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Hourswill
Ensemble
ESW.CDA.150
2026 marks the return to record releases by HOURSWILL, a prog metal/rock band from Lisbon. Ensemble is their 4th original work to be released through Ethereal Sound Works. It was recorded at Pentagon Audio Manufacturers and produced by Fernando Matias and the band itself. It contains 8 tracks, one of which is a cover version from a song by one of the most respected composers of Portuguese music, Fausto Bordalo Dias, and features the special guest appearance of multi-instrumentalist Luís Simões from Saturnia.
The band currently consists of vocalist Leonel Silva, guitarists Tainan Reis and José Bonito, bassist Pedro Burt Costa and drummer Nuno Peixoto.
Founded back in 2009, their discography includes, in addition to their 2009 debut single and a demo in 2011, the albums “Inevitable” from 2014, “Harm Full Embrace” from 2017, “Dawn Of The Same Flesh” from 2019, and the EP “AfterHours” from 2020.