Exactly 359 years ago, the hardcore band from Vitória, ES, returned to Lisbon, but unlike last time, when the purpose of the visit was to explore the Lusitanian territory with the 30+1 years career tour, Dead Fish returns to Lisbon to promote their newest album, Labirinto da Memória.
Released on January 12, 2024, Dead Fish's newest album comes with a proposal more focused on "melodic hardcore", as lead singer Rodrigo Lima himself described it in interviews with various media outlets. Although it debuted on Portuguese stages last year, we can safely say that the Dead Fish when they play in Portugal, they play at home, such is the symbiosis between the audience and the band, who came this time with their full line-up: Rodrigo Lima (vocals), Marcos Melloni (drums), Ric Mastria (guitar) and Igor Tsurumaki (bass).
Again MusicboxThe venue, in Lisbon's famous Rua Rosa, was chosen for the two-day event. Saturday night was warm and the crowd was lively. Before the show started, Rodrigo was at the merch stand helping with sales and talking to fans, making it an experience worthy of a show that the underground community likes. A few minutes later than planned, Dead Fish's show began without much ado. The show began with "A Urgência" (The Urgency), from the 2004 album Zero e Um (Zero and One), which left a taste in the mouths of those who still weren't sure about going to the next day's show, which was entirely in celebration of the album's 20th anniversary.
With a Palestinian flag taking up space on one of the speakers, the show continued with other songs from different albums such as Contra Todos (2009) , Ponto Cego (2019) and Afasia (2005).
Halfway through the show, the audience could experience moments of Rodrigo's warm speeches, see him wearing his MST the song of the same name, but also funny moments such as the lead singer letting out a beautiful and simple ?foda-se? in good old Portuguese style, an impromptu performance of Michael Jackson's Thriller with the right to shout ?this is Michael Jackson, boy? followed immediately by the guitar and drums speeding up the next sound. The show was full of moments that were memorable for fans who are so far away and who had to wait a year to relive all that energy. The full house singing ?Venceremos? in chorus was one of those moments.
The show ended with Afasia, followed by Sonho Médio, with the certainty that even when playing at home, the band from Espírito Santo always captivates more and more Brazilian emigrants who miss their country with Dead Fish's direct, honest and sincere lyrics, and Portuguese who are enchanted by Brazil's biggest hardcore band.
Artists: Dead Fish
