In Tha Umbra - 666% Death Prog Metal Rock

2012-01-03T16:33:00.000-08:00

In Tha Umbra news, keyboard player revealed and writting new record

IN THA UMBRA proudly present their fifth member, the keyboardist, Cristiana Silva.
Cristiana studied Piano in the Lisbon Superior School of Music, and is at the moment getting her Master Degree in Piano at the Évora Superior School of Music.

This is her first experience playing in a band, but last November she did a live appearence with Jazz musician Tuniko Goulart.

As for the band, IN THA UMBRA see this new chapter in their history as a step forward, and the moment couldn’t be better when the writting of the band’s next album is underway. Altough having already used keyboards in their most recent releases, courtesy of Fernando E. II as a guest musician, the addition of a fulltime keyboard player to the band’s line-up will also give the instrument a more important role in the band’s music.

About the next album, which will be the band’s 5th, some song titles are “Phos~Phoreo”, “Ascend Famine”, “Wreak”, “Swarm” and “Canção da Tempestade”, and the record title, influenced by the biblical Revelations’ four horsemen of the apocalypse, will be “White Red Black Flesh”.

Novidades de In Tha Umbra, teclista adicionada à banda e composição do novo trabalho

Os IN THA UMBRA têm a honra de apresentar o seu quinto elemento, a teclista Cristiana Silva. A Cristiana é licenciada em Piano pela Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, e de momento está a fazer Mestrado em Piano na Escola Superior de Música de Évora.

Esta é a sua primeira experiência numa banda, embora já tenha actuado ao vivo com o músico de Jazz Tuniko Goulart, em Novembro passado.

Quanto aos IN THA UMBRA, vêem este novo capítulo na história da banda como um passo em frente, no momento certo, pois a banda encontra-se em fase de composição do próximo álbum. Embora os teclados sejam habituais nos últimos lançamentos da banda, através do convidado Fernando E. II, a introdução de uma teclista na banda vai abrir um espaço de maior relevo para este instrumento na música da banda.

Sobre o próximo disco da banda, o seu quinto, alguns títulos de novos temas são “Phos~Phoreo”, “Ascend Famine”, “Wreak”, “Swarm” e “Canção da Tempestade”, enquanto o título do álbum, influenciado pelos cavaleiros do apocalipse do Livro das Revelações da Bíblia, será “White Red Black Flesh”.

Lyrics to "Intangível"

2011-03-28T11:15:00.000-07:00

.intangível

  são fumos nús
 são neblinas de fuligem incandescente
 acende-se a mortalha, molhada com o sangue da manhã 
tecida com laivos de atrocidade

  que ascenda o temor, alimento funesto 
são vapores fétidos 
são fugalhas como pirilampos aos milhares à deriva
 como pedaços de morte levados por ventos senís 
e são tempestades, são horrores de fogo e enxofre 
são o ventre que cospe a maldade
 enquanto que os olhos da alvorada derramam morte  

e são danças tenebrosas, movimentos de flagelo e perdição
 tomam a inocência e devoram a virtude
 impiedosa luz que canta o crepúsculo dos tempos

  uma crisálida púrpura
 na crescente vegetação negra
 ramagem de carvão, inúmeros braços torcidos em direcção aos céus
 que sangram uma seiva preta e viscosa 
ventre de todo o mal

  ninho lamacento e pantanoso 
que eclode pétalas de destruição
 e chove sangue 
como torrentes de lâminas 
que soltam no ar a cinza incandescente da superfície sulfurosa

  e são vagas de morte em rajadas fulminantes
 sopram os sais da némese
 e degolam a manhã com as próprias mãos 
e são falanges de espectros em marcha 
que soletram o caos em cânticos marciais  

são as lanças e os gumes oxidados que rasgam a carne da vida  

fumos despidos de essência
 luminosa neblina de fuligem
 e sangra a manhã das fundas e infectas feridas
 que a atrocidade tece dedicada  

ascende o temor
 fúnebre e sinistro, fétido
 como os vapores da morte 
que do mosto tépido soltam fugalhas mil aos ventos
 como que a abraçar a morte,
 intangível

Photosession 2011 - by Andreia Moura

2011-01-03T16:22:00.001-08:00

Cover for "Noire" EP revealed!!

2010-12-02T16:08:00.001-08:00

Guitars, vocals, lots of stuff!!!

2010-11-15T07:40:00.000-08:00

Now, this has been a very productive weekend!!!
Bruno Bernardo finished his guitars, solos, cleans, acoustics. For the heavy stuff we used the Engl Powerball through an Engl 4x12" cabinet with 2 SM57. He used his Gibson Les Paul guitar, and to get even a different tone from BKD. solos we used a Audix D2 microphone in the cabinet.
Our dear friend Célia Ramos from Mons Lunae/Red Rose Motel and several other projects travelled south to sing with us in one fof the songs. We used a Audio Technica AT4050 microphone and a Studio Projects microphone. Along with Célia, BKD. and Bruno Bernardo did some singing also.
Also Éolo Ámon-Rá finished some keyboards which we could already listen to, and now we're starting to get a feel of what the songs will sound like!!!
Next step will be vocals!!!

Another small studio diary

2010-11-11T11:28:00.001-08:00

Well, today Bruno Bernardo recorded acoustic guitars and clean guitars. Used an Epiphone Jumbo acoustic guitar, with a Neumann KM184 mic through a TLA preamp.
For the clean guitars, played a Gibson guitar through the Orange amplifier, an Engl 4x12" cabinet with one SM57 mic.

New studio update!!!

2010-11-09T07:06:00.000-08:00

Now, BKD. guitars are done and Ruben is going midway through the bass tracks recordings. For the guitars, BKD. used a Fender Stratocaster and the custom JP guitar for the solos. The Engl Powerball was used with a 4x12" Gallien Kruegger cabinet, and 2 SM57 mics. Clean guitars went through a 1973 Orange amp and a 4x12" Framus cabinet. Also an acoustic guitar was done using a Neumann KM184 and a Studio Projects microphones.
Ruben is using the Ampeg SVTIII head, an Ampeg 1x15" cabinet and a 4x10" Gallien Kruegger cabinet. The homemade sub microphone we made and a SM57 are being used to track the signal.

In Tha Umbra in Studio!!! The Drum tracking sessions

2010-10-29T15:53:00.001-07:00

At the moment we're about to start de editing process, making sure every little bit is perfectly in space, so we can advance to bass and guitar tracking. Thus this post is to let everyone get more depth about what we've done.

This time João used his own Premier drumkit. We don't remember which model is, but it was bought back in 1991.

Kick 22" with a Evans EMAD Onyx Black drumhead and used a Electo Voice PL33 and a homemade subkick mic
Snare 14" Pearl Export with a Evans drumhead with a vintage AKG 330 (we tried the "normal" SM57, and this AKG one sounded much better)
Toms 10" 12" and 16" with Remo Emperor white coated , doubleply drumheads, and Audio Technica ATM 350 on Toms 1 and 2 and AKG D112 on the floor tom

Cymbals: Zildjian 14" K-serie, Paiste Heavy Bell 20" ride, Paiste 6" splash, Meinl 10" splash, 12" china splash, 14" crash, 16" crash and 18" china

We used a stereo pair of Audio Technica AT4041 for overhead, a Neumann KM184 for the hi-hat and a Electro Voice PL37 for the ride.

All processed through M-Audio profire with Octane preamps.

Here is a video:

In Tha Umbra in Studio!!!

2010-10-23T15:37:00.000-07:00

Hello!!! So, today, Saturday 23rd October 2010 we started tracking the drums for our next release. Of course all this process started earlier, after finishing the new songs, pre-production, building the metronome, and last week recording the guiding guitar lines. Last two days were spent getting new drumheads, tuning the drums, trying different microphones until the desired sound was reached. Things started smoothly, and soon we'll have some video reports available. Also we're using my (Bkd.) homemade sub-kick microphone and it's sounding great!!!

Concert in Sevilla, Spain

2010-06-08T18:01:00.000-07:00

In the 25th of July 2010, In Tha Umbra will play in Sala Q, Sevilla with Kathaarsys (Spa), Routakehä (Fin) and a couple of local bands. Looking forward to it!!!

Concert with Kathaarsys (Spa) - Routakehä (Fin) next 24th July

2010-05-28T14:44:00.000-07:00

In Tha Umbra will be playing with Kathaarsys from Spain and Routakehä from Finland, next 24th of July in Marginália Bar, Portimão. Doors open at 22h00 and the ticket is 4 euros.

New In Tha Umbra work in the making...

2010-04-27T09:14:00.000-07:00

Alright, we've been silent for a while now, except for the concert @ Hellgarve Fest, because we've been busy writting and rehearsing new songs. We will not reveal much about this new work at the moment, just letting you know that after fulfilling our 2 album deal with Agonia Records, we will not work with them in the future.
With a handfull of lyrics, some songs composed and tons of random riffs waiting to fill the complex jigsaw In Tha Umbra's music is known about, at the moment we have 2 finished and well rehearsed songs, Intangível and When Chaos Garnisheed.
Expect a broadening of borders, some more hammond madness, some calm and almost atmospheric passages, but, also, some of the most brutal and extreme stuff we've ever done as well. It is difficult to make predictions about when we'll enter the studio, but we certainly hope and will make an effort to have it released around September/October.

In Tha Umbra - live @ Hellgarve Fest

2010-04-26T22:47:00.001-07:00

HD video footage of the full concert of In Tha Umbra @ Hellgarve Fest, last 27th March 2010 is available here: In Tha Umbra Hellgarve Fest Album @ Vimeo