MOONSHADE - Join forces with Nekronos Promotion Hell!

MOONSHADE
COUNTRY: PORTUGAL
GENRE: MELODIC DEATH METAL



MOONSHADE JOIN FORCES WITH NEKRONOS PROMOTION!
[2019.08.27]

Nekronos Promotion Hell is proud to announce the cooperation with MOONSHADE, they are one of the most promising Portuguese melodic death metal bands. Their debut album "Sun Dethroned" has received the best reviews from worldwide media. This is a band in ascension, already detaching from the majority of new bands that we laid our ears into.
MOONSHADE is a band capable of bringing beauty within chaos, death and despair... a delightful melodic death metal experience for adepts and a highly recommended band for all those out there seeking to listen to elite quality music with an heart and soul attached to it!

Rui Gonçalves (RüPä), founder of this non-profit metal support agency comments: 
"It's indeed a true honour for me and Nekronos Promotion to announce the cooperation with the melodic death metal band Moonshade from Porto (Portugal).
I was truly impressed since the very first listening of their amazing debut album "Sun Dethroned" that was, in our opinion, one of the best Portuguese releases for 2018. I admire allot their combination of melodic elements with some of the best death metal sound we have heard this last years. Moonshade are crowned as one of the best new Portuguese bands out there in our opinion, enthroned with such amazing creations, both beautiful and chaotic, both melodic and vicious, Moonshade bring fourth an heartfelt addictive musical experience towards it's listeners, an experience that will leave a mark and you shall not forget.
Since debut album presentation in Lisbon I knew that not only we are dealing with amazingly talented and inspired musicians, but also with awesome people with similar musical taste! Couldn't do other than to support their work ever since!"

MOONSHADE singer and founding member Ricardo Pereira comments on this news: "We are huge and long-time fans of the work developed by Nekronos Promotion Hell. They have helped us in the past promoting our events and our work, and the fact that Rui’s only motivation is his incredible appreciation for extreme music only adds to our admiration for his project. It is an honour to be chosen to join his amazing roster"

VIDEOS:

"Sun Dethroned" : Videoclip :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJNgU_wkCCY


Videoclip by Guilherme Henriques [Belphegor, Noctem, Malevolent Creation, Hideous Divinity, etc.]

"Upon Your Ashes" : Videoclip :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Di5uhrf1A



"The Flames that Forged Us" : Lyric Video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0Tv3G362s




ORDER THE NEW ALBUM AND MERCH AT:
https://moonshade.bigcartel.com

FULL ALBUM STREAM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LZr-JLIj3g&t=228s



BIOGRAPHY:

In 2010, guitarist Pedro Quelhas and drummer Cristiano Brito left gothic rock band Deep Cut, determined to venture into a new project. Soon after, they joined forces with guitarist Dinis Martins, bassist Rúben Oliveira and lead singer Ricardo Pereira, and founded Moonshade.

Influenced at first by northern Europe’s recent wave of melodic death metal bands, and with a clear goal of combining melodic and extreme elements, they released “The Path Of Redemption”, their first EP, which came out solely in digital format and was produced by Pedro Quelhas himself. After a few concerts, came the first lineup changes: Cristiano and Rúben left the band and bassist Afonso Aguiar joined the ranks.

In 2014, the band released their second EP, entitled “Dream | Oblivion” – their first work to be released in physical form. The album, which featured Luís Neto as a session drummer, was also produced by Pedro Quelhas, and its release was accompanied by the release of the “Goddess Eternal” single, as well as the addition of drummer Sandro Rodrigues to the lineup. In 2015, guitarist Daniel Laureano and keyboard player Nuno Barbosa joined the band, marking the dawn of a new era for Moonshade, who spent the next couple of years performing on some of Portugal’s biggest stages, such as Vagos Open Air, Pax Julia Metal Fest and Morbid Spring Fest, among others.

At the tail end of 2017, Afonso left the band and keyboardist Nuno became the band’s new bass player, a function he accumulated with his former one. This lineup recorded the “Sun Dethroned” album, the band’s debut full length. The record, a conceptual piece exploring the balance between good and evil, and its necessity in life, was released by Spanish label Art Gates Records, in 2018.

After a string of successful shows and Sandro’s departure, the band announced their first international shows, as part of the Dethroning Stars Tour, alongside fellow northern Portuguese band Apotheus, and featuring Diogo Mota as a live drummer.

Already peeking at their tenth anniversary, Moonshade are more alive than ever, in their constant aim to musically redefine the beauty within chaos, death and despair



DISCOGRAPHY:

The Path Of Redemption (EP, 2010)
Dream | Oblivion (EP, 2014)
Sun Dethroned (LP, 2018) [ Art Gates Records ]




MOONSHADE ARE:
Ricardo Pereira - Vocals & Lyrics
Pedro Quelhas - Guitars
Daniel Laureano - Guitars
Nuno Barbosa - Bass & Keys
Diogo Mota - Drums [Live - Session]


MORE INFORMATION ON MOONSHADE AT:
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/moonshadeofficial/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/moonshade_official/
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/moonshadeband/
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/MoonshadeBand/
BANDCAMP: https://moonshadeofficial.bandcamp.com/
BIGCARTEL: https://moonshade.bigcartel.com/

BOOKING/CONTACT: moonshadeofficial@gmail.com