Portuguese dark metallers, Heavenwood, have announced the return of drummer Daniel Cardoso to the group’s ranks which is considered by Filipe Marta, the band’s manager ‘one of the most creative, professional and competent musicians around besides being a very important part of Heavenwood history’. In fact, Daniel Cardoso recorded the drums on the Redemption (2008) and Abyss Masterpiece (2011) albums and played with the band during this period.

Daniel Cardoso  is a talented multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer and is currently a member of British band Anathema. Daniel was also in Head Control System with Kristoffer Rygg and Leafblade with Danny Cavanagh.

Daniel presently has an extensive curriculum as both producer and/or session musician for a vast list of bands including Anneke van Giersbergen, Angelus Apatrida, Ava Inferi, and many more.

Heavenwood are currently recording their fifth studio album, The Tarot Of The Bohemians, to be released late September 2015. Bass and main vocal recording sessions took place at Stone Sound Studio, in Oporto, under the supervision of producer/ bassist Ricardo Oliveira; the drum recording session will take place at Ultrasoundstudios in Braga with Pedro Mendes. After finishing the drum tracking, Heavenwood will enter the Raising Legends Studio, where producer André Matos will be at helm of the final recordings.  

The band recently inked a album deal with Raising Legends Records for the exclusive release of the record in Portugal. The album will be released worldwide through a International label soon to be named. There will be a total of twelve songs thats will be included on the album and there are also plans for some bonus material to be included and some known international guest appearances.

Studio video reports will be posted online on the next weeks.