BiografieDisaffected were formed in '91 in Portugal by drummer Joaquim Aires and Sergio Paulo (Guitar/Vocals), as a Death/thrash metal band. Later adding Zakk (Guitar) and Sergio Monteiro on bass, the band released "...After..." demo in '92, and later that same year they were included in "The Birth of a Tragedy" (MTM '92), a vinyl compilation of portuguese metal bands with the song "Echoes Remain". In '93 line-up changes ensued as they recruited bass player Antonio Giao, vocalist Gonçalo Cunha and guest vocalist Nuno Loureiro (Exiled) and performed a lot of shows with this line-up.
Later their music had become more progressive and complex, and in '94 keyboard player Fatima Geronimo and vocalist Jose Costa (Sacred Sin) joined the band and they got signed by Skyfall Records (Portugal) and released "Vast" full-length album in 1995. This album was recorded at Namouche Studios (Lisbon) and produced by Marsten Bailey. Disaffected's "Vast", which includes "Thou Art Lord" (Acheron cover), is an important reference in the progressive metal scene, as one of the best metal productions ever done in Portugal. A videoclip for the song "Vast - The Long Tomorrow" was recorded to promote the album "Vast" and was aired on MTV, VIVA, MCM and RTP (Portuguese Television), and they've also covered "Seasons in the Abyss" for the Slayer tribute album "Slatanic Slaughter II" (Black Sun Records '96).
In '97 the band stop activity due to internal problems. No more shows were performed since then. Until now the band is in sleep mode, not dead yet...
...and its coming back to live! In December 2006, keyboard player Bianca and drummer Octavio Custodio joined the band and the reunion happens!
In 2008, the song "Vast - The Long Tomorrow" of Disaffected's debut album "VAST" was included in the "Entulho Sonoro 5", a compilation CD of the April'08 edition of the portuguese underground magazine "Underworld".
In March 2011 Disaffected finishes the new album. "Rebirth" contains 11 tracks produced by Fernando Matias at The Pentagon (Lisbon, Portugal).
In April 2011 the band part ways with its keyboard player Bianca and recruits Rodrigo Domingues for her place.
In 2011 the band sign a record deal for a worldwide release with the german label Massacre Records. The new album called "Rebirth" was released worldwide on May 25, 2012.
On May 30, 2012, the band released an official video for "The Rebirth Of...". The song comes off Disaffected's 2nd album "Rebirth" and the clip was directed by Mafalda Norte and Frederico Weinholtz.
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