Tarantula is a Portuguese

Portuguese people

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 power metal

Power metal

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 band established in 1981 and ranked as one of the very first power metal bands, that has played concerts in Portugal

Portugal

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 and Germany

Germany

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. Members of the band are Jorge Marques (vocals), Paulo Barros (guitar), José Aguiar (bass) and Luís Barros (drums).

Members

Paulo Barros is a Portuguese

Portuguese people

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 guitarist

Guitarist

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, best known for playing with the heavy metal band Tarantula in the 1980s and 1990s in several European countries, along with his brother Luís Barros on the drum

Drum

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Paulo Barros solo discography

• Vintage (1997 Tornado Records
  Tornado records
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  )
• Gemini (2003 Point Music)
• K:arma 6 (2007) Gluetone

Discography

• Tarantula (1987)
• Kingdom of Lusitania (1990)
• Tarantula III (1993)
• Freedom's Call (1995)
• Light Beyond The Dark (1998)
• Dream Maker (2001)
• Metalmorphosis (2005)
• Spiral of Fear (2010)

External links

• Tarantula at AFM Records
  AFM Records
  AFM-Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator....
  
  website
• http://www.tarantula-music.com at official Tarantula website (the home page plays an mp3 file automatically)