Formed in 2017 in Porto, Madmess slowly but steadily carved their place in the European heavy psych underground scene. 

After their ST/EP released in 2019, the band released their first full length album Rebirth in 2021, via Hassle Records (UK), which deepened their language and expanded their dynamic range in the realm of heavy psych rock. Thick riffs, steady grooves and long breathing structures, defined a record that felt built to last. A statement of a band that honours the roots of the genre but refuses to be trapped by its rules.

The evolution continues with The Third Coming, the band’s most recent record. Released via Glory or Death (USA), Kozmik Artifactz/ gig.ROCKS! (EU), the record carries Madmess further down their path. Songs like Death by Astonishment and Hazy Morning move with confidence and clarity, embracing classic rock spirit while keeping a psychedelic edge, sharp and alive.

Their live intensity and uncompromising sound took them to some of the scene’s most respected european festivals, including Arctangent (UK), Sonic Blast (PT), Sonic Whip (NL), Freak Valley (DE), Krach am Bach (DE), Hoflaerm Open Air (DE), as well as some of Europe's biggest showcase festivals like Monkey Week (ES), Reeperbahn (DE) and Viva Sounds (SW) in 2025.

Madmess are currently promoting The Third Coming on stage, with confirmed appearances at festivals such as Red Smoke (PL), Resurrection Fest (ES) and SonicBlast (PT). At the same time, new music is already taking shape. On stage, nothing changes. Expect volume, sweat and electricity. Madmess speaks when the amplifiers are on.

That is what we can say about them!

Press Quotes

“Madmess have created a beast of a record that is clearly something that has had blood, sweat and tears thrown into it. You can feel the passion oozing out of the songs at every juncture. Rebirth is a brilliant delight full of heaviness, beauty, glory and sheer joy.”

At the Barrier

“‘Rebirth’ is a true statement from this Portuguese trio.”

It’s Psychedelic Baby

“What a superb heavy psych album from the Portuguese trio!”

More Fuzz

“Spaced-out doom and eerie psychedelic vibrations that can take you as far as the eye can see. For the Portugal trio, Madmess is a knockout group.”

Echoes and Dust

"Big on vibe, crunches when it wants, spaces out with broader jams, takes its time, flows as it will but still hits with an impact”

The Obelisk

“Combining concrete- hard riffs with shimmering noise rock for a listening experience thats violent yet extraordinarily pretty at times”

Norman Records

"Flawless album that has everything from mature songwriting, flying solos, reverb-drenched quiet sections, and balls-to-the-wall stoner rock jams."

The Sleeping Shaman

"Crushing riffs colliding with sweeping waves of overwhelming noise for a listen both beautiful and brutal." 

Monorail Music

​ "They play their psych with a deceptively loose touch and they play it long... Everything about them seems to tie to motion."

Apocalypse Later Music Reviews

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