Hourswill - Ethereal Sound Works

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Ensemble

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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.

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Le Radeau de la Méduse

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Le Radeau de la Méduse
ESW.LPV.149

Taken from the forthcoming album of Hourswill, Le Radeau de la Méduse is a very limited vinyl edition. Shipping scheduled for July.

A1 Le Radeau de la Méduse
B1 Not Enough
B2 Gehenna

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Depressione Anaclitica

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Depressione Anaclitica
ESW.CDS.148

“Theme based on psychic matters and centered on a type of depression linked to dependency, abandonment and separation that leads to feelings of fear, anxiety and mistrust. Its commonly developed during the childhood but it can also affect individuals in an adult age.”

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Le Radeau de la Méduse + Ensemble

Fourth album of Hourswill, Ensemble, is produced by Fernando Matias (Pentagon Audio Manufacturers) and featuring the guest performances of Luís Simões (Saturnia) and Nuno Cruz (Thragedium). It is definitely a must have item for enthusiasts of the genre and supporters of the heavy music universe in general. Welcome to all the parts of something free considered together and in relation to the whole. Pre-order available till May 18.

Le Radeau de la Méduse is the vinyl version of the forthcoming album of Hourswill, Ensemble, included 3 tracks taken from it. Very limited edition. Pre-order available till May 11. Shipping is scheduled for June.

Ensemble tracklist:

1816
Le Radeau de la Méduse
Unheilvoll
Depressione Anaclitica
O que a Vida me Deu
Paso de Cuervo
Not Enough
Gehenna

Le Radeau de la Méduse tracklist:

A1 Le Radeau de la Méduse
B1 Not Enough
B2 Gehenna

Produced by Fernando Matias (Pentagon Audio Manufacturers) and featuring the guest performances of Luís Simões (Saturnia) and Nuno Cruz (Thragedium) it’s definitely a must have item for enthusiasts of the genre and supporters of the heavy music universe in general. Welcome to all the parts of something free considered together and in relation to the whole.

Posted on 24.03.2026 by admin — Leave a comment

Unheilvoll

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Unheilvoll
ESW.CDS.147

“A portrait of existence in modern society and the constant growth of dangerous politics and ideologies cultivated upon the human frustration, disillusion, weakness, failure, discontent, void and hatred that may conduct, in a near future, life as we know it towards its own extinction.”