Braindead was a Portuguese rock group from Lisboa, started as a thrash metal band in the late eighties, recording and releasing the demos tapes [I]"The Final Judgement"[/I] and "The Human Remnants Of..."[/I] both in 1988, the group disbanded in 1992 due to creative differences and reformed in 1992 as alternative rock/funk group, with Marco Franco being replaced by Guilherme Gonçalves da Silva on drums, the group achieved a moderate commercial success in Portugal, releasing [I]"1089416"[/I] in 1993 and [I]"Room Landscapes"[/I] in 1994, disbanding in the following year.
Most of the group members continued on playing music, with João Nobre forming Da Weasel a highly successful rap/rock group, Vasco Vaz joined Portuguese alt.rock group Mão Morta and Nuno Espiríto Santo eventually became part of the live band of Portuguese folk icon Sérgio Godinho.
Final line-up:
. Michael Stewart - Vocals (1988-1995)
. João Nobre - Guitar (1988-1995)
. Vasco Vaz - Guitar (1988-1995)
. Nuno Espírito Santo - Bass (1989-1995)
. Marco Cesário - Drums (1993-1995)
Past members:
. Miguel Fonseca - Bass (1988)
. Marco Franco - Drums (1988-1990)
. Guilherme Gonçalves da Silva - Drums (1992-1993)