Demon Dagger

Genre(s)

Speed/Thrash Metal

Lyrical theme(s)

Social Critiques, Important Historical Facts

Origin Formed in Current label Status

Portugal (Braga) 1995 Recital Records Active

Current line-up

Litos - Vocals

Vitor Carvalho - Guitar, Vocals

Paulo "Zombie" Chanoca - Bass (Stuprum Dei, Decrepidemic)

Miguel Carvalho - Drums

Session Musician(s):

Gilly Ribeiro - Guitars (The Crew)

Former/past member(s)

Vocals:

Pedro Mendes

Joca

Shore (The Ransack, Noctum (Prt), Beyond Life)

Bass:

José Figueiredo (Imortalis, Peixe:Aviao)

Marco Alves

Session Musician(s):

Filipe Costeira - Guitars

Additional notes

DEMON DAGGER dates back to 1995. The band was founded as a quartet of vocalist Pedro Mendes, guitarist Vitor Carvalho, bassist Josï¿½ Silva and drummer Miguel Carvalho, debuting the following year with the demo 'Corundum Pursuit'.

A 1997 demo 'Frenzy Wraith' featured W.C. Noise guitarist Rodolfo Cardoso as guest. DEMON DAGGER introduced Josï¿½ Figueiredo as bass guitarist shortly after. In 1999 DEMON DAGGER released the full length "Aftershock."

Both Mendes and Figueiredo left the band in 2001, fresh blood soon being located in the form of vocalist Joca and bassist Marco Alves. In this formation DEMON DAGGER recorded the track 'Big Liar' for a Tarantula (Prt) tribute album and released Inana Ishtar.

Discography

Demon Dagger Demo, 1996

Frenzy Wraith Demo, 1998

Soul Of Steel Single, 1999

Aftershock Full-length, 1999

Inanna Ishtar Full-length, 2003

Cain Complex Full-length, 2009

Demon Dagger - Full of Emptiness (final version)

Versão final do primeiro vídeo clipe, gravado para o segundo álbum dos Demon Dagger "Inanna Ishtar". Toda a produção foi realizada pela Red Skull Productions.

DEMON DAGGER - Cain Complex new album trailer 5

DEMON DAGGER - Trailer do novo álbum Cain complex - utilizado na sessão de lançamento.

Everything started in 1995 when brothers Vítor Carvalho (guitars) and Miguel Carvalho (drums), together with Pedro Mendes (vocals) and José Silva (bass), decided to startup a band inspired in the metal genre. The band was called DEMON DAGGER. They recorded in 1996, with homonymous title, their first demo tape. This demo integrating three songs “opened the doors” to the band, allowing a strong national promotion, on one hand, with live concerts and on another hand, participating in the compilations “Rock'in Bracara” and “Guardians of metal Vol. IV”. In 1998, they've recorded their second demo tape entitled “Frenzy Wraith”. This demo integrating four pure speed/trash metal songs defined the band ascension. As a result, the band was invited by a theatre company to compose the soundtrack of ”The bald singer” from Eugene Ionescu, received the year's best demo tape award from the magazine “Promúsica” and was invited by the Recital Records label to sign a record contract.

In 1999, June 9th, Recital Records released the single “Soulf of Steel”, which anticipated the release of their first full album named “Aftershock” in November 1999. With this record they were considered the year's revelation band by the journal “Inside”. After the album release the band acted, until the end of 2000, in several promotional live concerts, sharing stages with bands like “Overkill”, “Annihalator" and “Stratovarius”, among others. In 2001, the band recorded the “Tarântula's” cover “Big Liar”, integrated in the tribute compilation to celebrate their 20 years, as well as their second full album entitled “Inanna Ishtar”, released in 2002. Afterwards, they have participated, with a new song (“Away”), in the third chapter of the compilation "À Sombra de Deus" (2004), as well as in the “Mão Morta” tribute compilation “E Se Depois…” (2007) with the cover “Anarquista Duval”. In August 2008, they went to the “Kohlekeller Studios” (Germany) to record, mix and master, with the known producer Khristian "Kohle" Kohlmannslehner (Crematory, Under Siege, Sieges Even, Agathodaimon, among others), their third full album, entitled “Cain Complex”, released in April 2009 by Recital Records in Portugal.

For questions related to management & booking, please contact:
Filipe Marta at bands[at]avantegarde-mngt.com
P.O. Box 408, 4703 Braga - Portugal
Direct Phone Line:
+351.919051581 or +351.960066622

Fax:
+351.253003316