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Formed in 1992 under the name Disgorged, HEAVENWOOD quickly established themselves as one of the most important Portuguese metal bands, alongside of Moonspell. HEAVENWOOD signed to Massacre Records and released two albums in the late half of the 1990's: Diva and Swallow were very well accepted worldwide, and put HEAVENWOOD in successful European tours with bands such as Atrocity, In Flames, Theatre Of Tragedy and Lake Of Tears. The Tarot Of The Bohemians - Part 1, the new and fifth HEAVENWOOD album, is the band's most ambitious work until today and was recorded between April and November 2015 at Raising Legends Studio (Porto, Portugal) with producer André Matos. It is inspired and dedicated to the French occultist Papus (Gérard Analect Vincent Encausse) and his studies regarding the Tarot. Drum sessions for The Tarot Of The Bohemians - Part 1 were done by Daniel Cardoso (Anathema), who previously recorded Redemption and Abyss Masterpiece as well. The drum recording session took place at UltrasoundStudios in Braga, Portugal. The 13th track on the album is a re-recording of the song Frithiof's Saga, originally taken from the debut album Diva, which was released 20 years ago, thus celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016. HEAVENWOOD's guitarist and vocalist Ricardo Dias composed and recorded the music and the orchestral parts of the album at the Raising Legends Studio, where producer André Matos (who recorded the bass session for this new album), also recorded the vocals of Ernesto Guerra as well as the lead guitars of Vítor Carvalho. The Tarot Of The Bohemians - Part 1 marks the recording debut of the Portuguese guitar virtuoso Vítor Carvalho of Demon Dagger with HEAVENWOOD, who replaced Bruno Silva (original band member) after his departure in 2013. April 2016 also marks the return of HEAVENWOOD to Massacre Records, where the band's first two highly acclaimed albums were originally released.