

BLACK WIDOWS ARE A MELODIC HEAVY METAL BAND FORMED EXCLUSIVELY BY WOMEN, WITH A HISTORY THAT DATES BACK TO SEPTEMBER 1995, FOUNDED BY RUTE FEVEREIRO (VOICE AND GUITAR) AND ALEXANDRA FIGUEIREDO (GUITAR). THE FIRST DEMO TAPE WAS RECORDED IN DECEMBER 1996 AND AMONG PRAISE, IT ALSO GENERATED CONTROVERSY FOR ITS CHRISTIAN MESSAGE.
IN THE SUMMER OF 1997, THEY RELEASED A SECOND DEMO TAPE "MIRACLES OF SADNESS", WHICH INCLUDED A NAPALM DEATH COVER. IN 2000, THEY SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH RECITAL RECORDS AND RECORDED THEIR DEBUT EP "DARK SIDE OF AN ANGEL" AT REC´N´ROLL STUDIOS. IN 2021, THEY WOULD OPEN FOR KING DIAMOND IN PORTUGAL.
IN 2022, THEY BEGAN RECORDING THEIR DEBUT ALBUM "SWEET...THE HELL", RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER OF THAT YEAR, WITH THE SPECIAL PARTICIPATION OF GUNTHER THEYS (ANCIENT RITES, DANSE MACABRE). AFTER A BREAK IN 2009, THE BAND RETURNED WITH RUTE AND MÓNICA RODRIGUES (KEYBOARDS) BACK. THE MUCH AWAITED ALBUM "AMONG THE BRAVE ONES" MARKED THE BAND'S RETURN AFTER 20 YEARS, RELEASED ON OCTOBER 21, 2022, BY INVERSE RECORDS, WITH MARTA BRISSOS (Drums) AND PRESENCE AT THE RELEASE CONCERT OF ÍRIS PRADO, WHO BECAME THE BAND'S NEW GUITARIST.
THE WIDOWS PRESENTED THE ALBUM IN SEVERAL CONCERTS AND AT THE END OF 2023, CÁTIA CARVALHO JOINED AS BASSIST, BRINGING EVEN MORE DYNAMISM TO THE BAND.