CORTINA DE FERRO

Means: IRON CURTAIN

Genre(s): Heavy Metal [early] / Groove / Industrail / Techno / Modern Metal [post] under name CORTINA / X-ACTION

Formed in São Paulo - SP. The siblings Luiz (b, v) and Maria Alvez (key) from Sao Paulo founded this band together end of the 80s. They played good Hard Rock, where the keyboards of Maria were very dominating. The LP, with wonderful fantasy cover includes some really good songs, but also some really boring ones. At this time they also released an official home video. The CD release from 1994 contained only another version of their instrumental song "Shadows" and a new song in completely different style, that reminds me a lot of the Russian Thrashers KORROSIA METALLA!! Their further change they show in 1996 when the band name was reduced to CORTINA. That they skipped the "ferro" = iron out of the name, already tells you a lot. But the whole truth is even worse, as this CD is a unbearable mix of total modern, torturing electronical stuff. After that they put this chapter of their life completely away, and do what they like more. The new project X-ACTION makes what they call "Techno / Trance music"!! They released so far 2 CDs. The first album appeared in 2005 in a CD version. But this seems to be a bootleg! Who made a bootleg from this unexciting album, must be really stupid! I guess they thought: "....some Metalheads will buy it because of the cover art"!?

Source: http://www.metaleros.de/countries/brazil/cortina_de_ferro.html, july, 2013. 

http://www.lastfm.com.br/music/Cortina+De+Ferro

Discography:
Cortina De Ferro [Demo, 1988]:
1.Extremo 
2.Reflexo No Escuro 
3.Escuridão 
4.Força Suprema

Temple Of The Darkness [Full-lenght, 1993 - Baratos Afins]:

1. Into the Fire 04:33  

2. Looking for Someone 03:42  

3. Temple of the Darkness 04:13  

4. Falling Angels 04:14  

5. Past, Present and Future 03:06  

6. Breaking the Law (Judas Priest cover) 02:33  

7. Shadows 03:10  

8. The Mirrors Never Lies 02:50  

9. Mystic Dreams 04:19  

Marco Oshiro Drums

André Luiz Guitars

Maria Lúcia Alves Keyboards

Luiz Roberto Alves Vocals, Bass

From: http://horriblenoise.blogspot.com.br/2009/05/cortina-de-ferro-temple-of-darkness-lp.html

Or: http://www.mediafire.com/?ndzhwmww3dg

From: http://tavernadometal.blogspot.com.br/2011/10/cortina-de-ferro-temple-of-darkness.html

Or: http://crocko.com/1908517803/Cortinha%20de%20Ferro%20(Bra)%20-%20Temple%20of%20the%20Darkness%20-%201993%20-%20By%20DemoRockGratis.rar

From: http://rockdacasa.blogspot.com.br/2012/06/cortina-de-ferro-temple-of-darkness.html

Or: http://depositfiles.org/files/xrhtqlt9g

From: http://untimemusic.blogspot.com.br/2011/11/cortina-de-ferro-temple-of-darkness.html

Or: http://lix.in/3bbee3

From: http://metalbrasil666.blogspot.com.br/2007_07_01_archive.html

Agitated World [Demo, 1994]:

1.  Agitated World 04:47  

2.  Shadows 03:27


Collection [VHS, 1994]:
1.

Agitated World [Single, 1994]:

1. Agitated World 04:47  

2. Shadows 03:27

Marco Oshiro Drums

André Luiz Guitars

Maria Lúcia Alves Keyboards

Luiz Roberto Alves Vocals, Bass

The Tribal Tech [Full-lenght, 1996- Act Music]:

1.