VERTIGO STEPS: Debut Album Artwork Unveiled

September 10, 2008

Portuguese metal act VERTIGO STEPS, the ambitious offspring of Bruno A (ARCANE WISDOM, UNDERSTREAM, REDSTAINS),has unveiled the cover artwork (see below) for its forthcoming self-titled debut album. The CD was recorded at UltraSoundStudios with Daniel Cardoso. The material shall, according to its author, "travel through a melancholic and cinematic metal, with moments of groovy dementia shifting with others of pure, almost post-rock introspection."

"Vertigo Steps" track listing:

01. Steps to Vertigo (In.Through)
02. Vultures in My Dying Bed
03. The Swarming Process
04. Fire Eaters
05. Serpent's Irony
06. Scarheart
07. The Gruesome Smile
08. Pain Inc.
09. I of the Storm
10. Synapse (Sleepwalking Metaphorms)

Audio samples from the album can be found on the band's MySpace page.

The project's recording lineup consists of the following musicians:

* Bruno A - All music & vertigo words. guitars, loops & samples, keys, programming, mind-jerking
* Niko Mankinen (MISERY INC) - vocals
* Daniel Cardoso (HEAD CONTROL SYSTEM) - drums, backing vocals
* Alexandre Ribeiro (BLEEDING DISPLAY, LAST EXIT, DESIRE, GROG) - fretless bass

Guest musicians:

* Stein Roger Sordal (ex-GREEN CARNATION) - guest vocals
* Sophie (UNDERSTREAM) - guest vocals
* Rui Viegas (A STORY OF DUST, ARCANE WISDOM) - guest vocals and flute
* André L Vasconcelos (ex-HORDES OF YORE, ARCANE WISDOM) - guest vocals

VERTIGO STEPS is currently seeking a suitable record label to release the album.

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