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Le​ã​o dos Mares

by Cruz de Ferro

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«Leão dos Mares» [Afonso de Albuquerque (1453-1515), Governador da Índia] Envolto nas águas do Mistério, jaz a figura temerosa. Alto capitão, destemido navegador Foi o digno sucessor! Dos inimigos o velho Terribil, o nosso Marte Português! Fez-se César, a Oriente, num novo Reino de Portugal! Ruge, ruge ó Leão dos Mares! Afronta Neptuno e todos os Oceanos! Ruge, ruge ó Leão dos Mares! Afronta Neptuno e todos os Oceanos! Foi Afonso de Albuquerque o terror dos Turcos, Alto capitão, destemido navegador Foi o digno sucessor! Deserto de sangue e de fúria, afrontou Meca e a Pérsia! Fez-se César, a Oriente, num novo Reino de Portugal! Ruge, ruge ó Leão dos Mares! Afronta Neptuno e todos os Oceanos! Ruge, ruge ó Leão dos Mares! Afronta Neptuno e todos os Oceanos!
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«A Nau dos Loucos» [Stultifera Navis] Ó mar sem fim a navegar. sem mais voltar! Ó prisão cruel, fuga mortal sem terra onde pisar! Temos de encontrar um barqueiro que afaste a sentença feroz. Temos de enfrentar os Infernos e escapar ao destino atroz! Quero afundar nas tuas águas sem memória. Vou amotinar, ninguém escapa à nau dos loucos! Ó manta celeste, esconde os pecados destes heróis falhados. Ó levanta ferro e abandona este porto amargurado. Temos de encontrar um barqueiro que afaste a sentença feroz. Temos de enfrentar os Infernos e escapar ao destino atroz! Quero afundar nas tuas águas sem memória. Vou amotinar, ninguém escapa à nau dos loucos!
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«Velada d’Armas» “Deus honrou o cavaleiro e o povo honrou o cavaleiro, segundo se narrou neste livro.” Ramon Lllull [1232-1315] – Livro da Ordem de Cavalaria. Na véspera da batalha, estou confiante. Sempre se deve jejuar, Toda a noite atento e vigilante para a nossa hora não tardar. Noutro tempo era costume Rezar pela sorte d’armas. Arrancar espadas ao lume e lutar pelas nossas armas! É a guerra, é a guerra! Proclama o único soldado Velada d’Armas, quando tocam os cornos da batalha? Velada d’Armas, quando tocam os cornos da batalha? Lutarás por quanto tempo? Não descures a defesa, Mil anos com alento. Salva a tua Pátria indefesa! Velada d’Armas, quando tocam os cornos da batalha? Velada d’Armas, quando tocam os cornos da batalha?
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«O Lidador» [Gonçalo Mendes da Maia, c.1079-c.1170] Toda uma vida a lutar, nem mesmo a idade o fez parar. Terror dos Mouros, Orgulho antigo, Velho portucalense, Conquistador! Morreu feliz em pleno ardor, de Afonso Henriques, seu tutor. Terror dos Mouros, Orgulho antigo, Velho portucalense, Conquistador! O velho Lidador, que lutou com fulgor 90 anos de vida!
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O Lidador 06:01
«O Lidador» [Gonçalo Mendes da Maia, c.1079-c.1170] Toda uma vida a lutar, nem mesmo a idade o fez parar. Terror dos Mouros, Orgulho antigo, Velho portucalense, Conquistador! Morreu feliz em pleno ardor, de Afonso Henriques, seu tutor. Terror dos Mouros, Orgulho antigo, Velho portucalense, Conquistador! O velho Lidador, que lutou com fulgor 90 anos de vida!

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From the center of Portugal, with Portugal in the center. This is the matrix of the Cross. Epic heavy metal where the heroic national memory resonates. At the beginning of this year, the Cruz de Ferro undertake a new attack with the EP “Leão dos Mares”, five new compositions that promise not to defraud those who have been with them in the last decade and to join a good number of new fighters.

The band from Torres Novas, in the district of Santarém, again evokes important figures in the History of Portugal, some not always remembered for the remarkable achievements of centuries gone by. This is the case of Afonso de Albuquerque, the Leão dos Mares, who gives the name to this new campaign by the Ribatejo quartet. Governor of Portuguese India at the turn of the 15th century, the Great of Goa was so feared in the oceans as a diplomat of excellence. “Leão dos Mares” is anticipated by the theme that gives it its name in a video clip already available.

In this work recorded by producer Arlindo Cardoso and guitarist Ricardo Pombo at Southern Studios, reference is made to another character from the beginnings of Portuguese identity - Gonçalo Mendes da Maia, tutor of Afonso Henriques himself. Legend has it that the “Lidador” was already 90 years old when he defeated the Moors on a battlefront in Beja. The theme that closes this new and triumphant EP by Cruz de Ferro reveals the band in a rhythmic ride in the style of some Amon Amarth, exhausting the last turns of the disc to the sound of the Portuguese guitar.

In a Rastilho records edition, limited and exclusively on vinyl, there is room for new elements in the music of a group that continues, nevertheless, faithful to the tradition of pure and hard heavy metal, sung in Portuguese. “A Nau dos Loucos”, a theme that addresses the medieval custom of embarking the outcasts and madmen adrift, reveals a more insane aspect of the Cross, with blastbeats and pleading solos. "Council of War" attacks at a steady pace, with a relentless flame decreed by the sinister opening verses. The new album also includes the track “Velada de Armas”, inspired by the habit of praying to arms before a battle.

Cruz de Ferro started by releasing the EP “Guerreiros do Metal” in 2012 to, three years later, add all their combative power through the album “Morreremos de Pé”. In 2017, “Guerreiros do Metal” comes out in an enlarged version, with five new songs recorded with Arlindo Cardoso, where the drummer Bruno Guilherme debuts. Following are the EPs “Imortal” (2018) and “Soldado Unknown” (2020), a pandemic year in which the band was far from stopping, as it also put out the live tape “A Batalha de Torres Novas”, recorded first concert ever, on February 8, 2013, at Cine-Teatro Virgínia.

2021 is another year driven by the Iron Cross. Eight years after their debut record, these Metal Warriors are ready for a new battle and, as always, will come out winners, such is the arsenal they carry in yet another glorious EP! Sharp tunes, fearless riffs, overwhelming rhythms and the Portuguese language expressed with pride and vigor, in a job that deserves to be right in the heart of all Portuguese metalheads… and all over the world. The Cross is Back!

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released March 12, 2021

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