 2009 VIDEOS HOW (EDR - 1998) ALONE (NUDE - 2003) DROP DOWN (NUDE - 2003)INSANE - LIVE@SBSR 2006

BIOGRAPHY

Known as the best kept secret of the Portuguese Metal scene R.A.M.P. established new standards for all the heavy movement in this small but yet exciting and talented country.

Starting his career in 1989 this band has a peculiar trajectory that was based on variety as a trademark.

Always pushing further quality as a primal condition they’ve accomplished a remarkable reputation both in live and studio performances.

Shows were given alongside with worldwide sacred monsters of Rock and Heavy Industry ( Metallica; Motorhead; Alice Cooper; Tool; Sepultura; Korn; AudioSlave; Slayer; Iron Maiden; Manowar; Fear Factory; Soulfly; Paradise Lost; Within Temptation; Napalm Death etc...) and prizes were won as best band, best live band, best drummer, best bass player and best singer.

R.A.M.P. was the first band to achieve the top charts in Portugal with their second album and millions of copies were sold when only a few could imagine such thing.

An always fan of metal music this enigmatic band is a strength of nature that can only reach is plenitude on a stage.

For the nonbelievers the invitation is made: taste metal by the flavor of R.A.M.P.