KARBONSOUL is a Portuguese death metal band (Sintra) with doom and dark/black metal influences. Formed in March 2007, initially characterized as a gothic metal project; the initial sound was defined as more melodic with melancholic environments. Over the years, KARBONSOUL began to change their musical style, in a natural way to a heavier and obscure metal. The Beginning Leader and guitarist RStein conceived the whole project. It all started during a tour with VS777 when RStein (ex-VS777) met Muffy in Elvas, her hometown. The invitation was accepted for lead vocalist. For this project was also invited Hellfish for drummer. In following to complete the quartet, Rvid was invited to join the band as bassist. 2007 The band recorded the first songs, “The Void of Love” and “Tears of Agony” which served as the band's performance around the Internet. 2008 Year dedicated to music composition, rehearsals and preparation, turning an individual project to a band. 2009 KARBONSOUL had the opportunity to play live on some heaviest events on the national underground, in which we highlight the openings for bands like KATHAARSYS (Spain); WHY ANGELS FALL; MOURNING LENORE, DARKSIDE OF INNOCENCE and some festival appearances such as Dark Summer Fest with DESIRE, ENTROPIA and INVOKE. 2010 In early 2010, KARBONSOUL recorded two songs – “Frozen Bodies” (videoclip) and “The Siren”, together with three other Portuguese bands (ENTROPIA, INCOMING CHAOS and INVOKE), which are part of the Split CD Concilium 13 released by UNIÃO METÁLICA. This work was heavily promoted during the year with the tour of the same name - Concilium 13 Tour through some gigs from north to south of Portugal. Highlighting the opening for old school Portuguese R.A.M.P. in Subversion Tour, opening two dates in Portugal for KELLS (France) and presence at national festivals like Gaia em Peso and Street War Fest, with opening for DECAYED. At the end of the first part of the tour, drummer Hellfish left the project for personal reasons. In September, the drummer Sir Nightfall (ex NOCTURNAL REVERIES) joined the band. A new era was begun for the band, becoming increasingly more intense, brutal and dynamic. 2011 In April, KARBONSOUL started recording the EP “3LOGY”. In August, the song “Bleeding Sorrow” enters the compilation Light Bearers, released by INFEKTION MAGAZINE. This compilation brought together some of the best metal bands in the national underground. 2012 In December, the quartet stepped on the stage in Évora with BORDERLANDS, GENNOMA and E.D.G.E., and played at festival 2nd Cameraman Metalfest in Moita with ATTICK DEMONS and ACID LIZARD. The end of 2012 and the year 2013 were very troubled times for KARBONSOUL. Health problems of two band members and personal/professional problems have caused almost a break. Still, with much effort, the band remained active in the studio, working on EP 3Logy and composing new songs. 2013 In January, KARBONSOUL return to Évora, this time, shared the stage with thrashers CONTRADICTION (Germany) and NUKLEAR INFEKTION. On December 6th, KARBONSOUL make the opening for old school Portuguese masters SACRED SIN, in Lisbon, where Muffy participates as a guest musician on the tour Sacred Sin + Friends with the cover “Arise” (SEPULTURA). In late December, it was completed the mastering of the EP. This work was recorded and mixed in the FATSOUND PRODUCTIONS studios (Sintra), produced by Mário Rodrigues, guitarist and producer of KARBONSOUL. Three songs and a bonus track compose the EP 3Logy: “Bleeding Sorrow”, “Construction through Destruction”, “Decadent Empire” and “3LGYOde”. This work marked the end of a chapter, the beginning of a new era in the music of KARBONSOUL and reflects the last three years of the band. 2014 On January 25th, was released the digital format of the EP 3Logy and available on digital stores: iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp, and for free listening on ReverbNation, Rdio, Soundcloud, Spotify and on Tradiio. On April 5th, KARBONSOUL played at Hellvas Metalfest II with 13 AFTER, EXTREME RETALIATION, KAPITALISTAS PODRIDÃO and grinders RDB. On June 7th, the band played at festival Hell in Sintra 2014 with INVOKE, DIABOLICAL MENTAL STATE, GENNOMA and MY ENCHANTMENT. In this day, it’s also released a physical format of the EP 3Logy. A Digipack Limited Edition: Art Booklet + Lyrics + Bonus Track. Artwork was made by vocalist and designer, Muffy. On July 1st, the song “Decadent Empire” enters the compilation 13 Portuguese Metal Compilation vol. III – January/ June 2014, released by 13 METAL COMPILATION. This compilation brought together 13 national bands with releases in the first half of 2014. BAND MEMBERS Current members: Mário “RStein” Rodrigues – guitars, samples (2007-present) Mafalda “Muffy” Hortas – vocals (2007-present) Mário “Rvid” Pinheiro – bass, bouzouki (2007-present) Carlos “Sir Nightfall” Pereira – drums (2010-present) Former members: Rui “Hellfish” Cruz – drums (2007-2010) Guest musicians: Pedro “Reborn” Leal Dias (INVOKE, ENTOPIA, C4) – vocals (2010, The Siren) Ruben Monteiro (ALBALUNA, DORAHOAG, SHARA NAN KHARA, DUKHA) – afghan rabab, turkish oud, frame drum e davul (2014, 3LGYOde – Bonus Track) DISCOGRAPHY Demos, singles and videoclips Frozen Bodies (2009, videoclip) Frozen Bodies (2010, split with Invoke, Incoming Chaos e Entropia) The Siren (2010, split with Invoke, Incoming Chaos e Entropia) Bleeding Sorrow (2013, single) Decadent Empire (2014, single) 3LOGY (2014, EP) Compilations Concilium 13 (2010, União Metálica) Light Beareres (2011, Infektion Magazine) 13 Portuguese Metal Compilation – vol. III January/ June 2014 (2014, 13 Metal Compilation) "3LOGY" OUT NOW! Buy our digital EP at http://karbonsoul.bandcamp.com/album/3logy and order the digipack limited edition at karbonsoul@gmail.com