Damning Cloudiness is a Hardcore band from Maputo, Mozambique, which is a poor African country that is still recovering from a devastating civil war which destroyed almost everything, with influences of traditional Mozambicans rhythms, trying to bring the best of music to the listeners and lovers of this musical genre. Based on our country’s past and actual conditions Xambruka (lead guitar, back vocals, primary composer) created the band in 2008 and named it “Damning Cloudiness”, at the time he was very ill, the clouds anger and the lightening was the only thing he could see and hear from his room. Damning Cloudiness has become one of Mozambican’s most prominent metal bands and has become the most polemic bands because of the different way of performing on stage and boldness with the crowd.
The band has worked enough in attempt to create an identity as a band: we have a “EP-demo CD’’ made and other live videos concerts. We are still in studio recording our first album coming out soon (2014).
Line up:
Stino Matola – Lead vocals, secondary composer, Lyrics
Xambruka – Back vocals, Primary composer
Riaaz – Bass player
Madrugoth – Drummer
The band has headlined many prominent music festivals as:
Botas Sujas(2010)
Evil Angels (2010)
Goro Fest (Blast Back 2011 - 2012)
Os K Querem CCFM (Music Contest 2012)
Hallowine Fest (2012 – 2013)
ROCK FEST (2012 - 2013)
Outside Maputo:
Mussindo Armonico I, II (Mozmbique/Beira 2011 - 2013)
Rocking For Rinos (RSA 2013)
Achievements:
Performed in 80th Anniversary of the Principal Mozambican newspaper “Jornal Notica” (2011)
Performed and won second place in Music Contest “Os K Querem CCFM” (2012)
Created Most prominent Festival of Maputo “ROCK FEST” (2012 - 2013)
Headlined Rocking 4 Rhinos (2013 RSA)
supported by 4 fans who also own “Mozambique - Damning Cloudiness - Be Careful”
L'horizon est paradoxal, à la fois porte d'entrée vers l'infini mais aussi un mur qui bloque notre regard. Ekove Efrits le transcende dans son troisième album Conceptual Horizon, il le met à la merci de son imagination. Hypermnesia a été un tournant pour le one-man band iranien qui fait de cette nouvelle création un théâtre du monde au nombre d'acteurs et de décors quasiment illimité. C'est un des albums de black metal dépressif les plus éclectiques que je connaisse : un grand coup de maître ! Jordan Vauvert
supported by 4 fans who also own “Mozambique - Damning Cloudiness - Be Careful”
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