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Tarantula is aPortuguesepower metal band established in 1981, and ranked as one of the first power metal bands. Active ever since, Tarantula has played many concerts throughout Europe with a larger emphasis inPortugal andGermany. The current members of the band are Jorge Marques (vocals), Paulo Barros (guitar), José Aguiar (bass) and Luís Barros (drums).
Jorge Marques (vocals) - Jorge is the singer of Tarantula since 1989. He is also a painter and aplastic artist.[1] His first band was the Portuguesethrash metal band Web.
Paulo Barros (guitars) - Paulo is aPortugueseguitarist and one of the founders of the band. As a solo artist Paulo has played in the 1980s and 1990s in several European countries.[2]
Luís Barros (drums) - Luis along with his brother Paulo Barros is one of the founding members of the band. Luís is also a producer and a recording engineer and has been is in charge of recording, mixing and producing many of the bands records since their inception.[3] Luís owns and runs the recording studioRec'n'Roll where many relatively successful metal and rock bands have recorded.[4]
José Aguiar (bass) - José is the bass player of Tarantula since 1994. Before Tarantula he was a member of the Portuguese rock band Roxigénio.[5]